Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 269, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1914 — HARRY KRESLER . BADLY INJURED [ARTICLE]

HARRY KRESLER . BADLY INJURED

Shotgun Discharged By Accident Tore Muscles of Right Arm— Fortunate ’Twas No Worse. Harry Kresler, partner with Ray Wood in the barber business, suffered an injury in a hunting accident Thursday afternoon that will lay him up for a long time and possibly permanently cripple his right arm, although his brother, Dr. A. R. Kresler, and J a specialist,. Dr. Richter, of Chicagp, are very hopeful that no permanent injury will result.

in company with Frank Kroner, H. W. Kiplinger and C. P. Fate, Harry had gone out for an afternoon’s hunt. They were at George Cover’s farm near Virgie when Mr. Cover informed them that he had seen a bunch of quail down the road a short distance. All climbed into the automobile. Frank Kresler w'as driving and Mr. Kiplingei* was seated with him. Mr. Fate and Harry climbed into the rear seat, Mr. Fate on the right. They had not taken the precaution to unload their guns as they were going only a short distance. Mr. Kresler bad his 16-gauge Winchester PJjfmp gun between his legs, the

muzzle pointing upward between himself and Mr. Fate. The auto hood against which the stock of the gun rested came open and the gun slipped until the hammer struck the floor,, discharging ' it. The charge tore across Mr. Kresler’s right arm, tearing away almost half of the muscle. The charge passed between the heads of Mr. Kresler and Mr. Fate, blood being spattered over Mr. Fate’s overcoat arid cap. Frank Kresler had just

] srt the car in,- motion and he brought the car to a stop. As soon as it was seen that Harry was bad;ly injured a hurried trip w’as : made to Rensselaer, which was I about 14 miles away and he was taken to the office of his brother. Dr. Kresler, and later removed to | his home. Dr. Kresler made an examination and saw that tbe injury was sufficiently serious to warrant | examination by a specialist and Dr. Richter was called from .Chi-

cago. He did not reach here until the M o’clock train. Examination disclosed that practically half of the muscle between the elbow and the shoulder was carried away, but that the bone and the cords w r ere uninjured or it is believed are uninjured. It w r as decided to draw the muscles over the bone as well as possible and to defer skin grafting for three or four weeks, until the wound begins „to hpal. A few shot were embedded below the elbow and these were left and will probably eause no trouble. It will probably bp until after the first of the year before Mr. Kres-

ler will be v alSle to resume his work at the barbershop. Many solicitous friends called at his horn# on„Cullen street to -see him and the accident is a very sad one, although fortunate that it did not cause the death of either Mr. Kresler or Mr. Fate.