PAINFUL ACCIDENTS.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 91, 28 February 1885, Page 3

PAINFUL ACCIDENTS.

Auckland, February 24. An accident of a most painful nature happened this forenoon to a young man named Frank Wrigley, employed at T. and S. Morrin and Cos. He-was in the act of chopping a piece of India-rubber pipe with a tomahawk when, it is said, another boy pulled the pipe away. This may or may not be true, but, at all events, the tomahawk descended with full force upon Wrigley's left hand, mangling It in a most shocking manner. The yeuth was taken to -Dr. Tennent's surgery, but as the operation required rendered it imperative that two surgeons should be present, he was sent on to the Hospital. The bones of the fingers and also a portion ot the hand itself were cut through, rendering amputation of a part of the hand as well as the fingers necessary. A labourer named William Cammier, who resides in Grey-street, is suffering from the effects of an accident. He was employed at Conlon and Began's drainage warks near the rail way >harf, and was working in a drain about two feet below the surface when a large stone rolled in upon him, lacerating the whole top of the scalp, and causing one wound five inches in length, and anothor three or four inches. The wounds were stitched and the other injuries dressed at Dr. Tennent's surgery, and the patienc is now progressing favourahly. It will, however, be some time yet before he can return to his work. A brother of Mr P. Lanigan, dock contractor, met with a painful accident this morning. He was descending from the wharf to the steamer Calliope when his foot slipped and he fell on to the vessels deck. He sustained a severe cut on the head, which rendered him insensible for a iew moments, and he had to be conveyed home in a cab.

Here is a Wellington "mystery" as hinted at by the "Post" which is cal-^ culated to tickle one's curiosity :— " There* are some strange rumours floating about, as. „ to certain irregular and singular proceedings having been carried on for some time* in some of the Parliamentary buildings," „