PRINCE OF WALES GIVES "FIRST AID."

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13491, 18 May 1907, Page 2 (Supplement)

PRINCE OF WALES GIVES "FIRST AID."

; ASSISTS IN A CARRIAGE ACCIDENT. |Ax interesting episode in which th« | Prince of Wales took part occurred at [Windsor on Good Friday afternoon. | About half-past three .1 holiday pa rty ! returning in a hired carriage from Vir' jginia Water, found »wclf in an awkward .predicament. At the foot of Priest Rill J the horse drawing the carriage had kicked up its hind legs, and one of them had beI come firmly fixed in the woodwork of the " J carriage. The vehicle was all . but • overjturned, the horse went down, and the holiday-makers, who were Londoners, bur. riedly descended. I At this moment a motor car appeared [descending the hill. The driver of this carriage, hoping for assistance, held «», his band, and the ear .'topped. A gentle. man alighted, walked up to the party, and remarked to die driver, " Von have "had t, ' serious accident. If you will obey : instructions I will try to get the horse extricated." He directed his chauffeur to bring tools from the car, but these proved useless. ■ '. The stranger then took off a Ion? ere* [coat and called on bystanders for assistlance. Meanwhile a lady and a little girl got out of the car and became spectators; The motorist told a wan to fetch a crowbar and axe from the Park Lodge, and then (directed their use. on the vehicle. Th e ; I front wheels were, taken oft', some wood' I was chopped away, and with a great deal * jof difficulty the horse was released. The animal was* exhausted, and th* (motorist ordered a- pail of -water to be > I brought and poured on its head. Thit' was done, and the horse revived. It was only slightly injured. • ' - A guardsman rode up on his bicycle, saluted, and was. Bent into Windsor to inform the owner of the carriage of the accident and that the driver was not to blame. . ,' : _, The stranger then put on his overcoat and handed the driver half a sovereign as •'a little present from the Prince and , Princess of j. Wales," the bystanders raised a cheer, and the stranger, the lady, and the little girl, now recognised by the delighted holiday party as the Prince and Princess of Wales and their daughter, the j Princess Mary, entered the car, and doparted, i -•: j Mr. Brown, the owner of the horse and j carriage, has written to the Prince of iWales a letter from himself and the driver expressing their gratitude. Mr. Brown j considers that the Prince saved his horse's life.-' .. - • . ■ .-.,.: 1 -