The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-05
NEW YORK PROUD
OF NOVEL FOURTH
Safe and Sane Celebration
Appeals Alike to All
Citizens
DEARTH OF DEATHS
AND FEW ACCIDEN rs
Music, Pageants and Speeches
by Mayor and Oscar
Underwood Mark
Occasion

+fASW I@iNsAs Saty w ith thhStNs
speeches and picturesque pageant.
New York celebrated it's first safe
and sane Fourth on a scale and
In a manner rejecting credit on those
who have urged the quiet Fourth and
have stood sponsors for the movement
for several years. The heat Of the
day may have had tendency to
curb the exuberance of youth. but
the net results tonight show that.
excepting for a few isolated cases,
there were none OF the accidents
that for years have attended the cele-
bration of the nations chiefest holi-
day.
Up to a late hour tonight not a
single death had been reported in
the greater city and only G. acct
dents due to fireworks.
In 1910 there We're two deaths and
eel injuries. The total casualties
for 1909 were five dead and 325 tn
Jured.
Exercises consisting Of music. re-
citations and speeches We're held In
all the parks but at the main ceie-
hration inside and before the city
hall. that historic building inciden-
tally celebrating Its 1o0th anniver-
sary. Mayor Gaynor spoke twice and
was heartily ehearea. There were
other addresses BY city officials and
others. music by hig ehoruses and
bands, followed bv the historical pa
rade Of all nations
Following this band which led the
parade to the city hail was tribe
of Seneca Indians from the New
York State reservation. Hating be-
fore Mayor Gaynor, Chief Toma
Pataka. struck light with flint
and lighting the pipe of peace. smok
ed /, in turn with the mayor. The
rest Of tho parade was made ur OF
.,...,,es ~ all nations living In New
vart .ha ensemble roiyrx to show
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a., ~ 1ste called forth delighted
war cries from t'''' ..i'1As..''
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party IN Two esllF aeso astn go >
and automobiles to-day p'afeu W'ea tt's
upon the statues OF George Nashins-
Ton Abraham Lincoln. marquis I4af-
.vatte Nathan Hale. Ren-aratu Frank
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Der OF the party
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members IS was, ever witnessed IN the
s,rreg6seefe sa,r .siafsassey, tav HeaypsSsts
tha nrinc,pIe. OF the Democratic
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News Service indicate tnat the DAY
was celebrated generally throughout
tho country without the usual list of
$ata,t,t.,s tSa, have for YEAR. followed,
~. ,arron~racLcr an,
y. .he WINS ot '"e - g..
pistol. IN some places inc oio GUS
tom IL dying hard. however There
wers several reports from Connect
cut. Nav Jersey and Pennsylvania of
go, orc.aarta dua IN ira RECKLESS
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