Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1919 — FRIGHTFUL HUNTING ACCIDENT [ARTICLE]

FRIGHTFUL HUNTING ACCIDENT

Young Lady Fatally Injured bj; Discharge of Shotgun. Miss Golda Bridgewater of near Fowler who is a teacher in the White county schools, was brought to the hospital Thanksgiving day suffering from frightful and probably fatal injuries received during the forenoon when she was accidently shot by the discharge of a shotgun. _ ( Miss Bridgewater, with some other young people, had planned a rabbit hunting trip, and in company with a young man had started out* in an automobile expecting to pick up the rest of the bunch and, when in front of the lio use where they were to get them, stopped their car, both getting out. Miss Bridgewater had walked perhaps 10 feet from the car and the young .man, with the loaded shotgun in his hand, opened the rear door of the car to release a couple of\ dogs which they had chained together. In some manner the chains of the dogs came in contact with the, hammer of the gun and discharged it. The charge blew off two ot the young man’s fingers and entered the girl’s head at the left ear, tearing it Off and coming out at the left eye, completely destroying that member. Dr. A. P. Rainier of Repington and a Fowler physician were called to the scene of the accident, which was about six miles north of Fowler, and the Worland ambulance was summoned from this city and the young lady brought to the hospital here. The girl has lain unconscidus since the accident and little hope is entertained of her recovery. Her condition was such that up to 'yesterday noon the doctors had done but little toward dressing the wound, but hoped to do so some time during the day if her condition permitted.