Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-23

STR Lewis Fleming, the popular Deputy |
r..rk OF the Chancery Court, was shot in
enc left leg yesterday morning while
,srHug partridges near Hampden-Sidney, |
.r Prince Edward county.
Tho wound is so serious the loss OF !
blood so great. and the shock II Mr.. |
r.eminrs system has been so ac'ie that !
..s cravest doubts are entertained as to |
bis recovery
vr Fleming left the city on Friday !
-.eht with Mr. Thomas Duke to accept |
,.s invitation Of Mr. Edgar Venable who
resides at Hampden-Sidney. TO hunt on
r.. estate. An early start was made
Yesterday morning though Mr.. Venable,
v.r, is an old huntsman. declined TO take
any part On the cunning. as his visitors
insisted ON carrying their guns at full
cock. He. however, followed in their
wake and carried the game-bag. The
snort was excellent. and the birds, which
were not wild and very numerous, fell
thick and fast. and the sportsmen were
cnioving themselves at the utmost
GIN ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGED.
shortly after Q O'Clock they put up
covey of nine partridges; both gentlemen
shot and four birds fell Mr.. Fleming
was slightly I'm advance of his companions.
and was picking up the dead birds when
Mr.. Dukes gun. which ne had just reload
cd. by some ineXplcable means. went off.
and the fun charge Of shot entered the
caf OF Mr. Floming's leg. MI Nenable,
who saw the accident, says that Mt. Duke
was not more than ten feet away from
AIr. Fleming when the accident happened.
The cartridge which was exploded was
loaded with one and an eighth ounces
OF no. Q shot and a gramme Of smokeless
rov,der which later is a far stronger
explosive than the ordinary powder
The shot cut q clean hole through Mr.
FItmlug's pants and entered me leg
without scattering. tearing an ugly-look-
ine wound that looked as though II
rIi.ht have been cut with knife. The
Shot did not pass through the leg, ana
q is feared that the bone IS shattered.
BLEED QUITE FREELY.
The blood poured from the wound I'm
manner which showed TO the practiccd
eve OF MIR. Nenable that am artery was
Ont. Fortunately, he knew by experience
how TO proceed. and at once took steps
III, stop the flow of blood lie first alt
tempted TO tear out the sleeve oil ms
shirt. but being unsuccessful, ne @eiIeu
SIR Dukes tie and bound the lnluieu res
fr-f above the wound. while Mr.. Duke
coined two pocket handkerchiets together
THESE were also wrapped tightly over the
Knee. and the flow of blood was stopped
BROUGHT TO RICHMOND.
The accident occurred q mile and a hall
away from the Nouable homestead. ana
"a message was sent for carnage
WAS not more than quarter OF an noun
before one was procured ana MI. l'ii'
ING was taken TO Mr. \enaple houS'
Doctors were already IN waiting "h'I
tho injured man was brought ih' a"o
every po4slLle attention was shown MN
II was decide,1that he should be DIousn
=. Richmond In order that he mlSh'
have attention at one of the hospitals
and DIT D. ID. EGgleston, OF HaIhpueH
sidney. adjusted temporary oahu"scS
The sunerugs of the patient Were -
acute. and the evidences OF ShotN ~
great for he was firmly convinced ln'
his injuries would prove fatal. that MOT
milne was administered and he was KEEP
under its influence until lac started 10
Richmond ON the $50 train
MI Fleming was very popular at hamp
den-Sldney, and many people calico u
.xurcss their regrets. When IL was learn
ga tbat ne was to undertake the journe,
to Richmond no less than eight carriage
nero placed at his disposal He was car
ricd 10 Farmyille station IN a cot whlcI
VS. placed IA the bagsage-car OF IN
train. He suffered acutely during IN
tourney though hc was closely auehde
bv MI. Duke and Mr. Nenable
WENT TO MEET THE TRAIN.
m. ,ey,s Of the accident was telegraph
"a "a Nfr Hampton Fleming at o'cloc
a. tho afternoon, and ne and 9lr' Charle
- SaylIe. clerk of the Chancery Cour'
LEFT for Petersburg 10 meet '"e tI@ll
There they secured the services o. ~
Inicb who rendered further medlcai as
sistance. . ., ;,tore
~ a was deemed advisable 10 aumi
f.ter etrvchnine. The ambulance anu
.,,..r of friends of Mr.. Fleming me
tbe train. which arrived IN Rlchihonu
E.-E and the injured man was IN ON.
"a once 20 the Virginia Hospital Whei
he was placed under the care OF III ~
ward Mcclure. .,..,
ms CONDITION VERY SERIOUS
Al, examination of the wound Shove
81 4bc loss of blood had been excessive
,rbe sbots could be felt In the front OF IN
H. and the wound was particular
nod, ono The condition of the pau"h
was such that any extended eNdmiIl"uo
Was al first impossible, though ""
feared that both arteries were SCI w.
and that the bone was shdt'oI'"'
evidences Of shock were so prohoulG,
that il was deemed inadVsoole TO auii'lI
istsr MORPHINE. AmputatiOn. 10 was ieai
al would be necessary, bus the pauen
was not in condition TO stand H.
th. mean time. the pulse was very ioN
aud the doctors worked for some ume |
l.fter us condition Shortly after ~
O'Clock word was sent from the SICK ROOF
90 Mr. Hampton Fleming. VINO was Wai'
Ing with "a number of anxious friends ]
one Of the parlors. that the doctors rear
Ell mat his brother could not live and n
went al once for his father. who had iel
the hospital. ,,
At8 o'clock this morning the condlto
or the young man was very precailou
Well-nigh hopeless
MIR. DUKE PROSTRATEp'
Mr.. Thomas Duke, who was the mos
unwilling victim OF the mlschahce'