UNDER A TRAIN.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 822, 8 March 1909, Page 4

UNDER A TRAIN.

RAILWAY I'ORTEK INJUMED AT MARTON. VERY BADLY HURT. On Saturday >nig-ht while the Main Trunk Traiu, which leaves Marton at 7.25 p.m. but was delayed to connect with the Wanganui race train, was being shunted, John McGonigle, a railway porter, fefll between tho cars and the platform. The wheels passed over his right arm and right foot, while his head was seriously cut in several i>laces. The train from Wanganui had just uairrivedl as itihd aqcident occurred, and Guard Grant rendered first aid, stopping the bleeding of the arm, which was almost severed above the Ibow. The man's head was also bandaged up and he was placed on ,i stretcher and removed to the van of tlio Palmerston train. In the meantime (says the Times) a doctor from Marton had been telephoned for, and on arrival examined the injured man and placed him in Guard Grant's care, holding out very littlle hope of his reaching Palmerston alive. The train arrived at Terrace End at 10.5 p.m., and McGonigle. who stood the journey well, was at once removed to (the hospital in the ambulance. It was found necessary to amputate the arm ait the shoußder. On enquiring at an early hour this morning wo learn that he is progressing as well as can be 'expected. ' McGonigle was just getting into the van wnen a carriage Dumped into it, and threw him under the wheels, tie was for some years employed a& ganger at Kakariki, and had recently been acting as porter in charge al Uata.