H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., R.N., in India / by Sir J. Fayrer.

  • Fayrer, Sir Joseph, 1824-1907.
Date:
1870
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., R.N., in India / by Sir J. Fayrer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    H.R.H. the Dtike of EdinbiirgJi in India. he was transfixed through and through by Colonel Probjn's long Bombay spear, three feet of which appeared on his other side. A few more well directed spears finished his career. Soon after tiffin, in a mango tope, the line was again in motion, and before evening, after more than one run in the long grass, two more good boars fell: one to the spear of Major Trevor, and the third to that of H.R.H. the Duke. The ground, though perfectly level, was somewhat treacherous, as the long grass concealed certain elevations and blind ditches, in which more than one rider came to grief. Several falls occurred; H.R.H. had two; but no one was hurt, and the hunt went merrily on till the evening, when at the death of the last pig a sad accident occurred which threw a cloud over all. A gallant little Arab got one of his hind feet into a hole, and snapped the leg just above the pastern joint. Even after this he tried to go after the pig, and actually succeeded for several yards, and when pulled up, the bones of a bad compound fracture protruded through an extensive wound; the foot looking as though it were attached only by a portion of the skin. As to save him was impossible, he was shot through the head to spare [ * ]
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