Accident to a Little Giri.
A very painful accident^ occurred last night on the ,Queen of yßoauty
ground. A little girL named Higgins, whose mother lires in- the neighborhood, was picking bark from the heavy mining" timbers lying, about- on the surface-, a littb brother being with her. While' so engaged one of the loga slip^edancl rolled--over, crushing the poor little things-leg between the ankle ■ and "'he linee, and * bruising the little boy's foot. When-re- ■ leased, the poor ohildlsleg appeared.tohie-l nearly severed, and on bein# taken to the I hospital it was~ at once apparent that i nothing could save the limb. Amputation • was performed at once, but there were but faint hopes of the child's life being saved. On enquiry to-day we learned, that the little suffer was extremely well considering the circumstances.„--
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1938, 20 March 1875, Page 2
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