ACCIDENTS AT THAMES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 9040, 19 November 1892, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AT THAMES.

[FROM ODE OWN OOHEK3PONDKNT.] Thames, Friday. A miner named W. McPeake, employed in the Cambria mine, met with a slight acoidenb this morning. He was engaged at the bime in taking down some loose rooK which had previously been shattered by a blast, when a large piece suddenly feu away and Inflicted a severe gash in the fleshy part of his left leg jusb below the knee. He was at once brought bo the surface and taken in a cab to the Hospital, where Dr. Williams attended to the injury, after which he proceeded bo bis home. A little boy named Ross, son of Mr. George Ross, blacksmith, met with a very serious accident last evening. It appears he was performing on a horizontal bar when he fell over backwards to the ground, staking heavily on the back of his head, with the result that he received conoussion of the brain. The accident was observed by one or two small boys, but they were frightened ab what had occurred and ran away. A short time afterwards, however, a girl passing along observed young Ross lying on the ground, and ascertaining that ho was unconscious and quite cold she procured assistance and had him conveyed to his home. Dr. Payne was then called in, bub it was some time before the lad recovered consciousness, and then ha was in such a critical condition that Dr. Williams was also sent for, and a consultation held. Today, however, the lad is much batter, and hopes are entertained for hie complete recovery at an early date.