The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-06-29
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
II BehOOveS Every Citizen TO Aid in
Controlling the Firecracker Men
ace. Laws and Ordinances.

4
, of July, the legislatures of the
several states, as well as the
councils of the various mucipali
ties, are each year making new
laws more stringent than those
governing in former times. Gov.
ernor Tener has just signed a
bill which regulates the use as tc
power, size, &C., while IN many
boroughs and cities, their use is
entirely prohibited.
The ordinance governing the
case IN McConnellsburg reads:
"rhat from and after the passage
of this ordinance, 1t shall be un.
lawful within the limits of the
Borough McConnellsburg, Pa,
for any person or persons to use
firearms, firecrackers, or fire.
works of any kind or descrip-
tion." The fine for the violation
of this ordinance is: For the first
offence, 80 cents; for each subse.
quent otfense, sum not exceed.
ing five dollars.
1.-TWO thousand nine hundred
and twenty three persons were
injured July 4, last year, of whom
l31 died. SiXty.seven deaths
were due to tetanus; 16 were
killed outright by firearms; II by
explosions of powder, bombs or
torpedoes; 6 by cannon or similar
contrlvances, while 26 mostly
little girls, were burned TO death
by fire from fireworks.
Startling as is this showing,
it Is the best since 1903, when
the Journal began keeping It's
records. In 1908, 4,449 persons
were injured, of whom 466 lost
their lives, 4O6 of them dying
from tetanus.
"rhe grand total for eight
years shows that 1886 persons
have been injured in Iudepen-
dence Day celebrations. OF these
1862 died, 694 as the direct re-
sulG of their injuries, and 969 |
from tetanus following injuries.
One hundred and twenty-five
persons have lost their eyesight,
551 have lost the use of one eye;
1872 have lost the use of arms,
legs or hands, and 1,541 have
been crippled by the loss of
fingers.
"Ihe decrease from 1903 to
1910 is due to more intelligent
methods of celebration, the most
marked decreases beng shown
in States where the agitation for
restrictive measures was most
urgent. Massachusetts had last
year only one seventh of the IN.
jurles it had the previous year;
Missouri, New Jersey and New
York reduced their injuries to
one THIRD; Illinois and Ohio to
one half; Pennsylvania reduced
Its injuries to two thirds of pre-.
vlous years. Indiana, Iowa and
Wisconsin show larger totals
than a year ago."
The late bill signed by Cover.
nor Tener reads as follows;
Secuon l. Be it enacted, ETC.,
that 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to set off, fire, or make
use OF, for the purpose Of explo.
SION, any fire crackers over SIX :
inches in length and any fire :
crackers over three and one.halt =,
10 six inches in length, over, three =
quarters of an inch in diameter, :
md any fire crackers to the q
ength of three and one half inch.
IS, over one inch in diameter; or
10 set off, fire or explode, in any
IN this Commonwealth, U
my hre crackers or fire works q
containing picric acid or plcrates, j
dynamite, or other high explosive l
compound; or to explode any
blank cartridge, pellet, or tablet 5
dynamite of other q
ligh explosive compound, when :
lsed IN pistols, hollow canes, or o
my toy for explosive pucpos. il
my one violating the provisions d
If this act shall, on convection be.
ore any alderman, magistrate, a
n justice of the peace, be deemed a