The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-15
DIR. CARVER'S CONDITION.
HIS EYES MUCH INJURED BIZ THE SHOOTING,
BUT WILL SOON BE WELL.

HIS EYES MUCH INJURED BIZ THE SHOOTING,
BUT WILL SOON BE WE'LL
HERALD representative visited DR.. Carver the
California rifle shot, AZ tho Brooklyn Driving Park
yesterday afternoon what condition he was In
after his wonderful performance OF Saturday last
Mr.. Howe the proprietor, said that he had been
quiet all day, and thought II would net do
the Doctor any harm TO be interviewed q
little On going 10 his room. which
in the most comfortable portion Of house for air
and rest he found Carver comfortably sprawled
the bed, robcd in handsomely trim med brown silk
wrapper, and Texas Jack lying on an Indian blanket
on the floor in tho true Plains style The
Doctor gave a cordial greeting, and spoke
in the highest terms OF the enterprise Of
the HERALD in publishing his full scores,
rsmarking that he felt very happy in having them
read on TO him in the morning. In answer to numer
Gus queries he responded chesriully and SAID 'who
ever thought my eyes would give out? ' II was DIFF
ierens from anything he ever expected, AID the only
fear be had OF failure from his fingers
giving out by repeatedly working tho action
OF tho gun. He ssys he has no; an
eyes, aud that they feel like two balls OF Are 10
head. The right eye is entirely closed oy the inn an
matiou but the lett is open and he able TO dis,n-
guish any large objec, across The He says he
feels just AZ strong and AZ hearty could
g.. up and shoe, again but ior the ia'sns. pain IN
during that period he could not have told
balls as they were thrown In the air appeared like
balls OF nre By the sun rejecting them and acted
principal OF tho Inflammation The water spal-
terng from ne rifles did not annoy him hall much
as the nneiy powdered fragments OF glass hitting his
face ana eyes a the balls thrown
toward him As tor the rines, he says they were in
perfect order. aud be had shot them over nifty thou
sand tmes The only trouble experienced was by the
guns getting 30 bot that the expansion Of metal
made the action work hara ~ times, a. when
he was shooting rapidly The intervals were not
long enough to properly cool and wipe them.
He says he broak 900 glass balls with q shotgun
about trying this SasOsss again as s
once was enough for any man TO attempt such feat;
butt was necessary no could get up as soon no
by large majority His reasons Tor at
tempting the ieat were that he promised
beat Captain Bogardus' score OF 5000 balls with
shosguns BY breaking 800 with rifles, ana no was
shoot, ana says II any beats his q, 500
with ris he Will start on his trail and keep II until
ne Ii either defeated or conquered AZ for the profits
OF this Kind OF business Carver said Il was
have done The ~ork II only two spectators rs
would ii il killed him AS to his general health no
says he mas never known what II was TO be sick or
got WAS bullet in his forehead which broke his SKULL
and the indentaton 10 we'll preserved. His nab
its are those Of gentleman. He is fond Of
spirituous liquors Of any kind and never
will He Is In excellent Spirits but greatly alarmed
about his right eye. few days OF rest Will probably
let him como out all right The surgeon in charge
says II Is very bad case, but he tell better by to-
day TO the result DR.. Carver speaks In tho high
est terms OF the many iavors he received from the
New York press aud the general courtesy with which
no has been treated by many ncw-ieund friends.
OF his handing on the field he 10 pro-
fuse in thanks and thinks Ira A. PANE
tho best ooachsr he saw, and fools greatly In
debtod to him, well the other valuable assist
anita Tor bis stsadiast perseverance, during ths shoot
ing.
Mr.. Paine says OF Carver, che is the mos, won
dsriul shot saw, and The only man have ever
seen handle gun that could not equal or beat
when IN form" He with carver nearly
all Saturday night and Sunday. and says that
not the least complaint Of any unsasincss
was made BY him except from tho intense burning
In his eyes. Texas Jack says he Is the most
wrecked OF the two, and IN every joint OF bis
body from handling the guns which were so readily
used during the shooting Al the hotel they oil think
vol OF the Doctor and every attention Is shown MIN.
and few gain access 10 hts room flo will receive
the best Of and worthy sli He says soon al
be Is able he viii 90 to Saratoga and pass week OIL
two to recuperaSe, he has been shooting almost In
cossantly tor year ana needs rest