ATTACKED p A WILD BOAR

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1850, 25 May 1888, Page 2

ATTACKED p A WILD BOAR

On Satjarday evening (mya the Anokland '' ijorald"^ Ij/lt Bart, a settlor on the Akatsa (village settlement) block, Fire wood Orook, brought m to tho Hospital hta son, about 18 yonns of ago, badly wounded m an enooantor with a wild boar In the bush. Itnppuara that young Bart and an older brother, sorao two years older, left home In tho morning with their doga to hunt piga m tho bash, at tho baok of the 'Bo'Cfcletoenfc. Tho brothers got ooparatod, and whilst the elder onq with ono of tho doga was away, the dog with tho younger lad rouaed a large and suvnge boar, whioh he was quite unable to taoklo, the moro especially aa tho boar's oara had boon eaten away In a proyloua pnoountor with dogs, and afforded no grip tor tlip d^. The boar went slowly up a riao, the dog yapping after it ftt a cafe distance. Young Bun waa standing somo little distance away, when tho bpar Buddonly turned round and charged him. Tho lad was kuooke.4 down by tho chargo, and reaolved a aevoro gnsh across the outaldo of the thigh, Tho anlmil then atruok hla tusk into the Inner part of one of hia wriafcs, inflicting a aovero wound, whtah bled profuaoly. Meantime ihe brother, heating* tho barking and noise of tho eculU ), oamo up and reaoaod from furthor injury. It wan found lmpoualbl* to e^y* 1 the W-ou!^ '!r nrn (.ho wound on tho wrjat Ullajlgnt Ji^i!J r o I or oxtoraporiaod toumionet had boon applied to the arm, and no t!mo waa then loat In bringing him on to Hamilton, a journey of several hours, top inettioal aaßiatanoe. ,