The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-13
shot THROUGH
THE HEART.
Brother Kills Brother and
Seriously Wounds
Another.

Dy the accidental discharge Of shot gun
yesterday afternoon, 0 year old n lwood
Moore was instantly killed and VIM. II.
his thirteen year cid brother SO badly
wounded that his right arm has been am
putatetl to save his life. The accident Is
the most distressing ono that has occurred
here for a long time and was the result OF
the careless handling Of gun which tho
Moore boy had taken from their home ear
ly In the afternoon.
The dead and injured boys were accom-.
panied by their youngest brother Frank
Charles 6rantland and Clarence Jonea
The boys wandered through the marshe q
in ssarch Of larks but got only one. Then
thay started homeward, Frank carrying
the gun. When Just behind Ellen Park and
along the W, 8 N. Railroad William sug-
rested that the loads In tho gun DO dis
charged at mark on a freight oar door to
SEQ how far the shot would scatter.
The boys gathered abcut Frank and no
shot Al the door. Whom the smoke had
cleared away Elwood ran to the car and
stretohsd ont his arms to show the boys
how far the shot had scattered. Frank sa'd'
"Let mo see", and dropped the gun on tho
track, The gun was cooked. lsis supposed
that wbeu the gun was dropped to the
ground the hammer struck the roll. How
ever, the load was discharged. William
who was standing on the top Of freight
oar, dropped to the ground, holding bis
left arm and crying, Il am shot. Flo run
toward his homo, and his companions were
10 badly frightened that they did not think
of the other brother, and followed William
into the house.
John A. Downs, who was returning from
work at the Southwark factory OF the CD
J.pyle company saw the boys running and
CRYING, Hearing the report o: the gun, no
thought something was wrong. He arrived
on the scene after the boys had run into
the house, and found Elwood lying on tho
railroad track dead. The boy must have
been very close to the gun, as the shot
which riddled his heart covered space
about as largo as a hand His death was
durely accidental
Tho body was carried home willie VIII
liam Moore, the father hurried bis wound
cd son TO the Delaware hospital where Or.
McColley said tho arm would have to be
amputated to save the boys life.
Deputy Coroner Chandler was notified
and went to the scene to make AN invss-
tigatiCn.
The scene at the house was heart rend-
ing. In one room the dead body Of the boy
lay. In another room tue six other child
ron, ranging from baby. unable to walk,
to almost grown children, were gathered.
The children were huddled around thor
mother, who was almost wild with griof.
Frank, who knew tho most about the sad
affair, Ia but seven years old, but related
the facts of the shooting to Mr.. Chandler
satisfactorily.
While he was telling tho story Of the
shooting, his mothor who was holding the
baby in her arms tainted, Her oller child
rem rushed to her aid, and the younger
onos knowing something was wrong be-
gan to cry for their mother to speak to
them. She was revived in several minutes.
The lads arm was alnpntated by tho
physicians at the Delaware Hospital and
he is getting along nicely Hopes are EN-
tertaincd that bis ! fe will be spared. De-
putty Coroner Chandler will givea certi-
dcatein the case Of the dead boy.