News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-09-20
Accidentally Shot.

The following is taken from the
Grant Co., Mimi, Herald of August
23d, published at Elbow Lake: About
3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon DR..
f. A. Robinson and Pat Calvin went
chicken hunting north of the town.
They drove the doctors horse and
road cart. The next heard of the par
ty was shortly after sunset, when the
PROSTATE form of the robust doctor
was brought to town ia a farmers
wagon and placed by kind hands in
bed at the home of Mr.. Calvin. The
doctor had been shot and that fatally.
Friends rushed to the telegraph office
to inform the dying mans parents at
Minneapolis and to summon medical
aid. The wounded man expressed
desire for DR.. Hand, of Herman, but
connections could not be made to reach
him at once, so kilograms were sent
to Drs. Nootnagle and Mckenzie, of
Evansville, and Lossius, of Ashby.
The Evansville doctors started at
once, arriving at Elbow Lake shortly
after ten o'clock. DIR. Lossius arrived
soon after and little later the tele-
graph announced that DR.. Hand was
coming. The unfortunate man all the
while bore up bravely, exhibiting a
strong will and great vitality. At
midnight an examination OF the
wound was made and a conclusion
reached that no surgical operation
could be safely performed until he raj
lied. The poor man never rallied and
at 6 80 o'clock in the morning passed
peacefully to the life beyond.
The fatal shot was IN Hans Han
sons oat field, about two and a half
miles from town. The two men were |
driving along by the edge Of the field |
when the dog pointed a cOvey OF chick
ems. Each man urged the other to
alight and do the shooting and finally /
Calvin did so. Two birds had been
felled by Calvin when the report OF
gun and piercing shrek came from
the rear. Looking around he saw the
doctor fall backward out of the cart
while the horse ran toward him (Gal-
vin), who paused moment to stop
him. The wounded doctor cried heart
"Pat, I'm shot!" and re-
oeated it over and over again. In
ess than minute from the time of
he shooting CALVIN was cutting the
clothes away from the wound, which
vas under the left arm. The clothes
'ut of the way, streams of blood squirt
ID high in the air. Seeing the blood I
he doctor exclaimed, "Pat, I'll be
lead in five minutes and / want you
o convey messages to my mother, s
lister and father" Here he sent the {
most affectionate and dutiful words TO
ach of them. Concluding he said i
Let me kiss you and want you to $
AIRY that kiss to my mother" DR.. I
Robinson was the only son of T. P. i
robinson, long time resident of 9
stowe, Vt. Deceased was born at !
clearwater, Mimi, May 9, 1866, and 8
7as consequently in his 23d year. He =
raduated with high honors from the 9
Minnesota medical college in March, f
SS7. He came to this place the fol- f
owing June and almost at once jumped r
1to a large and rapidly increasing b
ractice. Having genius and love T
Or his profession he was more than q
successful for a new prac- i,
tioner and had he lived would I'M q
have taken foremost place f
l his chosen profession. AS stu O
ent of the Minnesota Medical Col q
'ge deceased was popular with both n
rofessors and classmates. On the n
ay Of the funeral the professors of S
ne college sent the following note of f
ondolence = n
fr. and Mrs. Robinson: lo
We desire for ourselves and others of the fac
lty to express our heartfelt sympathy in the {
eayy atllction which has come to you in the loss
f your noble son, DR.. F. A. Robinson.
AS man DR.. Robinson led a guilt
ess life. Honest and honorable in =
very impulse of his nature, he en- 7
cared himself by his many good quail !
lies of head and heart to circle Of {
riends that comprised the entire COM q
1unity, who sincerely mourn his sud- l
en and untimely death.