A very sad accident occurred at the RR. station, Peitaiho, on Monday evening. Dr. Atterbury and family were on the train. When the train stopped, he left his family on the car platform for a moment while he went to call some one to help in removing their things. Suddenly the train backed, and the sudden start threw the little boy down between the cars, across the track. The scream of his mother brought Dr. Atterbur ime to snatch him off the rail, but not in time to save a foot being caught, and the toes crushed. We here have not full particulars, and do not know whether any of the toes can be saved, or whether the ball of the foot is injured—apparently not seriously so far as we know. At last accounts this evening he was doing as well as could be expected. They had to remain at the station all night instead of completing the remaining six miles to the Point, anc although word was sent and Dr. Stevenson came from the Point, the wound could not be properly attended to till the next day, after reaching the Point. There was con: siderable loss of blood, but he is a sturdy little fellow, and is likely to recover.
The doctor desired to telegraph toTTiontsin for surgical instruments with which to perform an operation if necessary, but the station master said he could not use the RR, telegraph line without first. telegraphing for permission to do so, even in such an emergency as this, so no message was sent. No comment is necessary on such a state of inhuman red-tapeism.
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