The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-01-06 00:00:00

THE CHAPTEE ØF ACCIHENTS.

FILAIrtIL EXIKAIIION AS TOBBIRCURILY. —Ac
Ernie Fanitr Bunvel ur.--.A dreadful catastrophe
took plans on Friday, about four o'clock, in Tobbercurry.
At that hoar an explosion of gunpowder took 'dace in
the shop of Mr. Walter Henery, general metchant and
dealer ip gunpowder. It is supposed that the accident
Is attributable to the itatelelmedls et a shop-toy in
bringing • candle near two powder casks ; the poor boy
has been himself so Nina burned that his death was ex-
pected early this (8.-Zorday) morning. The greatest des-
truction has been caused to the adjacent houses. Mrs.
Hellen, was blown out through the Aladin', and id not
eipeoted to recover; her datuhter, shout nine years
old, was frightfully mangled. Mr. Henery was found lying
insensible in a room near the shop, and was rescued by
• police-constable, who was also much burned. Other
meniben of the family have alm been injured. Houses
on the opposite aide of the street suatained damage, and
in one of them the clothes of • girl wen set on Ore by
the explosion ; and the windows in a great number of
houses were broken. As might be expected, the town
Is lb • great stale of excitement, Ills injured were
promptly attended by James Veruhe, Esq., who
did, all that medical skill could effect to relieve their
safferingi. We hope that this melancholy affair will
act As. warning to the authorities in Mr, and force
upon thein the neceseity of at once having • powder
magazine established in this toirh. It will be too late
when, perhaps, one-half of Sligo is blown up It bate •
magatMe then provided.—Sfigo Chronicle.

RAILROAD ACCIDINT. —A shocking aorident occurred
on Wednesday afternoon in the Chalk Fenn tunnel of
the London and North Western Railway. Two
laboured itedi engqed in the tunnel examining the
metals and chairs of the line, when they sow • train
approaching. They stepped on to the other line, and
while still blinded and deafened with the smoke end re-
verberation of this erst Meth, they Were run into by one
bolnibi in lit oppliplte direction; and hurled against the
sides of the tunnel. They *efe picked up still breathing
and conveyed to the hospital, in a hopeless condlticrn.

A noes or Cnitrocutit.—Anothez fatal accident arising
from the us ef crinoline mine under the notice of
the cotoner for genital Middlesex on Tuesday. It ap-
peared that oh Chrirtglaitcley4 atout eleven o'elnek, a
lady named Anna Maria Grant, he *Maw at • eolosel
in the Indian army, was sitting in the drawingrooM of
• house in Hereford-mad, Westbournegrove, where
she resided, when, on turning round to look at • bird
which was dying about the apartment, the back of her
dress 4:aright fire. At first she endeavoured to cut off
the burning clotbea, but being unable to do so she
milted an alarm. The sister of the owner of the bons*
at Ones went to her assistance, but not before nearly
the entire ether clothing had been eonandied. Mm.
Elisabeth Edwards, the lady of the honie, entered the
room two or three minute. after her sister, whom she
found mach burnt in consequence of her efforts to save
Mrs. Grant. By this time the latter lady had suffered
fearful injuries from the flames, and all her clothing
was burnt oft hm• with the exception of her stays. Two
Jordon were willed in, and attended Mrs. Grant till 7
in the evening, when she didd. Elm told Mrs. Edwards
the circumstances nutter which the accident had
occurred, and estimated her deep regret that ladies
should slwtr ctinoline pettimatic as it *ma to the Use of
one she ittribeted her death. In recapitulating the
evidence Dr. Lankester observed that he did not like
to be making crinoline • constant theme at inquesta,
but there could be no doubt that the accident into the
circumstances of which they were then inquiring had
been calmed by the nee of that article, and that fatal
accidents ariting from a similar cause were of frequent
o,:,,errence, Ii could scarcely be contended that the
wearing of etibollne was attended with any advantage
that counterbalanced tie dangers *bleb resulted ftom
it. He WAG 1116 d to see that it was made the subject
of severe condemnation by Florence Nightingale and of
vigorous denunciation by Miss Martineau, and he hoped
that the large cumber of dreadful deaths of which it
wts the cause would induce the ladies to give it up.
The jury returned a verdict of "accidental death,"
and instructed the foreman to state their unanimous
concurrence with the coroner in his rework. on crino-
line.

ACCIDIXTAL POIBOIIINO.—An inquest was held on
Monday, at the rectory boon. Dartington, near Tutees,
on the body of Edward Harington Champernowne, a
child about two years of age, son of the Rev. Richard
Champernowne, rector of Dartington, whose death was
occasioned by the sondental administration of poison.
It appeared from the evidence tint the child being
unwell, was ordered • litUe hid magnesia, and the
nuns went to Mrs. Chantornowne's bedroom to get it.
There were several bottles on the chimney-piece, sod
the nurse selected one libelled "Crew'. Disinfecting
Fluid," and administered two teaspooofuls to the child.
She was about to give the infant mon when she dis-
covered her mistake, and immediately pee an alarm.
A surgeon was procured, hut his venues came too late,
~the child died almost immediately on his arrival.—
Verdict : 'That the chili was aecidentally poisoned by
the administering of Crew's disinfecting fluid by the
nurse in mistake for fluid magnesia."
DRIADYCL -SEVEN LIVID Lost -A dre broke out
in the house of a boot and shoemaker, named Dennet
Keene, residing at College street, Porten, on Friday
morning. Keene himself states that he, his wife and
two friends were sitting in the room at the back of he
shop, enjoying the new year. They suddenly beard a
onekling noise in the ahop, and on opening the door
found it full of flames. The two frieods rushed out of
the hack door and escaped over a low wall. Keene and
his wife rushed up stain to save their six children, but
the smoke was so douse they could not effect their
purpose. Keene made his escape while be had lMe and
strength, but his wife stood pertinaciously by the
shanee of reaming her children end perished with
them. A woman who rente.l the second floor over the
shop dropped her shad to the pee* in the street front
the window and escaped herself is • similar way. The
house was eouipletely guttered before the flames could
be subdued, sod the bodies of Ketute's wife and six
children WM taken oat of tht raw in a charred slate.