The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-06
NAMES HUNTING TRAGEDIES
Eleven Dead and Eight Seriously In
jured


Names moose hunting season clos.
ed November 30 with a considerably
better record than was made in 1910.
The deer season has some days yet
to run. closing on December is, and
it is likely that the number Of animals
killed will nearly II not quite equal
that OF last year, although the season
opened poorly on account of unfav-
orable weather. The record of game
received at Bangor up to midnight OF
November 81 was 2340 deer, "a moose
and rs bear, compared with 1922 deer
so moose and Is bear at the same
date in 1910. AS deer have been com.
ing in at the rate OF nearly 100 4
day. 1t seems likely that the receipts
for 1910 may be exceeded.
The toll OF human life also has
been greater than in 1910. when eight
persons were killed and 20 seriously
injured in one way or another con-
nected with hunting. the list up to
the close OF the moose hunting season
comprising IL deaths and eight seri-
GUS injuries, with an unknown num-
Der OF minor hurts. Contrary to
the old rule, only two OF the IL who
lost their lives this fall were mistak-
en- for deer. The several causes Of
death were: Capsizing OF canoe, q;
mistaken for deer, 2; accidental dis
charge OF hunters own gun, 2; acct
dental discharge OF gun in hands OF
another person, 2; killed by stray bul.
let 2; didn't know 1t was loaded,
1. Here is the list OF fatalities:
Oct. Harold Hight. 26, OF Bling
ham. shot by DR.. j. p. Brooks OF New
York in mistake for deer.
Oct. 17-Tilton S. Scammon, eight
OF Saco. killed by accidental dis
charge OF shotgun dropped by Edwin
A. Leavitt. OF Gloucester. Mass.
Oct 2O.-Ernest Elliott, so. Wade
plantation. found dead in woods: sup
icsed killed by stray bullet.
Oct 30-Alexander w Gray, Is
Sorth Ellsworth. found dead in woods
opposed killed by accidental dis
barge OF own rifle while moose hunt
ms.
Nov 3-George Ackley, East Mach
as, killed by stray bullet while moose
hunting.
Nov. 5.--Harold Daggett. 20, OF Mo
ILL., drowned by capsizing OF canoe
n which he and companions wer'
irossing Moosehead Lake on hunting
rip.
Nov. ll-Montford Hoar. IL. o
iangeley, used gun as club TO xii
'abbit, gun broken and discharged
Nov. l2-leon Luce, 80, Milo
drowned by capsizing OF canoe 4
Schoodic lake while on hunting trip.
Nov. l3-Mary Publicover. 12. ace
dentally shot by brother Jefton pla!
ing with rife
Nov. l9-Fred Cosgroce, 30. Mil,
shot by companion in mistake "a
| deer
Nov. 26.--Ray Thibodeau 10, Fol
Fairfield didn't know gun was loal
ed, aimed at heart, kicked trigger.
Il or the injured Jennings Withar
aged nine, OF Augusta, got In front
companions shot gun and lost h
| left arm; Colby Noyes, 30, Jonesbol
| pulled n shotgun by the muzzle ar
had right arm shattered; Walter II
ker OF Bath sustained serious wour
In right foot from accidental dI
| charge OF shotgun; Robert Harlow
Watervllle got In range OF a compa
ions gun, shoulder and face fll,
with shot, Gabriel Gagne. 10. OF Ia
mington, saved from death only
heavy clothing when companions Il
was accidentally discharged; Har
Giles, Is, East New Sharon. accide
tai discharge Of his gun, shatter,
] foot: 0rvllle Baker. Gardiner, acct
1 entail discharge OF his shotgun. aha
tered foot; Clement Gilbert, 10, Ba
gor, accidental discharge Of rife. a
domen pierced, now In hospital, mi
recover.
HI An arrest has been made in one
the mistaken for a deer" cases b
! proof In such cases is generally d
icult TO obtain, and the chance
conviction Il sliRht.