INJURED MAN'S TORTURES.

North Otago Times, 11 October 1907, Page 2

INJURED MAN'S TORTURES.

■'. • —t> ■ •300 MILES. FOR MEDICAL AID. ■''! : Port Darwin, Sept. 22. A terrible experience has been un- ■ ,<• uci'gono by Mr Pierce Smith, a pas- • ;'■ tbraiist on the Roper. River. On iiith • . September: he was riding across - country 40 miles from Hodgson. Downs Station, accompanied by a ■«' white njan named Blinman and some Matfc boys, when his norso put'.;its toafe in a hole and fell on its rider. Ono of Mr Smith's ankles was badly, ftactured, the foot being twistott ; round on to tho inner sido of the leg; : and shattered. Tho bones protrudM for several: incjies.. . His bpdy vcas; ■■< badly crushed, and several ribsomre; broken. A black boy ;Was-sent m. to ~: Hodgson Downs, • and he returned.. v » with a buggy, in which Mr Smith ,'', lias been conveyed some 300 miles / across rough' country into Pino Creek, where ho arrived at 10 p.m. on Friday. Shortly'before reaching Pine Creek the horeos shied and ran. . the buggy against, a tree, Wc vehicle and 'causing the injured, man terrible torture.. . During tho whole of this time nw medical .aid/was ayajlablo.. The.shattered lee was roughly, bandaged,' aridl kept moistened witli'Oondy's -FluidL A tew/flays after the accident Hies got to the wounded ankle. These probably;, helped to retard mortiheation, but they causod.Mr Smith gnawing, torture, .whioh could only be partial-, ly allayed by drenching Uie leg with cold water.. On his arrival at Katlvcrine a telegram was sont to Palwsnr ston for medical aid, but there isr only ono doctor.there, ani he couldi not leave, Nurso Parker was instructed by a medioal officer, andsha proceeded to Pino Creek by Friday* train, and.did all she could for the injured man. Tho wound was. In a horrible condition, The poor follow was brought down here by yesterday's train, and was conveyed to the hospital. This morning Dr Strongman amputated the log below, the, knco % Mr Pierce Smith has been in #8 Territory about six years, and 'previously served with-one of'tho contingents in the South African. \var.