The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-09-05
A CIergymnn's Sad Fate accidentally
shot.


From IA. Detroit Free Press. Aug. "a.
The Rev. Wilbur Il. lillinghasl. rcc-
Tor 81 IIoly Trinity Church, i dead lie
was accidentally Shot rs 4 boy named
LANES Wright. on Fox Island. below
Crosse Isle. Tuesday afternoon.
Monday morning. Mr.. 1iIlinghasi. IN
company with James Wright. Robert
Oakman and Leroy Sprague. embarked
IN a Yacht and sailed down the river 20
Fox Island. On arriving there the, ~,
M 4 tent and made arrangements to
camp out for the week. Yesterday fore
noon was passed IN arranging for yi~il
which number 81 young ladies and
gentlemen If the Holy Trinity Guild
we're 10 make to-day Mr.. Tillingha>i
waS engaged ia cutting som. boughs
and placing some straw about the tent
shortly after dinner, or between and :
o'clock Yesterday afternoon. Mcan-
while one ~ the boy~ had taken Mr..
1illingha-t~ pistol from his cnai pocket.
which hung IN the tent. aud WAS shoot
inc al a mark. when the reverend gem
ilrnan returned 10 The tent and said
..Iioys. don't -hoi now. When |
have lime | viii teach you how ~ shoot
With i pistol. Besides. you must NOT
shoot carsles-ly around thi> island they
keep nitrv-glycerine here.
Ii appears that nne 1T the either bnA :
also ha'l a pistol. and Mr.. Tillingh:i~I
asked him a. put il away.
James Wright. = boy about II YEAR
~ age. who lla, Mr.. Iillingha-t'. pi~-
iol. was about ~ put II away when i
was in some way accidentallK ,lischarg-
Cd. the bullet striking Mr.. l'illngha~l
just under tn left shoulder blade anil
coming ont near thc heart.
!. Are YOU shot r. cried Robert Dak.
man. The unfortunate man made NJ
reply, hut walked around the tent iwice
with his eye, upturnrd, and finally fell
into Robert Oakmn'S arms. The
frightened boy laid hi face close 70 hi
pastors and begged him ~ speak q
him. The dying man moved his lip
feebly, and murmucd:
TEL Jim forgive him" lie closed
hi> ewes. and IN two minutes he wa.
dead. One ~ the boys had aread,
Jumped into the boat and was rowing
toward AmhcrStburg for doctor. Tw,
physicians returned with him. but tn,
minister was past all earthly help. and
the examination showed that the cirie
bullet had severed the torta. aud thai
speedy death could nor have been pre-
vented.
With heavy hearts Robert Daknian
James Wright and Leroy Spraguc, whs
had been joined ~ Darius McI.nne, con
sil1lcted Il raft and towcd the remains
81 their friend and pastor behind a row
boat. Il Crosse Isle a dispatch was sem
10 Maj. Franklin llarwnnd. of this city
Accident 10 Mr.. Tillin.ha>t. Come.
was all the knowledge il conveyed. IN,
the Major. IN COMPANY with DIR. Young
husband. started for Crosse Isle al I
o'clock. The remains We're brought /,
this city On the Canada southern TRAIN
AZ s:l5 last evening From The depo
they were taken 10 the undertaking -
tahlishment II George W. I.atimer. 81
Lafayette Avenue. and the task 81 com
municating Ia the family the sad new
devolvrd upon DR.. lnunghn~band. tn
family physician.
The particulars with reference tn TN
accident were Learned from Robert Oak
man. who accompanied the remain
home, leaving his three companion
almost beside themselves with grief 81
the island. To-day was I" have hs-en
gala day with the Young people II lIul,
Trinity Guild. man, ~ whom wer. I,
have visited their pastor in camp on tn
little island Now AT J. changed 4
lameniafion.