Mr. Burton's survival of a shooting accident
Published October 5, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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Millennial Star Research
Mr. Burton of Salt Lake City was shot in the back with a rifle bullet, but the bullet passed through his body and exited through his mouth. He was recovered and the incident is considered a remarkable case.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 44, No. 37 (11 September 1882), p. 592):
Mr. Burton, of Salt Lake City, was shot in the back with a rifle bullet, which passed through his body and out at his mouth. He is recovering, and the case is considered a remarkable one.
In Their Own Words
“Mr. Burton, of Salt Lake City, was shot in the back with a rifle bullet, which passed through his mouth and was recovered. It is considered rather a remarkable case. — Millennial Star 44:37”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 11 September 1882 (Vol. 44, No. 37). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1882-09-11_44_37 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 44, No. 37 (11 September 1882), p. 592 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1882-09-11_44_37
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