DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.

Patea Mail, Issue 949, 23 October 1882, Page 2

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.

Friday’s Chronicle says: Shortly before 6 o’clock yesterday evening Mr Murtagh Conroy, the well-known express driver, was making his way to the racecourse in cart. On the scat with Conroy was a lad of 13, the son of Mr Wright, employed as a blacksmith at Murray’s Foundry. The carl was passing over the railwaj r at the top of Ingestre-street, when it was suddenly caught by the cowcatcher of the the engine which was taking out the upcountry train. The result was that both the occupants of the trap were thrown violently out to a great distance, Conroy falling into a drain by the side of the road, and the boy into some high grass. Both were picked up and found to have sustained-serious injuries. Conroy’s left arm was broken in several places, and his internal injuries were evidenlty of a very extensive character. He was removed to his residence in Bell-street, and promptly attended by Dr Connolly, but at a late hour little hopes were entertained of his recovery, the last rites of the church having been administered by Father Kirk. Conroy has a wife and seven young children, so that the accident is more than usually regrettable. The boy Wright has suffered extensively in the shape of bruises and contusions on the face and body, but it is thought that no bones are broken.