MOTOR CAR SMASH.
A serious motor car accident occurred at Greenfield on Sunday evening, when a car, in which were two young men — Jack Pitt and D. Brookett — got out of control and swerved over a steep bank into the Molyneux River. Pitt, as the car was taking the plunge over the bank, jumped clear and fell a considerable distance, sustaining injuries to his back. He was taken to the Balclutha Hospital, where he now lies in a serious condition. He is a son of Mr H. C. Pitt, a well-known Greenfield settler. -Otago Daily Times, 17/12/1926.
DEATHS
PITT — On May 6, 1928, at Balclutha Hospital, Jack Alexander, third son of Harry and Florrie Pitt, of Greenfield; aged 23 years. The Funeral will leave the Residence of Mr S. V. White, Rosebank, Balclutha, on TUESDAY, May 8, at 2 p.m. for the Balclutha Cemetery. — Middlemass and Co., undertakers. -Otago Daily Times, 7/5/1928.
The death of Mr Jack Pitt, third son of Mr H. E. Pitt, a well-known Greenfield settler, which occurred in the Balclutha Hospital on May 6, brought to a close a long struggle extending over 17 months, between life and death. Young Mr Pitt (he was only 23 years of age at the time of his death) met with a motor car accident at Greenfield in December of 1926. The car was capsized into the river, and the young fellow suffered what at first was thought to be a broken neck. His spine was seriously injured. He was removed to the Balclutha Hospital, and the services of a specialist were procured from Dunedin. A successful operation resulted, and hope was entertained that he might recover, although he would always be an invalid. The patient made good progress, the nurses and the superintendent of the hospital taking the keenest interest in his case. Although paralysed from the shoulders down, he maintained a wonderfully cheerful demeanour, but the odds were too great. A week ago he became suddenly worse, suffering from a cold. Then complications set in, and he died on Sunday. Great sympathy is felt for his parents, who were among the original settlers on Greenfield subdivision. -Otago Witness, 15/5/1928.
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