SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 806, 2 May 1910, Page 8

SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.

MAN FALLS FROM A TRAIN. LEG BADLY CRUSHED. An accident occurred at the Lower Jin it ib.ihv.iy Station on Saturday night, when Mr. Archibald Cargill, aged 54 years, met with serious injuries. It appears (according to an eye-witness) that Mr. Cargill, who was a passongor by the 5.54 train from Wellington, was standing on the platform of the car nearest the engine, and as the train was slowing up preparatory to stopping altogether, he, with other passengers prepared to leave the train while it was in motion. Some, half-dozon people got quite dear of the train, but Mr. Cafgill jumped in the opposite direction to that in which the train was going, and was either thrown directly under the wlieels ■of the car, or lost his balance and felL The engine-driver, W. Patterson, saw the man fall, iind immediately applied the emergency brakes, and pulled the' train up within three yards. Upon examination,- it was found that Mr. Cargill was lying in between the wheels,. with one leg wedged against a wheel, and his body in the middle of the' railroad. As it was . impossible to move either him or the car, a screw-jack was procured, and the carriage lifted high enough to 'extricate Cargill. He was carried into the station, and medical' aid was summoned at once. It was found that the mati was suffering from a compound fracture of the. .leg, and his. foot had been badly crushed. Mr. Cargill was subsequently removed to the Wellington Hospital, whither.he .was taken by Constable. Anderson. At the .hospital it was found necessary to amputate the crushed foot. Mr. Cargill is an countant in Wellington, and resided with his nephew, Mr. P. Neville, on the Belmont Road, Lower. Butt. Mr. .Neville was in oompany with the unfortunate man. Inquiries made at the .hospital show that Mr. Cargill is progressing as favourably as can be expected. According to a statement made by a Hutt resident, the practice of leaving trains whilst they are in motion is very common on the suburban lines. ,It wall be remembered that some, time ago Mi. W. T. L. Travers lost his life in - an accident somewhat similar to the one reported above. Another suburban resident says that on the arrival of the '5~5i train at the Hutt Station, one ,end of which was only dimly lighted, Messrs. Cargill and Neville thought the train bad stopped, and started to alight from it. Instead of having stopped, the ■ train was still moving on, and the impetus it gave Mr. Cargill' sent him staggering between the platform and the train. H-o fell under the train, one of the wheels going over his leg, and crushing it completely. A few weeks ago the same thing is said to have , happened to Mr. Neville and a lady. Mr. Neville was not aware that the train had not stopped, and stepped out into the darkness together with the lady. Both were thrown, but ltffclrily they fell on the platform. Residents of the Hutt,, says this informant, have been complaining for some timo of this danger.

RUN OVER BY A TAXUCAB. IN CROWDED FANNERS STREET. The narrow ci\ 'ted thoroughfare of Manners Street was the scene of . a serious accident on Saturday evening, as ! a result ol which Mrs. Jane Dixon Guthrie, wife of Mr. Wm. Guthrie, 14 Sydney Street, is n<rw in the,, hospital in . a . serious -The accident occurred at 7.40 on Saturday evening. It is stated that a taxi-cab came along from the direction of Willis Street. When the car was • opposite ; the New Zealander Hotel Mrs. Guthrie, who was standing cm the edge of the footpath together with her husband, attempted to cross to the opposite side of the street: She apparently did not hear or see the car approaching, and before anybody' could interfere she had been knocked down by the car. The unfortunate lady was dragged for a short distance, and before she was clear of the car two wheels had passed over her hips. Mrs. Guthrio was in a delicate state of health, and was very severely injured by the accident. Constable Hanion anil Mr. Guthrie, together with soma bystanders, removed Mts. Guth- ' rie to Mr. Len. MT£enzie's chemist shop, where everything possible was ' done for lict until Dr. Gilmer arrived. After a brief examination, the doctor ordered tho removal of the sufferer to the hospital. •_ She_ reached the hospital at 8.45. - On inquiry at the institution last night it was learned that Mrs. Guthrio was progressing ,as satisfactorily as could be expected at the present time. The driver of the taxi-cab was F. Wilson. FOOTBALLER INJURED. A footballer named M. Ollivei, residing at No. 72 Hopper Street, received a severe kick'on the chest whilst taking part in a, match at. Miramar on Saturday. Olliver . was taken to the hospital, -where it was found that his' lungs had been, injured. FALL FROM A BICYCLE. A man named R. .Drasymure, 22 years of age, residing at Brooklyn, was admitted to tho hospital yesterday suffering from injuries to the face, inflicted by a fall from a bicycle whilst ho was cycling in from Tifahi Bay.