New Britain herald., 1927-07-05
INJURY LIST LARGE ON GLORIOUS 4TH'
 Boy Blows Of Part of Tongue, Lad May Lose Eye
 CITY ESCAPES FATALITIES
Crowd at Public Fireworks Display
 in Evening Approximately 10000 Fire Department Called Out
 Often During Day.

Fire Department Called Out
 Often During Day.
 Fourth of July passed in this city without a fatality although large number of maimed celebra- tors were treated for their injuries by physicians. A boy had part of his tongue blown off when a blank cartridge pistol which he was hold ing near his face back fired. An other boy may lose an eye from a fire cracker explosion. There were a few minor automobile accidents and the fire department was called out twice. During the day the city appeared deserted. the majority of residents departing early for the seashore or country and returning in the evening in time for the pub lie display of fireworks at Stanley Quarter park.
 Dealers in fireworks reported a brisk business and explosions and reverberations were heard in all parts of the city.
 10000 See Fireworks Display
 Nearly half the city's population witnessed the municipal fireworks display at Stanley Quarter park, the crowd being estimated at be- tween 5000 and 10000 persons.
 In spite of the fact that the au- tomobile traffic on Stanley street and it's tributaries was uuprecedent- ed for it's size the line of automo- piles moved steadily and without serious jams, also without smash ups. Traffic Sergeant John J. King. the entire motorcycle force. traffic policemen from central points and a squad of supernumeraries were stationed at intersections and did duty through the park.
 This years display was run off on the east bank of the lake with the crowds on the hills on the op- posite side. From a standpoint of visibility the exhibition is consid- cred to have been the most suc- cessful ever conducted here. Several Of the set-pieces, particularly one in which a clown bicycle rider ap- peared to be piloting a wheel for more than 50 feet, were very good. The exhibition on the whole was considered satisfactory.
 For an hour preceding the fire works 8 band concert was played by the Philharmonic band, Edward J. Lynch leading.
 Calls For Fire Dept.
 Nominal damage was done by fire in a house at 59 Broad street, own- ed by Mrs. Mary Wisk of 14S Grove street, yesterday afternoon. the blaze having been caused by fire cracker. thrown into the cellar. The rafters were burning when the fire department arrived in response to an alarm from Box 39.
 An awning on Peter Yablomnskrs store at B Miller street took fire from a fire cracker and the fire de- partment was called by an alarm from Box 31s at BPS yesterday afternoon, The awning was destroy cd
 Go. No. s of the fire department was called to grass fire on Monroe street at 4;4s yesterday afternoon fireworks having caused the blaze, W. l.. Hatch is agent for the proper ty. There was no damage.
 At s:S0 last evening Co. No. $ was called to the Cherry street dump, where rubbish was burning.
 At 7:2O last evening, Co. No. 1 was called to the Lacava block at qS Commercial street where rubbish and fireworks caused q blaze un- der the rear stairway.
 Co. No. went 10 a house owned by Frank Nair at 217 Chestnut street and occupied by James Nee ker. at 11:2S last night, the roof having taken fire from fireworks. The damage was about s75.
 The only adult for violation of the law relative to the discharge of
 
 that of Samuel Becker, aged 21, of 13o Washington street, who was fined s5 without costs by Judge Morris D. SaNe in police court to- day. He pleaded guilty and said he was not aware that it was against the law to discharge a pis- tol on Independence Day. Officer Malona testified that he saw Becker discharge pistol on Main street, near the Mohican Market, yesterday morning. Chief w. C. Hart testi- fled that Becked had no permit to discharge firearms.
 Puts Cracker in Girls Stocking
 Powder burns, more particularly from blank cartridges were respon- sible for a lost of injuries some of them serious.
 Practically every physician who was in the city yesterday was called upon time after time to administer treatment to injured youngsters whose patriotic enthusiasm over shadowed their judgment.
 So numerous were these accidents that dozens of them were not made q matter of record by attending physi- clans. All illustration of the cases of which no record was made was one where Er. Jaffe was called upon to t at young girl when someone put a fire cracker in her stocking. It went off and burned her leg.
 Another case, also treated by Dr. Jaffe, which, while serious enough, still has an element of irony in 1t
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