The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-11 00:00:00

District Netoss.

L,WAY ACCIDENT AT WEYMOUTH

TERMINUS.

As widest of a Sagas character occurred at
Weymouth on Tuesday morning. The South.
Western Railway Oorepaisy run an early tasiii from
Dorchester to Weymouth to enable the residents el
the *Minty town to enjoy a morning dip is the sea,
mid they hugely avail themselves of the aommroodit-
tioe. The train started from the Dorchester statical
at the meal time on Tuesday morning--shartly
after seven o'clock, and consisted of engine and
tender, one first-class and one second.olass carriage,
a break van, and an empty horse bor. Nothing
unusual occurred on the route until the end of the
Journey was remitted. Than the occupants of the car-
riages noticed that the train was entering the station
at an unusually rapid rate, but, of course, no disaster
was apprehended. Immediately, however, the
engine dashed violently against the timber stop
block at this end of the station, shattering the Moe
tate splinters. The concussion caused a smart
rebound, and the occupsets of Us carriages were
precipitated violently against each otb.r and
1410 against the sides of the compertments.
A good deal of alarm ansited, but, fortunately, the
consequences do not teem to be of a very serious
cataracts. There were several young ladies in the
train, and some of them were removed from the
carriage bleeding probusly from the heed and
hoe, Sneed with the concussion, and in a fainting
state. The men appeared to have mowed with •
few rough blows and slight flesh wounds.
livery amiatance was rendered to them by
the officials. Drz Rhodes and Fox were
sent for, and were in speedy attendance. Those
who more injured were removed to the waiting
room, where they resolved such attention MI their
state required. By the next train they were conveyed
to Dorchester ; and some of them precasted a curious
appeenmoe with their faces plaisted and bandaged.
At Dorchester they were placed under the medical
care of Mr. EMSOIL Mrs. Bladle sustained • out on
tho nose, and Mrs. French, • lady visitor
staying at Mr. Bodies, resseved a cut on the cheek,
bested eyelids and temples. Mies Score, a visitor
to Dorchester, had a slight cut on the eye brow
and a braise at the temple. Miss Jeffery
had a bruise on the temple, but no wound.
Miss Guppy, as assistant at Mr. Steele's,
received two cute on the forehand. MS Amoy,
another of Mr. Steele's assistants, bad • general
Making, bet no wound. Male Lovell sustained •
blow on the temple. Miss Cladding had a blow on
the forehead and • few outs about the face.
The Mimes Curtis (2) were also slightly injured.
Of mares all them were bruised and Oat= • good
deal. The first-class passengers escaped with but
small damage. A officiar of the Royal Horse
Artillery had • slight out on the fore.
bead, but the rest were almost free
from injury. A woman named Fors, who was
Journeying to Weymouth with • basket of eggs, had
them all broken and one of her lags was slightly
Injured. Amongst the men, Mr. B. Parminter
sustained a shin wound, Mr. Willey bade violent
shaking, and Mr. Dixon was affected by the same
cans. In no case, however, are any whoa
results • prehended. Rumours the most
exaggerated have been current ia Dorchester,
as to the character of the Injuries
some of the passengers sustained; but, it is
satisfactory to know, on authority, that the injuries,
so far as have been aroertained, are comparatively
small. The question as to how the accident
moss is rather difficult to answer. The
fireman, a man known on the line by the name
of " Tolly," jumped off the engine near the entrains
ti the station, and narrowly escaped falling under
be train; the engine driver,namedOdiham, remained
at his poss. A man named William Young was the
d it seems that be at any rate is
Eulaldel anese —supposing anybody is to blame. Along
the decline from the tunnel, the peculiar
scraping sound of the break was heard all along at
the accustomed place, and again when searing the
station. Thus the matter is left between the engine
driver and fireman. The latter jumped off, for
what reason, no doubt, he will be called
on to explain. Whether the men on the engine
did their duty is • question which the rail.
way autheritier will fully Investigate ; but, we
mideratand that they attribute the accident to the
slippery state of the rails. If this is so, it is strange
that it should have occurred with so light a train,
when day after day heavy trains go down
without the slightest approach te an accident.
We rather fear, that the very lightness of
the train led the engine driver and fireman to
neglect to some intent the ordinary precautions,
and that thos the concuseion arose. Hcwever, it is
gratifying that no life is lost, no bones broken, and
no one seriously injured.