Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-16

Ing season IN Maine was WOT00 L0d0
that of 1915. IA fatalities being re-
ported up to the close Of the season
at sunset Friday. Dec. Is. according
to the record kept during the season
by the Kennebec Journal.
+ Seven were caused by the accidental
discharge of a hunting companions
gun; two by the accidental discharge
of the hunters own gun, Gin one case
the hunter apparently deliberately
ending his life when he found that 10.
covery was impossible), four were
mistaken for deer by other hunters:
one was mistaken for a bear; and one
died from exposure on a hunting trip.
|. The fatalities in 1915 were 10, Of
which IL were gunshot wounds and
one by drowning.
The list of minor accidents during
the 1916 season-and some of them
were very severe-was also larger than
the previous year. The list of fatali-
ties follows:
Oct. 3-Daniel A. Hatch, Is years Of
age, son of Delmar Hatch of Dark
Harbor, was instantly killed by the
accidental discharge of his own shot
gun, while hunting birds with three
companions on Acre Island. a short
distance from Dark Harbor.
Oct. 12-Merton Kimball. aged IS.
shot and killed at Harrison by his
cousin, Lawrence Kimball, aged 16.
who when returning from q hunting
trip pointed his gun and pulled the
trigger in fun, not realizing that the
gun was loaded.
Oct. 1S-Merton H. harrington, aged
8 years, shot and killed by his brother
Eben r. harrington, aged IL, at Ches-
terville. The boys, with a cousin,
Stanley harrington, aged S, were hunt
ing. after school. Eben was ahead,
carrying the gun; Merton next and
Stanley last Something attracted
their attention and as Eben turned the
gun was discharged.
Oct. 25-Arthur Rafford, aged 20
years, of Ashland, was found dead in
the woods after accidentally shooting
himself while hunting. He Is be-
lieved to have killed himself with a
second shot when be found that the
first accidental shot had so disabled
him that he could not reach home. He
had crawled 10 rods from the scene of
the accident.
Oct. 25-William Rossignol of Mill
nocket was shot and killed by the &C.
cidental discharge Of Wesley STAN
hopes shotgun while hunting. While
passing through some thick under
brush. Stanhope caught his foot in a
root and pitching heavily forward, his
gun was discharged, Rossignol, who
was only a few feet away receiving the
full charge in the hip. The bullet tore
a huge jagged hole through the mus
cles of the thigh. and although Stan
hope did all he could to stop the flow
of blood, the arteries were so badly
severed that the unfortunate man died
in a few minutes. .......
Nov. 2-Lester J. Patterson, town
treasurer of Scion, was shot and killed
by DR.. B. HI. Kellar of Appleton, who
mistook him for deer while hunting
at West Forks. DR.. Kellar was ar
raigned before Judge Harvey H. Braz-
zell Of the Northern Somerset NUM-
cipal court, but was discharged.
Nov. 16-Clifton Rowe, the 17-years-
old, son Of Herbert Rowe Of Redding,
in the town of Sumner, was fatally
shot by being mistaken or a deer
while cunning with his brother, Mer-
ton.
Nov. 15-Clarence Campbell, aged 40
years. of Rumford was killed while
hunting near Rumford. being mistaken
for a deer. Campbell was shot through
the heart. Harry Marston of Mexico
gave bail in the sum Of 5000 to await
the action Of the grand jury for the
March term of the supreme judicial
court for Oxford county on the charge
of negligently shooting and killing
Campbell.
Nov 19-Edgar Day of East La
grange was shot in mistake for a deer
by his companion, Wesley Casey. The
two men separated shortly after
reaching the woods and a little later.
Mr.. Casey, hearing noise and seeing
what he supposed to be deer. aimed
and fired. Too late he heard Days
cry and rushing forward found him ly-
ing in the snow dead.
Nov. 20-Daniel Carrtgan, aged so
years. a laborer, was shot and killed
near Millinocket, being mistaken for a
bear by Elias Simona Syrian. Simon
said that he was chopping wood on a
lot about two mile out and was on his
way home at noon. when he heard a
rustling in the bushes, which he
thought was made by q bear. He says
that he fired sevral times to scare the
bear out in sight and then fired into
the bushes with his rifle. He heard
groans and found Carrigan with a shot
in his side.
Dec. 2-Walter Grant Boyd, aged IL,
shot and killed by a companion at
Fairfield, while starting on a hunting
trip, the gun catching in the sleeve of
his sweater and the charge striking
Boyd in the head.
Dec. 12-Robert Emery OF Skowhe-
gan. aged 20, a sergeant in the End
Maine Infantry, died from exposure
while hunting in the woods in May
field plantation.
Dec. 18-Frank Tredick of Ellis
worth. aged 80 years, was accidentally
shot and killed by a bullet from the SO
Winchester rife Of his brother-i in law.
Fred Smith. while hunting near Ellis
worth, the trigger catching on a
bough.
Dec. 14-Arthur r. Coombs of Fox
boro. Mass. was accidentally shot
while on a hunting trip. While assist
ing his companion who had broken
through the ice, Coombs passed his
gun with the muzzle pointing towards
his own body. The gun was discharged.