Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-24
KILLED INSTANTLY.
Fatal Result Of n Sunday Duek shoot
ing Excursion.

Fatal Result Of n Sunday Duek shoot
ing Excursion.
Att o'clock last Sunday morning, John
Tyler, Ben +. Isgrigg and Anthony Tyler
left the city in a skiif, fer the purpose OF
,roin1 down the Cumberland to RObinson's
Island on a hunting excursion. About ii
O'Clock in the day they found themselves
some three miles from town, a little below
EyJeis Ferry. AZ this point they discOv-
cred A flock of wild ducks lighting in an
old fell ON this side Of the river. Anthony
TYLER. lad about fourteen years of age,
was left i'm charge Of the boat, while his
brother. John Tyler, and Ben Isgrigg started
in search Of the game. The spot where
The ducks had been seen to ly to the
ground was perhaps quarter OF
mile from the river, IN a
marsh beyond a slight eminenee,
and thus Obscured from the view OF the
boy left in charge OF the boat. As they sP-
preached the spot, Isgrigg was some hat m
advance of his companion, and each held
their guns ready TO fire at the moment the
game was seen TO rise from the ground
Rain had been falling the night before,
and TYLER says that in walking through the
mire he slipped and stumbled, when his
gun was accidentally discharged. The
contents of one barrel entered lsgriggs
head Just behind the right ear, fracturing
his skull and scattering the brains upon
the earth. The wounded man fell, and
never uttered a word before his death,
which occurred in a few moments alter
ward. TYLER, Mortified at the catastrophe,
| rushed TO the side of his friend, pulled out
his handkerchief and attempted TO stop the
flow of blood, but his efforts a7ailed moth
ing. and he soon saw the unfortunate man
breathe his last.
TYLER then returned 20 the skif and III
| formed his brother of what had taken place,
and the two went back to where the dead
body Of Isgrigg lay IN the field. They
next went 70 the house Of Peter Sprecher,
who lives in sight of where the fatal acci-
dent occurred, and desired him 10 remove
the corpse to his dwelling. He told them
that it should remain where it was till an
! inquest was held. Tyler came to the city
and notified the proper authorities, VINO
repaired 10 the scene, summoned a Jury anu
held an inquest, the verdict being that "the
deceased came to his death from the acct
dental discharge Of a gun in the hands OF
John Tyler"
Sprecher stated TO the jury Of inquest
| that he heard the gun SuOts anu SdN ~
ducks rise and fly oil. He also saw Tyler
kneeling over the form Of his companion
and that when he came up found that lif'
had become extinct. Tyler eyinced the
deepest sorrow at the fate Of lssriSg an'
wept bitterly. The body was brought 70
the city and taken to NJ. ). Combs under
taking establishment, 81 Cherry street
where it was dressed and placed in neal
casket. From here il was removed TO th'
residence Of his brother, David lsgrigg, VINO
lives in North Nashville. A dispatch wa
sem to his relatives in Louisville, and ms
brother-in-Iaw, G. Z. Person, arrived herr
Yesterday morning. He left for home VIII
the corpse on the I:4O afternoon train.
TYLER and the deceased both worked a
the Tennessee Chair Factory and had al
wavs been on friendly terms. Born anf
reared in Louisville, Isgrigg was twenty
one wears old and a woOd-carver by trade
He had resided here for about ten WeeS
and was engaged to be married on the 10Th
Ofnext month.