Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-07-05 | Page 1 | Holiday Death Toll Mounts to 253

Holiday Death T Toll foil oU Mounts to By Associated Press The nations nation's Fourth of at July week end death toll reached Saturday with wIllI a day and a half of the holiday period yet remaining led as the tho cause of death with persons losing their lives that way as record crowds packed racked resorts beaches benches and picnic grounds Ninety-eight Ninety perSons persons per- per sons ons died In automobile crashes Miscellaneous accidents to took k 48 lives several of at them in plane crashes Only four fatalities re resulted resulted re- re suited from fireworks Highways across the country were crowded with cars and the tho national safety council in eat cat mating machines would be on the highways over the three- three day holiday predicted persons would be killed in traffic acci acci- dents In last lut years year's four day week-end week Fourth of July holiday there were 51 violent deaths including traffic fatalities drowned and killed in miscellaneous acci acci- dents Saturdays Saturday's tabulation showed New lew York leading the nation with 18 violent deaths including nine five live in traffic mishaps four tour by miscellaneous causes Texas Texas Texas Tex Tex- as ranked second with 16 in including In- In eluding five persons drowned