The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-27
B. C. WRIGHT KILLED.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WHILE PRE-
PAIRING FOR A DEER HUNT.

a Pistol Discharges in His Hand and
the Bullet Strikes Near His Heart
Death Follows In a Short Time-The
Fatal : ccident Occurs Almost
in the Presence Of the Dead Mans
Family.
B. G. Wright was killed yesterday morn
ing about IL o'clock by the accidental dis
charge of pistol which he had taken pre-
paratory to cleaning it. "Curry" Wright,
as his friends called him, was a well-known
and popular citizen, and the Sudden manner
of his death brought grief to the hearts of
many friends
MIR. Wright and others had gotten up a
party to 60 deer hunting to-day, and Mr..
Wright was making his preparations for the
hunt He was cleaning up his guns a load
ing shells IN a back room of the house, No. 165
Barnard street. His wife was sitting at
sewing machine IN the room and his son
George, about 10 years old, was help
ing his father prepare for the hunt
Mr.. Wright had Just finished
cleaning his gun and took loaded pistol in
his hand to examine it. The pistol, So
caliber, suddenly discharged, the ball striK-
ing Mr.. Wright in the left breast. some
distance below the nipple, passing entirely
through and lodging just under the skin be-
low the left shoulder blade.
DIED WITHOUT A WORD.
The wound was a mortal one, and Mr..
Wright did not speak after the shot, al
though he lived fifteen minutes or more
Mrs. Wright called for assistance and
George ran for a physician. Mr. Wright
got up from the chair, where he was sitting
when shot, and walked to a lounge near by.
where he lay down. DR.. B. F. Sheftall ar
rived in a short while, but could do nothing
E1.-e ~ Id H.
the family physician, arrived just as he
breathed his last.
Several friends who live close by came in
when they heard of the accident. Mr.. A.
w. Harmon, Mr.. Wright's brother-in-law,
and other relatives and friends were sent
for. The scene was heart-rending one,
the husband lying at length, rapidly bleed
ing to death, and the wife and family in a
distracted condition.
Undertaken John II. Fox was sent
for and took charge of the
body. When the first reports of the
shooting were heard in town people not
familiar with the circumstances supposed
that Mr.. Wright had shot himself-that it
was a case of suicide. There was no evil
dence for such an assumption, however.
NERVOUSNESS CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.
Mr.. Wright had not been as well as usual
Tor several days, and was in very nervous
condition yesterday morning, when he be-
gan to prepare for the hunt.
Mr.. Wright was born in Efingham
county and was about As years old. He
married Miss Dasher of Effingham. He
leaves a wife and two children, a boy
about Is and a daughter about IT, Mr..
Wright is also survived by his mother, sis
ter and two brothers. one of whom lives at
Barlow, Fla.
Mr.. Wright has resided in Savannah for
a number Of years. He had a good dray-
age business and owned farm of about
200 acres on the Augusta road, saort dis
tance west of the city.
MIR. Wright was of hearty, jovial nat
ure, and was well known in the city. He
was member of Landrum Lodge OF
Masons, Of the Knights of Honor, the
Royal Arcanum and pay member of the
Chatham Artillery. The flag of the Chath-
am Artillery was at half-mast yesterday Oh
account of his death. He will be buried to-
day from his late residence by Landrum
Lodge of Masons, at o'clock. The inter-
menu will be at Laurel Grove