Myron McCabe
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle County Blade - September 27, 1906
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. While Hunting One Boy Fatally Shoots His Companion.
A most distressing accident, that has caused much anguish to the families directly involved as well as having a cast a gloom over the entire community, occurred last Friday evening about 5 o'clock.
Myron McCABE and Harry NIMS were hunting rabbits in the pine wood west of the cemetery and Harry accidentally shot his companion, the wound resulting fatally in about fifteen hours. Myron was the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. William McCABE,editor of the Times of this place, and the other boy is the son of the editor of this paper. This statement is made that the reader may appreciate the position in which the chronicler of the lamentable affair is placed on each paper. It is needless to dwell upon the distress and sorrow that each family feel, and especially the mental anguish suffered and to be suffered by the unfortunate boy responsible. Myron was twelve years of age and his companion a year older. Both were armed with .22 rifles. Harry had shot one rabbit and the boys believed they saw another. Myron was given the first shot in this instance, Harry waiting with his gun cocked to make a shot should his companion miss. So soon as Myron shot he started for the object shot at, getting directly in front of Harry when the latter's gun was accidentally discharged--and as usual in such accidents, Harry is unable to say how this occurred.
The wounded boy fell unable to rise. His companion picked him up and carried him fully three fourths of a mile to the border of the town where the attention of others was attracted and he secured help. It was found that the wounded boy was shot in the body just above the hip and to the right of the small of the back. On the advice of Dr. GILPIN he was hastened to the hospital at Salida with all speed, but expired soon after arrival there.
Myron was an uncommonly bright and manly boy and a general favorite in the community. He and his companion in the lamentable hunting trip were fast friends, and the sad termination of it was purely an accident which regrets and reproaches on his own part and that of his parents will never undo.
The funeral occurred on Monday at the family residence, the Rev. Father DWYER of Glenwood Springs conducting the services.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 2 - September 24, 1906
