The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-06 00:00:00

KILLED.

Richard Heap, mechanic, of Colne, aged 25 years. Has
left a widow and five children.
Starkey Harrison, tailor, of Barrowford, aged 21. Single

man.
Samuel Duckworth, beamer, of Ewood Bridge, aged 50.
Has left a widow and eleven children, nine of whom
are under age.
John Hartley, labourer, of Accrington, aged 21. Single
man.

Thoma 9 Blythe, weaver, of Garden Dale, Colne, aged
24. Single man.

Thomas Lofthouse, cotton spinner, of Huncoat, aged 64.
He was a widower, and has left nine children.

Mary Hayes, of Mangholeq, hand-loom weaver, 51

years of age. Unmarried.
Alice Hartley, of Burnley, parer-loom weaver, aged
24, Unmarried.
Mary Fell, of Darovrford, power-loom weaver, 19 years
of age. Unmarried.

iabella Hindle, of Buxendeu, 22 years of age, the wife
of Thomas Hindle, collier.

The number of wounded is about 66 ; and although
many of the sufferers have received fractures, we are
informed that none of them are in imminent danger.

THE INQHEST.

The inquest upon the bodies of the ten persons killed
was opened yesterday at the Turner's Arms, Helmshore,
before John Hargreaves, Esq., the coroner for the Black-
burn, hundred. Mr. Grundy, solicitor, of Bury, ap-
peared to watch the proceedings on the part of the East
Lancashire Railway Company ; and Mr. Henwood of
Manchester, on behalf of the friends of Samuel Duck-
worth and Isabella Hindle.

The jury having been sworn, and Mr. John Hoyle
appointed foreman,
The Coroner said it was only his intention to take
evidence as to identification that day, in order that the
bodies might be removed, and interred as soon as
practicable. The occurrence which had brought them
together would require very strict investigation, and he
had no doubt the jury would bestow the requisite
trouble upon it in order to come to a satisfactory con-
clusion.

The jury then went to view the bodies, and afterwards
to inspect the place where the accident occurred. They
were accompanied by Mr. Shaw, the passenger traffic
sii,perintencient; Mr. Myles Fenton, the secretary to
the company ; Mr. Newall, the carriage superintendent,
and other officials. On their return the ocroaer pro-
ceeded to take evidence.

Edward James Taylor, of Colna, the first witness
called, identified the bodies of Richard Heap and Thos.
Blythe. lie said he went from Colne on Monday
morning along with Heap by an excursion train to go
to Belle \rue Gardens. Heap left the Salford station by
the second train, and he had intended to go with him,
but whilst he was getting some refreshment the train
went away, and he was left to go by the third train.
The third train left the Salford station at a quarter
after eleven o'clock as near as ha could. tell. The
third train went on without any interruption, except
calling at several stations, until they arrived at the
spot where the catastrophe occurred. After the
train had got about two miles past the ,Ramsbottom
station, he heard a crash, and as he felt that the train
had come into collision with something, he jumped out
of the carriage. He saw volumes of steam issuing fr,ora
the engine in front ; people were rushing out of the car-
riages in various directions, screaming, and there was a
general alarm amongst the. passengers. He saw two
carriages broken to pieces, two thrown upan the embank-
ment, and several others were in a very shattered oondi-
tion. Many of the passengers were thrown out of the
carriages, and he saw many lying amongst the fiag-
ments, both dead and alive. The passengers who were
not injured got out of the third train, and rendered
all the assistance they could. He recollected seeing
three dead bodies di awn out from amongst the car-
riages.
Richard Heap was taken out alive, but he died
about five o'clock in the morning. Witness did not
recognise him, but he told him his name. He was
much injured about the bottom of his abdomen and his
right thigh, and his left leg was twisted, and must have
been broken. Vie collision took place about half-past
twelve o'clock. He did not know how many carriages
there were in the third train; but he counted the car-
riages which ran down the. incline, and there were
sixteen of them. The carriages appeared to be
very much crowded, but he did not know that
they were overladen. He was in the fifth or sixth
carriage from the engine, in the third train, and he
only saw one carriage in that train which was much in-
Jared, and that was the next to the engine. The two
front wheels of the engine appeared to be off the rails ;
the engine, boiler, and tender, were all injured, but he
could not describe the injuries minutely. The train in
which he was was running at the rate of from tea to
fifteen miles an hour, and those in charge appeared to
be acting cautiously, knowing that trains hadgone 'be-
fore. There were five carries broken that he had
assisted to rescue t 4 pikssengers from. He thought it
only prop,er ten state that Mr, Shaw and the men under
him rendered, every assistance possible to the sufferers,
and gave him authority to get assistance, and do what
he could.

