Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-05
CELEBRATIONS.
The Worlds Observance Of
Birth ofU.S. Independence.
Safe and Sane Fourth Reported
From Boston and New York.
The Americans In Foreign Cities
Do Not Forget TO Celebrate.

Toned celebration of the Fourth of July
was the total reported in the United
States. according To figures compiled
by the chicago Tribune last night. The
nation- wide spread of the sane Fourth
movement brought fruit in the small
| est number of celebration casualties
ever reported. In nearly every city
Iwhere the use of explosives by indi-
viduals was prohibited no accidents
were reported. In others where the
discharge of explosives was permitted
under limitations there was a decided
falling off in the number of the dead
and injured as compared with previous
years.
The death Of 10 compares with 2S re-
ported the first night of last years
celebration, when the sane Fourth move
ment was effective in fewer cities. In
1898 there were a killed. OF the so large
cities which have ordinances forhidding
the use of any fireworks or the restrict
ing the youths to the least harmful.
nearly half had their new ordinances in
force for the first time
Giant firecrackers took the lead in the
number of fatalities, causing five of
IS deaths Reviewers and firearms were
| second with four. Gun powder caused
two and the toy pistols, formerly the
chief death agents. caused two deaths.
The holiday was generally celebrated
| with parades. speeches, concerts and
displays of fireworks under municipal
regulation.
In Chicago there was only one per-
son killed. little girl who died as
| the resulting of burns when firecrack-
err set fire to her dress. Thirteen in
juries were traceable to fireworks. Six
| were burned by gunpowder. three by
other varieties of fireworks, one by a
| frecracker and three were shot. The
heat killed many more than fell victims
| to the sane Fourth
Boston. July 4.-Practically every
| seasonable sport on land and water.
public forensies. local celebrations in
score of suburban centers. with the
customary bounteous supply of pa
triotic music and fireworks. combined
today to give the Fourth celebration
| the aspect of a sane and sensible OBJ
| servance which local authorities have
| been working for several years to Sc
cure.
Bonfires opened the day early but
the discharge of fire crackers, the only
noise producing products officially
recognized were not in evidence until
Is A. NJ. when all good and loyal citi-
| zens were supposed to be ready to be-
gin the glorious day. As result the
number of night before" fires and ac-
| eidents were considerably lessened this
tyear.
Roxbury. celebrating it's 2S1st ami
veTsary, led in the festivities of the
day. its parade held in the early morn
| ing. being especially elaborate and at
| tractive. State and city officials re-
viewed it from General Putnam square
in Roxbury and exercises of histori
cal nature followed.
charlestown offered its usual early
morning exhibit of horribles and the citv
| of Boston athletic games began on the
common early, continuing we'll into the
day. On the Charles river the New Eng
| land regatta brought out a large num-
Der of entries in closely contested races
| while I'm the harbor power boats from
all over the East competed under the
auspices of the New England Engine
| and Boat Association. The children of
the city carried nosegays through the
| day as result of the annual distribu-
ton of the Boston Floral Emblem So
ciety on the common.
The Declaration of Independence ac-
| cording to time honored custom was
read from the balcony of the old state
house. by George E. Daily and little
later President Emeritus Charles w
Eliot of Harvard University delivered
the patriotic address of the day in
| Faneuil hall