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SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A CHINAMAN.
A Chinaman, named Yick Chang, met with serious accident yesterday morning, by being thrown from his cart on to the bard road. Yick Chong a gardener, residing at Remuera, and haa leased and cultivated a giece of ground belonging to Mr. Morrin. between 10 and 11 o'clock yesterday mornlng Yick Chong was driving down Victoria- Street West, and had reached Queen-street when the horse bolted up Victoria-street East. On reaching Lome-street one of the wheels struck the kerbing, and the driver was thrown oat of the cart and fell on his face on the road. The canee oL the horse taking fright waa the breaking of the breechin, strap, thus allowing aonie of the harness to dangle. The horse swerved from the centre to the side of the road, because of an attempt to stop it. Yick Chong waasmmediately taken to Mr. Hill'a chemist shop, where the wound temporarily dressed by Dr. Aickin, who advised his removal, and accompanied him to the hospital. On arrival at the hospital, an examination of ths wound was made by Drs. Goldsbco' and Aickin. It was found that the injuries extended from the back of the riijht ear to a point under the chin. The wound was lacerated and deep, »nd appeared to have been caused by a sharp stone or the 'edge of the kerbing. The cut was sewed and dressed. Thtre waa not a great flow of blood at the time of the accident, but blootl waa still trickling from the wound at 7 o'clock last night. The injured man is sensible, and no fracture of the bones of the skull has yet been detected. Ihe face is much swollen, but it is thought that none of the bones are fractured or broken. New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6510, 28 September 1882, Page 5
A Chinaman, named Yick Chang, met with serious accident yesterday morning, by being thrown from his cart on to the bard road. Yick Chong a gardener, residing at Remuera, and haa leased and cultivated a giece of ground belonging to Mr. Morrin. between 10 and 11 o'clock yesterday mornlng Yick Chong was driving down Victoria- Street West, and had reached Queen-street when the horse bolted up Victoria-street East. On reaching Lome-street one of the wheels struck the kerbing, and the driver was thrown oat of the cart and fell on his face on the road. The canee oL the horse taking fright waa the breaking of the breechin, strap, thus allowing aonie of the harness to dangle. The horse swerved from the centre to the side of the road, because of an attempt to stop it. Yick Chong waasmmediately taken to Mr. Hill'a chemist shop, where the wound temporarily dressed by Dr. Aickin, who advised his removal, and accompanied him to the hospital. On arrival at the hospital, an examination of ths wound was made by Drs. Goldsbco' and Aickin. It was found that the injuries extended from the back of the riijht ear to a point under the chin. The wound was lacerated and deep, »nd appeared to have been caused by a sharp stone or the 'edge of the kerbing. The cut was sewed and dressed. Thtre waa not a great flow of blood at the time of the accident, but blootl waa still trickling from the wound at 7 o'clock last night. The injured man is sensible, and no fracture of the bones of the skull has yet been detected. Ihe face is much swollen, but it is thought that none of the bones are fractured or broken. New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6510, 28 September 1882, Page 5