New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-05

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Arrests for firing
rovolvers 1870. 6 G -
.since the inception OF The cafe and
sane" Fourth.
The safest" and "sanest' Fourth New
York has ever known resulted yesterday
in only twenty-four injuries-none OF them
serious-and one arrest for illegal cele-
bration There was no loss Of life and
no injury to eyesight In 1909. just before
the safe and sane" slogan was sounded,
three, persons were killed and S2l persons
were injured. four of them fatally, on
July T.
In May. 1910. the National Fire Pro-
lection Association began its countrywide
campaign for safe and sane Fourth.
That year there was only one death and
l9f Injuries. two OF them fatal. Since that
time the work has gained wider scope
each year. until yesterday the accidents
were scarcely more than those OF an
average day
OF Yesterdays injuries. fourteen were
caused by blank cartridges and pistols.
Three persons were wounded by bullets
from revolvers. one by the explosion OF
a toy cannon and five by frecrackers.
Those reported injured by cheap pistols
in Manhattan and The Bronx were:
David Olinsky, thirteen. No. ll2 Monroe
street; Cologero Dispenza, nine. NO q
Monroe street: Domnick Jaugway. five,
No. II Roosevelt street.; Charles Hart
man, eleven. No. 14F wilkins avenue
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10 Catharine street: Tony Ferra, thirteen.
No. 335 East 32d street. Andrew Minon,
ten. No. 1873 Cherry street; Harry Addison,
No. 90 Bedford street: Jeno Franzoni. NO.
Il Jones street; Alfred Ditella, thirteen.
No. rs Spring street; Jas. Caperale, htteen'
No Y Watt street; John Bates, hfteen'
No. 80 Cherry street; James Petruzzi,
fifteen. No n Sullivan street, and John
Watson. nine. No 10 West l56th street.
Lena Saltzman, fifteen. OF No. 4S5 Je-
rome street, Brooklyn. was shot In the
right leg by boy. She was taken TO the
Bradford Street Hospital Later the po-
lice arrested Herman Goldstein, thirteen
OF No. 9o3 Suffer avenue, charged with
having done the shooting.
Lucci Canaro, sixteen, OF No AT East
ll5th street. shot himself in the left
shoulder. He was treated at the Harlem
Hospital and detained there. The wound
was not serious
James Stacker, nineteen, OF NO. fA
East 9th street, was cleaning a loaded
revolver when It was discharged. The
bullet cut a cash in the index finger OF
his hand He was attended by DR.. Brimm
at the Beth Israel Hospital.
James Schwartz, eight. of No. 200 Henry
street. was shooting irecrackers in front
of his home, when he held one too long,
and In exploding It burned three fingers
OF his left hand. Firecrackers also burned
Tony Nerelli Of No. ~ Grove street;
Harry Faggio. OF No. 10 Washington
street; James Lepine, of No. II Monroe
street. and Richard Fibrae, of No. So
Oak street.
Paul Eckert, sixteen, of No. 1919 Well
ing street. Richmond Hin, was taken 10
St Marys Hospital, Jamaica, with a
wound in his abdomen, due to a toy
cannons bursting.
Harry Kaufman. eleven months old, was
sleeping yesterday afternoon in his car
rage in front Of his home, No. 2O6 ST.
AIMS avenue. Suddenly he uttered a
piercing scream. Patrolman Anderson
was passing. and. with the mother, Mrs
Elka Kaufman. sought TO discover the
cause OF the child's pain. They found a
hole about the size OF pencil point in
the child's eyeball but there was nothing
10 show what had caused II. DR.. Burton
OF Lincoln Hospital, thought the hole
made by an exploding frecracker
John letter.. a halter. Of No. 2lo Mott
street. was locked up in the Mulberry
street station, charged with having a
pistol. He was in a poolroom at No. 81
Spring street Detective Caravetti and
Lieutenant Kelly said letter. discharged
five shots from revolver.