Musket accident at Hayward (Rusk: cabin, county, hospital)

[Jim West]

This past weekend, a young man was killed at Hayward when what the papers say was a ?"homemade musket" exploded.

We are needing some facts about what happened here, what was the musket in fact, and how did it happen to explode? Did he load it with smokless powder or what was the cause here.

Just the facts, please.

Thanks
JW

[CountryGal27]

Musket blast kills Illinois man


By Associated Press September 13, 2008 - 7:16 p.m.
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HAYWARD — Authorities in northwestern Wisconsin say a 40-year-man has died after a musket he was loading exploded.
Sawyer County deputies say the Geneva, Ill., man died Friday about 7:15 p.m., less than an hour after the explosion.
Authorities say three men at a cabin near Hayward were attempting to load and fire the musket. Deputies say the victim tried to fire the gun, and it exploded, sending shrapnel into his thigh. His friends drove him to a hospital where he died.
Authorities believe the shrapnel may have sliced through the femoral artery, one of the body’s main blood vessels.
The man’s name hasn’t been released pending notification of family.

[Jim West]

Yes that has been out commonly, we are trying to find details concerning the gun that exploded and if he was using smokless powder instead of black powder. It seems the lid has been nailed on the info around Hayward.

[dreamhunter65]

Doubt find out more till after investigation all done Jim. By then be old news and no reports come out of it.
Now what about a youth death in Rusk County Saturday? Any news on this>

[Jim West]

Well if you were in Hayward and went to the bar, you could get all the news, but not much is going on on the street. I guess I'll just have to call the Sheriff to find out.