The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-28
A shooting Accident,

ForcSl and Stream.
lnere nave cropped ont the facts con-
corning little affair which the upper
circles Of Grand Calumet Heights Club
have for sometime tried to keep sup
pressed. Indeed UP to the very last
moment, the most frantic efforts have.
been made to that effect by friends Of
The interested parties, go much go that
only duty to the public could lead mo to
give the facts Mt ait. The affair occurred
last fall, and the actors therein were DR..
e., n prominent dentist on State street,
and his friend Mr.. Kossuth NJ. 1t may
be ought TO give the full names, but II
the gentlemen don't act just right about
this, l can do that later on, 40 It doesn't
make much difference. Well, DR.. II.
and Mr.. NJ. were going on an exploring
VOYAGE one day last fall, They intended
10 explore the Grand Calumet river,
clear down to its mouth IN tho brlny
deep OF Lake Michigan. OF course this
meant long trip, and long trip meant
abundant supplies, and that necessttated
crowding tkeir boat good deal, but by
careful arrangement they managed to get
along. The fishing rods, and the Win
chester rifle and the Apollinaris water
they nut in the stern Of the boat, and
after throwing some old coats and things
over them they made pretty fair seat
for DR.. H., who occupied that end OF the
boat. II is a reprehensible practice, this
way Of throwing guns loose into u boat,
and though these men may reaent the
censure, It is only just to say that the &C.
Cident which ensued was just what
might have been expected.
The heavily loaded boat made its way
slowly down the stream. Mr, N. was
rowing, DR.. II. was steering aud pad
ding. The hurriedly arranged seat in
the stern was not altogether comfortable,
but not much attention was paid 10 this
for some time. The morning wore away.
A point was reached Ave miles below
the club house.
!. Dr.. H. became trife weary from bis
Cramped position. He reached behind
him to arrange more comfortably the
articles upon which he was sitting.
There was sudden lurch Of the boat.
And then, in that way, no one ever
knows lust how, there occurred the
accident which might have been ex'
peCted. These siCkening accidents al
ways are occurring, but they do not seem
to leach more caution.
There was loud explosion, mutllsd
by the coveringof coats, etc, which lay
uppermost in the stern OF the boat, Dr.
| H. threw his hand behind him.
''My God, Pm shot!" cried he. His
face was pale from the sudden shock and
pain. =,
MIN. :, himself pale with fright" Where
is it2" ,
"Here," said DR.. H., setting his teeth
firmly together to control the pain, 81
can feel the blood running. Pull ashore
don't know whether you can get mt
TO the club house or not. 1t is terrible
TO die here In these eand bills, awaI
from my wife and childrenW
Mr.. NJ. pulled the boat ashore ant
helped bis companion out. He wa
pale, but bore bis suffering manfully
tTerribly careless Of mel" he muir
INJURED.
Mir. M. removed his friends coat ant
vest. The remaining garments were in
deed wet as he had said.
"Did you-did you say blood, Doc
tori" asked Mr.. NJ.
ayes" whispered DR.. H., holding U
his hand, "see2"
But his hand was white, not red
A strong revul,ion passed over Dr.. b
He gulped little in his throat and GO
r"Bring that gun up here" he said.
So Mr.. NJ. got the gun. There was n
shell, empty or otherwise, In the barre
+ "Count the Apollinarisl" Kissed D.
II. between his teeth. :,
So MIR. NJ. counted the bottles. Il
found one bottle empty. The coats wei
/ all wet. Tue heat Of the day, the me
ton Of the boat, or something, ha
caused one OF the bottles 10 "Ro oh'
On discovering this Mr.. NJ. sat rigt
down in the mud, on the edge OF u
I river, and shouted, screamed and yeltet
and rolled over and over with laughte
ii he had only held still DR.. II. woul
have shot him, right there; but after
i, while he too began to laugh, and SOC
!. both were helpless.
The voyage OF exploration was abal
Q doned. Dr.. II. pleaded with Mr.. NJ. 4
hours, and the latter promised faithful
never to cay q word. But you kno
how such things are, Three weeks aft,
this, as DR.. H. was sitting at dinner vii
several members down at the club,
= voice behind bis chair exclaimed, ~
;. God, I'm shotl" That settled 1t: II
" worthy doctor sprang from his chair
il he had really been shot. Since TIT
he has had no peace at the club, al
:, now this is the latest and the pub
story Of DR.. h. 'sadventure with the A
p, polinaris bottle.
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