The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-06
YOUTHFUL HUNTER
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Grover Kopp, Aged IS, Is
Seriously Wounded by
His Own Gun.

Grover Kopp aed IS. son OF Mrs.
Louisa Kopp, widow. residing at T57
| East Third South street. was shot In the
right foot yesterday afternoon ut about
%:30 o'clock while rabbit shooting fifteen
miles west OF Salt Lake City near Great
Salt Lake Both barrels Of a ten gauge
shotgun discharged SquareIy into the in
step. the loads penetrating directly
through the foot and shattcring all The
bones and tendops OF the ankle.
Eoop was accompanied by four com
panons who gave him first aid. Although
they were entirely unequipped for such
an accident they made Il brave eftor;
to arrest the rapid flow OF blood and TO
get the Injured youth into Salt Lake
city as soon as possible.
They tied fragments of rope and cloth
I firmly around the leg above the in
Jured ankle and In this condition Kopp
was driven fifteen miles over rough
roads AT "A break neck speed until the
party reached the Jordan bridge on West
North Temple street at > o'clock In the
afternoon and summoned the police:
Tho party OF hunters consisted OF
Grover kopp, Harold and Clarence Cod
dard. aged 10 years. twins 129 East Third
South street. and Richard Roberts.
Purely Accidental.
The boys left their homes yesterday
morning a about O'Clock. arriving OH
the shooting grounds at about S o'clock
During the morning and early afternoon
they shot a number Of rabbits and 1T was
while all members of the party were re-
turning 10 the wagon which they had
chartered for the expedition that the ac-
! cldcnt took place.
according To Clarence Goddard, tho
boys were about half block distant
when they heard the report OF n shot
gun from the direction of Kopp ana saw
that Young man fall 10 the ground. lie
| uttered "A cry for help hut his companions
! believed that be WAS attempting 80
! friehtcu them and did not lmmediate y
| respond, However. it was soon discov-
cred that kopp was shot through the
right foot
Young Goddard said that Kopp was a
| tt-handed shooter and that at the time
of the accident he was carrying the gun
In his left hand with the barrel pointing
| toward the ground. kopp himself docs
not know in what manner the accident
| happened. He said however that he was
carrying the shotgun cooked.
II Is believed that as a result oc a mo-
nentary excitement his fingers closed
| down upon both triggers causing the gun
| 10 discharge Into his foot.
Victim Is Gritty.
| Kopp showed unusual srit making 10
| complaints as his comrades twisted . rope
| tightly around his leg TO stop the flow
1 or blood nor did he give vent 10 any cry
OF pein during the long drive TO the city,
The injured man was hurried 20 the
| emergency hospital at the police station
where his wound examined by DR..
4 IL. Il, Spracgc. assistant CitV physician.
After administering an opiate TO Eopp.
Or. SpraEue ordered him removed 10 81.
| Marks hospital
! Dr Spraguc believes ;hat IL may be
possible 10 save tn. foot. or at least part
! OF H.. but that tho injured member will
I always be stiff as the ankle bone is shat =
tered into little bits.
Young Kopp is the sole support OF his
ID. .
knotts Srocsry store OF First Avenue. ue
has three sisters