LITTLE OLLA BERRY MEETS WITH A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. A serious if not fatal accident occurred to a little seven-year-old daughter of Rev. Peter Berry's Wednesday of last week. Mr. Berry lives near Hastings and is engaged in farming and carpentry. The afternoon of the casualty, Mr. Berry was in the woods near, and southwest from his house, getting out timber. A son was doing the hauling on a wagon without a bed. The wagon left the house with five children on board, who meant to gather nuts while the wagon was being loaded. They had scarcely reached the woods, when a violent wind blew down a tall hickory, sixteen inches in diameter. It fell directly over the hind part of the wagon, mashing a wheel down to the hub, where it rested. This was not the worst Little Olla, who was sitting on the bounds, had thrown her left arm over the tree, perhaps to raise herself up, when a large portion of the top, which had broken off by striking a standing tree, fell back and met the fallen part just at the point where Olla's arm lay. This literally rasped a large part of the flesh from her arm, between the elbow and wrist, laying bare the tendons and bones. The elbow joint was dislocated, but no bones were broken. The presence of coagulated blood around the eyes showed that the system had received a violent shock. The rest saw their danger and were fortunate enough to escape unhurt. The team was secured a short distance away. Mr. Berry hurried to the scene and extricated the suffering child, at the same <> sending for medical aid. The parents had hopes of saving the arm until Saturday, when signs of mortification were present, and amputation was found necessary. This rather difficult operation fell upon the attending surgeon, Dr. J.B. Lewis. Within ten minutes from time of commencing preparations, the arm was severed, stitched and dressed, and it was considered very quickly and skillfully done. The limb was amputated just above the elbow. Mr. Lydy was attendant. Monday we visited the little girl in company with the Doctor. She was suffering intensely, but always ready with a pleasant "Yes sir", or "No Sir" to questions asked. Up to Tuesday noon, the child has not taken any food. The function of digestion seems to be wholly destroyed. This, with other severe internal injuries, predict a fatal termination. This Wednesday morning we learn that the little girl died at nine o'clock last evening.

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