Lettis, boatswain of the Ben Line Steamer Bendoran, suffered a jeompound fracture of the left leg on May 20 while heaving in slack cable when he accidentally had "his leg jammed between the liable and the compressor.
The Bendoran was passing the Blue Funnel Steamer "Rhexenor" fat the time and a hail from his Joficers brought the Rhexenor's doctor aboard. Having attended the man the doctor ordered him to be Jconveyed ashore. He was taken to the General, Hospital in a River
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