HEROIC WOMAN DOCTOR

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 910, 1 March 1930, Page 9

HEROIC WOMAN DOCTOR

AIDED SUFFERERS IN BURNING. MINE UNDERGROUND SURGERY Rp'lT q F A ~ By Tele Oraph—Copyright Reed. 9 a.m. LONDON, Friday. Prirt^ y ° UnS wom an doctor, Winifred toe Havloe£ ral lf- d for hsr heroism in cashir! colliery explosion in LanShe assisted Dr. Dowling, whom she accompanied below, facing The risks t?ave*il o irT >r ?h COm^ OSedly - U was bad 1 woman t »? r k OU is h the work ings for Cr—frometh fl e Xe s d ce U n P e „V began ministering to the injured as they struggled to her. e was splendid,” said Dr. Dowln'u A flne athlet ic girl, she kept her head though the fumes were terrible and the men suffered from gas and others from frightful burns. Dr Bridge worked hard. I think she is the first woman who has faced medical tasks in these circumstances." A message cabled on Thursday said: The roar of an explosion which was heard afar sent hundreds of women hurrying to a pit-head at Haydock, Lancashire. Rescuers found flames shooting along the galleries in the colliery which were filled with fumes. These caused several men to collapse. Five miners were killed and 25 were badly burned. Two women doctors accompanied the rescuers into the blazing pit.