Serious Accident.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1655, 8 June 1875, Page 2

Serious Accident.

An accident of a somewhat serious -nature, occurred last evening, between five and six o'clock, to Mr Cottis, tomato sauce -manufacturer, of Payne-. Mt CoJt&.Jias' driving _his horse *and-cairt, - iull of empty boxes, steadily by St. George's Bay, when all on a sudden the box up^jWhic- the driverWas sitting, _.ipped"-6rw%rflU and Mr Cottis was precipitated"head -oremosb-into the road.. He fell on his head, and his right cheek coming an contact with some scoria, was laid bare to-the bone, and-bled profusely. ""He was assisted; to his .house, &nd his wounds- , attended "to by Dr." "Goldsbro'; but no^bem*!: were broken. He still lies in a weakly con_iv^. tion, but hopes-are*"entertained of __^]_§{f!' ■■. "mate recovery. The^toU- was very steep down which the _prge^wenl? r , and-th_.Bitt ? behind acted as an impetus rather than as a preventative to speed. After Mr Cottis ~U^ | thrown out the horse went ata^uriousp-ce downthe street and came-in contact with the*' ' fence.at. the, tjie road? kn-eK_|gSi, down two panels and two stout posts^paifiw^^j into the paddock. Fortunately ttfe, horiS, *J was not hurt, not-waathe cart damaged*--- ''■'■