Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1877 — Fire-Works Disasters. [ARTICLE]

Fire-Works Disasters.

Reports from fire-crackers used in the United States in ten ycarfe : Value of imported Chinese crackers since 1866, #1,500,000 ; property consumed in two fire-cracker fires—one the Portland (Me.) conflagration, July 4,1866 —#15,000,000; value of all fires, the work of fire-works, #100,000,000; expense to fire departments—alarms, fires and false alarms—#2so,ooo; number of persons killed by 4th of July explosions within ten years, 320; number of persons maimed and wounded-'-losing eyas, limb*, etc.— 90,000, J