NEWS: First Fatal Hunting Fatality - Henry HALTERMAN, 1932, of interest in 
Somerset County, PA  

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HENRY HALTERMAN

Hunting Fatality in Garrett County

  The first fatal hunting accident of the season in Garrett County occurred 
recently when Henry Halterman, aged 17, of Henry, was instantly killed when his 
shotgun was accidentally discharged, blowing off the left portion of his head.
  Halterman and a boy companion, Wilmer Pifer, were on their way to a store at 
Henry.  Wanting to hunt along the way the lad took a gun from his home against 
the protest of his mother.
  The gun was loaded and he had fired one of the two charges it contained at a 
rabbit and then attempted to climb upon a rock to observe the course the rabbit 
took, the hammer of the gun struck against the rock as he was drawing it toward 
him and exploded the second charge, the shot striking him in the head and 
killing him instantly.
  The youth was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Halterman, of near Henry.  
Their daughter was drowned a number of years ago when she fell into the Potomac 
River near her home.

Meyersdale Republican, December 1, 1932