Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-16
.Kennebec Journals. Record
of Hunting Accidents and
Fatalities, Season Of 1916

Marlin. was discharged. The bullet
passed through from the inside OF tho
leg and passed out the hip.
Oct 9-Leon Bradbury Of 8ast Au-
burn. aged 10 years and Q deaf mute.
received q serious gun.shot wound
through the right side while boating
on Lake Auburn, the ride accidentally
exploding.
Oct. 10-Francis Redding Of South
Brewer was obliged to seek tho aid Of
q surgeon to close bad cuts in his face
very near to the eye. because Of the
explosion of a hrearm while hunting
at Brewer lake.
William Bowie of Bath early in Co.
tober had a toe grazed by bullet
from his rifle, which was accidentally
discharged while hunting coots at Full
ler's Rock.
Oct. 1s-Harry. the young son Of
Charles Barnes of Caribou. was shot
in the leg by the accidental discharge
of his rifle. Fortunately the course Of
the bullet was detected by first hitting
a jack knife which was in his pocket.
otherwise the injury might have been
more serious.
Oct 17-Harold Perkins of Ogunquit
was I'LL III Ife lOIcucdu tt IACiASpuhN
by a stray 32-rifle bullet while driving
an automobile.
Oct. 1S-George w. Strout Of Mil
bridge narrowly escaped serious ac-
cident at Cherryfield Station when
rifle which was in the hands of another
man was accidentally discharged, just
missing Mr.. Strout and a child who
were seated in the waiting room. The
bullet lodged in the wall.
While playing on the river bank at
Millinocket Nov. 10, the young son OF
James Barnes was shot through the
upper lobe of one ear by stray bull
let from across the river, fired by an
unknown hand.
Oct. 2O-Robert Leonard, the 13-
year -old son of Edward Leonard Of
Fairfield. was injured by the accident
al discharge of gun which was in the
hands of one of his boy friends.
Oct. 23-Wi1liam Carleton was hit in
the cheek by shot from the gun of q
careless hunter, who fired at partridge.
Oct. 26-several Pennington boys
went hunting on Coolidge Mountain and
In some way the gun which Arthur Ray
mond was carrying was discharged into
the leg Of Willie Burns just above the
knee.
Oct. 2s-vaushn Reed Of Lincoln was
struck in the hand by stray bird shot
from some unknown hunters gun.
Oct. 30-Alvin P. Wing. aged IS years,
owner Of hunting camps near Flagstaff,
was mounting his saddle horse when his
rifle was discharged making an ugly
wound In his left thigh.
Nov. S-Cedric Soper Of Newport was
accidentally shot in the shoulder while
on hunting trip. the owner Of the gun
firing. as he supposed. at deer, but hit
ting Mr.. Soper.
Nov. 16-Hafry Dumont Of Nonson
had his left hand badly burned by an
exploding rifle.
Nov. 16-Ralph Gould Of Princeton
was accidentally shot in the hands and
legs while hunting. The CUP was load
ed with partridge shot and was acctden-
tally discharged while in the hands Of
his companion.
Nov. 16-Frank Morse Of Casco was
In the act Of discharging a large Win
chester rifle when the shell exploded and
shattered the rifle into splipters. throw
ing pieces Of steel into his eye and in
Gerald Swan Of Greenwood while
hunting on Overstreet Mountain was
struck by a stray bullet which tore the
flesh from the bone from his shoulder
to his elbow.
Dec. 3-Walter King Of Eden acciden-
tally discharged loaded shotgun. the
entire charge entering his left arm just
above the elbow.
Dec. Fired Carson while crossing
the ice at Simssquich lake slipped. los
ing hold Of his gun. the weapon dis
charging and the bullet passing through
his leg.
Other Accidents
Arnold Moulton and Charles Gagnon
of York while on hunting trip and
tracking a deer. became lost. Moulton
went through the ice Of pond and near
~ persisted Had the boys not run into
a camp, where a supply of wood was
available. both probably would have
frozen to death.
Mrs G. W. Wiseman of Smyrna Mills
and Mrs. H. N. Crandall Of Presque Isle
left a camp near Unculcus lake to shoot
cartridges. became lost and were in the
WOouS nearly "a nOurS DeIOre IOunO Dy q
searching party of 100 men.
Albert w. Jackson Of Dexter while at
a hunting camp at Moosehead so badly
cut his foot with an axe that his COM
panions carried him 10 Northeast Carry,
where the wound was dressed and he
taken home.
Mamie Jeffreys of Crawford on Oct.
25 lost horse. through a deer hunter
who was wearing a jack-light and mis-
took the horse for moose"
Lost in the woods for two days without
food or shelter and plodding at random
through two feet Of snow, was the ex-
perience Of Leon Taylor Of North Jay,
one Of hunting party Of five. Freeland
D. Abbott Of Auburn, Simeon B. Ellis Of
Milford. A. Waite Of Canton and Oswald
8. Waite Of North Jay The party re-
turned from the woods Thursday morn
ing.-Lewiston Sun.
A particularly sad shooting accident
just before the opening Of the Big
Game" hunting season occurred on Sept.
20 at Eastbrook. where Mrs. Naca J.
Of Bar Harbor. bride Of four
days. was shot and killed through the
accidental discharge Of a shot gun. Her
husband had stood It against a fence