BUGGY ACCIDENT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2576, 15 January 1889, Page 2

BUGGY ACCIDENT.

■ -*-- — What might li.ive b-on a seri.ms accident ocnired in i!nii:iltnn on .S-inday. about noun', l>r ".as out, \'ir-iLinpr a patient at .Mrs Oeeyan'-, oul had left Miss Henry, of \Vhaii»iU-ui a lady in delicate health, who is at present on a visit to Hamilton, sitting in his biiKLry lmlcliiifr the reins of his horse, ii-n.illy' :i. very quiet animal. It was, linwuvm- Mioiled by the approach of the entire horse Duke of LUicelengh, ami im uediately billed. -Miss Henry tried to pull him up, but failed, and on turiiiiitf the corner towards the ri'.er by .Mr llyd.-'s tli« trap collided with Uni corner post of the. fence and was overturned, throwiii"; .Miss Henry lioavily lo tln-jfroiind, renduririfr her unconscious. Jh- Murch who had heard the commotion al. once came up, and the injured lady was ea;r:ed into .Mr Hyde'-, where wa-done to restore her to consciousness, but without eif.-ct. Several uei-liboiirs kimJly volunteered and carried Miss lieniv back on a stretcher to .Mrs (iivynncs Hotel, whuro she, is stayiiij;. Aft.:, a" caivl'ul examination, the doctor proiiounc.id th it no bones were broken, but that the. lady was very badly shaken. Dr.iiiifr Sunday and .Monday -Miss Henry j.-r.idii illy r.-jram'-d consciousness, and at pie-ent is mi tin , fair road to recovery. After ovf.rt|ii-..-,viiiLf ihn S.'U.'gv. the horse continued for :.l,,iut. r.O yards, svhen it K ot itself clear of r.lie vehicle the upper part of which is a enuipie.L.! wreck, aii.l then stood quite, still, ii.ul Dr. Murch been in the there U no doubt but that he would have'been abl'-to pull the horse up, which Miss Henry h.i-l not tlm. strength to do.