Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-26

which have occurred thus far this
lyear.
Before explaining the existing
law upon this subject, / would like
to mention, briefly, such accidents
among children. young boys in par
ticular. as have come to our atten-
ton thus far this year. through ac-
counts published in the newspapers.
etc.
Nine Fatalities Reported
81 find Is accidents reported. nine
fatalities. with condition of two VIC
Tins very critical at last report.
These accidents occurred from the
following causes:
A II year old Bangor boy bought
a 90 calibre rife: his brother of IL
while playing with 1t, q case OF he
didn't know it was loaded shot and
killed his little eight year old sister.
| "A six year old girl sound a loaded
shot gun which her father had left
/ in his barn and accidentally shot
/ herself with fatal result, while play
| ing with it.
| "a young Lewiston girl was shot,
| though not fatally, at last report, by
stray bullet. the shot having been
! fired apparently. by some careless
boys, as it is reported that boys are
iE the habit of hunting in the nearby
field and forest, where the girl went
to get water from spring.
An eight year old boy at Calais.
accidentally shot his brother OF seven
while playing with 80 ce1ibre load
! ed revolver which he had found in a
bureau drawer at his home: condi-
ton critical at last report.
"A IS year old Madison boy acci-
dentally shot himself with a % cali
bre rifle while hunting. by stumbling
and dropping his gun. which was dis
chare with fatal resgult.
"At Washington Junction q man OF
result Of an accident which was
caused by his permitting an eight
e: year old boy to play with his % cali
bre rife, which the man did not
know was loaded
"A 10 year old Burlington boy lost
an eye as the result Of being acci-
, dentally shot by his chum while
hunting.
"A Rockland boy of IA was acct
! dentally shot and killed while hunt
ing by the discharge of a shot gun
in the hands Of his Is year old COM
! panion.
"a nine year old Bridgewater boy
was accidentally shot and killed by
his Is year old companion while en-
gagged in target practice with %
calibre revolver.
"a Is year old Oakland boy acct
dentally shot himself while hunting.
with fatal result.
"a Is year old boy at Robinson
shot and killed himself-a case Of
accidental discharge of his own gun
while getting ready to 60 trapping.
Did Not Know it Was Loaded
"a 10 year old boy in South Port
Portland accidentally shot a IL year
old companion while examining a 25
calibre revolver which they appar-
emily did not know was loaded; con-
dition critical at last report.
"a 16 year old boy near Patten. in
township z. range S. accidentally fat
ally shot himself with % calibre
rifle while alone in the woods.
"In addition to the above accidents.
only last week a report was received
from a distant part Of the State to
the effect that inconsequence of
hunting license being issued to
sixteen year old boy. he has figured
in three shooting accidents within
three weeks in his vicinity with the
result that two of his alleged VIC
| tins are now commissioning in a local
hospital.
Another report which came to
hand only yesterday stated that
lady in northern Maine went into
her garden in her back yard when a
bullet whiZzed by her head. evident
ly shot by some careless boys who
have heen complained of more or
less for promiscuous shooting;
among the crowd was one small boy.
age not given. who has boosted to
his teacher that he already owns
three guns.
These two latter cases were taken