The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-03
SAD DEATH OF SIDNEY CARTER
By the Acc dental ID ischarse OF a Gun
While Ont Hunting.

Guthrie, Q. T, Aug. 2-1he Capital
here says: The sadde<t matter of news
10 be recorded by this city's press for q
| number of years Is the accidental death
| Of Sidney Garter, which occurred about
9 O'Clock yesterday morning while he was
with hunting party ON the Cottonwood
river. The discharge by accident of a.
22-cahbre rife caused his almost instant
death, expiring while lying in the arms
Of a comrade
Sidney Carter, aged Il years, was the
second son of Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ. Car
ter, who reside at the corner Of Mansur
avenue and Broad street. At an early
hour yesterday morning. in company
with Harold Isenschmidt and Edwin
olsmith, two boy companions, young
Carter left home with his rife to spend
the day hunting IN the country. Isen-
schmidt furnished the boat and the trio
OF young hunters were floating down the
Cottonwood river, bound for its mouth at
| the Cinlarron. when the accident occur
red that caused Carriers death.
The boys had gone some distance down
the river with Olsnith at the oars and
Carter and Isenschrlidt in the stern.
Isenschmidt's rifle, which was loaded,
was leaning against one Of the middle
seats and the motion of the boat
had gradually loosened the gun from the
seat, allowing it to slide on the wet bot
tom, unnoticed by the boys. Suddenly
the rife fell and was discharged, the trig-
ger evidently catching on one of the stays
across the bottom of the boat. Carter
happened to be in direct range and the
little bullet struck him squarely in the
center fthe breast, severing the jugu-
lar vein and causin almost instant
death. He fell Immediately, his head ly-
ing on Isenschmidt's shoulder and said.
calling the latter by his nickname, John
am bleeding to death. Can't you stop
it?"
Carriers companions say that he was
conscious only a few minutes and then
expired. Both the boys. are Frustrated
with grief, the death Of their companion
completely unnerving them. They worked
manfully, however, 70 row the boat back
as quickly as possible to the landing,
when the body was removed to the home
Olsmith then became faint and so weak
that it was necessary to place him in bed.
When the time came to hold the Inquest
TO appear. Both the boys are almost
crazed owe rthe affair."
the Carter home the members of the
family were quickly notified OF the sad
accident All are sorrow stricken and
PROSTATE with grief. Kind friends have
been plentiful and all that can be done
in such cases to relieve and assuage
those afflicted has been done by the
neighbors and many friends. The fam
lily is one Of the most prominent in the
city, the father being the president Of
the Guthrie school board and the terri
torial superintendent of the Waters
Pierce Oil company, and the mother is
known as a leader among the women Of
the territory. Their sad affection will
bring them the sympathy of all.
Al o'clock yesterday afternoon Coro-
ner Arnett called a jury in the county
attorneys office and held an inquest
John W. Scothorn was foreman and
Frank Mcclure clerk. The finding was in
accordance with the account above given