The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-23 00:00:00

THE TRENT VALLEY ACCIDENT.

The inquest on the bodies of the unfortunate men
killed in the recent collision on Trent Valley Railway,
was resumed on Wednesday.
Jonathan Jackson, a brakesman, was employed on the
cattle train. "We left Chester at five minutes past
nine. We stopped at Crewe for water and coke. Three
waggons of horses and three of goods joined at Crewe.
and I got orders to go on to Stafford from the shunter,
I left Stafford about 18 minutes past 12, having
arrived there about 12. I next stopped at Tamworth ;
it is usual to stop there to take in water. The
inspector on duty there, Mr. Moorcroft, told me to go
on. I left Tamworth at 1 35, having remained there
about ten minutes. The rails were very slippery. I had
no communication with the engine-driver at Tamworth.
I received the signal to start the train from Moorcroft ;
he said as I was going on, ' Get to Nuneaton out of the
road.' That was all he said. I had 22 minutes to do it
in—that is,t the mail was due in at Tamworth in 22
minutes. We proceeded all right to Atherstone, except
that we slipped for about two miles. The station signal
was all right,' for us to pass. I did not notice the
auxiliary signal. I did not look out for it as I was
going to Nuneaton. We pulled up the train for the
purpose of shunting. After passing the point I applied
my break. The signal was given for us to come back.
In setting back, and before any portion of the train
had left the mail line, the limited mail' came round
the curve and ran into us. I did not hear a whistle.
I did not see any danger signal put up. I could
not see from the position I was in. I jumped off the
train on the right hand side. I then heard the crash.
The driver of the engine said we bad better block the
down line at once. There was another mail train shortly
due. I do not know when it was due. The engine
driver went on to Mancetter to blockjthe line. The
cattle train is a special one. There is no particular
speed for such a train that I know of." In reply to
further questions from Mr. Gibson, a solicitor, who,
attended for the friends of the deceased men, the wit-
ness said, " I had a paper giving the times at which
the trains were due ; but I had them not in my recol-
lection at that time. I did not inquire when the train,
which preceded me passed. I did not think it necessary.
Our instructions generally, with regard to special cattle,
trains, are to proceed as fast as we can."
Henry Meeking examined—l am galesman and sig-
nalman at the Atherstone station. I was on duty there
on Friday last. I went on duty at six o'clock-in the
evening. I examined the state of the signals—the
auxiliary and the main signals. They were lighted
when I went on. The auxiliary is lighted by oil, the•
main one by gas. I did not examine whether the auxi-
liary was supplied with oil. It is the duty of Evans,
the porter, to supply oil and to light the auxiliary
signal. It is the duty of the galesman to light the main
signal. I signalled all the trains that night. The last
train that passed before the cattle train was about 20
minutes or half-past one. That was a goods train.
The cattle train came in about five or six minutes past
itwo. It was a. light night. I saw the steam about 800
yards from the,, station. As soon as the engine and
tender of the cattle train passed the auxiliary signal, I
put on the danger signal. Up to that time there were
white lights on both the signals. As soon as the engine
got opposite to me I heard the driver of the cattle train
say something. I put down my hand-lamp, and put
up the danger signal. I said to the pointsman on
duty, "The mail is coming." I did not see it at
that time, but I heard it. The pointsman exclaimed
" They are going to shunt." I waved my white light
Ito the pointsman, and said, "All right, the line is
blocked." I stood where I was, and saw the mail com-
ing. I think it was about four or five minutes after I
first heard it. I did not hear the mail train before the
cattle train passed. The pointsman was more than a.
hundred yagls from me when I spoke to him. He was
at his box. 111rT saw the mail pass the auxiliary with the
steam on. I then stood on the "four foot" of the up-
line and waved my lamp. The driver of the mail bad
tlio stenrn nn till about thirty yards of me. I then step-
ped aside and shouted " You will be into the train." He
took no notice of me at all. He was going at least 40 or
45 miles an hour as he passed me. He was going at the
usual pace.. The collision then took place. I received
a verbal message, about a quarter of an hour after I
went on duty, stating that a special cattle train would
leaVe Stafford at 11.30. After the collision the points-
man came to me, and said the mail train had run into
them at full speed. He told me that some one had gone
to block the down. line. I went to Merevale Crossing,
to block the up-line. I put. on a danger signal. I
observed the auxiliary signal ; the red or danger colour
was on the Tamworth side, and the white light on the
Atherstone side.

To Mr. Bracebridge, foreman of ;he jury—The main
signal is as high again as the auxilia,7 one. I should
think it could be seen at a distance of ..wo miles. The
driver of the mail could see it before the auxiliary
signal. The auxiliary is about 450 yards distant from
the main signal.
Evans, a porter, deposed that the auxiliaryauxiliarysignal
lamp was properly trimmed.
The other witnesses examined did not depose to any
very important facts. The inquest was still proceeding
when the last reports left, and it was expected that it
would be adjourned till Saturday.

THE ROAD MURDER.—FROME, WEDNESDAY.—It has
been stated that the formal application for the new
inquest will be made to-morrow (Thursday), but this
is improbable, from the fact that a private meeting of
the Trowbridge magistrates, with Mr. Slack, the police
officers, and Mr. Pollaky, the detective, is appointed to
take place at the police-court, Trowbridge, to-morrow,
when the result of their communications with the
Attorney-General will be taken into consideration.
One chief portion of the business, however, will be an
inquiry into the conduct of the police in reference to
the stained garment which was found, and the par-
ticulars relating to which were first elicited at Mr.
Saunders' inquiry at Road. Mr. Hughes, the chief of
the Rath police, is expected also to attend this meeting,
and report the result of his recent stay in London and
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