. . . that a son of Mr. A. W. Gordon, of Benton tp., Des Moines County, was instantly killed, Thursday afternoon, by the accidental discharge of a gun. While blowing in the gun he attempted to push back the hammer with his foot, which slipping, discharged it into his mouth and blowing off the top of his head. He was about seventeen years of age.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 26, 1862, p. 3
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 26, 1862, p. 3
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