ALARMING ACCIDENT AT TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1460, 10 November 1881, Page 2

ALARMING ACCIDENT AT TE AROH A.

V mir. Vt'ITLOUS escape tiom afearful death, writes, our correspondent, occurred hr>re on Tuesday to a lad named John Mi leu, 13 years of age. Along with another lad of his own age, he mounted a horse, and set out in seaich of some animiN that had gone astray. Milen wrapped the tether-rope round his wrist, in order, a-3 he stated, to be able to hold the hors' j in the event of bis being thrown Both lads were thrown at the same tun •, and the horse getting startled rushe < away down a hill. With the tetber-iop -.till twisted round hia arm the unfortii tutelid was dragged through the fein over and between bouldeis, and in short dashed from side to side against whatever obstacle happened to be in the way of the mad careei at which the horse was now going. On reaching the township bridge at the foot of the hill, the hoi'be was t imed, but only to dash olf again in another direction. In that way the horse, still dragging the boy in a most pitiable htate. behind it rusht'd m b .'tween Wilson's new buiidinr an<l a stack of timber. Happily the lad cleared both, otherwise he must have been killed on the spot. The hue and cry having now arissn, efforts were made to stop the further progress ot the horse. These, however, did not succeed until it had got between Mr Cooke's shop and McConneli's ba cry, where Mr Cleaiy, of the armed constabulary, threw himself boldly in front, and at the imminent risk of his own life managed to check its further progress. No one who witnessed the event ever expected the boy could •have been alive, but, to the astonishment of every one, he soon gave signs of revival. Dr Harvey was promptly in attendance, and, on examination, it was found that although terribly braised, no bones were broken. He has a msty cut over the right eye, and a dangerous looking scalp wound, but they are not considered as being of fatal tendency. So much had the lad recovered yesterday (Wednesday) that his friends were enabled to set out with him en route for the Thames hospital. Too much praise cannot be awarded to Constable Cleary, to whom the lad is most undoubtedly indebted for the preservation of his life. On finding he could not get hold of the horse by the head, the constable leapt ri^ht on to its back, a feat of the greatest danger, considering the rate at which, the horse was dashing along. As it was^ he could not manage to secure a proper seat, and eventually slipped fairly off the horse's back, falling 1 behind its heels. How he escaped without getting his brains kicked out, is a mystery. Happily the horse'a career had been arrested by this time, and its stoppage altogether was easily; accqmplishjea ,py the byestanders. ' ,1

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