The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-16
ADIRONDACK DEATH LIST.
Many Hunters Killed This Season I'm Spite
Of Increasing Warnings.

UTICA, Nov. 1.-THE sesson for deer
hunting in the Adirondack Mountains,
which closed this week had the usual num-
Der OF shooting accidents in spite OF the
increasing warnings To hunters TO be more
careful. 1t il not possible TO give a COM
pete record of them, az many are never
reported in the world outside the wilder
ness.
In some instances Ii has been found
that the man who fired the shot that killed
or wounded somebody was under the in
huence Of liquor at the time. just to what
extent ntoxication figures in the shooting
accidents Of the Adirondack in the course
of a season is hard to determine.
OF all the accidents the killing Of Ma jor
Smylie by Judge,Storrs while night hunting
on Grasse Pond, near Blue Mountain Lake
early in September attracted most at ention
because Of the prominence of the men.
Another notable case this season was the
killing by accident Of woman. Mrs.
william Bruce Of Blue Ridge was accident
ally shot by a woman friend in the town OF
North Hudson on Oct. IL AMI died as a re-
suit. There are many women hunters In
the region annually. but this is the first
accident Of a serious nature in which two
women have figured
John Beechcr, Jr., was accidentally
killed by his own gun He slipped from a
log upon which he was standing and the
gun was discharged AZ he fell
b. J. Stackhouse. walking behind Benja-
min Burkett while hunting rabbits near
Newport slipped and fell. As his gun
struck the ground it was discharged. The
shot entered Burkett's thigh. inhicting a
wound from which he died the same even
| ing.
One Sunday at the foot Of Mount Kill
bourn. near North Walpole, bullet fired
from the gun of an unknown person
wounded F.. c. Young and killed Fred
MacKalune of Plattsburg,
Fred Nearing, while hunting in the woods
attempted to get to the top of stump, but
| fell and his gun was discharged. He was
wounded MORALLY.
Near Ogdensburg, Leonard Place lost hi,
eyesight through the accidental explosion
| Of his gun.
Joseph O'kassuck. aged 10, was killed
when he attempted to draw his brothers
gun through hedge.
John Seitz. aged II, while hunting rab.
bits with William WEIGH at Van Wie's Point
| received tie Charge from DOtn DdTTeB oil
the gun in his body and fell back dead.
| William Wall, while shooting in the wood.
three miles from Ogdensburg lost his RICH,
arm. which was blown OF at the shoulder
by the accidental discharge of his gun.
| George, the twelve-year-old son Of l.. n
| Catlin, was accidentally shot while taking
gun from a skiff. The whole charge
entered his side, killing i'm instantly.
William Wilber Of Newark. while huntins
muskrats, accidentally discharged his gun
The charge entered his neck and killed hin
instantly.
Elton Shaver set out from WATERFOWL one
morning to hunt woodchucks. The f1rs
time he fired he barrel burst near the breecl
and tore his left hand OF at the wrist.
Peter Stock, a farmer. was shot anc
| MORALLY wounded near Garoga, Fulton
county. Although he called out after thu
first shot. the hunter fred again and Stool
was struck by two bullets
William Abrams shot and killed hi
brother, Fred Abrams. in mistake for
deer while hunting near Piseco Lake II
Hamilton county. Both were sons Of FloyC
Abrams, an experienced Adirondack guide
Besides these cases there have been
larger number of accidental shootings il
which the results were less serious.