Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-08
KILLED WHILE HUNTING,
Distressing Fate Of George Mar
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A distressing accident which RESUMED
10 the shocking death Of a Rock Island
ooy occurred on the Turkey Hollow
'oso' Two miles and half west O. Milan
yesterday morning. George Ma schall.
eighteen year old son OF 8. A Ma pchall.
who resides on Fourth avenue between
thirteenth and Fourteenth stree 8, lies
deao at Knox's undertaking rooms.
The victim of the catastrophe had ON
Saturday purchased new doulle-,sr.
relied shot gun and yesterday m orning.
In company with his friend, Aadrew
Guthrie. who is about six years hin senior
and who resides on Second aveuo ne be,
tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets, he
went into the country TO try his nov fise-
arm. The young men had driven two
miles beyond Milan In search OF rabbit.
when Marschall espied crow and get
ting out OF the buggy he started across
the held short distance to OF DOT il.
Guthrie, who owned the buggy which
was light uncovered side.bar, GOT out
and led the horse on. Marshall telling
him to do so and that he would Glitch up.
Guthrie proceeded but q short distance
when his horse gave lunge as If su iden.
ly frightened and at that instant Guthrie
heard report from tho gun. INN sdiately
back of the buggy. As he turned he saw
Marschsll enveloped 10 smoke, who
threw up his arms, with the ut .erance,
my God, Andy. am shoti 1 am shot
dead and will never hunt againp As he
said this he fell. Having given up his
pursuit OF the bird Marschsll had run af-
ter the buggy. and in putting the gun into
1t butt first. he pus he'd 1t under the seat
with such force that the hammer struck
the cross-bar under the seat brea king 1t
and exploding the gun. The entire con-
tents entered Marschalrs body. Guthrie
led the horse quickly TO the side OF the
road and hurried to his CON-
panion. whom he attempted to comfort,
telling him that he was probably not SO
badly hurt as he thought With this as
surance Marschall attempted to rise. but
be soon sank down again and be yged his
companion to carry him. This
Guthrie did. and placing the
sufferer in buggy started to return to
Milan as speedily as possible. iIarschsll
complained of feeling extremely cold and
he put on Guthrie's gloves and buttoned
bis coat about him. but he still spoke of
suffering with cold rather than pain, and
on reaching the farm house OF Jesse Tut
tie half mile this way and at the end of
Chsney's lane. Marschall begged to be
taken into the house TO get warm. His
companion complied and the un iortunate
boy was placed on bed. white Guthrie
FASTENED to Milan for physician. The
younger DR.. Huyett returned with him
and upon examination found that the full
load OF number six shot had entered the
Young mans abdomen and after passing
through the lower portion of he body
mad shattered the back bone. The ply
stefan sent back to Milan for his father.
the elder DR.. Huyett who responded
quickly and it was at once determined
that there was no hope. that de ath must
occur IN q short time. Word was COM
municsted to the police station In Rock
Island to summon the father Of young
Marshall, and the latter quickly repaired
to the Tuttle residence. The boy sunk
until $50 in the afternoon whe he died.
He retained Consciousness to tie last and
almost his last words were to exonerate
his friend from all blame aud to assert
that he alone was the cause Of his own
fate through carelessness. A number of
members of Mr.. Marschalfs family drove
out in the afternoon. but arrived too late
to see the boy alive.
Last evening the remains we're brought
to Rock Island by Undertaken Knox end
taken to his undertaking rosns and pre-
pared for burial. The funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon at o'cla,k from the
residence of Thomas Ransom, 300 Four.
teenth street, this arrangene emit having
been sgreed upon owing TO the critical
illness OF Mr.. Marschslls dsy ghter with
typhoid fever. The hand of misfortune
has been laid heavily on Mr.. Marshall.
In addition to the great bereavement that
has come to his family. q daughter lies at
deaths door and yesterday while Mr.
Marschall was getting of the car at Milan
he wrenched one Of his fingers in q man
ner that has since caused him continual
agony,