The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-09
SCHUETTE BROS. co,
SAFE AND SANE FOURTH,

The annual property loss caused b
FOurth-Of-July fireworks, and the man
fatalities and large number of acct
dents due to the same cause induce u
to again send out the annual warnin;
to the people Of the state.
As result of the celebration of tn
last "barbarous Fourth" two hundre,
boys and girls lost their lives, and on,
hundred and seventy-one lost one o
more fingers, not to mention othe
fatalities and serious accidents.
Ten bad fires were reported to U
last year caused 10y fireworks.
In all excitement and useless noise
of the "barbarous Fourth" we fail t.
see one thought of patriotism beyon.
the occasional spreadeagle' ORATOR
delivered in competition with tn.
noises of Young America.
We have both warned and instructe.
in previous bulletins: we nov sugges
a remedy.
First. We would urge upon com
mercial bojies, civic organizations
and city governments the necessity OF
providing for safe and sane Fourth
as we have no desire to rob "YounI
AiiltIlCu VI llilS tcICbldllOll. lltSl
bodies can provide games, amusement
and exercises for children, which vii
be quite as acceptable to them, will bI
more likely to instill the valuable LED
sons of patriotism, but will not ID
fraught with danger to life, limb AMI
property.
One year ago the city of st Paul ert
tertained 10000 childrdn on Harriet
Island without one single acciderl
worthy of note. What St. Paul hal
done, other cities can do. Who wi
lead?
The four cities of Washington, Clevd|
land, Baltimore and Toledo, with |
safe and sane Fourth last year shove!
a total of twelve accidents. Foul
other cities, New York, Boston, Phi
adelphia and st. Louis, with practI
cally no Fourth-of-July restriction
showed a total of one thousand threI
hundred ninety-tive accidents for thu
same day.
Second as further remedy we urgl
that the existing laws and the local
ordinances on the subject of fire work
be strictly enforced.
We call attention to Section 439Sf d
the statutes of this state, being Chan
ter l4O of the Session Laws OF 1901
This Law prohibits the sale, manufac I
urc and importation into the state d
all tirecrackers containing dynamite
chlorate of potash or other explosive
except ordinary gunpowder. 1t futheI
prohibits the sale or keeping for sal
of any tirecrackers over five inches
length and seveneighths of an inch i
diameter. A severe penalty is provitI
ed for the violation of this law.
The mayor and police officers Of tt
various cities should see to the enforceI
ment of this law and of any ordinano|
on the subject in their respective cit.1
Third. As a futher safeguard I'd
the future it is our intention to prepal
and submit to city governments an o
dinance to prohibit the sale of
fireworks and pyrotechn
displays.
Such ordinance can be passed in tin
to act as a warning to merchants M
to lay in prohibited fireworks for FIJI
ure years.
Fourth. Wherever public celebr]
tions are held and fireworks al
pyrotechnic displays used, VI
recommend, that such celebration
be held in parks, where valuabl
property will not be exposed, and unde
the supervision of adults.
We trust, that the intelligent citi
enship Of the state, and city covert
mems and civic societies, will aid
along these lines to protect life, linn
and property.
L. NJ. PURTELL,
State Fire Marshal. 4