The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-12-19 00:00:00

DISASTROUS RAILWAY COLLISION NEAR
MANCHESTER.

A disastrous eollisioo, arising from the dual cause of the
dome fog which hung over L incashire on Monday and the
(Waage done by the late storm to the telegraph by which
be I lock system is worked, occurred on night on
the Manchester, :Mellish', and Lincolnshire Railway at
tinting Junction, near Manchester. Ahcounts given by
passengers and the officials at the Manchester Station of
the company differ as to whether one or two pas-
Maier, were killed, but there is no doubt that one was
killed, and that seven others were slightly injured. It
seems that the passenger train leaving leancnester for
Sheffield at • quarter past four, and which stops at all
stetsons, was despatched at the usual hour. It consisted
of seven or sight carriages and a guard's van, and was
fairly Ailed with paseengera The block telegraph
s stem, disarranged by the lite storm, had not beat
thoroughly repaired, and the dense fog which pre-
vailed incremed the difficulty of signalling by
other means. The driver had therel are to stop
it each signal-box and inquire as to the state
of the boa ahead, and in this manner a considerable lima
was lost The train arrived at tinting all right and was
standing there when the exposes train from Liverpool for
London dashed into its rear. The driver of the Liverpool
train was unaware of the obstacle until close upon it,
when it warn too late to avoid • collision. The train, how-
ever, was seconding an incline, and through this cause the
force of the collision was weakened; as it was, however,
the awn were vent serious. and the guard's van of the
Manchester train was, as a passenger described it, tele-
scoped. The carriage in front of it was thrown off the
line, and those beyond sustained a alivae shock. The
guard saw the Liverpool train approaching, and lumped
a his coach just in time to safe his life. A scene of
terrible confonon followed, the wounded crying loudly
for help, and the uninjured fighting their way out of the
carriages. Assistance was at mos given to the wounded,
and telegrams for aid sent to the head-quarters of the
company in Manchester. On. man was tales out of the
wrack with both of his lags broken and the other parts of
his body dread( ally injured. Another had his legs broken
and his heed injured, and one of his eyes knocked out.
Several other passengers ware taken to the waiting-rooms
suffering from various injuries. All these were passenger,
by the train from 11..nenester. Those in the Liverpool
train escaped unhurt, beyond a severe shaking. •
number of medical men were soon on the spot attending
to the injured. The passenger first mentioned died
soon after the collision, and was identified sa a man named
Bailey. living at Hadfield. • station beyond tinting. The
second was found to be a man from I follingwood, named
Gerard. and It is feared Ms' his injuries would terminate
fatally. The other injured poneugsrn included several
ladies, one from Manchester. The worst cams were
removed to the hospital in the neighbouring town of
Gloom. Passengers by the Manchester train were pot
Into the five o'clock express tor Manchester and conveyed
to their several destinations, the lines only being partially
blocked by the wrecked carriages. It Is said that this
signals were against the Liverpoolltrain, but there is some
doubt on the point, and even if they were, the probability
is that they were aIICIITOCI by the fog.