The News & Observer

DEATH BLAZED
FROM THE SHELL.

(By the Associated Press.)

Junction City, Kan., August 19.—While at target practice about 9 o'clock this morning on Fort Riley reservation, half a mile north of this city, a seven-inch 107 pound shell exploded as it was being placed in the breech of a section gun of siege battery O. Seventy artillery, commanded by Captain Van Duren. Casualties:

HENRY WATSON, killed.
JOHN J. KING, fatally injured.
CHARLES DUNCAN, fatally injured.
HENRY LOGSDON, seriously injured.
DENNIS MAHONEY, painfully injured.
RECRUIT LLOYD, seriously injured.
ROOS DUK, slightly injured.
JAMES BREDY, slightly injured.

The big siege battery of four guns has been on the target range north of this city since Wednesday of last week. This morning the usual practice was in progress. The 107 pound shell had been put into the third section gun and Private Watson was ramming the shell when there was a terrific explosion, and the headless body of Watson was seen standing perfectly erect for almost fifteen seconds. Then it moved as if to step and fell, alighting on the back with the shoulders toward the gun.

Watson has a father in Texas and a brother and sister in South Carolina. He enlisted at Savannah, Ga.

Private King had both arms torn off and lost both eyes. He is from New Jersey.

Private Murray Sykes had a portion of his skull torn off and his right eye badly damaged.

Charles Duncan was badly bruised about the head and blinded in both eyes. He is from near Wichita.

Henry Logsdon is from London, Ky. His body is badly hurt and he may be blinded by powder burns.

Dennis Mahoney, of Boston, was hit in the mouth with a fragment of shell and lost several teeth.

Recruit Lloyd, who recently joined the battery, from Jackson, Tenn., had his left forearm blown off and right eye badly burned.

The wounded men were taken at once to the hospital where medical attendance could be given.