Clyde Redshaw.

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 15 January 1915, Page 3

Clyde Redshaw.

Many Huntly people will have a vivid recollection of the sad accident by which little Clyde Redshaw iost both hands at. the Glasgow Street crossing about two and a half years ago. About eighteen months ago, he went with his parents to Australia and is living at Wallsend, where lie goes to School. That he is getting on well is ; evidenced by the composition ; written by him, a fae-simile of which is given beloiv. The composition in itself is good for a lad of his years (he is about nine years old now) and the writing would easily pass muster for a boy of his age even if he had the use of both hands, but when we remember that he writes with a pen held in his teeth and moved by the stumps of his arms, we cannot but remark the wonderful ability to accustom himself to circumstances which has been shown by the boy. A scrutiny of the photograph below, show’s that the boy is both

healthy and happy, and that his terrible disablement has not permanently affected his spirits. The Trustees of the Redshaw Fund, which was raised subsequent to the accident, decided some months ago that the time bad arrived when it would be advisable to furnish the boy with artificial hands, and to that end they have placed an order with the best maker in Australia to j provide him with two pairs, one ! to do ordinary light work, and the other to do heavier work. As a good deal of fine work and much fitting has to be done wfith these hands, they take a ldng time to complete, but the trustees are expecting every day to hear that the boy r has been set up in this direction. Clyde is doing well in his school work, and there is reason to hope, that when he comes of age, and has received the special education, which no doubt will be accorded him when he is old enough, he will be able to make his way in the world without further help.