BUGGY ACCIDENT AT OXFORD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1963, 5 February 1885, Page 3

BUGGY ACCIDENT AT OXFORD.

An .accident of a rather serious nature happened on MonH->v afternoon to Mi H.il combe and Mr-* O'Hiilloiau, win) weie. driving from Ciunbiidge to Lichfiekl. About 11,I 1 , miles fiom ()\foul, near to wheie tlie old fond branches off, the hones if Mr llalcoinbe's buggy took flight at a bullock dray iind became unmanageable. At tin-* 111111 1 1 1 1 of the load there is a. cutting _ on on<j side and ,\ tolerably abjep descent into the \ alley on the other, and down tin- de-cent the bnppy with it-^ occopatits «vw capsiwd. The l>ijjj"y wai iinsuhod, and Mr Halcombe and Mrs O'Hallmnn were sorely bruised and shaken. Mr T. W. Mayson happened to be near the spot, and assistance being piocured, the sufferers were com eyed to the Oxford Hotel, wherri they received every attention, and a mes*eni?er was despatched to Canibiidgo foi Dr. Cu4>ny. On that gentlemen uri ivmg he found^ that Mr Halcombe, thonifh severely bruised, had gono on to Lichh'eld. Mr« O'Hallnnin *a^ found to be -ie\orely bnused on the left arm, but th°, doctor w<ih of opinion that no bones were broken, although the limb was too much swollen foi him to be positive.