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Domestic News
August 18, 1880
The Daily Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
Mr. Frank Brooke of Warrenton accidentally shot himself in the chest with a pistol while joking with friends in his store on Saturday. The bullet passed through his lung but lodged near his shoulder; he is recovering well with no expected complications.
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Remarkable Trifling with a Pistol,
[Alexandria Gazette.]
Saturday, while Mr. Frank Brooke, of
Warrenton, was in his store, surrounded
by a party of friends [as has heretofore been
briefly mentioned], he grasped a pistol lying
near on a shelf that was apparently unloaded,
for he, looking at it, saw that all the
chambers were, as he thought, empty, and,
making some jesting remarks to his com-
panions, turned the muzzle to his breast
and playfully pulled the trigger.
Now, it happened that the one chamber con-
cealed by the hammer was loaded, and the
weapon exploded, the ball (of 32-caliber)
entering about two inches above the
left nipple, immediately over the heart, and
passing through the lung. Mr. Brooke im-
mediately fell. He was carried up-stairs,
and the doctors being sent for, an examina-
tion was held, when it was found that the
bullet was still in the body. The wound
was not probed, as it was considered dan-
gerous because of the close proximity to
the heart. The missile, it is supposed, took
an upright direction and is lodged some-
where in the vicinity of the shoulder.
The patient is doing very well, and there
is no apprehension of any untoward result.
[Alexandria Gazette.]
Saturday, while Mr. Frank Brooke, of
Warrenton, was in his store, surrounded
by a party of friends [as has heretofore been
briefly mentioned], he grasped a pistol lying
near on a shelf that was apparently unloaded,
for he, looking at it, saw that all the
chambers were, as he thought, empty, and,
making some jesting remarks to his com-
panions, turned the muzzle to his breast
and playfully pulled the trigger.
Now, it happened that the one chamber con-
cealed by the hammer was loaded, and the
weapon exploded, the ball (of 32-caliber)
entering about two inches above the
left nipple, immediately over the heart, and
passing through the lung. Mr. Brooke im-
mediately fell. He was carried up-stairs,
and the doctors being sent for, an examina-
tion was held, when it was found that the
bullet was still in the body. The wound
was not probed, as it was considered dan-
gerous because of the close proximity to
the heart. The missile, it is supposed, took
an upright direction and is lodged some-
where in the vicinity of the shoulder.
The patient is doing very well, and there
is no apprehension of any untoward result.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
What keywords are associated?
Pistol Accident
Frank Brooke
Warrenton
Self Shooting
Gun Mishap
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Frank Brooke
Where did it happen?
Warrenton
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Warrenton
Event Date
Saturday
Key Persons
Mr. Frank Brooke
Outcome
ball entered two inches above left nipple, through lung, lodged near shoulder; patient doing very well, no apprehension of untoward result.
Event Details
Mr. Frank Brooke grasped an apparently unloaded pistol in his store, made jesting remarks, turned muzzle to breast, and pulled trigger; concealed loaded chamber fired, causing wound.