Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-19
Accidental Shooting.
Little frankie Hull, Aged 8 Years,
Shot Thru the Lung Condi-
ton Is Critical.
Was Playing Indian" With His
Brother, Who Accidentally Dis
charged a Rife.
Ball Goes Thru the Wrist, Fene.
trates the Breast and Lodges in
the Left Lung.


One of those sad and deplorable easu-
alties tina. often occur With children was
recorded Saturday afternoon when
Frankie Hull, the 9-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hun. oil aus We.
State street. was accidentally shot by
his brother Albert, II years of age, While
playing.
The boys were engaged in the usual
Saturday afternoon sport in their PLAY
room and. as it happened. the game
Was one dear 10 ali boyish hearts. In
dian Their older brother, Willard,
had been arranging some articles for his
masquerade, to be Worn at Ned Down i
ing : party in the evening. and among
his equipment was a repeating rifle OF
- callber snort. The Weapon vas one
that had been lying about the house for
years, ard VAS no more feared BY the
boys than any other less dangerous
playtfing. In fact. ii had not been fired
for so long a time. so far as Master Al
bert lsnew. that he never even s1rmsed
of the possibility of its being loaded. As
ano, Frank a small revolver. and in this
playful mood Albert pulled the trigger
st close range. The report Mortified all,
and especially 50 when Frank fell iosthe
/ floor, bleeding from small wounds IN the
lssrm and breast.
Physicians We're teiephoned for inn
| mediately. also Mr.. Hull and MIR. Frank
! III. Willard the latter uilele pf the boys
/ AS soon as the wound could be eNam
| med II Was found that the ball eHteree
the left wrist, passing thru y into tbs
sighth rib and then INTO the left lung
ere and ere quarter inches below the
HEART AZ soon as Was possible th'
! wound Was drained ard probing was at
4 tempted from the exterior 10 a scertair
4 definitely whether OH not the lead hat
1 entered the lung. When It was ascer'
A tanned that ii had, the probing process
was abandoned.
No ATTEMPT was MAIDS on the part o
/ TIC physicians To disguis. The fact tina
1 Master Frank was dangerously injured
but the family Was given the comfort
ling assurance that his chances wer'
| wen for recovery The boy is Of a 10
2Ibust constitution and is healthy and |
4 rs hoped that youth and strength will b.
J li3ls Ia triumph over the shock and pos
4 sbilty Of resulting complications.
4 The injured lad rested better than va
xpeefed Saturday night ard sunday
Il recovering 81 faifron the effects Of til
aock and anaesthetie as 70 g
:. good nights sleep. What is feale
most by his physician is the pneumont
& ,feubls that viii undoubtedly set IN q
HE result Of The injury to the lung.
That can be combatted with successful
IS the chances Will be good for his re
GNeis.
Ats O'Clock this afternoon a state
nsnt from the sick room was to the Ct
oct that the boy Mas resting a s easii
Il, could possibly be expected and thu
ne prospects Mere still considered WI
; hopeful for recovery.
Tbs saddest feature of the affair, as
,snal in all similar cases, is the feein
0 plainly expressed in he grief of \
9est He rallies distinctly the positip
!. which the catastrophe has place
: ann and his mental anguish as the r.
J, stilt of the purely accidental contingei
:, y is something piiful 70 witness.