The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-05
TRAFFIC, WATER
TAKE MOST
Of LIVES
Sane Fourth Prevails; Chicago
Boy Has Throat Torn Open
By FireCracker and Dies
International News Service

international News Service
The nation counted q death
toll of more than 100 on the
159th anniversary Of the signing
of the Declaration Of 1ndepend-
ence.
Keeping the trend toward q
"safe and sane fourth" however,
deaths from fireworks, which
once mounted into the hundreds,
were a very small fraction Of the
fatality toll. Only 10 deaths from
this cause were reported through
out the nation, a new low record.
Most deaths were from automo-
bile accidents and drownings.
Auto races on dirt tracks OF
county fair grounds contributed
a number. An extreme heat wave
in New England accounted Tor
three deaths.
1,O7O Hurt In New York
New York City, which has
strict regulations against sale OF
fireworks, reported the largest
number of casualties from this
cause. In all 1,070, mostly chill
dren, were reported burned and
injured. Six died in motor acct
dents and drowningS.
Holiday fatalities totalled is In
New England. A score OF others
were reported near death, mostly
from motor accidents. A four"
year.old boy in South Attleboro,
Mass, set fire to his clothing
when he was trying to light a
firecracker. The flames envel-
oped him and he died Of burns.
A young man was killed in Water
vile, Me-, by an unknown cele-
brant who loaded his revolver
with real bullets instead Of blank
cartridges.
In the whole Of Pennsylvania,
second in population among the
States, not one death was re-
ported from fireworks. Some 800
were treated for minor burns.
Two auto race drivers were killed
at Hatfield; one at Pottsville.
There were seven drowningS, one
airplane crash death, ten motor.
ing fatalities and Is deaths in all
reported as attributable to the
holiday.
Deaths reported in the South
were largely due to motor acct
dents which took three lives in
North Carolina while q racing
driver was killed when his car
overturned on an Atlanta track;
Texas reported three drownings
and seven motor deaths.
Throat Ripped Open
Nine were killed in auto acct
dents and two drowned in Ken"
lucky.
There were two deaths from
fireworks in Ohio, seven from
Drowning and five from auto
mobiles.
Indiana had one death from
fireworks (Which occurred before
the fourth and an aviator stunt
ing to amuSe the holiday crowds
plunged fatally to earth.
Chicago had only one death
from fireworks. Chester Bull"
wicki, 16, threw q giant cracker
against the wind. It blew back
and exploded under his chin.
ripping open his throat. He died.
One plane, five motor and four
drowning deaths completed the
Windy City's death toll Of II.
Michigan reported IS deaths for
the holiday; seven were drown.
ings, two from heat, two train
accidents and one was the spec
tacular death of a man who
grasped guide rope at balloon
ascension, was lifted high in the
air and then dropped to his
death.
Two persons were drowned in
Southern Illinois.
One man died in a motor acct.
dent in Utah.
At Winnwood Beach in Kan.
Sas City, Mo-, So men and women
fell Is feet into the mud below
when a board walk collapsed.
A dime museum with its as
sembled freaks fell with them.
There were no serious injuries.
There was one fireworks fatal
ity in Kansas. In Oklahoma
City an airplane pilot crashed to
his death. In Carrolton, Mo-,
13-year-old girl drowned in a vain
effort. to rescue a playmate.