The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-04 00:00:00

TDB` RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT MARGATE.

The inquest was resumed yesterday, in accordance
with a previous aneoancomeet is the Emma.
The first wittier called was William leery Spain,
postman, who was wattle( at the station for the mail
begs whet the ecilliskia cuenned. The mail train was
behind its proper time, when he saw the signalman ware
his flag round to Wiese dews', and the tram restate the
station at a greater speed they usual Be law • man
from the trate, whotell aid was picked up_ by the
men. Being at the sad of the platform be did sot see the
collision, but as he paned through the station he saw the
carriages broken, a ad some pesseagen Wag got oat of the
fragments. From the rate the train same tato the statics
be thought there would be an scaideat, sad he got out of
the way.
By Mr. Towne—At first the signalmen had • peen flag,
bat an the trate came ia sight he changed it to • red one.
When be (vicars) firth saw the kola ib the dither* he bad
no idea it was going frier they weal.
By Mr. Dolman= —The mail kale cam is on the down
line, and then were some carriages standing oe the same
!the ia the statics. He lad frequently seen carriages steed-
mg on the down line of rails when the darn trains came is.
Joseph Beat, suleesaireator nadeelbeers. Nth and Betts,
was at the South &Wan Beiway *Wise en Monday when
the mail train ems in. Tbe trek am dews the incline at
a rapid pees, sad he said to his friend that it would not stop
in time. In • few meow& he beard two shooks, and immedi-
ately ran aloes the platform and saw that the carriages had
come into oollisioa. Two or three were beeped up,
ate of then being up between the Lan " girders "
beano of the roof. He looked to see it &eyries was injured.
He saw • female under roue of the carriages. A panel or
parties of the bask of the carriage was on bee face, and
from the maser her legs hung down be thought they were
broken. He got the woman out with the mistime" of •
policeman. As the train approached he saw that the break
of the engine was turned on ea hard as it could be, and the
wheels skimmed aloes the metals. As the train passed
withses • man on the snipe wee turning at the broth as
hard ea he could. The train erred to enter the stalks at
the late of ten miles ea hour.

Crooretainioed on behalf of the eompany—He first nay
the train when it was &boot fifty yards brood the bridge.
The stoma was then toned GC mod the •• break" applied.
The driver nee doing ail he could to stop the train, awd he
thooght that if it had had twelve yards farther to go the
oollistohwould pot have been so event

By Mr. Daiwa: —The heavier the Mein the more
" break" power ti required, especially if it be going down an
incline.

George Stokes, eignahre es dry when the accident
occurred, rid the mail Maim was 35 minutes behind time.
7/hen he saw the train COMiDI at each a npid pace he
Intag out a red, of Jaeger fin, to attract the driver's atter
dos ; but as that appeared to have no effect he sounded hie
whistle. The signals did mot to have any effect, as
the train pared hint at a aircp and ma into the
statics. The eagiee was runarog with the tender in front.
As the train prod wirer, the driver wee striding oe the
4WD% but apparently dreg mobbing. The signal post for
the " down" lir was lowered to " eautroo" before the
arrival of the brain. As the train came en mitoses saw the
stoker go over the novae and get into the break na. The
snipe driver had bra in the service of the company r •
stoker for twelve menthe, but only about a foreleg, or
three weeks as a driver. He believed the driver was •
steady, sober man.
Croesessaired cm behalf of the essiperiy—As the driver
pared me he appeared to be frightened. Redid not ream
whether the break was as or sot.

Thomas Hoare, signal and s—witehluan at the Margate
Statics, was to duty in the signal box. when the mail
tail came in on, Monday. The sigeals were all right. Whim
be Siat new the hale it was about 400 yards from his box.
The steam was their turned off. When the trait passed his
box it *as ming at an nomad apeed. He saw the stoker
appareatly applyisg the tweak of the mem, and afterwards
pale from the memo late the broth no, adjoining. If he
aWied the break, it did not eppenr to ham it; effect on
speed of the Whoa the train got halo the statics
he beard a omit He thought that a tram se bag m the
than is question might to have two guard.
Ws. Darby, station insp.:tor at Barnimate, mid be started
the mail train from that town for Yargite at 159 p.m. on
Moodar. He than folly believed there were two guards,
one eagiandriver, sad one stoker. Ho did was knew who
was the sewed guard till be mme to Margate otter the
&widest, sad on being told who be was, he MHO-
bored mein him get tato a trail at 3t. Law.
rases which was piing to Ashford. It was the duty
of the wooed gaud to go on with the train to Margate, and
he (witness) did not give him permission to go back to
Ashford. He should sot have started the train if be had
knows there was wily one guard, but be tbooght One guard
'sight have dem the work vary well with a train of fourteen
carriages. Ile had does it Wined: many times with traias
ot twelve or thirteen carriage.
' Wm. Poulson, bead guard of the mail train, was after.
wards examined.