Serious Accident at the Great Barrier.-

On Friday week, Mr.Hook, while engaged in getting Mr.Barstow’s cattle off Great Barrier, was attacked by an old bull, which he was attempting to drive into a stockyard from which the cattle were to be shipped. He happened unfortunately to be dismounted at the time, and although he succeeded in avoiding several charges, and in striking the beast several times over the nose repeatedly with his stockwhip, he was at last knocked down and gored in the side. The bull then knelt upon him, but did not offer to strike with his horns again, and at last got up, and walked away. By this time assistance had come up, and the wounded man was conveyed to his whare upon a stretcher hastily constructed of the girths of the stock-horses, which was reached at last, after a tedious journey of eight hours. The barge which was to take away the cattle had been driven on shore in the heavy easterly weather, and could not be got off until spring-tide; in consequence of which, Mr.Hook was obliged to remain without surgical assistance upon the island for many days. He was brought into Auckland on Monday in a very weak and exhausted state.

Source- New Zealander Vol 5, Issue 380, 5 December, 1849, page 3. (Papers Past).

Note the gales prevalent during December, 1849 in the next item below.