The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-04

YATAL AND EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT TO \
DUCK SHOOTING PARTy-THE STORY or TEE
REscuINa OF ONE OF THR SURVIVORS,.

YArAL AND EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT 10 a
DUCK SHOOTING PARTY-THE STORY or THE
REscuINo OF ONE OF THE SURVIVORS.
PINE grows. Pa, April 5, 1874
Three young men, named Warren Scully, George
Frnk and George Ball, Saturday morning last.
went 70 Little Long Pond, miles from this place,
hunting wild ducks They did not return Saturday
night and having appeared up 70 yesterday noon
party started for the pond II anything had boz
fallen them. on reaching the spot, which il In the
hollow OF mountain, and place only frequentsd
BY fishermen and hunters. nothing could be seen
Of the men, and tho bout that usually kept on tho
pond was not in its accustomed place. search was
made around the lake. and against small island about
800 yards from Shore the outlet OF the pond tho
boat was discovered bottom up. This island is OF
marshy nature and 10 covered with thick growth Of
bushes peculiar to soil or that kind On tho
tallest Of one OF these bushes . white
cloth or handkerchief displayed While
the party discussing how 70 reach the island
and investigate the matter q man rose partially
erect from the bushes and seeing the others tho
shore, waved his hand, and then sank back TO the
ground Although the pond was considerably jammed
on that side with ice II having broken up last
week, two hardy woodsmep, named Charles Comfy and
Jones 0verbaugh took on their boots and coats and,
plunging into the pond, SWAN out to the island They
rghted the boat with great difficulty and in half an
hour after leaving the shore wero, with the boat and
the nm, seen on the island.
THIS WAS WARREN scuLLY,
who was nearly dead with the loss OF blood from
ugly wound in tho feshy part Of the thigh, which WINS
almost entirely torn away. He unable to
and II not until carried tho cabin OF Ca
briei Sloat bark peeler and hunter mile and ahaIf
from the pond, and his wounds were cared for and
nm explanation OF his condition and the mysterious
disappearance OF his companions. IL seems that they
dinorost success whsn toward q evening, large
flock VI ducks rested In tho pond hundred yards
SO above the island George Frink who was seated in
the stern, plocd the boat cautiously toward the spot
Sculy had charge OF the swivel gun and when tho
boat had noatcd sufficiently near the ducks no got
range and fired. fearful report followed, and Sculy
felt himself thrown Violently from the boat and
alighted some feet away Ia tho pond II
time before could bring his mind TO understand tho
situation but supported himself ia the water mechan.
icaly.
BURSTING OF 4 GUN.
IL finally broke upon his mind that tho gun must
have burst, and by tho concussion thrown him out.
He thereupou looked about for his companions Not
drifting toward the island bottom up twenty five feet
away. He attempted TO swim TO II, and Tor the first
time realized tho fact that he was hurt His right Lex
felt numb, and nc could not move II He with great
difficulty managed 10 reach the boat, on which he sup
ported HIMSELF ana as II struck against tho island
he crawled OF INTO the bushes With remarkable
presence OF mind he tho lining from his coat and
making bandage OF It smcared his wound, which
almost large his hands and open 70 the BONE
with the black mud found on the island, and then
bound the cloth around IL IS tightly as he could.
FATE or HIS COMPANIONS.
This he believes saved him from bleeding to death
before he was rescued, although no could feel his
strength gradually falling and would have died before
night. He rightly conjccturcd that there would DO
trends out look for them, aud he tied his hand
kcrchier TO tho bush TO attract attention. He
lay all night In the mud and water Of
the island and besides the pain from his wound sur
fered greatly from the cold He thinks his two COM
radios have been killed by flying fragments OF the
gun one OF which had torn his thigh II the Two had
not been killed or badly wounded before reaching the
wator, IL is the unanimous opinion that they would
have saved themselves, ~ they were both expert
swimmers Their bodies have not yet been found,
although viglant search has been made for them.
The sad affair has created profound OF gloom In
this community. The parties promising and
exemplary young men-al carpenters Frink
twentythrcc and Ball twenty 1--we. Tho latter
soon 10 have been married.