Show HIS HEAD BLOWN OFF I Private in Siege Battery 0 Meets Horrible Death KILLED WHILE LOADING GUN Premature Explosion of a Seven Inch Shell While at Target Practice Prac-tice at Fort Riley Kansas Two Men Slain One Fatally Wounded Four More Arc Seriously and Two Slightly Injurcd107Pound Projectile Pro-jectile Explodes While Being Put Into Big Gun Junction CIy Kan Aug 10 While at target practice about 9 oclock this morning on Fort Rilcy reservation half a mile north of this city a sevenInch shell exploded us It was being placed In the breech of the third section gun of siege battery O Seventh artillery commanded by Capt Van Duscn DEAD 1 Henry C TVatwon head and shoulders blown off wa performing the dctunl net of loading Murray Sykes private both arms I torn off portion of skull torn away 1 FATALLY WOUNDED I John King private from New Jersey both arms torn olY eyes destroyed I I SERIOUSLY INJURED 1 Henry Logsdon from London Ky I private badly hurt I Dennis Mahoney sergeant from Boston Bos-ton hit in mouth by fragment of shell I Lloyd face frightfully mnjiglcd hurt In breast Charles Duncan from Wltchita Kan both logs broken oft sight destroyed de-stroyed J SLIGHTLY WOUNDED ROMS Duck James Brady AT USUAL PRACTICE The big siege battery QC four guns has been on the target range north of this city since Wednesday of last week This morning tho usual practice was In progress The 107pound shell had been put Into the third section gun and Private Watson wag In the act of ramming the shell home when there I was a terrible explosion and the headless I head-less bodyaf Watson was seen standing perfectly erect for almost fifteen seconds sec-onds when It moved as if to step and then fell alighting on his back with fC1oul ers toward the gun WOUNDED WILL RECOVER Unless unexpected complications set I j in the Injured men will recover but I It will be necessary to remove tho I I I I right eye of Sergeant Dennis Mahony i I i Notwithstanding the accident today the battery Mil go out for target practice in the morning as usual 1 |