This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HAWTHORNE, WERNER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2ZB.2ACE/353 Message Board Post: The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., January 28, 1938, page 1 CAMP SEVEN LAD DIES OF GUN WOUND Fatally injured by an accidental discharge from his .22 rifle while rabbit hunting. Luke Hawthorne, 19-year-old Camp Seven youth died in the Hood River hospital late last week. Hawthorne was struck in the abdomen by a high speed .22 bullet when his rifle accidentally discharged as he was pulling it toward him over a snow covered stump. The shooting occurred last Monday. He was unable to arouse neighbors by his frantic calls for help the injured youth crawled to the home of his sister, Mrs. Edward Werner. From there he was rushed to the Hood River hospital. Blood transfusions and emergency treatment failed to save his life. Hawthorne was buried in The Dalles early this week. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the family or event listed above, please post it as a reply to this message.