Meets Death By Accidental Discharge of Shotgun
Nov 16 1904
One of the saddest accidents it has ever been our duty chronicle occurred at the home of Carl Masters, six miles northeast of Brunswick, some time in the forenoon of Wednesday.
One of Mr. Master's children was sick, and Mr. Masters started out hunting, intending to kill a squirrel to make some soup for the child. He left home about 9 o'clock in the morning. The day wore on and he did not return and his wife and children became alarmed.
A searching party was formed, and his body lay about 6 feet from a wire fence, and the shotgun was hanging on the fence. A ghastly wound in the heart told the story of his death, which must have been instantaneous. It was evident that he had climbed through the fence, and in pulling the gun through after him, had accidentally discharged it.
Dr. B. Hughes, county coroner, was notified, and came up from Keytesville yesterday morning and held an inquest. His examination, in which he was assisted by Dr. A. W. Zillman, of Indian Grove, showed that the contents of the gun had entered the left breast, tearing the heart into shreds.
Mr. Masters was the son of Isaiah Masters, and was well liked and highly respected by all who knew him. He was about thirty years of age, or perhaps a little older. He leaves a wife and five small children.
We unite with a large number of friends in extending our tenderest sympathies to the heartbroken widow and the fatherless children in their deep sorrow.
Funeral services will be conducted today, followed by interment in Hazel Ridge cemetery.
Meets Death By Accidental Discharge of Shotgun
Nov 16 1904
One of the saddest accidents it has ever been our duty chronicle occurred at the home of Carl Masters, six miles northeast of Brunswick, some time in the forenoon of Wednesday.
One of Mr. Master's children was sick, and Mr. Masters started out hunting, intending to kill a squirrel to make some soup for the child. He left home about 9 o'clock in the morning. The day wore on and he did not return and his wife and children became alarmed.
A searching party was formed, and his body lay about 6 feet from a wire fence, and the shotgun was hanging on the fence. A ghastly wound in the heart told the story of his death, which must have been instantaneous. It was evident that he had climbed through the fence, and in pulling the gun through after him, had accidentally discharged it.
Dr. B. Hughes, county coroner, was notified, and came up from Keytesville yesterday morning and held an inquest. His examination, in which he was assisted by Dr. A. W. Zillman, of Indian Grove, showed that the contents of the gun had entered the left breast, tearing the heart into shreds.
Mr. Masters was the son of Isaiah Masters, and was well liked and highly respected by all who knew him. He was about thirty years of age, or perhaps a little older. He leaves a wife and five small children.
We unite with a large number of friends in extending our tenderest sympathies to the heartbroken widow and the fatherless children in their deep sorrow.
Funeral services will be conducted today, followed by interment in Hazel Ridge cemetery.
Gravesite Details
The 1880 and 1900 U.S. Censuses shows name as Carra P. Masters.
Family Members
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Cora Francis Masters Norbeck
1874–1912
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Amanda Amadilla Masters Brown
1876–1946
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Jackson D. Masters
1879–1879
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Minnie Jane Masters Rhodes
1885–1952
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Lucrecia Ann "Anna" Masters Kaiser
1890–1939
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Ida Blanche Masters Rhodes
1893–1927
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John Franklin Masters
1899–1957
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Bessielee Violet Masters Gingell
1902–1976
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Hilda Iola Masters Melville
1905–1994
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