The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-25
WOUND
TN BREAST
Edward ]. Badger Dan
gerously Hurt
WAS FOUND LAST EVENING
Had Lain Without Attendance For
Eight Hours Physicians Hope
For Recovery
WAS FOUND LAST EVENING


With bullet wound through his left
side near the region Of the heart, Edward
III Badger, Of the firm Of Badger, Mclean
II Co., was found few minutes after six
D clock last evening, BY his wife, in the
woods two hundred yards from his home,
IS Maple Grove street. When revived he
was able to state that be had shot himself
accidentally at about 10 o'clock yesterday
forenoon. He had lain In the woods for
nearly eight hours before being discover
ed although search had been made for
him there. This afternoon the attending
physicians said that be had fair chance
for recovery, although his long exposure
and the loss Of blood following the acci-
dent would have a deleterioas effect
The wound was inflicted with d 3S-caIa-
bre Colts army revolver which Mr. Bad
ger had when With Company E at Chicka-
manga six years ago, In the middle Of
the forenoon yesterday MIR, Badger went
home from his store, and taking his re-
yolYer, told his wife that be was going into
the woods to. shoot as Awas habit with
him. AT n0ontime be had not returned
and Mrs. Badger sent their little daughter
out to hunt for him The little girl called
TO her father but got no response. A short
time later Mrs Badger started ont search
Ing, She. too. was unable TO find him. At
six O'clock last evening. as he had not re-
turned, Mrs. Badger went into the woods
again, A short distance from their han
house she found her husband unconscious.
She despatched word to his brother, Adna
Badger, and caused physicians to be sum-
mOned.
Df. M II Chandler. The family doctor,
and Dr. w d. Reid responded Every
thing was done for the injured man that
vas possible. The bullet had passed
through the body, just missing the heart
and cutting one lung, taking an upward
course and coming out behind. Before
entering the body the bullet had passed
through the coat vest and two shirts.
The wound bled considerably and Mr.
Badger raised much blood from the lung
being punctured The patient passed D
comfortable night considering the serious
ness of his injury and this morning was
perhaps a little stronger. He had rested
somewhat aud was able to take a small
amount Of nourishment This leads his
physicians to believe that he has & fair
chance for recovery although they state
that Ii will be impossible to determine un-
| til few more hours have passed
| In explaining TO bis brother AdHa, the
cause Of the accident, the Injured man
said that lie was fixing the revolver when
| II went off, the weapon being held close
/ to the body, He said You know what
sort of a gun 1t Is. Adna Badger said
this morning that be had frequently eau.
toned his brother regarding using the
weapon as he considered II unsafe because
| 1t was discharged SO easily. The shoot
/ ing happened at some distance from the
/ place where Mrs Badger found her hus-
band, the exact location being uncertain.
The wounded man had dragged himself
quite distance ID an effort to get home.
/ He stopped exhausted few yards from
4 his hen-house and there his wife found
/ him. which explains why he had not been
discovered before by either Mrs. Badger
or their daughter The revolver has not
not been located, but the Injured man
saws that It Is In the woods, waere he fell.
OF course be Is unable 70 explain where at
the present time.
Mr.. Badger Is the senior member Of the
| firm of Badger, Mclean & Co., boot and
shoe dealers, with store Ia the Worthen
block on North Main street He Is So
years Of age, which viii be In his favor,
| also bis good health, For many years he
was connected with Company +, Vermont
| National Guard. He was captain Of the
company at the time Of the breaking out
OF the Spanish American war and went
with the Vermont regiment to Chicamauga
In 1898. He has host Of friends In this
city, who we're shocked at hearing Of the
accident and who hope for his recovery.