Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-17
SAD SUNDAY ACCIDENT.
Emil Siequist Shot and Killed
While Hunting.
Particulars oft Peculiar Fatality
A Serious Catastrophe At Donald
sons Saw Works-A Dynamite Car
fridge ExpiOdes.

Emil Siequist, a laborer in the employ
of the Rock Island & Milan Street Rail-
way company and residing with his
brother, Peter Siequist, on Ninth avenue
between Seventh and Eighth street, was
fatally injured by the accidental dis
charge of gun in his own hands while
out hunting in company with his brother
and another man named Fred Carlson
yesterday afternoon. The three men left
Siequist's house at 8 O'Clock yesterday
morning aud went on a hunting expedi-
ton near Rock river. They were re.
turning home, when in climbing fence
in the outskirts of town, the gun which
Emil was carrying was accidentally dis
charged, the load entering his body just
below the right arm. The wounded man
threw up mis- arms and fell heavily be-
side the fence. AS his companions
rushed up to him, he was heard to ex-
claim Maybe am gone" Peter Sic
9uist remained with his suffering brother
while Fred Carlson hurried off in search
of a wagon He obtained one from John
Nowack living in South Rock Island, and
the TWO drove back to the spot where the
accident occurred. Siequist was unable
to speak by this time and was breathing
laboriously He was lifted into the wagoo
and the journey to the city commenced, but
Emil Siequist died just as they reached
his home and before he could be taker
from the wagon
On being apprised of the accident, Cor
oner Halves proceeded to hold an inquest
summoning as jury; c. W. Halves
foreman; Samuel F. Cooke, L. V. Eek
hart, Nm. Kruger, Chas Krueger an(
VIM Knost
The evidence developed no furthe
particulars except that the three men ha
D but one gun among them and that tn
unfortunate fellow in whose hands
was discharged had carried it up to tn
time it went off. All that Emil could ss
after being wounded was, Maybe | al
gone"
The verdict of the jury was that EN-
Siequist came to his death by gun she
l. wound under his right arm, which WI
l. inflicted while climbing fence, and fro
u q gun held in his own hands while hun
T ing. on Sunday, Dec. IS, 1855"
D Deceased was born in CnristenholI
st Sweden, was twenty-five of age and b.
III been IN this country four years.
ot DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED.
y A peculiar and at the same time serio
Il accident occurred al DonaldsOn's saw m
re this morning. Timothy Webb. W
10 known saw worker, had taken the pl
III caution this morning TO cover the ind
finger with what, as he supposed was
o. empty dynamite cartridge cap, one Il
tx had been exploded. He adopted Il
IL means Of protecting the finger but about
TX O'Clock the men in the shop were shock
'e- by terrific explosion and were surpris
e. to find Webb writhing in pain, the tips
up three fingers torn of, arm terribly ms
ls' gled and his face covered with bio,
me The cartridge had proved to be LOAD
ne and in coming in contact with a piece
M metal which Webb was working,
go ploded. Mr.. Webb looses the tips
nu three fingers on the left hand, and n
'he lose the eyesight of his left eve, his f
being severely cut. There is great d.
- ger of blood poisoning