Suffolk County NyArchives Obituaries.....Garrett, Mary October 1905
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Kinston Free Press (11 Oct 1905)
Eastport, N.Y., Oct. 10 -- Mary, the 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 
GARRETT, of Watermill, was shot and instantly killed at her home, her 7-year-old 
brother, while playing "Indian," having killed her.  Her father, who is a 
longshoreman, had neglected to remove the cartridges from his shotgun after 
returning from a hunting trip and had allowed the weapon to remain standing in 
the corner of the kitchen. About 2 o'clock, when the parents were in an 
adjoining room, Thomas, in a playful mood, said to his sister, "Let's play 
Indian," and after seizing the gun and stepping off into one corner, aimed it at 
his little playmate and pulled the trigger.  A loud report followed and Mary 
fell to the floor, the top of her head blown off by the charge. The mother, who 
heard the discharge, rushed into the room and almost fainted at the sight of the 
harrowing spectacle.  Thomas is almost insensible of the gravity death of his 
act through grief at the loss of his sister, and sobs piteously over her. 

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