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Show BOY KILLED BY j HIS COMPANION " altor Sanstrom of Murra v as accidental! shot while quail hunting yesterday afternoon by Edward Co-ington, Co-ington, his chum, and died a he was being taken to a hospital about two I hours later. The two boys, who weioj aged 15 and 11 ears, respectively. I were hunting for quail in the brush I nenr the mouth of Big Cottonwood canyon Waller, who was the older, was walking about fifteen feet ahcai of hiscompanion when, according to Edward, he suddenly said that there were some quail just ahead Edwaid I drew back tho hammer of his gun, which was a single-barrel shotgun and looked up for the bnd6 As he did so he stumbled over something in the path and the load of shot was discharged Into his companion's back The shot entered on Saustrom's right side about on a level with the lower rib and tore almost through the boy'3 body In adlagonal direction, a large blood clot appearing on the left side, although none of the shot passed pass-ed through his bodj Almost frantic, Covington rushed to the home of R. Knud8en, a short distance away, and with the help of Mr, Knudeen and Charles Spence, who was there, they carried the wounded boy to the house Dr. W. H. Rothwoll of Murray was notified, as was also the sheriff's of-tico of-tico in Salt Lake City. Dr. Rothwoll picked up the boy's mother and rushed rush-ed to tho place In his automobile and Sheriff Joeoph 0. Sharp came soon afterward, bringing with him Dr, P M. McHugh. Tho doctors dressed the wound and then started to take the boy to St. Mark's hospital In Salt Lake City, but he died before they reached Mm raj and the body was taken tak-en to the home of his parents, Mr and Mis. Erlck San3trom, 58 Poplar street, Murray. Walter wag conscious when his. mother reached the Knudsen home and talked with her intelllsentlj before be-fore starting to tho hospital. His mother was alone at her home when told of the accident a few minutes before be-fore the doctor called to take her to the Knudsen homo, which la about three miles from Murray. A little later the boy'B sisters camo home and they, too received tho newa over tho telephone Lillie, thp older of tho girla, nan told to go !to the hospital, which Fho did, being met there with the no"AS that her brother was dead The entire family is prostrated with grief. no |