Indiana County PA Archives News.....Alfred Johnson Fatal Accident May 1871
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The Cambria Freeman. (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938: May 20, 1871 May 1871
On Wednesday last, the parents, of Alfred Johnson, living in Rayne township, about
one mile from Marion, left home for the purpose of attending the funeral of a
neighbor. During their absence, Alfred thought he would go hunting. He got his
father's rifle, and while putting his foot upon the lock, attempted to blow in the
muzzle to ascertain if it was loaded. While doing this, his foot slipped from the
hammer, and the gun was discharged, the charge (an ordinary sized bullet) passed
upward through his mouth and lodged at the base of the brain, causing his death
almost instantly. A young sister was the only one in the house at the time. The
mother and father were summoned and their agony upon learning the nature of the
accident was terrible. (Indiana Messenger)

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