Coalville Times | 1902-09-12 | Page 2 | Biown from the Mouth of a Cannon

Illiiwa From I...UI, ul a Camma While the guna of the fort were fir Ing on the fleet at Korl W right, Klslt-er'B Klslt-er'B lalBntl, N. Y., Kdward Hoy waa loatanlly killetl by the premature die-charge die-charge of a U'knch gun; Harry A, llavla died later al Hie hospital from lojurlea received, ami a third man, Samuel Clevengcr, w as acveruly wounded. wound-ed. Several olhera attffured allghtitl-juriea. allghtitl-juriea. All Ihe men wute privalea of the Hecoutl company, coaat artillery, of the regular army. Koy was No. a niau at Hie gtto, aud waa handling Ihe powtler. He hail put a thirty-pound charge Into the gun, and had just pushed the breech block Into place wittiuut locking il, when Hie explosiou occurred. It is supmsed that a piece of burning rag had been lefl In the gun. Hoy was literally blown to places, llavla waa hit in the cheek by a piece of flying boue, and sustained falul In-jurlea.