R. R. HARROWER KILLED BY GUN
Dies in Front of Home at End of Hunting Trip.
HAD HAPPY DAY
Weapon Explodes as He Bids Friends Goodby—Wife Prostrated.
Hunting, a sport he loved above any other, brought about the death of Gray R. Harrower, 52, Prudential Insurance company agent, Sunday
night in front of his home, W2810 Broadway, at the end of a hunting expedition he had enjoyed with friends.
Harrower had been to Odessa hunting rabbits with W. R. More, E321 Twenty-first; H. B. Woodbridge, W101 Thirty-third, and Amos Johnson,
E1127 Providence. He returned with More and Woodbridge in the former's automobile and was bidding them goodby in front of his home.
Died Almost Instantly.
Thanking his friends for their good fellowship and remarking, "I have had a most wonderful day," Harrower set his shotgun on the parking strip.
Just as the butt touched the cement the gun was discharged. The load struck Harrower under the chin and tore away his face. He died almost
instantly.
Emergency hospital attendants were called, but no aid was possible. Detectives Akers and Ralstin examined the weapon and discovered that it could accidentally be discharged if struck in a certain position. The safety lock was not "on." Harrower's friends said they had been hunting with him for years and they knew he was an expert with a gun and a careful handler of arms. They were sure, they said, Harrower never carried a shell in the gun, and on this occasion he must have overlooked it.
Wife Is in State of Collapse.
Mrs. Harrower was in a state of collapse when she learned of the tragedy and Dr. R. L. Rotchford was called to attend her. Dr. T. C. Barnhart,  coroner, investigated and sent the body to Hennessey & Calloway's.
Mr. Harrower had lived here 20 years and for the last 12 years had been with the insurance company. He had many friends here and belonged
to the Spanish-American war veterans and the American legion. Two children, a boy, 11, and a girl, 8, also survive. There are two other children by a former marriage, residing out of the city.