New-York tribune., 1922-10-09
Safety Drive
Opens to Save
10 Lives Daily
Campaign in Full Stride
To-day Against Deaths
i'm Accidents, w hi G h
Reached 3,483 in 1921
Is. 900 Children 10 March
Parade Up Fifth Avenue
VIII End at Monument
That Will Be Dedicated

The Safety Week drive inaugurated
iy the Safety Institute Of America as
cart of a permanent accident preven-
tion program. was opened yesterday
with sermons on the subject Of public
safety In churches and safety lessons
n Sunday schools. There was also a
cafety talk broadcast over the radio.
The campaign will hit its full stride,
.iowever, to-day, with exercises in the
schools and parade OF $4,000 children
n Fifth Avenue. The procession, which
to be the main feature of Children's
pay, as to-day's observance is desig-
lated, will form at Forty-second Street
.s 10 a. m. and proceed north on Fifth
venue to Seventy-second Street and
entral Park. At that point will take
lace the dedication of monument
4rected to the memory of l,054 chill
iren killed by accidents in 1921, and
ne awarding Of gold medal to q
youth for the most outstanding act of
aeroism Of the year. Mayor Hylan Is
20 make an address.
While these ceremonies are taking
lace the teachers in the public schools
vill be emphasizing six little safety
essons to their thousands OF pupils.
hese are the lessons:
L. Cross the street at the crossings.
9. Walk across the street.
3. Do not try to beat an automobile
y running across the street.
4. When you pass behind car look
ut
5. Wait for surface car at the curb.
6. Do not become frightened.
Seventy Lives Lost Weekly
Those associated with the compaign,
hich is in active charge of public
afety committee headed by Elbcrt IL,
iory, say that an average of seven y
yes are lost weekly in this city
nrough accidents and that it is thl
immediate object Of the campaign to
ave these lives. By riveting atten-
ion on the large number Of deaths re-
ulting from carlessness it Ia expected
hat the death rate will be reduced and
public sentiment created In favor of ?
permanent effort toward accident
,revention.
In calling attention to the necessity
for this work, the Safety Institute
ooints out that 4,4S3 persons were killed
n accidents in this city last year, Of
whom 1,054 were children under ffteer
vears Of age. The number killed il
Highway accidents was 1851 and the
number killed by automobiles during
the year reached $40. An average o.
zen persons lose their lives in New
York daily, and three Of these art
children. 1t is the feeling Of those be
hind the drive that at least 1900 live
can be saved yearly in this city.
! Housewives Cautioned
Dependence is placed in the hands O
he housewife to carry out some of the
lessons of the campaign. She Is told
among other things:
"Pins, tacks, coins end similar ar
ticles should be kept out Of reach oi
little children.
Keep curtains away from ga
burners.
Never search for gas leak with /.
match.
"Pots Of boiling water near the edg,
Of stove may be turned over by chill
dren.
'Shelvea placed above stove shoul'
be protected on the under side and no
be covered with paper.
place gate at the head Of tn,
stairs where the baby plays.
keep matches, medicine and insec
powder out of the reach Of children.
Permit only experienced persons t.
install or repair electric fixtures o
gas appliances"