Serious Accident.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 113, 8 April 1884, Page 2

Serious Accident.

j (^apfeVpui Herald.)/ , On Saturday afternooa a yety aevi:ous accident tbql? j)lace at Kaitoke. A buggy* containing. Mi;s White and Mrs Rotherham was' driven by the former down the road through Holder's property, which leads from. Mr White's residence to t^e mam rflad*. The ani;mal appears to have been startled, and immediately rushed '^iff, dashing down the roadj which,, is very . a± »a rapid""paco, and Mrs White quite lost coibttal of the; animal. J T.wb' y<ihn^i ladies. Miss* QonnoHjjatld Migfi Rf brrison not'earing to ventui'B down that ])ortipn. oorf r tne ipad, -had r waltceq ; down <j and when the trap reached them they v'ere holJing the larg-e_iron gate opeu. Bpi.ug frightens?(l, they unfrrtugatelyi let go of it, ana the hpi;se dashed against the gate witligre^ force/ ;^ke ; ladies m the trap were thriowu out, tne gate fulling on tlierii: Tho young ladies immediately; gave al 1 assistance m their power, and .t^ie inj'u-ed ladies were cony«ye(^. &Mr White's residence. , Th^ injuries Were found 'by' Dr Connoli^,/ who was soon on the, ground, to be very serious^- Mrs ; W]ii.te to has rtj^o very large scalp wounda, her ( nost}, being, proken, besides which it is feared: that severe internal injuries have been received. Mrs, Rotlieram is,, much cut about the head and face, and her ribs are contused^. J)r.s Tripe and =Connolly proceeded, to (the iioQ§e early. this mornin s-i':;;;'^:, : : ; i; " j: ! : ";.,'.' *..-' ' "[■'','," ■ \ rrr ■4ii\ J 'r.--,.\ 1 .:-.- l -\ :■:■ :•■;■■■ , .^ater.,., ., Wojea.rn tjiat Mrs. White who Was,, unconscioui), nearly the whole of yeste t % . day, improved slightly io-warda ( eyt*n r j~ ing, but ( shej h& } still io^ a very ' critical condition. Mrs Rotheram is improving steadily, and hopes are entertained 1 tbat she may- be 'rembvi^i in r 'a few days to her own residence. "