Tetanus Causes Death of Mission
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Worker.
From Our Own Correspondent.
Thursday Is., Sept. 10.
AN event which cast a gloom over the whole island was the death here on September 8 of Miss Mary Earl, who, until this year, was on the staff of the Mitchell River Mission in charge of the school, but who, with another worker, relinquished her post owing to retrench ment.
Her death was very sudden. A few days pre viously, she ran a rusty nail into her foot and, although at the time there seemed no indica tion of danger, tetanus set in and, despite the efforts of the three medical men who were called in, she died in Thursday Island Hospital.
She was engaged to be married to one of our local young business men.
The funeral was attended by practically the whole community, the bishop and sub-dean both taking part in the service. Business places were closed for part of the day, the tragic suddenness of the happening producing a wave of sympathy from all sections.