Show KANOSH YOUTH ACCIDENT LY SHOT woodrow halsey alsey II age 16 suffered a very serious gunshot wound as a result of the accidental discharge of a 2520 25 20 rifle held in the hands of his cousin ward dorrity also age 16 the accident occurred about 4 P at last saturday while the boys were returning from hunting rabbits the bullet entered halseys Hals Hal abdomen and passed thru his body lodging lust just beneath the iho skin near the small of the back according to the best account so tar far received as to how the accident happened it Is believed that the boys were playing in the most friendly manner at stepping oft off a few paces from each other and then turning duelist fashion toward the imaginary adversary it appears that this accident was just a case of at the gun that di did d not have a load in it ft and when young dorrity turned toward his playmate and snapped his rifle ride he realized that he had shot his friend and relative the dorrity boy ran to town and summoned aid the editor and mr air edgar warner who were in kanosh on business were the first to arrive at the side of the injured lad mr frank paxton followed shortly and rushed the boy to the fillmore hospital where the bullet was removed by dr evans mr paxton accompanied by the boys grandparents grand parents mr and mrs airs D S dorrity took him immediately to the L D S hospital examination in salt lake disclosed that the boy had a fair chance of recovery and later reports indicate that lie he will recover the injured boy is the son of mr air albert halsey of kanosh accidents such as this are many times and are of 0 course regrettable nevertheless they serve to remind us of the ever present danger of 0 firearms especially in the hands of youths could the boys who are inclined to be careless with firearms have witnessed the suffering of both these kanosh boys as the writer did we are sure that more care would bo be exercised in this regard |