The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-04
BURNS CHASTEN FIVE
SANE FOURTH REBELS
They Believe in Noise and Go
to Hospital for Repairs
Ahead Of Time.
BIG PLANS FOR TO-DAY
Twenty Thousand Medals for
Child Winners in Games
Illumination Tonight.

Five non-believers In a safe and sane
Fourth walked into Bellevue Hospital be-
tween s and Q o'clock last night. All were
victims OF blank cartridge revolvers. They
were Charles Smith. "a years old. OF $40
East Twenty-fourth street; Michael Kel-
Ter. is years old. Of 243 East Twenty-sixth
street; william Eisele, IA years old. OF
500 East Twelfth street; Thomas
Stanley, 13 years old. OF 313 East Twenty
sixth street. whose hands were badly
burned by powder. and Frank Bantby. IL
years old, of 400 East Thirty-fourth street.
whose right leg was burned.
The Mayors committee on ilumina-
tons, headed by Chairman Arthur Wlll-
iams. motored from spot to spot last n,ght.
saying Let there be light and there was
light. The committee. after suppine a,
the Claremont, said IL was well. and went
home To bed.
Before this the committee had visited
the little parks on the West Side where
there will be folk dances and entertain
ments tonight. inspected the yurds and
yards OF many colored lncandcscents.
praised the cleaning arch IN Washington
Square and stopped at the CITY Hall
which was revealed in all Of its handsome
lines by electric lights that shone from the
UP or inc CIpth lbNFT u IVt street ltNf4
Hundreds enjoyed the test. The COM
mittee had also made IA visit to Brooklyn
where II inspected the Examinations OF the
Borough Hall. and then returned to Man
haitian for glimpse VI the lighting -.
fects In the Fast side parks and along
Riverside Drive
More than 20. 900 electric lights are
strung in the parks and upon public build.
ings In Manhattan alone. They give
1000. 900 candle power and the ststsu-
clans of the Edison Company. which sup
plies the current free of charge, csti-
mate that much light will no used
by New York for its Fourth OF Iuly
celebration as would be required TO light
the entire city of Buffalo.
This Is to be a fireless as well az q
noiseiess Fourth. according to Fire Com
missioner Robert AdaJ ison, whose motto
for the day will be "k'rolic instead Of
fireworks" All requests to set of fire.
works have been refused. The only place
where there will be fireworks is on 4
float / 900 feet from land opposite North
Beach. The permit for this was granted
two years ago and still has some time TO
run.
II will be a powderiess Fourth in the
hve boroughs, except in ono little spot
IN Brooklyn. where the First Regi-
ment field artillery OF the Boys Brigade
will conduct a miniature sham battle
in the afternoon.
Girls will compete IN the public play.
ground athletic sports this Fourth Of
July for the first time. There will be
games at eighty Fairgrounds and 10000
boys and girls will compete. Twenty
thousand gold. silver and bronze medals
will be awarded. as well as 1000 teddy
bears. roller skates and rubber balls for
the children who are crippled.
In cooperation with the civic COMMITTEES
| on Sane Fourth" the Educational ORA
| matte League of which Mrs. August Rel
| mont is president, will give a performance
of the competition play Nathan Hale
by the Parnell Pleasure Club OF Brooklyn
I at Public School SO. Essex and Norfolk
! streets, Manhattan, this morning at II
o'clock. The performance will be repeated
at the National Theatre, Houston street
| and Second avenue, in the evening.