The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-11-19
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Sad Accident.


We are called upon to Chronicle ! sad
affair this week, and very much regret tbe
TACT A young man is prcmatureiy Gu,
on IN the prime Of his youth. The fol-
lowing is brief history of the case as W.
have cleaned it from the friends Of the
deceased: One day in the early part Of
the week, John Sadler, the son Of Mark
Sadier who resides about three miles nort.,
west OF Toledo, took an rmy musket, an:
lett the house for = hunt. About eighty
rods from the house lie saw rabbit.
which he prepared to shoot. Somehow
IN stepping upon An old dead log that he
might get n better view Of the game, he
missed his footing and slipped, striking
the lock Ut the gun on the opposite side OF
the log, which inclined the muzzle to-
wards him, disci,arging the load into his
body. The musket was loaded with shot
The muzzle Of the gun when discharged
being SO close to the body, made an ugly
wound not unlike that which Annie bal,
would have made under like circum-
stances, except that the in :ision was much
larger, and the cut not SO clean. The
;hargc entered the body about the center
Of the abdomen and ranged upwards and
little to the left, lodging above and back
Of the stomach little below the left lung,
decorating severely the large in:estines,
stom lch and pancreas, in its passage.
After receiving the wound he walked to
the house, put up his gun on the rack,
pulled out a bed and laid down, after
which he got up again, went out Of the
house and called his brother from near by,
his parents being absent at the time. He
then entered. the house and went bed
again When his brother came in he told
him Of the accident, and requested him t.
90 for y surgeon. His brother wen. for
his parents who Immediately returned,
and about an hour and il ha,.ii after the &c.
currence DR.. Boyntcn 81 Toledo who had
been called came in, after which Dr.
Thompson of lama City arrived. The
physicians r.ade u brief examination of
the woupd, and from the nature Of it they
Immediately pronounced the case perfect
!. hopeless.
Hcmorrhage was excessive and the
patient frequently vomited large quanti-
ties Of blool mixed with fragments of the
lacerated tissues. The physicians did all
that could be done to aid him. but . no
avail The accident occurred ut about
noon, and h, died 10 O'clock a. night Of
the same day.
He appeared perfectly sensible until a
few minutes before he died, except during
occasional fits of stupor, and during
the last few hours did not seem to be in
any pain, and insisted that lie was not bad
hurt but would get well.
The funeral took place Tuesday about
noon. A large procession was formed,
and accompanied the body to its final rest
ing place The deceased had many
friends, and was well liked by al who
knew him. He was almost il perfect type
of physical man, really not knowing his
strength, withal he vas peaceful, quiet,
and well disposed The rites Of bapti N
were performed by Elder Kerns before
his death There were several ministers
Gale in at the request Of the deceased
before his death.
So endeth young life which but yes
terday WAS full of the buoyancy Of youth.
with happy prospect in anticipation for
the future. The parents and relatives
have our warmest sympathy in their be-
reAycment