The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-03-08 00:00:00

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT,

(In 11%111'e/slay 'miming lust A fatal accident
happened at the Ilreat Western Hallway ntatimi,
Dorchester, restating in the death of a railway
porter, named Stephen Pitman, Ag.sl 22. It appears
that the unfortunate young nein hail iiecasion to go
on the up•platform for a taildimp which it was his
duty to have brought to the ilown•platforin after the
11.:10 train from tVeyinoutli bad pit.se.l. When Hid
Ih.wil Pawliger train, ilue at 10.341, arrived at 111.51 i,
he 111114 1111VC IIiSCOVVIV,I that he liit4 ttuil to put
the afore4aid lamp oil the down•platform, therefore
was attullihitilig to go across for it when he was
knocked ilown by the butters if the up-goods train
which WWI drawing slowly up to the platform, but
which train WAS HA observed hy the deceased
through the station being enveloped iii the steam id
the down engine train, which was standing at the
station. If he hail considered for a ~,,, mina be
would have known that the up goods train was chew
in. Beth trains had been big:lulled, the up and 1111WII
platform bells ringing for both at the same time,
unit before the goods °Niue conl I I it
-NJ N-11111 Del.
knocked him down, the wheels passing over his right
leg, crushing it in a feaKul manner. lie was imme-
diately taken into the station and 1111.111iCal assibtatice
was goon at hand, lint it was obvious to the medical
gentlemen in attendance that the pr fellow could
not possibly survive, lie lingered until two u'elock
in the afternoon when he died. Nir. Muscly, the
dentist, who visits. this town, being en the spat at
the time of the aecitleid, %%Ai very kind in stopping
the hemorrhage before the surgeons could arrive.

TUN INqUE6T.

A coroner's inquest well held on the body in the
afternoon, before Giles Symonds, Esq., et

the flrrit Western Hotel, when the following facts
relative to this painful num were notolitueol :
Villitttpi Jordan, a youth, deposed :•-• I was oil tllO
4,tt. WeAufli Railway platform this teething at
alsout a quarter to 01.Ni:is—the utelitie Oath iron, -mill
I oriw the (rails mule in from Yeovil. There Was
011ie standing on my side at that time. I saw
Stephen Pitman. While the train was standing still
du :deceased got between two carriage,' by steppilig
on the coupling irons mid was going aunsa the rails
to the platform whole 1 was standing for the per.
two of retelling a lamp. list pall looking toward('
Weymouth. At that tllll4 an engine Ultlllu up f
Weymouth with punk tt.llll. 1 eall.l out to the
engineolriver to stop, but hefere the train could be
eloped the engine struck him down, and the engine,
tendtr, and one truth inseed over hie right lug. I
del not see the train coming until it was chose upon
the deecased. Thu train WOO inialantly divided and
parlied back, anal I saw deceased hi(tween the plat)
form awl the ride roil. 1 raw linn taken into the
otatioll, and I heart him speak. Ho steked to be
covered up because Ise was cold. Ile ohm ;seised for
his eat', and told a gentleman who WAS *lauding by
that his leg pained him very lunch. Mr. Mosley,
surgeon dentist, was assisting to get him up, :1141
ileeememl asked him whether lie thought lie (with'
save his life. Thu other tnsin then went on to Wey•
mouth, and alecemeal was talt4ll 110 the railway
elation. l'he geode train, with four or Ilse trucks,
watt coming up scry slowly.
fly a Juror : I am mire lie was walking on the
platform looking towards Wey th.
fly the Cormier : Thu smoke from the other train
sltu not sallow deeemeel to Iles the train coming up
Crisis %Weymouth. The station was nearly (till of
smoke front the down train. Dectmeell was holding
down hie keel to keep the smoke away from hie
eye*. Titere was 'Hi ()nu on the up•platform hut
myself. Thu 'haver son the engine from Weymouth
emild not eve the duce:wed, he being too close under
the engine.
Mr. John May &pored : I ant station•master at
the I horchestur station. Dceumeol wise tonssungur
hurter. I wee at thu station when the resident
welorri 01. IWM 011 the ilowolohttforto. Thu ill. an
train usie then at the station. It was about twenty. I
throe 4114104 late, 1 saw olecesuml amisting with
the log I did not sue him any more until I
licanl him ery
.init. lie was theo lin the up•liue of
d, It war his :hay to fetch is lamp (rolls the sip•
platform which had to got down to Weymouth by
ti,, 111. au train. This he hail forgotten to 0100.
Ihweaseol jumped across the platform to get the
lamp, lust to emissemeneu au great ilea' of smoky
'wing in theetation at the time he did isot notice the
trails naming up from Wey th. Thu engiiim oof
booth trains were steaming at the rune time. Booth
engines were in at the same time, mill were both
wilialtanuourly. This elation was hill nf
'awoke, The gumbo train from Weymouth mom up
to °shunt" Iswk. engines always ellllle ill viiiy
slowly. I saw thu train *prowls this meriting, it
was waning in at the rate sit (we stiles eu hour,
Iteowasuol luul lawn in the service; about two pore
aoil two mroothe, 111111 WOO a istruhil WAN
Mr, J. I losool, soirgwei, 11110 then sworn, Ile old s -
Alsaiit II it'elook title morning 1 was willed
by Mr. Slay, whit ref 'Miami mu Is. mom.
pony him too the railway station, I hound the
dosemeol in the railway nullity, thus usaminatioio I I
haunt lie hut met withii severe aiwooloont too thu right '
coonsisting of a iwitiplute separation of the
loullow the know, mill ohm Imerationoc insiole the
thigh, There %WI twoostolurablio louniorrloattc, with+ ,
losol been arrested loy Mr. Slowly, who was pressing I
theforai ninon the artery in a very proper manner,
I imineolialely applied the tournioliwt too the trositiol,
inwol every means in my power Ps resters PIMP
I,lllnn InniblU WM in lie removed, Ils wise PO'
holy sensible tip too the time of his death, 1
1.0111,010 41 11 Ail 111111 0111i1 110 died, lie nyVar
Woolly miloulte Justify an attempt at 'shovel, nooloo
withstanding that every moans were 11.101. 111/ liollll
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/11%1111/001, 1 /11,111•11 ii/iny Isitus apoilk of the ISOUillOhi
Of Its POWS*, Ili 0f.,1100t aware n(1114 11110gof.
NIA mill several thows, " I think I Phlsll die," Ile
lookout moo whether I Outfight lie twould this I told
him it was very probable lie would, 'rho shook to
Ibis' :system wire such its too prevent his rallying after
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*hid, the *Moan had rueravret weight valise*
044140 nunibttese, Ille pulse was strong when I
saw him first, loot In is quarter of an knit it went
down, awl its setioai enukl not lov restored by the aiol
oof any ,t imoilants,
'rise joory lstssu,stulhsttvhy ruturnvot SI Iffellid sit " AUld•
11,111411 li. s 111,"
lift Thursday last the remotion, oof the msfortintate
dem:nosed WilU bairn in ilk near Sherloorioto,

Thu .kon.l, ha 11114 /I vgry isloialv man, hail wan
fir tlw wool will seal Ili4lolll of Al
knew him, awl Ina Hollowly fida haa cart mlitom
iorcr all Ma mvinainnowas awl Alum's.