MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT TO A CHILD.
A.TSKT sad. accident -occurred yesterday morning; in William-street, off Chancery Lane, to a boy named! James King, aged five years. The little fellow, who is the fosterchild of Mr. and Mrs. Connolly, hjid/.jnsfc. been washed preparatory to going to and was playing, at the top of .the ■when his foot slipped,' and he was precipi»> tated to the bottom, striking his head against a kerosene tin and the edge of a spade. Mrs. Connolly was at the foot of the stairs at the time, and. seeing the child stumble, rushed forward' to catch him, but. unhappily failed to do so. The blood flowed copiously fronr a jagged wound. Ore. Kenderdine and Goldsbro' were sent for, and speed?!- responded to the summons. After making an examination of the boy, they stated tliat the skull had been fractured, and expressed their conviction that the accident would result fatally. The lad fell a distance of eight feet. Dr. Goldsbro' paid the little sufferec another visit last night, bat no change had then taken place.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18761030.2.14
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4668, 30 October 1876, Page 2
Word Count
176MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT TO A CHILD. New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4668, 30 October 1876, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in