The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-25
SH0TWHILE HUNTING
Sportsman Accidentally Killed
With His Own Gnn.
JOURNEY FULL OF TORTURE.
- Ballard Man Lies for Hours at Deaths
Door Far From Aid-Another
Hunter Wounded.

Two Of those accidents which 30 frequently
bring death to hunters occurred YESTERDAY, one
tsesuItirg fatally and the other causing some
sdouot as to the wounded mans recovery Both
eecioenss were due to the ugual cause.-the
habit OF many hunters Of carrying their guns
with the muzzle towards them. BY one OF
ITEM Patrick Carly, q well-to-do grocer at Bal
lard, sert q charge of bird shot into
his lungs and lay for hours miles from house.
ais Me slowly ebbing away, while hia CON-
Z panioHs sought aid. When help providentislly
came from passing hunting party the mortally
wounded man had TO be carried nine miles in a
wagon, jolting over q rough road, every jolt in
agony. After such journey he reached FIRE.
mont only to die
BY the other accident Otto Matson, while
hunting on Hood canal, wounded himself in a
'sin,ilar way and also had to endure a long Jour
ney-in this case in boat-beiors he could
sesch help.
Patrick Carly. ]. d. Britain and Charles @.
Britain formed a hunting party and started for
Bittzr lake, six miles north OF Ballard and near
the wagon road leading to Richmond beach
Iheir inteation was 90 strike the desired road
u tbs fork with the snohomish trail, but mis-
calculated and wandered 10 the right. About Il
O'Clock they met team ana found tha: they
were within two miles of Lake Warrington
zSctracing their steps they came to farmhouse
ara found out that they were in the ncghbor-
hood OF Green lake. Being acquainted with the
started on their search FOR the lake, which is
said to afford fine sport. Not one OF them knew
is exact location, AMI al intervals they climbed
upoa large logs and took survey OF the land.
Carly had on new boots, and on one occasion
slipped and fell, when his companions advised
Kim to be careful little later he shot "a
grouse, and laughingly said to his companions:
s'Well, boys, we will have something 10 eat
sitter this chase, II we don't find the lake.
Not long after this Charles Britain though;
&c noticed glimmer OF water through the
trees, and he and his brothe. went fifteen feet 10
rho SIDE OF the road aud climbed upon a log. As
they did so a shot startled them, ard turning
they saw Carly leaning forward, holding the
muzze OF his gun. Both ran 10 his side, and j.
=. Britain took the wounded ma. IN his arms
sud laid him down. As he did this Carly said:
81 hm done for but in answer 10 a question
- to how IL happened could only move mis- lips.
In a few moments Carly apparently dead,
ard the brothers decided that J. D. Britain
should make the trip through the woods to Bal
/ lard and notify Coroner Horton at this city.
When he reached Ballard Coroner Horton was
found TO be at Green lake In his ahsen ee Dep
uty Coroner J. A. Green went TO Ballard and
in the presence OF Justice of the Peace G. W.
Emerson took j. y. Brttain's statement Of the
case and returned TO Seattle for means to go to
the scene of the killing
Meanwhile Carly had revived and asked To be
I taken where IT warmer, saying that he felt
cold. L. G. Anderson aud his three brothers
fAmel. Andrew and Hermann who had been
deer-hunting at Bitter lake, happened TO come
Elong the road in a double team ana discovered
she wounded man and his companion. l. c.
Anderson took off his heavy coat and wrapped
1t and other garments around Carly. They then
lifted him into the wagon and took him to Ere
wont. The road was rough that two of the
Andersons held the wounded man in their arms
1 during the journey of nine weary miles. On
ths way Anderson asked Carly how he was shot
~ did il accidentally" replied the wounded
] MAJ.
sspc you want 10 send any word to your fam
1 Ayr asked Anderson.
$40" was the reply, 81 viii be all right"
Al Fremont the man was taken into DR.. III. T.
3<ster's drug store. This doctor examined the
wounds and said that Carly could not live, and
requested that he be removed, The wounded
i man was taken to the shorey house. where he
fingered for some time but finally died a bout S
u o'alock.
Caioner Horton was on his way home from
Green lake when he heard of the accident, and
SmIasdaieiy went to the hotel to find the man
Il :sead. lie proceeded to examine into the nature
Il of the wounds. He found that the thumb of
the left hand was shot of. that the shot entered
the breast little to the left OF the nipple.
ragged upward, cut the lung and came out in
lsssot line for the left shoulder, where the
fhsrge lodged. From the aute-nortem state
wcnts OF Carly and the other evidence Coroner
Horton signed certificate that death was the
fesrit OF accidental shooting
The remains were brought TO Bonney &
n etewart's undertaking rooms, where they now
Il lie preparatory to being removed to Ballard.
=. l. c. Anderson gave the following account of
\ the affair:
y From the footprints / judge that Carly was
Ecu. Fee from the highway and ia the act OF
N stripping over Il log about one foot high when
tte gan was discharged. Apparently he slipped
fcrward, bringing the gun down upon the log
q tsNtnsng the hammer upon the thfmble and
\ ehas aischarging the piece. When we found
i him be conscious aud able to speak. On
sss wav II Fremont il was dark and we were
eunpelted 10 send one of our party forward to
4 ks<p the track.
rarty was native of Ohio, but came To Bal
lard about two years ago from Iocum, Tex. He
4 saves wife and four children in comfortable
Il circumstances.