INJURED BY WILD BOAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 353, 1 March 1902, Page 2

INJURED BY WILD BOAR.

A MAORI’S PAINFUL EXPERIENCE

A Maori from Patutahi district was admitted to the Hospital yesterday suffering from wounds indicted • by a wild boar. The boar’s tusk caught him in the calf of the leg, and badly ripped it up. The Jilaori bad gone out alone on horseback, with gun and dog. He left his horse at the track, and took the dog in search of a pig. Tho dog went on ahead and barked, and the Maori thinking that the dog had the pig bailed up, went in tbo direction of the sound ; but seemingly the dog bad only scented tho pig, for unawares tho man suddenly came upon it in the fern, and before ho had time to raise his gun or escape the pig rushed at him, caught him above tho foot aud threw him, then passing on. Tbo man tried to rise, but found that be could not ; he called the dog, which soon went in chase of the boar. When the Maori got a chance lie fired at the boar, but only wounded it and caused it to become moro excited and savage. Tire dog, however, kept tbo boar engaged until tbo Native, who bad crawled round near the pig, got a chance and shot- the J boar daM yitn g bullet behind the ear. j The Nttive, who was in great agony from his i.ijjl'ies, was in a sad plight. There |

was n« hope obtaining assistance, and all the man could do w? s t° crawl through the bush towards his horse, which was ?■ consicerable distance away. However, as the slades of night were falling the plucky fellov was successful, and managed to moult the animal. Then, though profuse,)' bleeding all the time, he rode to his hone, and next day was driveu to the Hopital, which the poor fellow reached in tie afternoon. The injuries were atteiied to by Dr Craig, who stitched the gapig wounds, and the patient is now prgressing well. , peculiar fact in connection with the cae is that even when the Native was in dij agony he sought to cut out the jaws o£he animal by way of grim satisfaction irregard to the injuries he had himsalf sstained : he was too weak to wreak Is vengeance in this way, but declares tat lie will yet procure those jaws.