The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-26
DEATH TOLL IN MAINE
FOR 1912
Big Game Season In Maine at End.
This State Has List of 20 Victims
OF Hunters Carelessness.

10 a close, the 18th of the month, fall
ing on Sunday, which Is always a
close time. Up to o'clock on the
night of the seasons close, there had
been received at Bangor 3131 deer,
compared with 2974 deer at the cor
esponding time in 1911. Moose re-
eeipts, this season, were 70 compared
with 115, last year, and there were 46
bears against 30. last year. Deer will
continue to arrive for some days yet,
reasonable time being allowed for
shipment from distant points, and the
otal receipts at Bangor will be close
to 5000.
The season has been generally IA
orable for hunting. although in the
last few weeks the sportmen have
complained Of lack of snow. The deer
ave been larger and fatter than us
aal The moose season was failure,
the game being scarce and of poor
luality A good-sized bull with good
and the suggestion of flve-years
close time Is being seriously discussed.
Twenty deaths and 26 cases of in
ury are the toll in Maine, for 1912, as
he result, directly or indirectly, OF
hunting adventures, including the reg
ular big game season, which closed
officially, Sunday night. The killed are
as follows:
June Richard Smith, aged IA, son
If William Smith Of Houlton. acct
lentally shot by companion while
hunting woodchucks.
June S-Raymond D. Elliott aged 16
Of Corinna, accidentally killed by dis
charge Of rifle while hunting crows.
Sept. Sired Tebbetts, son OF
James and Sarah Tebbetts OF Belgrade
killed through accidental discharge Of
rifle while in boat on Lake Messal-
onskee.
Sept. 23-Walter Murch. aged 81, of
Ellsworth accidentally shot by com
panion.
Sept. 28-Joseph Pepper of Jackman
killed through accidental discharge Of
rifle while trying to kill a wounded
partridge with the butt of the weap-
on.
Oct. Roy Brothers of Pressure
Isle, killed BY accidental discharge Of
rife
Oct 7-Delmar Miller of Bath. acct
dentally killed by companion.
Oct. ALBERT F. Clement, aged 10,
of West Sebois, killed through acci-
dental discharge of gun.
Oct 19-Joseph Perrault of Jack
man, found dead in the woods, thought
to have been killed by stray bullet.
Oct. 20-John Brett, aged Is, son of
Lynwood Brett of Freeport. accident
ally shot by companion.
Oct. 28-Kalli Hitinen. aged II, of
South Paris, accidentally shot by his
brother.
Nov. 3-Rudolph Allen, aged %, of
South Windham, accidentally shot
while trying a new gun.
Nov. 15-Warren Holden of Jack
man, mistaken for a deer while acting
as guide for a hunter.
Nov 16-Paul Whitehead of Bethel,
killed by accidental discharge of rife
while pulling it from boat.
Nov. 21-Fred N. Spencer Of Monson,
mistaken for a deer by hunter.
Nov. 24-George McCaslin of Or
land, mistaken for a deer while hunt
ing at Dead River
Dec. 1-Leverett Dyer of LakeYiew
plantation, shot by his 13-year-old son
who mistook him for a deer.
Dec. Herman II. Herrick, aged Is
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank II. Her
rick of Belfast, killed by accidental
discharge of gun.
Dec. 8-Murray Scott aged %,
drowned in Monument stream, near
Oenforth, while on hunting trip.
Dec. 12--Oswald Cove, aged II, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Cove of Wood
land, shot, through accidental dis
charge of rifle.
The hunting season, that closed as
a general rule throughout the United
States, New. 80, was not al deadly as
that of 1911. When the count up was
made this year, it was found that the
dead and injured numbered 81 and
:; pcctively, as against 10p and u
respectively for 1911. 1910 was the
deadliest year on record. with list
of 113 people.
The list of accidents in Michigan
is appalling, &c persons having been
killed and Is injured. The heavy
casualty list undoubtedly is due to the
great number of hunters that entered
the woods in that State. Nearly 5000
licenses were issued by the Michigan
game wardens
A glance at the causes of the acct
dents is interesting. The following
statistics show how they happened:
Killed-Shot by companions. So;
shot themselves, 80; mistaken for deer,
IL; shot by unknown hunters. 7. In
jured-Shot by companions, 20; shot