The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-02-05 00:00:00

FRIGHTFUL' ACCIDENT IN SHEERNESS

LOCK YARD.

SLIZZINZ6B, Thunday.

On Thursday a most distres.ing and fetal accident
occurred in the dockyard at Sheerness, involving the
sscrilice of three iiensoos lives auid jeopardizing another,
besides indicting serious utjuries on three wore work.
wen.

From information obtained on the spot, immediately
after the fatal eccurrence, the following particulars may :
be relied upon :—lt is necessary to mention that the
Sheerness yoril, as in other Government establishments
of the kind, id divided into a number of ociarote coin-
iiortnients or workshops, each compartment being
devoted to some particular branch of Government
employment, and that the department in which the
accident osverred is termed the boiler-shop, and is in
connection with the stesiii-factory. This building is
about 320 feet in length, 70 in width, and CA in height,
I. fitted with forges ond machinery. Transversely
in the building, at an elevation of about 40 feet from the
floor, are erected what are technically termed "travel-
ler.," or troinways, which can be moved from one cud
of the building to the other, as circiiiiistonces inn,
require. On these travellers Sr. placed " jennyo," or
locomotive cranes, which can he moved backward and
forward for the purpose of lifting or moving boilers, and
other ponderous pieces of machinery. At the time of
the &mutat, which woo about 10 minutes past 7 an.,
lOU men, as nearly as Can be aocertained, were at work
the building, eight of whim were on the traveller,
or trauiwoy in question, engaged in moving a. huge
boiler, weighing not less than 28 tons. A connection
between the crane and the boiler hal been formed, and
the into who were on the trasuway were turning the
jenny for the purimee ef raising the boiler front its
position, when, from some cause not yet explained, but
most probably from the heavy otrisin, the traveller
broke with • sudden crash just above the boiler, and at
the point where the strain joust necesvorily
have been the otrongest, throwing down *even
out of the eight men, as well as the jenny or
crane. The names of the men are John M'Ds 11,
Anthony Rouse I, William Dadlow, Timothy Parker,
Walter Weybraw, William Faikerell„ and John
Darragh. Six of them fell on the boiler widen they
were operating upon, 411.1 one of them precipitates' to
the ground a dist ince of 40 feet. The jenny, which is
from three to four tous in weight, also fell on the
top of the boiler, es well sus on the top of the six men.
inotantly killing two of them. owl seriously injuring the
four others. Aosiotance being at 12 Ond, it was imme-
diately mile I into re luieit , by which inoAila the
'Haile-tot the Unfortunate fellowo were speedily extricatsl.
Dr. Cross, ourgeon to the establishment, was also
quickly in attendance, and rendered every ai I. The
two men who where killed—namely, 11• Donnell and
Beason, moist have died inatantaneously, their bodies.
which premintel a (rightful areetsele, being very inueli
mutilated. Of those injured, the one who had fallen to
the ground, an-I whom-me name is If oillow, sustained a
severe fracture on the okull, besides other injuries, and
mince died in the Military Hospital from the effects.
Another of the injured persono, name,' T LtiV
Picker, who has been removed to the Military Iloopitoi,
lies in a ilampirons cu,uiuiition, havin; been injured in
the ribs and hod bin thigh brokeii just above the knee.
Ti,. iiijurka inflicted on the others are, we are happy
to state, not of an alarming or fatal character. The
following is nu authentic list of the casualtica
boilermisker, age 48, leaving
• widow, and Antony Boson'', age 50, leaving • widow
and six children.

Since 1./mt.—William !hollow, assistant boiler maker
aged N, a single man from Sittinghourne. having been
engaged only a few days in the establishment.
Injured :--Tisnothy Parker (in the hospital), boiler
wilier, age 46 ; thigh and ribs broken ; has a wife and
three clid Iran. Weyliraw, assistant boiler•inaker, age
34 ; a severe fracture in the knee ; has • wife awl two
children. John liarragli, boiler-maker, age 36 ; injuries
in the raw and back ; has • wife and two children.

--
EPTSCT or IN toXICATIoN. --On Friday morning, at
half -past 5 oVock, Marine named James Mogg, was
found led iii the fore rock pit 11 the Hero, UI, tint er
r •pair in Keyhion Stainyaril, Plymouth. Ity .n. an,tlr r
Marine, was lvitr icr almost esliaii.tel, as ill
,1 rp,nu,ly intoxicated, was disc.overo I iii the lween
docks. All belonged to the•night gran!, and while pa
Onty broke into tip, wardroom store.. .m.l drank whiskey
I. eseeos. Mr. Foder, sum on, applied the stomach
pump to Ryan anal sent him and Klima on board the
bulk Bellona.

FARCTIoN Or THZ BEKHOP or WORCIESTCH. —On
Wednesday the Dean and Chaos).- of Worcester lISMIe/11.
bled at the Chapter-houme in the College precincts, for
the purpose of proceeding to the election of a Mahe!, of
the diocese in the room of the late Britoil,. Dr. Pepym.
The rotwe ofelfre directing the Chapter to proceed in
the election, recommended a. the successor of the late
BlthoP the Rae. Dr. Henry Philpott, Canon of Nor
wich, Muter of St. Catherine's College. Cambridge,
and Chaplain to the Prince (Amami, and be has are
cordingly been formally elected. The usual formalities
of election having been gone through, the certificate.' of
such election were niwie under meal and forwarded to
Her Majesty, the Archbishop of Canterbury. and the
Hiabop elect. The new Bishop will not. according to
the Act constituting the Bishopric of Manchester, be
entitled to • ..at in the House of Lords until •
vacancy !aims is • see other than tharerbury, York,
Loader, Dorirso. ek Wisibes