Arizona republican., 1921-10-16
BUY OF 14SHOT
 WHILE HUNTING
 DIES IN 4HOURS
Accidental Gun Shot Tears Away Left Thigh Of Louis Cuber, IT,, While Hunting With Father And Brother

Don't worry, papa, I'll be all right" l4-year-old Louis Cuber, Jr., bravely told his father. Louis Cuber, after he had been accidentally shot in the thigh by gun held by his half brother, Harry Alhpine. in the Eagle rail mountains yesterday afternoon Ten minutes later, the boy. dry eyed and smiling, breathed his last. The race to Phoenix and medical attention had been lost.
 The last thoughts of Louis were of his mother. ''Ten her not to worry and not to grieve," he whispered in his fathers ear just before the death angel claimed him.
 Louis, Jr., in company with his half brother, his father and W. A. Wescott. a friend of the family, had gone on a hunting trip to the Eagle Tail noun tains. They planned on a two weeks trip, in quest of quail. duck and deer, The trip lasted less than a day.
 Arriving in the Eagle Tail noun tains about mid afternoon, it was de- cided to hunt quail for the evening meal before proceeding to the in tended camping grounds at Willis Springs, in the mountains. All four members of the party had been in the field and were planning to resume the journey when the accident occurred.
 Gun Is Discharged WeScott was seated a the wheel of the car, and beside him. in the front seat. was the father. Harry. the half brother, was in the rear seat, his 12- 1 gauge shotgun across his knees l Louis was circling around the car 1 and about to take his seat beside Harry when the gun, in a manner unexplained by the half brother and unknown to the father and friend l was discharged.
 The muzzle of the gun was less than three feet from the boys sbody when the charge was fired. The en- i tire load entered the thigh of the Jeff leg. tearing a wide hole. The boy fell backwards.
 Wescott was first to jump 10 tho boys side and he lifted the lad into | the car.
 'Is my leg broken?" Louis cour- ageously asked his friend and father
 T don't think so." Wescott replied
 ''If it can't be fixed, want to die 1 I don't want to go through life ; cripple" the boy replied
 His brother. deeply affected by tn tragedy, broke into tears.
 Don't cry, Harry! It wasn't you fault. It was only an accident am I'll be all right in few days" Loui smilingly told his brother. Its noth ing to grieve about, at all. Why d. you cry like that2"
 Race With Death
 And the while the father an friend, realizing at a glance the seri ousness of the injury, were driving q breakneck speed to Phoenix. The served in turn at the wheel of the ca and in carrying the boy in their arms attempting to alleviate as best the could the pain.
 At Buckeye they stopped lon enough to make arrangements b telephone with St. Joseph's hospits Il in Phoenix for reception of the boy Physicians were notified to be at tn hospital to care for him.
 Then the last leg of the trip | Phoenix was started. The going wa rough and to make riding as easy q possible for the youth the pace wa slowed. About 15 miles east of Buck , eve. however, the boy, still smilin still brs ve, stiIl encourag ging his fatH ! CT. his brother and his friend to bet ter spirits, breathed his last. Not
 tear did he shed from the time of h injury at 4:15 o'clock Saturday after noon until his death four hours late Mir. Wescott said last nights Harry, the half brother. is r veal old and he was heartbroken la night The mother could not be con forted when told of the fatal endir
 of the hunting trip. She is undt E the care of physician. The body of the boy was taken
 the Whitney undertaking rooms. \ E funeral arrangements had been mat : last night.
 ;, Louis Cuber. ST, is a member T the Cuber Brothers firm, local ga T agemen. with a shop on East Va Buren street
 The accident occurred at poi
 about 115 miles from Phoenix, We
 colt stated last night.