The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-06-14
Emil B. Berger Killed By AGGi-
dent Oh the llth.
VAS WITH A HUNTING PARTY
Bullet From His Own RifIe-Death
IN the TwinkIing Of an Eye.
Friends Deeply Panied.

band, was instantly killed by hunt
ing accident on Saturday. This was
Ia NaaakuIi, near the line of the oahu
railway. The boy died from a bullet
from his own rifle.
A party Of thirteen young men left
town early in the morning to shoot
seats i was their intention to re-
turn on sunday evening. Soon after
noon on Saturday they had luncheon.
They then divided into three parties.
Fuur went one way, four another and
I'VE SIN another Emil Berger was
one of the five. With him were Al
Ian \. Jones. VIM. Schmidt, Z. P.
Chaplin and J. ". Harvey. In the two
parties Of four each We're: Mr.. Nc
Lain, Geo Lishman, Capt. Penhal-
low, Percy Lishman. John Soper, VIM.
Scpsr. Henry Giles and Arthur Giles.
About half-past two the party of
i've was near the summit of the val
ley wall on the town side. Emil Ber-
ser was leading. He was about fifty
yards in advance. The four saw
goats and signalled TO Berger All
awaited the movements of the game
IN couple Of seconds a shot was
heard One Of the four remarked that
Emil. who was leaning against a
stone. had fired too soon. VIII
schmidt turned his eyes towards Ber-
ser in time to see the young mans
lar 30 into the air. The others saw
The smoke of the rife and saw Emil
rI forward. All ran to the form.
Harvey was the first to reach the
BODY He called back that Emil was
dead There was a great pool of blood
about the face. The features were
marked with powder.
The spot in which the fatality took
place is very rough. The vicinity is
series of small pals. beginning with
The one on which the body was found.
The 1rst descent was a steep one OF
twenty feet. Three of the four men
z-a-Eed the body and started for
-Es railway with it, while the fourth,
WIN. schmidt, ran to tell the others
and 70 If possible stop the train that
was supposed 10 be due about that
time. Capt Penhallow was the first
man Of the other parties to come to
where the dead man was being car
Red The Captain assisted. Others
came with a blanket and door and q
sEe-eher was made. VIM Schmidt
caught the train and telephoned the
news ar ; o'clock from Eva planta-
-tcn
4 special train was sent to Mana
l-G by the oahu Railway Company,
with ". NJ Graham and one II two
others aboard The body was taken
1rs- 10 The undertaking parlors OF
rs f. Williams. Here DR.. c. B. Coop
,r dressed the wound. The bullet,
which was from one of the small
rehel" repeating carbines, struck
gust beside the left eye at the top of
she nose. It crashed through the
frontal bone and went on out the skull
above. The marks were so treated
thar hey were scarcely to be noticed
when The body was in the black COW
cred caskeL
The remains were all Of yesterday
up 10 p, m. at the home OF Capt.
Berger. near the Drill Shed. Hun
drezz Of people called to offer con-
d0le-cas and render assistance, and
fowe-s were brought by nearly all.
Capt Berger received the solicitous
s Of kind friends.
To Capt Berger and to Mrs. W. NJ.
Graham, sister Of the boy, the blow
was q terrible one. Hundreds of 9th
zrs Who had known and loved and
liked Emil we're inexpressibly shock
et- News of the death could scarcely
be believed at first. The young man
was o very general favorite about
town He was born here nearly
twenty years ago and spent
most OF his life in Honolulu. For
some tine he has been with the Pa
cine Cycle and Manufacturing Com
ua1y and the establishment of that
drm was closed. Emil was very prom
inenr in wheeling matters and in
the social affairs Of the young set.
He was the moving spirit in the Myr-
re Boat club dances and the flag of
thar organization was placed at half
mast Emil Berger was of a
most pleasant, even disposition. friend
q TO al and with his charming per-
z0na-igy and his intelligence and in
dustry had before him a fine carer.
The young man who went to his
death 50 suddenly was even jollier
than usual during the outing which
ended so sadly When the party had
group picture taken, and again
when they were at luncheon, Emil