The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23

either in shooting at clay pigeons. live
birds or a bull's-eve target.
SO far as is known. there Is no living
has made such record. 'airs and not for The the
purpose OF revenue or exhibition. but
purely for the. love of sport that he
rather win match with no stakes at
all than foreSo the pleasure OF the COM
petition. His winnings since the first OF
January have been two quarters OF beef.
one beef hide and 81 In cash,
What makes Winemiller's perform
ance all the more extraordinary is the
fact that he did not lose his right arm
until fifteen months ago. His left hand
was caught in the cogs of a traction en-
gine and crushed into a pulp in 1893. and
| an amputation above the wrist became
necessary. Up TO that time he had been
an enthusiastic hunter. always scorning
a shotgun and employing a rife eNclu-
sively. even in the shooting OF small
game
He had wonderful eye for range. and
with his old one-shot rifle and black
powder charges, instead OF the metallic
cartridge that he uses now. he made
some wonderful scores. His accuracy
OF aim continued, even after his hand
accident did not interfere with his love
Of his chosen sport any longer than II
took the stump 10 heal and to enable
him TO devise strap hold which he used
in lieu OF hand.
Arm Gone, Keeps on Shooting.
arm was caught in a four-inch belt run
ming from a bolt cutter in the shop OF
the Wupek Wheel company. He was
drawn up to the line shaft and whirled
around until his arm was mashed and
mangled close up TO the shoulder socket
The surgeons took IT OFF entirely, Wine-
miller made marvellous recovery, and
as soon ne was able to be about he
began devIsing means 10 enable him To
keep on shooting.
He bought a twenty-five repeating
Il. 1aI 1,.t1n N a
trigger. Through this he fastened wire
and covered the free end OF II with a
leather bit which he could take in his
mouth. This device was made under his
direction by eunsmith. and then he
went off into the woods whore no one
would him so that he could practice
and carry out the plan he had In view.
This town is sixty miles north OF Day.
ton, In the gas and coal region, and
almost everybody within a radius OF
forty miles knows the armloss marks
man and Is proud of his skill and cour-
age In continuing in sport after being
crippled In manner That would nave
discouraged ninety men out OF hun
Loads Magazine With Mouth.
When Winemiller is ready to so. into
action he selects stump or a FALLEN
box of cartridges out of specially
prepared pocket, removes The lid with
his teeth and dumps the cartridges on
Then-and always to the amazement of
a veteran marksman-he places his Rem
Ington at rest. with the muZzle pointing
/ upward. holding 1t in position with a
Ileathem thong strapped to the stump OF
his left arm, leans over and presses the
/ causing the receptacle TO open. With
4 his mouth he drops in the cartridges.
The magazine is snapped into place
4 ! by pressing the top against a tree stump,
i and the armless shooter. again employ
\ Ing his teeth, puts on the cartridge pox
lid and returns the box to the pocket
IN his coat.
Then he lifts the stock of the rifle to
his arrnless socket and draws bead
at the object at which he intends to
4 shoot The thong is in the form of a
loop. fastened to the barrel, and is
slipped over the headess. stump. hold
ing the gun rigidly in position.
! Those who see this eXempifcation of
4 necessity being the mother OF invention
. are somewhat perplexed to know how
Wnemiller will pull the trigger with
4 Ing the nuzzle OF the rifle. He has
made provision for this, by, having the
breech mechanism so delicately adjusted
i that the trigger Is what might be
termed superlative hair trigger, BY
contracting his lips hn is able TO draw
Of an inch without the S, slightest move !.
exploded and the bullet Is driven TO its
target.
The armess marissman has such a
steady nerve that he can stand per,
A fcctly motionless for one minute and
hold his rifle in position without show
ing tremor.
lie can leap bitches and climb fences
\ with his gun strapped TO the stump Of
his left arm with as much agility as
II any man of hts age, and he car ontrur