Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-11-08

| myer, accompanied by John Garner, the
latter II years old, and both Of whom
reside al No. % Camden street, started
out for the purpose Of spending the day
BY cunning When the sportsmen had
reached point about six miles south OF
Annapolis Junction, on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. an accident occurred,
which will render young Garner a Grip.
pie TOR life. and which, at the same time,
came near seriously injuring Mr.. Lob
myer. 1t appears from the statement Of
the latter, as related 70 BIZ. reporter.
that they, after travelling some distance
through a marsh, had halted to rest
The young man very thoughtlessly,
placed his gun, with the butt end down,
against tall stump. When they again
were about to resume their journey,
Garner seized his weapon by the mug
zle, he being on the opposite side OF the
stump. As he attempted TO draw the
gun up with his right hand the hammer
caught on knot and an explosion in
stantly followed, the charge tearing the
hand and part Of the wrist almost into
shreds, and causing such . wound that
the member must necessarily be ampu-
tated. The balls grazed the head Of
MIR. Lohmyer. and he too made a mar
row escape from death. The spot " here
the mishap occurred was three miles
distance from any habitation, and Mr..
Lohmyer was obliged to carry his bleed
ing companion upon his shoulder the
entire distance before a farm house
was reached. where a wagon was kind.
ly rendered him, By means Of " hich he
completed his journey to the railroad
station. Through the kindness Of the
! station master, the fast train was sig
nailed to stop at the Junction, and the
injured youth was placed on board. Ar
rvlng at Camden station, DR.. Webster
was called, who, afer temporarily Dress
ing the wounds, advised, that instead of
the sufferer being taken to his home,
he be removed to the Green Street In
Urinary. as the amrutatlon Of the limb
could, IN his opinion, not he avoided.
Garner is the son of a widow, and had,
until recently, been employed as ne VS.
agent on the Western Maryland rail-
road. Mr.. Lchmyer, who is sorr!y dis
tressed on account Of the accident oc-
curing while the youth vas with him
Is paying his expenses and doing all inv
his power to assist him. The widowed
mother Of the unfortunate lad Is almost
heart-broken.-Bee Of tie 25th Of Oeto-
Der.
The Bee Of yesterday published in
its local columns, a sad mishap which
be!ell Johnnie Garner, a newzboy, dur
'ag a cunning expedition OF Wednes-
day, near Annapolis Junction, on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, during
which the lad, by premature discharge
of gun, had his right hand and wrist
completely torn to fragments. On the
evening OF the same day, amputation
was performed about four inches above
the wrist by Professor Johnson, at the
Greene Street In6rmary. The dismem.
bered limb was buried in a tiny coffin
by Mr.. Henry Lohmyer, in his own
family lot, yesterday. When the youth
recovered from the effects Of chloro.
form, he sadly remarked: Glow must
the little birds feel when men shoot
them:" The expression so touched
the feelings Of Mr.. Lohmyer that he |
gave away his guns and vowed his in
tention never again to engage in gun.
ming. The mother of the poor lad is IN
very straitened circumstances, and her
situation in this, her hour of sorrow, ap-
peals to the hearts of the charitable.
1t is but just to state that Professor
johnson, a surgeon whom Baltimore is
justly proud of, rendered bis services
gratutiously, and the life Of the sufferer
through his instrumentality may yet be
saved. Any contributions sent 10 the
office Of the BEE, No. 1872 West Balti-
more street, for the benefit Of the Wild
ow and her disabled son. will be for
wsrded to the same and the receipts
acknowledged in these columns. Con-
tributions sent to Mrs. Garner, care Mr.. |
Henry Lohmyer, No. 30 Camden street,
will also be daily acknowledged in the
Bee. The cause is good one and will
no doubt meet with prompt response.
Bee Of the alta.
The following statement appeared in
the Deiiy .Ners Of satsfdsy:
'Jchnny Garner, the little newsboy
whose right hand was SO mutilated BY
the premature discharge Of gun in the
hands Of Mr.. J. H. Lohmyer, on We'd
nesday, is at the Maryland University
Hospital, under the care Of DR.. Sledge,
assistant resident physician. II was
found necessary yesterday TO amputa,e
the hand, and the little fellow bore the
operation manfully'i
Yesterday afternoon a Bee reporter
visited the injured lad at The hospital
and questioned him regarding the acct
dent. The lad denies the assertions
made in the .Nsrs, and said that Mr.. |
Lohmyer had nothing whatever to do |
with it. Mr.. Lohmyer. the lad said, had |
his own gun and he tGsrner) had an
other. He claims that the report Of the |
occurrence in the BEE was correct, and |
felt sorry that the reporter, who did |
not interview anyone who knew Of the |
affair, would say that the weapon was
discharged in the hand. Of Mr.. Lohmv.
er, when that gentleman came very
near having his brains blown out when
he (Garuer) attempted to liz his gun
from the ground. When the reporter
entered the ward at the infirmsry he
found shout dozen people assembled
around the bed Of the little sufferer.-
The invalid did not at first seem in.
clined 10 converse with anyone, but
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