The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-01
A DISTRESSING
SHOOTING CASE
JACOB KRBIGBR TERRIBLY
INJURED BY ACCIDENT.
A BULLET PLOUGHS HIS JAW
And Inflicts Other Injuries That
Almost Caused Immediate
Death-The Vic5im in
Critical Condition.
BULLET PLOUGHS HIS JAW

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I TX dental shooting at his
ogn hands. His life hangs by q slender
thread and TIE attending surgeons are
cautiol in giving an opinion as to the
probable result.
.ly after o'clock Saturday evening
The residents of the vicinity of the Kreiger
house, which is on the north side of Coal
street, between Bowers and limerick, we're
startled by the loud report of frearm
shot, The echo had hardly died away
when Jacob Kreiger appeared upon the
front porch of the house and sank to the
boards as be stepped down from the door
SILL His distracted father and mother
were at his side in an instant. Blood
poured from the young mans neck and
mouth like stream of water from a
garden hose and continued to spurt forth in
spite of the efforts of neighbors who had
fastened to his assistance. Messengers we're
sent for medical assistance.
DR.. D. w, Straup responded. The porch
was now completely covered and the
victims clothing saturated with blood.
The doctor saw at glance that the great
flow of blood was due to a severing of the
carotid artery. He caught and tied the
artery and then stitched the flesh over it,
The blood continued to flow rapidly from
horrible wound to the left of the chin and
for time it looked as if the young man
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be checked. DR.. Straup finally succeeded
in ting control of the case and Kreiger
was removed back into the house. For
hours he lay as if the last spark of life was
about to go out and when asked about the
probable result DR.. Straup shook his head
in a manner that gave no encouragement.
"The shock is terrible" said the doctor,
'and there is very little blood left. If he
rallies between now and Sunday night
there might be some hope, but the wound
is such bad one 1 cannot say that he will
recover"
And thus the fate Of Jacob Kreiger re-
manned in the balance for several hours.
Inquiries as TO what led to his deplorabe
condition ELECTED the information that the
young man went to bed room on the
second story to put breech,loading gun
in a box kept for the purpose h. his father,
Upon entering the m ne placed the gun
on bed. The gun wc' empty, He then
ised the cover of the gun box and seeing
large revolver in the p ace where the gun
was to be put he stopped to take it out
The revolver is of the Colts navy pattern
and of A calibre, the same as those sup
piled the O. & l. Policemen for long range
duty. They carry effectively eco yards.
The revolver was in holster. As
Kreiger stopped he caught and raised the
holster. The next instant the shot was
discharged. The revolver had slipped
partly out of the holster aud its hammer
struck the barrel of one of the guns al
ready in the box. The bullet shot through
the side of the holster, entered the left side
of the chin, ploughed along the Lett jaw
bone, badly shattering it, passed through
the carotid artery and lodged in the back
of the neck, near the centre. The chin,
jaw and neck presented horrible appear
ance 1t was thought at first that the jaw
was wholly destroyed, but it is now thought
that in case of recovery it can be brought
together again.
The shooting was purely an accidental
one and there is nothing in the case to
justify a suspicion that there was an
attempt at suicide. As he was shot Kreiger
fell across the bed that stood beside the gun
box Quickly recovering his presence of
mind he regained his feet and ran down
stairs with his two bands elapped over the
gaping wounds, The stairway he descended
was literally dyed red with blood. AT the
porch he lost strength and fell,
Kreiger is about % years of age and is a
member of Washington Camp, No. 1888,
P. o, S. of A., Henry Horncastle Camp,
No. 40, Sons Of Veterans, and the Rescue
Hook and Ladder Company and delega-
.ions of the organizations are seeing that he
receives careful nursing day and night
He is aipopular member of all Of them.
A few years ago a brother of the victim
was killed almost opposite theehouse in
which the accident happened Saturday
He way playing on lumber pile at Rob
bins lumber yard. The heavy plank
started to run and the boy was crushed t
death beneath them.
Yesterday DR.. Straup found Kreige
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