Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12
FATAL ACCIDENT

FATAL ACCIDENT
Carl DevereII MortaIly Wounded
As Result Of Premature Dis.
charge Of Shot Gun.
One of the saddest and most de-
plorable accidents that has ever
happened in our city occurred last
Saturday forenoon at about Ills,
when Carl Deverell, the 11.year-old
son OF Day Operator W. E. Deverell,
was shot and mortally wounded by
Herman Rigg, one Of his companions.
The details of the sad affair, as near
~ as they can be ascertained, are
found below.
About half an hour before the acci-
dent, Carl Deverell and his older
brother Harry, accompanied by
Adolph Kiland, Oscar Hanson and
Herman Rigg, started out towards the
creek between Mud and Willmar lakes
to release W. E. Deverell's boat,
which had got stuck there few days
before. Devereu had entrusted his
shot gun, IL gauge Smith hammer
less, to Herman Rigg, and he carried
1t on his shoulder till they had come
to a turn in the road near the slaught-
house, when he placed it under his
arm, steadying it with his left. Thus
he carried the gun, when in some IAN
ner, while he was ex xamining the safety,
the shot went off. Little Carl was
walking about 10 feet ahead of the
other boys at the time and the charge
struck him in the back, q little above
the hips. AS soon as he was shot he
staggered and fell to the ground,
backwards, exclaiming "Oh God" At
first the other boys thought he was
only "fooling," but when they turned
him over and saw the blood flowing
freely from the large wound, the fear
full reality dawned upon them. Alter
a moment of indectsion Herman pro.
ceeded to stop the flow of blood with
his handkerchief and Oscar Hanson
ran down the road and hailed couple
OF hunters who happened to be in the
neighborhood. When Oscar had told
them the sad news they at once pro-
ceeded towards the scene of the acci-
dent in their carriage. They had goae
only little ways when they met Her.
man, carrying the unfortunate boy in
his arms. Herman deposited his bur-
den in the carriage and the hunters
started for the city, where he was
taken to the offices of Drs. Frost. The
doctors were not there however, and
the boy was taken to the Office of DR..
W. E. Mclaughlin, where the wound
was dressed, after which he was re-
moved to his home in the First ward.
Here the little fellow struggled brave
ly with death until 1925 p. M, when he
fell asleep never to open his eyes
again in this world. The shot had
shattered part Of the right hip bone,
penetrated part of the intestines and
lodged in the abdomen, and as his
weakened condition did not allow any
operation his death was from the first
considered matter of hours.
Naturally this was q great shock to
the parents of the unfortunate boy and
the sympathy of the entire community
goes out to them in their hour of
sorrow. The whole affair is q sad
one for all concerned and as it was
purely accidental it is impossible to
lay the blame on any single one.
The funeral was held on Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First
Presbyterian church, Rev. II. c. Buell.
officiating. The church was filed with
sympathizing friends of the bereaved
family and among the many who came
to pay their respects were pupils of
the city schools. Rev. Buell. spoke
words of comfort to the afflicted par
ents and delivered q most touching
sermon. Music was furnished by the
regular church choir, composed of
Mesdames Tonning ard Dobbyn and
Messrs. Lindquist and Tonning. The
floral offerings were many, among
them being pillow of roses from the
Elks and tributes from both the Sab
bath and day schools. Fellow pupils
of the Second and Third grades in
the Lafayette school were present with
their teacher, Miss Dalager, and
marched in q body. AS they passed
the casket each deposited q floral tri-
butte. The pall-bearers were four
classmates in the Sunday school
Roy Otos, Horton sperry, John Rob-
erts and Allen Bowen. The interment
was in Fairview cemetery.
The sudden taking away of this
young life in such q tragic manner
calls for the most profound sympathy
from everybody. May the bereaved
ones find comfort in the fact that He
who both giveth and taketh away life
knoweth best.
Swedish Mission Church.
Next Friday evening Rev. John