FATAL ACCIDENT TO HARRY POULSEN.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 172, 23 July 1890, Page 8

FATAL ACCIDENT TO HARRY POULSEN.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS,

From the Sydney " Telegraph" to hand .o-day we glean additional parbiculars anent the shocking accident to Mr H. Poulsen, which caused his death. It appears Mr Poulsen mounted a fine animal belonging to Mr Ivey, of Surrey-bills. He rode safely along Bourke-streeb tor some distance, when the animal boltedand dashed ab full speed inbo Cleveland-sbreeb, Redfern. A few minubes afterwards Mr Poulsen was seen by a lad named Rogers, who was driving a bubcher's carb, clinging hold of bhe horse's <mane, while the reinß, which had slipped from his hands, were hanging in front of the animal's head. He had, therefore, lost control over the horse, which the nexb insbant dashed into the butcher's cart. One of the shafts grazed the horse's side and entered Mr bhigh, the force of theeollision driving ib clean bhrough. As the horse broke clear Mr Poulsen was lefb impaled upon the shaft, where he hung for fully halffa minute. He then dropped to the ground, where he lay until picked up by some bystanders. As he |fell the horse attached to the cait started off, and the wheel just grazed Mr Poulsen's head. Mr Poulsen was conveyed to the Sydney Hospital. Dr. Hollis bhere found that besides the thigh being terribly lacerated, the pelvis bone was badly fractured. The patient was placed under chloroform and conveyed to the operating room, when nearly two hours were spent in attending to him; Only on the previous Wednesday he narrowly escaped meeting with a horrible death while performing a very plucky act. A drunken man, who was seated in the same tram as Mr Poulsen, had fallen from the car between the rails, when, notwithstanding the fact that a tram was approaching at full speed on the other line, Mr Poulsen jumped off and lifted him clear. In performing thishe sustained some scratches and just escaped being run over. From the first the medical men wore doubtful whether Mr Poulsen would survive the shock to the system. He received every possible care and attention and on the Monday morning he was reported to be slightly better, but about noon a sudden' change took place, and as death was inevitable the relatives of the young man were summoned. In their presence, as well as that of some friends, Mr Pouleen passed quietly away.

The second quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand opens at Wellington on next Monday, the 28th of July. Brethren who wish to attend the session will require to leave Ondhunga by the s.fl. Wanaka afc 3 p.m. to-morrow. In order to afford facilities for visiting brethren, the Union S.S. Company have arranged to carry them at lower fares than usual.

Edward Morrow, of Auckland, draughtsman, has this day filed a petition .to be adjudged a bankrupt,