A Fearful Gun Accident.
SBR.EEIGH: BLOCK BLOWS. OUT.
ONE 'MIAJNT KILLED, 5 INLJURED
(Per United Press Association.)
WELLINGTON, Nov. 2
While at target pi-aotioe at Fo-vt ils'a|llaiiu|e| t\issi innoi™in'g) the 'breeuh block of ai 121-ipou'ndeir b'e.w out, l%,illihg one of tire giun squad, J. A.. Palmiea 4, and wounding five otliei's, 11. C Pieteii-igon, J. T. Slines, A^ Cbrdyco, L. F. O'.N©ill and HI J. SiweeneyPailmer was sieverely injured in the region of the tilierst, and his right arm was blown scv'oral jrard».
The mishap ojaurred shortly aft^r eleven 1 o'clock and Palmer died before noon. I It is hop:ed that all the othons will recoverLA.TERL Pailmer 'Was ntoiirtiodi onty a J'ow mon-tlis agoPeterson, who is a. brother to the manager of th.o 'W'tolli-ngton. Electric Tr'aniway. Co., is aiso a> married man' and has been in the artillery for a groat many years. All the other injured men are unmarried-
Several) roumdisi had been firodi before the accident occurred.
Palmer was blown several yards'. The dondifckmi bf isom« kf the others is .sorious, but hopes are entertained of their recovery.
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Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10455, 2 November 1904, Page 2
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