The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-11-16
LAD :ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT BY BROTHER
ANTON WIENER, IA YEARS OLD,
RECEIVES GAPING WOUND
IN LEFT HIP
CONDITION Still PRECARIOUS
TRAGEDY OCCURS WHILE BOYS
ARE DUCK HUNTING ON
RIVER BOTTOM

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Mrs. John Weiner, residing several
miles south of the city, is lying in
precarious condition at the DR.. A. F.
Aoynihan home-hospital in this city
with shotgun wound in the left
thigh accidentally inflicted last Sun
day by his brother, Frank Weiner, 2z
years of age. The lad was resting
easily at last reports this morning.
The wound is dangerous one, but
DIR. Moynihan and other physicians
called into conference are confident OF
the lads recovery except in case of in
lection. The charge from Franks
gun-a high powered, 12-gusge Mar
in-action repeater-strucl. Anton
from behind in the fleshy part of the
left thigh, boring hole about the
size of silver dollar to a depth of
several inches.
Several of the leaden pellets pen
etrated the extreme lower abdominal
cavity and one of the pellets passed
cut through the left groin. Two
others are known to be imbedded just
under the skin. 1t is too early
to determine if any damage has
been done to internal organs
or to hip or pelvic bones. Also it is
uncertain whether fragments of the
boys clothing carried into the wound
by the charge Of shot were entirely
removed. Presence of cloth or foreign
Nmatter in the wound would tend to-
ward infection.
Anton, with his brothers, Frank,
Matt and Benn accompanied by Frank
Minette, started out from the Weiner
home about 1 o'clock Sunday after
noon for the Sank river, a mile dis
tant, on duck shooting excursion.
About a o'clock in the afternoon
the lads were closely grouped in a
frozen-over bog in the river bottom.
Anton shouted suddenly, calling at
tention to a duck sitting on the ice.
Frank, who was twenty feet or less,
according to best reports, from An
ton, swung his gun into position at
Anton's call.
At the same time one of Franks
feet crushed through the thin frozen
over crust of the bog. Striving to re-
gain his balance, he accidentally pull
ed the trigger of his cooked gun and
the charge of the cartridge flew
straight to his brothers BODY.
Anton yelled out, Come over here,
I'm shot," but his companions, re-
membering tomfooleries and jokes of
the past, paid no attention to him, as
he was still standing.
A few moments later he crumpled
and again called oa,: "CGme over
here; Pm bleeding to death" When
the others reached his side he was ly-
ing in pool of blood and in state OF
collapse.
Gathering up the little fellow, his
companions carried him about 40 rods
to hill near a road. H1att, brother,
was sent home to give notification OF
the accident and to summon medical
aid. Peter Orth was visiting at the
Weiner home at the time and drove
down to the river bottom with his car
to bear Anton home. DR.. Moynihan
was summoned from town, arriving in
remarkably short time after the acct
dent, though the victim had then
suffered much loss of blood.
After administering first aid, DIR.
Moynihan ordered the lad brought to
his own home here where he might
be given closer medical and nursing
attention. That the shot was fired at
close range is evidenced by the fact
that the wound was powder burned
The entire incident occurred SO quick
Nv that none of the members of the
party can state in exact detail just
what happened.