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Lancaster Gazette
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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In Huntington, young militiamen accidentally shot and killed 23-year-old William Hine during a salute to their captain on the first Monday in September.
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Early on the morning of the first Monday of September last, several young men in the town of Huntington, subject to military duty, repaired to the house of their Captain, with charged pieces, in order to salute, or awaken him. To discharge their guns nearer the Captain's room than they otherwise could, they, or some of them, ascended a ladder which rested against the house. One of the men upon this ladder, fired his piece accidentally holding it in a fatal direction, the wad of which (it being loaded heavily) entered the body of one of the men below, Mr. Wm. Hine, 23 years of age, who, after painfully lingering three days expired in consequence of the wound thus received.
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Huntington
Event Date
Early On The Morning Of The First Monday Of September Last
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mr. wm. hine, 23 years of age, died after lingering three days from a wound caused by the wad from a heavily loaded gun.
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Several young men subject to military duty in Huntington went to their captain's house with charged guns to salute him. Some ascended a ladder against the house to fire closer to his room. One man on the ladder accidentally fired, and the wad entered the body of Mr. Wm. Hine below, causing his death three days later.