THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT PAPAKURA.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 70, 24 March 1887, Page 4

THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT PAPAKURA.

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AN i(ique«t was held yesterday at the Hospital, before Dr. PhilßOD, upon the body of Thorns Useher, who was run ovor by a train at Pnpakura on , i Whi Icfir way cbiicbD lorGlDiiii- j Charles Beamish, guard of the train, of PoLmby, said that on Tuesday evening at S 25 he was earning into Papakura «ith the f-f, train from the Waikato. Deceased had co.neon at Pukekobe as second class paHMsn- , with one hand, and purculo m the other. | H. was BWunK round by tlio motion , of the train, and fell dawn m | tho rails. The wheel nearest [lie platform , end nob pass completely over his legs, but , atoppi"g crushed them. Witness was abou j OPy Pa.ci a from tho decoded at the time o , the accident and saw ailthat happened. Hio | carriage had to be moved before the deceased ooold be gut out, aa he was jammed. «U* X Jj^twen of tho pMrtiwin hi. low we.c tM up, to atop the flow of blood. Two pa-senwere attended to deceased on the way down to ,~nd, which was reached about 9.50 p.m. Deceased seemed delirious, and kept shouting out; he blamed no one, but said the train went on utter it had stopped. Witness denied this altogether. Witne-s liaving telegraphed to Newmaiket, Dr. Mackullar mot the train, mid at once attended to deceased, and he was taken to the Hospital on a stretcher. Witness was of opinion thac tho accident was tho outcome of deceased attempting to leave the train whilst it was in motion. fhU was against tne railway by-lawf; whict provide for the infliction of n penalty of £10 for such an offence. It was a common thing for pooplo to do and i' wna almost beyond the power of man to mtop them. By tho Foreman : Jno medic il uid was nrocurablo i" Pupakuro. No uortut lived ihere. By Mr Cooper: Goulii not .-ay if th ß deceased waa v frequent traveller. The by-law* wore po-tod ilp at all Hip Htations in large letters. There lia'l been many proeeoutions for •'ho offeuca ot leaving n truin whilst in moti'iii-moro tlmn a v.-.-.m th»t year, |se thO HiJ ''f. haVO f,? U, en, aB L.lon?J° reach the medical man at i-unakone an to take deceated to the Hospital, as thuy did Ur. E Mackellttr deposed to attending thu deceaeed ou his arrival at Newmarktt. Ho was lying on cushions on the Hoor of tho van, and could answer distinctly. Ho was cold and v/oak and complained ai great pafn. There were some ounces of blood about tho carnage Hoor. Thero was no sign of what might be termed excessive hemorrhage; tho bleeding had been very efficiently provontid by straps and bai.duuoß. VV'itneta removed the socks and troui-ors by cutiing, and saw that deceusca had received a largo lacorated wound on the right leg, coupled with compound comminuted fracture of the same lea. The otho. leg had receivod a cmnpotind fracture, the bone protruding boloA- the knee. After consultation it was decided to amputate both legs Witness, in reply to Mr Cooper, sp^ke of tho yriut want of anubuknccH at different ■ "iiiis, Tho doceased, he eaid, had been Vj.'u,d;.u tfi ou M)p yoy to KewiviarUet by uoiw.ns y/hq n-emed to know what lq d.jj it, wu3 on the way up from the station to she Hiit-pitul that he suffered, being canvovtid in an ordinary espiess inttoad o an ambulance-Dr. D. W. Balfour \\ ilkie, M.B. M.H.C.S.E, House Burfieon at the Ho-'pita!,gaveev.douceoßtoaf«istin(» at the operation, which was done under ether, at midnight. Drs. tlaiues and Lawry operated at one time. The patient was sulierjij.r f-nrp a tevere chock, aod never rullit-d ; ha" had lost much ilood oltq. lie ([radu »lly"a»i.U' ofter tho operation, and dipd at fhipe o!clock ffjm th.9 shock.-Gerald engine drivpr, deposed to knowing the deseareU f»r nino years, iiu wus about tixty years of age, and had loft a wife and tami.y. Ho had enco Kurved in tho Us!h n'tfiinent.-G'Jn-tmb'e Culliuo deposed to deceased having tyld him no onf was to blame but him-elf.— The .juiy returned the following verdict :— 11 li.'ut iho denou.'«-d met hia death by attera'ptingrtoalinht frc,,j the trajn whilst in motion, and the evidence dses not dfsplo^ any carele.?.snf.« on tho part of aoynue."