The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-21
FIRE MARSHALL
PLEADSF0RSAFE
AND SANEFOURTH
SAYS PRoNnSCUoUS EXPLODING OF
FIREWORKS MAKTS NATIONAL
HOLIDAY A DAY OF TERRoR.
Explains Need Of Strict Observance OF
Sane Rules Regulating Use OF
Explosives.

State Fire Marshal John S. Horan.
who was in tho city on official business
last night. sounds n warning against
the indiscriminatc use Of fir" works on
the Fourth of July and makes a plea lor
a safe and sane holiday.
Tho national holiday for years has
been n day of anxiety for tho city IRE
departments and insurance companies 10
saw nothing Il tho terror al the par'hlS
and fear for the safety Of their Chiidren'
scores Of whom arc killed and huhdr"us
permanently injured while c"i"oratihs
the birth Of the nation.
Fourth Of July fireworks hay" been
tho cause Of more CnnflaErations than
almost all other agencies combined.
Every city. town and village has its
regular Fourth Of July hlaZ"S and the
property loss has run way up into the
millions.
EVERY dealer should have his stock OF
fireworks we'll protected from possible
fire and anything Of an intlamHaDle
nature should be removed from IN" store
to guard against IN" chances Of blaze
The stock should he well distributed I'D
n place 81; aSid" in on" part OF inc
store and tn" promiScuouS handIlhI
should not hc allowed. 1t is much better
for the dealer /" pick out IN" pieces
instead Of tho paving over by custom
crs They should not allow lighted
cignrs cigarettes or pines near IN"
display as II only takes On" spark 10 SCI
tn" works of and probably thousands or
dollars worth If property would Dc ue-
str0ycd and lives lost also.
Each dealer should have q few rcc'p-
taClcs filled with water near tho display
for cmcrS, nrics. when fireworks are
used thy should only ho in the hnnds Of
experienced persons and not children.
An intoxicated person should not DC al
lowed to handle fireworks.
"IrdiScriminaic US" nf fireworks is
another had thing. If fireworks must
b., had set aSid'. a plaC" for Their "Nrlo'
sion and only allow persons n that area
who are capable Of handling them; f.r-
i,;,, AT random Is bad also rs II Is me
cause If many hlaHrs and injuries 10 on
loo kcrs. and should hc discouraged.
'"Carc should hc taken in tn" use OF
firccraIKcr-; Nh" explosion throws BITS
az tho cracker IN all directions ana SOM"
or these ri"crs sm"lG"r and break out in
flames IN TIM: 1T may hr near some
wood work which would easily catch
fir.
"Skyrnrkcts should n~v"r nc shot IN
The streets: a chosen area should b" Sc
lCCtrd which would enable III" empty
rocket To liGh' on tho ground or In the
Eve: used promiscuouSly they ar" lame
to land on a roof before they ar" COM
plcl"ly ont and fir" iS the consequence.
"Asid" from tn" FIR" producing prop
critics If fireworks there is III" danger
Of permanent Injury and p"sslhi" d"a'h
! from premature discharges and reckless
firing which should y" considered
"Th" country has taken up with the
! idea Of safe and san" Fourth ana IN"
casualties and fire losses ar" growing
fewer r:crv year and hor" this Fourth
Of Iuly will SOC everybody using NOR"
common sons" with The result That we
sEall hav" fewer fires and aC"idcnts.
Mr. Koran has boon On an Official tour
Of The northern part "f tho state ana
leaves for his HON" N Charleston this
morning.