Lynchburg Virginian

Shocking Death.—The American Signal gives the following particulars of a shocking accident and death of a young lady residing in Shirley, Mass., on Wednesday. Miss Williams, an accomplished young girl, 16 years old, daughter of Mr. Wm. Williams, was out in the garden with her brother William. Her brother looked up and saw a hawk flying over. He immediately told his sister to get his gun in the house. She ran some distance and found the gun in the entryway, taking hold of it carelessly, the lock catch caught in a chest, causing the gun (which was loaded with a heavy charge of shot and powder) to go off, the entire charge passing through her head, entering near the eye, and killing her instantly.