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Show Terrible Aeciilcuf. Ye&terday nfleruoou na Duncan Kelly, a workman employed nt 'no lT. C. tiepol, waa engaged putting a brako "shoo" on tho wheel of a passenger pas-senger ear, in the depot engine house, while being hidden by the car from tho view of persons outside, an empty train of seventeen ears backed up into tho hoiwo, striking tho one behind be-hind which ho waa at work, and propelling pro-pelling it onward. Ho ml in tho only part of tho engine house whero ho could deposit his legs to rest them while at work, and the result proved that for enjjc ho had chosen a terribly unsafe place. Thcwhoelnatruok his right leg, partially turning him over, crushing tho led leg, breaking tho bono in two places, smashing nerves, sinews, and llesh, and crushing crush-ing the leg alovo tho" knee. The right leg was also crushed most terribly, terri-bly, but not so bad as the other. When we looked at him, more than an hour after the sad occurrence, his legM presented a ghastly, bleeding spectacle; still later we saw him with the left leg amputated aUtve the knee, and tho surgeons at work to nllbrd the other one relief. Drs, W.F.Anderson and Helter J. Richards were the snr-geonsiu snr-geonsiu a (tendance, tho aid ofDr.J.M. Benedict being also called into requisition. requi-sition. Yesterday evening but small hopes were entertained of the unfortunate, unfor-tunate, man's recovery, so terribly had been tho shock to tho whole nervous and physical system. Duncan Kelly comes from Park-head, Park-head, Glasgow, Scotland, and has been here some years. He bears a most excellent reputation as a devoted devo-ted son, a good citizen, and an estimable estim-able young man, enjoying the warm- est feelings of respect from those who ' knew him. He has our sincerest sympathy for the terrible misfortune that has befallen him. |