The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-12-28 00:00:00

TEN RAILWAY AOCIDENT AT LBEDS.

STATIMENT OF SURVIVORS.
So far ae it is possible to form an minim at present, the
to have been solely to blame. Forget-
=ta 1117=cleared the road for the up train be I
permitted the local train to enter the arrival linei of rails,
the result being that the *sine came into onlllais Rsd
the block system which is in vogue on the Midland Rail-
way hem 'trickly followed in this instance the accident
could not ham happened. The head officials of the corn'
pang held an Worm= Inquiry on Wednmday, sad bad
before them the pointsman, the drivers of the trains, end
others. The statements of them witness= were tan
down, but have not been made public. The injured
persons at the Infirmary are progressing favourably, and
nocis of these In the "maks of the bons@ surgeon are
likely to stimumb. With regard to the Mae Southall,
whose wife wall killed, and who was report d to ham bad
both his Ism broken, it has slam been arserteined that hie
Injuries are of afar less serious character, and on Weds**.
day he was able to proceed to hie home. Route of the
mirrivon have bees Interviewed—John Tuley, • c ma-
=beim agent, living at (Whoa, said: I am Iff Years
of age. I Wig I third-elms pawns", by the Sheffield
' train, having booked to Woodier:ad. The trait
ma@ a crowded am, end additional carrimes bad
Ito be put on before the train "forted. It ' wee
I rather Ws. I was in the carriage third or fourth
from the engine. The occapartmeat was full. I set elth
my back to tha Wie, end had hardly got comfort tbly
seated when the on mooned. A large piece of the
upper portion of the compartment elided over the top of
my heed on to the people on the other amt. I felt some-
thing strike me on the lag, and I afterwards found Ull
right leg was broken between the knee and ankle. I
managed to ecraroble out of the wreck, as the carriage
door had been bunt opec, and got on to the line, when I
sat for some thee. The screaming of the women was
awful. It was Mae Line before anyone mine to me, ea
the first assistance was directed to where the women trent
screaming. The confusion was Vire Pest I sew emertml
persona extricated from the reins, or crawling from theca
ftt beet they could. The flea sad wood dew about is all
&motions. Tom got one mats out of the samelcompert-
ment as myself. I am going on very well now, and have
been well attended to at the lofirmary.—The boy laskeen,
who had his leg torn of below the tam, said : I am • pony
driver In. pit, and live at Nornuatonmonsmos. Tester-
day I cams to Leeds with My etesthev, John Lewis, to
make our Christmas purohams. We had boost= a 1100111
and a supply of batter, theses, and other goods. My
grandmother also came to Leeds with us, but she
fortunately west back by an early train. Father and I
returned by the Sheffield train, which was rather le= I.
starting. Tht kale was very full. I eet facing the
sent= my father opposite we. Direct y after we
the collision occurred. I thought the engine
had fallen met the bridge into the canal, but! heard some
one afterwards my the express had run into as Directly
the collision took place the two seats of the carriage were
climbed together, and my right leg wee sipped of Mime
the knee. I immediately lumped UP. Mimed the betrelk
and drew myself utt, but only meet in lint., as bed I been
• halfmcond later my other fee would bave been taken
of. The top of the carriage had been forced off, and I
then scrambled out and jumped on to the mile. where I
eat holding my leg, which was all bleeding. Ky foot had
been left In the carriage. I sat on the rails about tea
minutes before any one came to the, and then a gentleman
bound my lee with his handkerchief to etort it from bleed-
lug. I told him to never mind me, but to go torn, father.
Mrs. Diellituion eat next to me, and the was also muck
hurt. Thomas Lombottom was also there, and he woo
hurt, but not so much as we were. Mn. Dickinson fell
Womb. the bottom of the carriage whoa it
was knocked out, and so did ammo others who
were in the same compartment My injured leg wee
very cold, and I could hardly bear It. We were in the
latter pert of the train, and If the door had been opened
could have got out of the way Wore me lei got hurt.
After I jumped up the caniage was tracking and resting
about. Folks were *crumbling oat all over, end lot, of
them got out before Ina—John lowls, the stepfether of
Jackson, said: I was knocked about the carriage for some
time after my eon got out. Directly I beard the crash I
felt the shoth. One el my legs got fast between the see_ ,te
and it was broken. I could not have got it loom if / had
net Just seised the primer moms= when @ogee of the
other pameagers were lifting me of the seats to extricate
theineelms. I think the force of the ocilliekin was felt in
my carriage sideways, because it was cmly at the side at
which my son and I sat facing each other that the seats
were crushed together. Mr. Chadwick, a grocer, of
Midday, sat at the other Mkt of the muse carriage, end
he was oar /Ugh* imam&