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Lake, was mistaken for a deer by another hunter and shot, the bullet 

 passing through his body just above the heart. Not fatally hurt. 



October 27. — Frank Tansley, of Rockwood, Fulton county, aged 

 about 25 years, while hunting deer in Hamilton county, about midway 

 between Arietta and Lake Piseco, fell and his rifle being discharged by acci- 

 dent the ball perforated his wrist, passed through his abdomen and, taking 

 an upward course, came out at the neck. Death was instantaneous. 



October 31. — Parker Corts, at Whitesboro, aged 12 years, while hunt- 

 ing near that place, accidently dropped his double-barreled shotgun and 

 both barrels were discharged. One charge tore away the flesh of the right 

 thigh and the other tore along the left breast, exposing the bone, and took 

 away the left ear. 



November 1. — -While Charles L. Bryant of Columbus, Chenango 

 county, aged 19 years, was hunting squirrels near that place, the trigger of 

 his rifle was caught by a twig and the weapon discharged. The bullet 

 struck him in the temple and death was instantaneous. 



November 3. — While Charles DeLong of Fort Plain, aged about 21 

 years, was hunting on the Mohawk river, near that place, one barrel of his 

 shotgun was accidently discharged and he was severely wounded in the 

 left side. 



November 13, — Frank White, aged about 70 years, who resided about 

 five miles from Malone, Franklin county, and who had been hunting deer 

 in the vicinity of Duane, was found dead in the woods, having been shot 

 accidentally or otherwise. 



December 27. — Thomas Smith of Saranac Lake, aged 8 years, while 

 hunting rabbits in company with his father near that village, was badly 

 wounded by the accidental discharge of a 22-caliber rifle which he carried. 

 The ball struck him in the upper lip and took an upward course through 

 the nostrils, coming out at the forehead between the eyes. 



December 27. — While four boys with shotguns were hunting rabbits 

 near Saranac Lake, they fired at a rabbit, and John Walker, aged 14 years 

 was accidently wounded. A buckshot passed through his right lung. 



December 27. — At Lake Clear Junction in the Adirondacks while 

 Frank Piets, aged 17, was cleaning a 22-caliber revolver, it was accidentally 

 discharged, the ball penetrating his right hand. 



