The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-11-22
Shocking Accident.

NcHtut'I S'tO'' wa i"lHANi NdtJ
Mis- week to record the sudden death, by
| Shocking accident, Of enc of our Oldest
nd most esteemed citizens and whose
sath has shocked this community more
kan any circumstance that has ever be-
Fre% occurred here.
On Saturday morning last, Eli Rees,
Esq, Treasurer of this county, who had
sn absent from his home in this place
Ence the preceding Monday, started from
. "Fore:t House" in Heating township,
> by his brother-ln-law, Mr.. n. v.
|Ecksou, to look after some timber lands
Mexican county near the head of Po-
bio Creek. He was accompanied by a
hung man named Daniel Reed, of Rou-
township, and the two were intending
purchase the land in question, having
ked al it last fall. Not being accus-
Ened to the woods they were then in,
N sy got lost and wandered about nearly
e whole of the forenoon; but finally
ne out on the road leading from Port
legbany to Shipper, at a small run that
to the lot they were looking after.
M
ere they sat down and eat alunch they
in their pockets, after which they
lowed the run to the lot and examined
Not being satisfied with the appear
Sc of the lot, instead of going Oh to
groves (the ageut,) as they had in
led, they concluded not to purchase
Q and started on their return to the "For-
House," and had gone about a mile,
en they came to a place where coal
been dug. Here they stopped to e1-
line the mine and obtain specimens,
go Mr.. Rees remarked ~jocularly to Mr..
kd: We can tell them that we lave
nd coal mine," and Immediately went
the pit and procuring some specimens
be out, when Reed, who had a rife
him, went down in the pit, laying
rife down near a small sapling. Soon
he went down, Mr.. Rces, who was
ding on the bank above him with his
toward the pit, spoke, saying" Dan,
" along-we have no time to spare;
eupon Reed caught his rife near the
Ie with his hand and started. The
Pner of the lock caught on the sapling
running up to a small twig caused
rife to explode, the ball entering Mr..
back Immediately under the left
'der blade, and passing upward
ugh the lung cutting off the artery
Elg from the heart to the brain, lodg-,
the right shoulder. lie turned
ad toward Reed and said, "Dan, what
you DONE" at the same time putting
night arm across his breast and laying
Land on his left shoulder, and start
@Ward Reed, who received him in a
10 his arms, asking him as he came
M hlm If he was shot, to which he
d that he was. After a brief un-
.%ousnesS he revived, when Reed ask
In II he was hurt, to which he re-
The work is done-I am dying"
men asked him if he could forgive
: % which he answered Yes" He
lot talk any more, but was conscious
us last breath, answering such
IONS as Reed asked him by nodding
:, 'Slng his head. Reed asked him if
: ~'tu 10 send any message to his fam
g which he nodded afirmatively, but
30 aot speak. He expired in about
DC ~uutes from the time he was shot,
uVldlng him in his arms until he
" hAeh he started and ran three
'r- I'It miles to Grimes, the nearest
IL ''ln9 then 90 much exhausted to
NJ merely telling them the fact Of
Death. Arrangements were at
raae to bring in the body, aud sew
q soon started out for that pur-
'vompanled by Reed.
IN accident happened at about 2
N and the body was brought
re- mSs house at about j o'clock. A
sr Was immediately dispatched
rorest House." whence another
Esuiately started to this place,
n. arrived at about s o'clock, when
/. and this community were In
inc great bereavement they had