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The arrival of Mr. Hare.
Superintendent Hare arrived in the same train which conveyed Kelly to
Melbourne,
but he came on to the Spencer St station. Mr. and Mrs.
Clarke awaited him there, and
on stepping on to the platform from the train he was heartily cheered. A second
round
of cheers was given when he drove away in Mr. Clarke's carriage to the Richmond
depot.
When Dr. Charles Ryan reached Benalla on Monday
forenoon he at once bestowed
his undivided attention upon Mr. Hare who, as is well known, received a bullet
wound
in the left wrist. He explains that he was in the act of raising his rifle to
fire when he was
struck by a bullet which entered the back of his hand near the wrist, came out
in the front
of the wrist, and passed under the arm. Dr. Ryan found that the wound was
evidently
caused by a conical shaped bullet travelling at a tremendous velocity. It
completely
ground up the small bones of the wrist and divided the tendons, and left a clear
passage
right through. A further diagnosis led to the opinion that there would be
no necessity for
amputating the hand, and that it was extremely probable that he would speedily
recover.
The only effect of the wound being that his hand would be much stiffened.
Mr. Hare spent the night at Richmond, and this morning he will proceed to Sunbury,
where
he will be a guest of Mr. Clarke's. There is some danger of erysipelas setting
in.
At the Richmond depot the drains have lately been removed, and this has formed
an
additional reason why the wounded officer should not remain there. Dr. Ryan
acting under
the instructions of the Government, will continue to attend him. In the
afternoon Mr. Ramsay,
Chief Secretary, had a long consultation with Mr. Hare, and availed himself of
the opportun-
ity for personally congratulating him upon the bravery he displayed in attacking
the outlaws.
Source: The Age June 29 1880.
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