By a Juror : He noticed a break in the thirid, or•
fourth carriage from the end of the 16th, gc oak not
say whether the break had beer, applied. They
pushed the carriago hftek about three feet without
applying the bre* at as these was a space of three
feet between it and the'next oarriage. Those killed were
all found near to the engine of the third train. He
believed that there was no one in the carriage next to
the engine in the third train. If there had been they
must have been killed.

Mr. Grundy said the company had in attendance the
whole of their servants who had anything to, do, with
the working of the train iq question. Tbey, had present
not only the guards and the enginemen, but the superior
officers from Salford, Accrington, Aninahottom, &c. ;
but if they should not be wanted that day, he should be
glad if they could be. libmted to attend to their duties
until they shoe11:1114 required.
The. Coroner said they would not be wanted that day,
and some of them were at once liberated.
Samuel Duckworth, who identified the body of, his
father, said he went from Helmshore to Ma;itester with
his father, on Monday. They left the Salford Station,
in the second train, a little after eleven o'clock. The
train went on a!,l right until they got to Helmshore.
He knew that there was a train behind them, waiting.
at RamsbottOm for the second train to get c 4 of
the way. He and his father were in that part
of the train which went,
In fact,
he was in the third q4giagP i'VgIA the lower end of
that part of tttp. tyai,n which went down the incline
When, he perceived the carriages moving back, he
became alarmed and jumped out of the carriage, hut his
father did not do so, and was killed. /ie could not see
the train behind, owing to the, eime, but he heard the
crash. He walked, e,avoa the line to see what had
happezted, anti found that the collision had taken place.
His father was buried amongst the carriages, and was
one of the last to be got out. He assisted to carry him
up to the Turners' Arms.
By a Juror—That part of the train which he was in,
did not come within a hundred yarn of• the Helmshore,
Iy
Station, owing to the length of the train.hen he fiest:
perceived the carriages meting brick Wards he sao, ;
am going out, father ; r think he cannot hold: it.."
father had left eleven children and, a w,1(19.W.
! After' evidence as to the identification of the other
Lawrence Coupe and Sarah
bodies had beer, given,
Shepherd, eho, had laid the bodies out, were called
adneA, 'es7orc4l:44a r
eci ,cyeitvhed. the coroner They asstattoedthtehaintjußrieicahtahrde
Heap was injured in the back, and had his right thigh
cut and hroken. Hartley Harrison had his hack
injured,
and Ms right leg broken in two placeA,
muel Duckworth had his skull and ribs, fractured, au:l.l
his left side injured. John Hartley's.prate pits were
injured, his legs_ arms hroken, and. his abdome.:l
erhshcci. Thomas Blythe's skull. was fractaril, aud his
shoulders, left, arp, WI leg Were bruised. Thomas
°fth ou se had his back troken, and his right leg bruised.
Mary Hayes had her skull fractured, aud her legs were
nearly cut off. Alice Hartley had her skull fractured.
Mary Fell bad her skull fractured and back injured,

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Isabella Hindle's skull was fractured, and she was
bruised in various parts of the body.

The Coroner here inquired if any of the other per.
sons injured were in danger.
. . .

Mr. Shaw said he went round with Dr. Harrison on
the previous day and saw many of those injured. Dr.
Harrison was of opinion that the only dangerous case
was that sent to the Manchester Infirmary, as it was
probable that the amputation of the patient's leg would
be necessary.
In answer to the Coroner, Mr. Newall, the manager
of the carriage department, said he had got the side
chains from the carriage which had broken away from
the rest, but they had not yet been able to find the
shackle. He hoped yet, however, to find it.
The inquest was then adjourned to Saturday, and it
will then be held at Haslingden.
From inquiries which we made at the Royal Infirmary
last night, we learned that Mr. Hartley Butterfield has
had his leg amputated, but that he is doing as well as
can be expected under the circumstances.