JUMP FROM A TRAIN.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1396, 23 March 1912, Page 4

JUMP FROM A TRAIN.

jiovs JiiKAcn,oi:s escape. (Bj Tclccrnth.-I'ress AssaclatlotiJ Auckland, March 22. A serious railway accident, happened Jit Paerata. yesterday afternoon. The tr-n----year-old son uf Mr. Vow, n fanner iif J* s ■ <•— rain, had a iniriieiiliiiis escape from death. Tlii' Iml li.ivcls daily Id school liy triiiii to Pukckohc, and u* lie was not feeling well yesterday his teacher advised liim l» go homo l)V the 12.50 train from Pukekoho. 'This train is only limed l» stop at Paerata if rni|iiireil. When I lie boy found he was being earned past, the sluiion he apparently |o*|: his head and jumped from Ilio trniti, which was travelling :il a very last rale, with the result, that he fell on hi* head and his sealp was fearfully lorn ab:>iif.

The accident was evidently unnoticed liv these on |;o:ird the train,' for no steppage <,f (he Irain was made for I lie piirpovo of making inquiries. .Mrs. llognn, who lives close to Die station, at once went to the lad's assistance and arrangements were made to .send him to Pukekohe for medical treatment, and Miss Jamison drove him (« that township. On arrival at Pukckohc the boy was attended by Dr. Bronte and was afterwards removed fo his parents' home at Paerata. lie is now doing as well as can bo expected.