Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-19

July last slipped on a rock in such
a way as to discharge the gun he
was carrying, the bullet passing
through portion of the leg, leaving
e. long, ugly wound.
Milton Chase, the 14-years- old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Chase OF
Washburn. died July 8 Of lockjaw
caused by a wound from an empty
cartridge that imbedded itself in the
palm of the hand.
William Donoshey, aged "a years. a
section hand on the Maine Central
Railroad at West Falmouth, held a
revolver to his head on the evening
of July Ia to demonstrate to some
friends how a man had committed
suicide. The weapon was accidental
ly discharged and Donoghey was in
stantly killed.
Master Harold Stone was shot IN
the thigh at Sangerville July Is by
the accidental discharge of a small
rifle in the hands of younger
brother.
Carroll Mitchell. the two years old
son of Carroll Mitchell Of Bangor,
who with his mother and other chill
dren was passing the summer at La
grange, was shot and instantly killed
Aug. IS, while playing with a revol-
Yer. The weapon was discharged
when the other children tried to take
it away from him.
! William Chase of Oakland street,
Waterville, was shot in both legs
yxrIn l.,
with what he supposed was a toy
popgun, accidentally discharged it.
Thompson Berdcen, aged IA years,
accidentally shot Charles Chaeffer.
10 years old, student at Good Will
Farm at Hinckley, Aug. %. the bullet
entering just below the right ear and
going upward and lodging in the
head.
Charles W. Marshall Of Bangor,
eight years old, was painfully in
jured Aug. 80 in field at the rear Of
the City Farm at Bangor whep o.
rifle in the hands of another boy was
accidentally discharged, the bullet
hitting young Marshall in the foot.
Leland G. Wyman, Bowdoin
graduate and professor at Harvard
college received a bad wound in his
right leg inflicted by a 44-caliber
revolver which accidentally exploded
while he was descending a cliff in
the Rangeley Lakes district Sept. 2.
Leland Wyman accidentally
wounded himself Sept. IL when the
revolver hanging from his belt was
prematurely discharged while he was
attending to his duties as Waterman
at Saddleback Mountain.
+. E. Wagg, agent OF the Hill
Manufacturing Co, at Lewiston, vas
painfully wounded Sept. 10 by the
discharge of a revolver which he
was inspecting in the Office of the
mill. The lead pierced his left leg,
just above the knee and settled in the
desk at which he was seated.
Henry Rowe. aged 81 years, of Five
Islands, accidentally shot himself
Sept. II when n gun he was carry
ing prematurely exploded, the bullet
shipping off the end Of the last three
fingers of his right hand and a GUAM
tlty of bird shot entering his face.
Had it not been for the fact that Mr..
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moment of the discharge. it is quite
likely the accident would have had
fatal results.
Oscar r. Day Of East Limestone
was killed Sept. is by the accidental
discharge of his rife while he was
hunting cartridges, the bullet en-
tering beneath the chin and going
through the brain, causing instant
death. Z
Mrs. King, Jr., aged 81 years. of
Lisbon. was instantly.killed Sept. "a
when she received the full charge of
shotgun in her left side, piercing
her heart. The generally accepted
theory is that Mrs. King reached
over the fence for the gun, and start
ed to pull the weapon toward her
barfel first and that one of the wires
caught the hammer of the gun, thus
discharging the weapon.
: Raymond Pinkham, aged is wears
of Old Town, while out in the woods
Sept. &c was shot through the hand
by the accidental discharge of his
gun.
Rex Raymond Of Rangeley was
burned in the face with powder Sept.
IS. A cap pistol containing a blank