Spafford Bass, 16, Loses Left Arm in Hunting Accident, Nov. 29, 1920

By Lina C. Harrell, Marshville, Nov. 29—An accident which excited the sympathies of the entire town occurred on Thanksgiving morning when Spafford Bass, 16-year-old son of Mr. Henry Bass, was shot through his left arm, the limb being so mangled that amputation was necessary. The young man with Quincy Pierce had started hunting. Pierce has broken the gun, a breech loader, down to load it. As he snapped it in place after loading it, the gun unexpectedly fired, the full load entering the left arm of Mr. Bass, shattering the limb, and particles of shells entering the body. The local doctors amputated the arm above the elbow, and latest reports from the patient were to the effect that he was doing very well. Much sympathy is felt for young Bass in the unfortunate accident. (From the front page of the Monroe Journal, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1920)