The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-04-03
TRAGIC DEATH
COMES TO YOUNG
TOM M'CLANAHAN
SON OF FORMER MAYOR is
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
BY A CHUM.
A GUN DISCHARGED
While Boys We're Fishing for
Frogs in Lake Norris on
Wednesday Night.-The
Funeral Friday.

Mr.. Tom McClanahan, the seven
teen-year old sen Of former Mayor and
Mrs. d. S. McClanahan, met an UNI
timely and tragic death Wednesday
night.
He was accidentally shot and NOR
tally wounded while hunting frogs in
company with his brother Mr.. Blanche
MeClanahan and Mr.. William Quinnel-
ly, out at Lake Norris.
The boys were in boat at the
time rather close to the bank hunt
ing frogs when a snake was sighted.
Young Quinnelly seized the gun,
a double barrel shotgun and shot in
to the water at the snake, and as he
laid the gun down in the boat the re-
naming load was accidentally dis
charged, the entire load of shot
ploughing it's way into the left side of
young McClanahan who sat in the OPP
poste end Of the boat.
Realizing the awfulness of the sit
uation and encountring some Difficult
~ in getting the boat to the shore Mr..
Blanche McClanahan who was row.
ing the craft at the time of the acci-
dent got out of the boat into the wa
ter and towed it to the bank.
The yortlg man, MORALLY wounded,
and suffering severely from the eff
fects Of the CHASTITY wound in his side,
was tenderly lifted from the boat and
made as comfortable as possible UNI
til his brother went to the other end
OF the lake, qa9,J il Instance away, to
get the automobile in which they had
made the trip to the lake.
The young man was placed in the
car and rushed to the Columbus Hos
pital where he received medical at
tention.
1t was about $3.50 o'clock when the
accident occurred and at / o'clock the
young fellow breathed his last. No
hopes were entertained for him a.
any time. The bulky load tore through
the yolng mans lung, and he sank
gradua.y until the ald came shortly
after midnight.
Young McClanahan was splendid
and bright young fellow, a student in
the Sophomore class of the Lee High
School, and he was loved and es-
teemed and was popular with all Of
his classmates.
AS mark of tribute and love the
class sent handsome and beautiful
floral design as did the High School
faculty, and the Hi-Y club of which
he was a member. These were in adj
dition to numerous other beautiful
floral offerings attesting the esteem
in which the young man was held by
countless friends.
The grief stricken parents of both
the McClaaahan and Quinnelly fam
lilies were the recipients of numerous
expressions of tender sympathy in
their hour of grief and sorrow.
Funeral services attended by a
large concourse of sorrowing friends
were held Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the McClanahan home 1919
North Third avenue. Rev. ]. F. San
sing pastor of the Second Baptist
church and Rev. ]. c. Rowan pastor
of the First Presbyterian church, Of
ficiated.
The following young girls formed
the flower committee: Misses Ruth
Wyatt, Gladys Durrett, Eula May
Bennett, Margaret Ford, Loa DeLoach,
Willetta Gardner, Juanita Gardner,
Margaret McCann and Mary Griffin.
The following young men officiated
as pail bearers; Marion Shackleford,
C. C. Long, Stewart Shackleford,
John Sherrar, Sanford Pullen' and
William Quinnelly.