SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3019, 19 November 1891, Page 2

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

A siiockim; accident occured at To Amiimit'i last Tuesday afternoon to Mr Ji.sepl. C'tti!tli:ird, who has lately been running .- kiimll s-iw-mill next to Walton. C'liiltli.in] iiiul Graham's (1 mr-mill, cnUiiu , timber into lengths for fruit boxes. Whil.working awiiy as usual feeding the circular si.w lin left wrist came in contict with itrovnlving teeth and it simply cut hi-; hand almost "If. Ho curie ruiiuiiiL' across to tti-flour-mill and told one of the hands w |i<, ~< UUCP. galloped otf for Or Rowley. 1).. Cu-ihney happened to be in Te A waning so he r.unedown to the mill atonco tngethi'i with Ur. K iwley. The two surgeons examined the limb and saw they must take the hand clean off. This was done there and then without any chloroform. Mr Coiilthard has always been noted for his wonderful nerve but this time he fairly surpassed himself, for he stood for about two hours while the doctors cut the hand otf just it the wri-t j >inr, picked nut splinters, gathered Uμ the ends of arteries, sewed up the end (if the limb and all tinother painful details. He never flinchen but kept up a cheerful conversation all the timo. Gra.it .sympathy is felt lor him all over the district as ho is a general favourite. The accident U f.hu more unfortunato as Inhad his other hand, the right, injured and two fingers taken .iff snm« r <w.<\ ago.