A SAD CASE.

Evening Star, Issue 7341, 13 October 1887, Page 4

A SAD CASE.

TO THE EDITOR.. Sib,—Through the medium of your columns I wißh to bring under the notice of the public the following case. On the 10th of December, 1384,. a young man named Richard Whitty, living at Macandrew road, South Dunedin, and .then employed as a laborer by the. Now Zealand 'Loan arid Mercantile Agency Company, was on Jus way by Hhe early train to do some work at the cattle-yards. Onarrivalat ("essayed to leave,, the carriage 'tfef,6re the train,

had entirely stopped. He missed his footing and was crushed in such a manner that ho has lost the uue of both legs and the lower portion of his body. Dr Maunsell and other doctors attended him in the Hospital wMiout success, and since he has been removed to his own home Drs Batchelor, De Zouchc, Teovan, and Lamb have tried their skill m vain. Let all who are in good health and comfortable circumstances try to picture to themselves, if they can, the struggles of this humble but decent family ; the writer certainly cannot adequately describe them. A short time ago Dr Speers appeared on the scene, and, after examining the patient, said he could certainly cure him. Hope once more rose in the bosoms of their family, and at evening prayers thanks were returned to the Almighty that at last their fattier was to got better again. Alas for the vanity of human wishes and hopes! L 3 was scraped up to pay a deposit to this doctor, who soon after took his departure for fresh fields and pastures new, leaving poor Dick as bad, it not worse, than ever. Now, I think it is time that something was done for this suffering family. The man is quite helpless, and, from all appearances, likely to remain so. The mother, tied down as she is with her five young children, can do very little. If a sufficient sum could bo raised to put them in a homo of their own, how grateful they would feel to all who assisted in such a laudable undertaking. Surely there must bo many in our midst of generous hearts and inclinations, who will be only too glad to help and console this almost heartbroken and hopeless famdy. Any contributions towards this humane object will be thankfully acknowledged by W. Cakb, Caro of Scoullar and Chisholm, Rattray street, Dunedin, Dunedin, October 12,