Show gun accident fatal to salina man fletcher peterson salina postmaster succumbs to injuries fletcher peterson 40 postmaster at salina died at 2 wednesday afternoon in the salina hospital of gunshot wounds accidentally inflicted at his home wednesday morning apparently while cleaning a gun awakened by the report of a rifle mr petersons son and a neighbor who also heard the shot hurried to the scene and found him critically wounded where he had fallen by the east side of the tae house dr ray noyes was immediately called and took mr air peterson to the salina hospital ha spital before before passing away mr peterson regained consciousness ness enough to tell dr leo merrill and roy mesel kiesel salina city marshal that it was an accident when they asked how bow it happened A 0 hopkins county sheriff who was called to salina after mr petersons ter sons death stated the salina marshal found with the gun a ramrod and soiled cloth recently used for cleaning the gun mr air hopkins stated no inquest will be held unless the family or justice of the peace should call one which they did not contemplate wednesday night the me bullet from a 30 06 caliber army rifle had entered mr petersons body just below the heart punctured the stomach and torn through the left side tearing out four ribs mr peterson is survived by his widow mrs lena peterson who was waa in richfield receiving medical treatment at the time his son rollo his father P F peterson of richfield three brothers W curg peterson of salt lake philo peterson of ogden and fredrick peterson of aan an nuys california and one sister mrs glen hansen of ogden funeral arrangements had not been completed this morning I 1 |