A YOUNG MAN'S ORDEAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16994, 3 May 1917, Page 9

A YOUNG MAN'S ORDEAL.

INJURED IN BACK COUNTRY. A young man named Sidney Stevens, in tho employ of Messrs Mackenzie and Sons, Mount Nicholas Station, Lake Wakatipu, liad tho misfortune on Monday week to meet with an accident whereby he sustained n fracture of tho right leg between the knee and the thigh (states the Wakatip Mail). Stovens was carting fencing stakes between tho lower anil the higher Yon huts, when ho w'as thrown from his seat on to tho ground, and ono of tho wheels of the dray ho was driving passed ovor his leg. There was no one about at tho time, eo that tlio unfortunate man had to crawl, under great suffering, nearly a quarter of a milo to tho lower hut. His non-arrival at the higher hut was not reported to Mr J. Mackenzie, manager of the station, until Wednesday week, and then immediate investigation was made. Mr Mackenzio found one of tho. horses (the leader) wandering about with its harness on, and then caino across the dray, with tho shatter on its baok, dead, tho horse apparently turned right over, because its head was facing the vehicle. Mr Mackenzie then hurried to the hut, and found the injured man inside. He was in an exhausted state 1 , having had little or no food and no water to drink for over two days. Tho mntter was promptly reported by Messrs Mackenzie Bros., who in the meantime did everything possible to relieve suffering. The next day Mr Stevens was convoyed a distance of nearly 26 miles to Mount Nicholas Station, where ho was met in tho evening by Messrs Mackenzie's launch, with Dr Stewart aboard. Tho doctor attended to tho log temporarily, and on arrival in Queenstown tho sufferer was conveyed to the hospital. The leg was attended to next day, and it is understood that the patient is progressing as well as is possible after his trying ordeal.