| Show miraculous MIKA CULOUS ESCAPE of OC hyrum norris jr from death by accidental shooting while out prospecting in ia the east cast hills on tuesday norris borris jr had a marvellous marcellous marv ellous escape from death lie ile was out with a party cun consisting of 01 hyrum norris morris peter mckinnon hyrum norris jr and dave austin they were climbing one of the hills when young austin who i as in rear drop ped ills his rifle a 45 GO 60 winchester which discharged young norris ailio was in advance happen d to turn round at that moment and the bullet struck him on the left breast just over the hie heart A pack ot of cards which were in his breast pocket turned the bullet which ranged to the right and down wards inflicting a superficial wound across the ab dorren the nine of diamonds known as the ile urse curse of scotland was vas the top caid the bullet struck the right top diamond and went clean through the pack until it reached the tenth card from the bottom which deflected it the bottom ten cards beine cracked cracke an aal bent downwards had norris korris not turned the instant lie he did lie he would in all probability been killed as tile the bullet would have entered bisback his back peter INIc mckinnon Kinnon hada had a close shae shade as lie he was between austin and young norris and the bullet passed close to him A remarkable thing in connection with this is the fact that norris never I 1 had a pack of cards in his possession before the cards belonged to dave austin who gave them to norris to carry |
