The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-03 00:00:00

THE ACCIDRNT ON THE WEST CORNWALL

11.41LWAY.

About seven o'clock on Monday evening the body
of the deceased driver,Willisin Fathom, was removed from
the Higher Towo lee, in a shell, in charge of his mother
and other relati►es, to the temporary terminus of the West
throwsll Railway, at Peowithers-bridge, whence it was
con►eyed by the 7.15 train to Penzance. The deceased lived
in that town, and has left a widow and five children.
The widow is a daughter of Mr. Richard Thema., an engine-
drirer on the line. and Mr. Thomas, who lives in Camborne,
is desirous that the body should be takes thither for buriaL
As in all cases of death by accident in throws.; the
funeral will be attended by large numbers of sympathisers.
Another death has resulted from the accident, Thorn's
Olds, the resistant guard, having expired about one o'clock
on Tuesday morning, in the Royal Cornwall Infirmary,
his mother being with him at the time. His father,
a small farmer, of Grimier, was also in the house,
having, with the young woman to whom the deceased was
engaged to be roamed next Saturday, been constant in
attendance upon him. Up to Saturday last deceased
was a porter at the Peeraore Station, but had just been
appointed to a situation as fireman, and which he would
shortly have taken. On Sunday the brother of one of the
present guards having to be buried at Truro, the deceased
was selected to act as an usistantguud for that day.
Little more than eight hours afterwards he was injured.
The passenger and general traffio of the line is maiztained,
temporarily, by memo of four-horse omnibuses, running
from and to the Truro Station io coolie:too with the several
trains. They proceed so the turnpike to and from Saba,
where the road and railway are nearly or a level. The
restitution of the bridge at Penwitbers is being rapidly
proceeded with by a large number of workmen, under the
supervision of Mr. Sheriff, the resident engineer. It is
probable that the line will re-open to-morrow. With the
exception of some few stones at the top which came away
with the southern beam, the masonry of the bridge is found
to have sustained no d►mage from the late accident.
It was against the eastern end of the south band-rail that
the engine struck on Sunday *easing. Os this sod the
engine—of about 30 tons weight, and running probably at
from 15 to WJ miles an hour—impinged with such force as
to split it through the greater part of its length, sod,
rending the bolts by which it was fastened to the tram, to
send it flying on to the south slope of the western embank-
' meat—a distance of some 40 feet. At the same instant
the engine, having but one set of wheels on the permanent
way between the rails, smashed the southern train ; and
the suspended beam and flooring, having thus lost their
chief support, gave way. The engine—the authors
wheels of which, after isaviug the embankment, could
have had no support whatever—toppled over into the
road, together with the south time and the greaser pert
of the bridge flooring. The stoker, John Johns, in the In-
firmary, is likely to recover. He was on the south side of
the engine when the collision occurred, but as the engine
came on the bridge he got on the boiler, and leaped from it
on the north side, and was immediately so self-possessed
that his first exclamatiou was, " Where's my meter He
at once crossed the embankment and aseisted in the efforts
that were being made to release the driver, Hatboro*, who
at first complained alit at his legs, and then repeatedly ex-
' claimed, with all his remaining strength, " Lord, have mercy
' on my soul," sad died in about ten minutes.— Wearers
Morning News.

DERPRRATZ POACHING AFFRAY. —OH Tuesday,
at the West Riding Court, Leeds (Francis Darwin, Esq., in
the chair), Thomas James Handley, aline Towneley, alias
Teesdale, and John Hey, were charged with maliciously and
unlawfully wounding Isaac Waddington, with intent to do
him some grievous bodily harm. Waddington is a membes
of the West Riding constabulary, and is stationed at
Shadwell, near Leeds. On the 31st July be was on
duty at Itoundhay, the night being clear, and the moon
shining brightly. Nem the parsonagmhouse he saw two
men standing on the footpath, and Handley was one of
them. They passed him, and wished him good night.
This was about ten o'clock. The ofloer then saw • man
coming down the field behind the parsonage, and towards
the road, and this fellow was carrying • dark coloured neck
ender his arm. Waddingtoe ideutified him as the prisoner
Hey, and be said to him. ' It's you, is it. What have you
got in that bundler" Hey replied, " What the —is that
to thee." Waddiogtou then noised the beg, and a scuffle
took place, in the course of which the offlaer tore off the
button, and felt some meta in it. The bag sow produced by
Sergeant Mitigley (which bad been found in Heys hones) was
the bag iu question. Whilst the officer and Hey ware
struggling, toe other two men returned, Studley being
armed with the barrel of a gun, and the other poacher with
the stock. Handley aimed • dreadful blow at the police-
man's head, but he gave way, and wee struck heavily
on the shoulder. Hey thee got away, and, running to •
dross-heap, picked up • great stone, and burled it
violently at the officer, who was struck over the mouth with
the missile, and knocked to the ground. Waddiegton's lip
was cut through, two teeth were knocked out from the
bottom jaw, three others were smashed in the upper
jaw, and the jawbone was fractured. The policeman was
stunned by the blow, sod remained • little time on the
ground, and as he was recovering he saw the three men
running across a field in the direction of Cobble-hall-lane.
He managed to crawl to the tollhouse, about 150 yards off,
and them assistance was rendered him ; but be was under
medical mistimece for nearly a month, and at one time
his life was in danger. Charles Preston, a blacksmith
residing at kloortown, near Leeds, met the prisoners at
four o'clock the neat morning, or about six hours after the
affray. They. were then mbar lloortown church, and Hand..
lay was carrying a bag across his shoulder., which app.-
moldy contained game, and blood was running out of the
bottom of it. Tuey asked, " How tar bast thou come
Preston replied, " From Moortown." They inquired,
" Had thou seen ought of any policeman ?" Preston an-
swered in the negative. They thee asked if he could direct
them a nay .of getting into Leeds without passing through
Chapeltoivo, and he gave them certain iostructious with
that object. There was a third man with the prisoners,
and he wee carrying three stick. ad a line of hedge stakes.
The primmer. were apprehended by Superintendent Pol-
lard and Sergeant Midgley, as they were entering a beer-
house, in Kirkgate, on the With ult. After they had been
taken before the magistrates for remand, Hey, addreesiog
the prosecutor, Waddiir:ton. mid, 'lt's the —we are
taken for ; I wish the stone had knocked thy braise
oat. If ever thou meets me again in that way, thou'U
meet nobody elm." Superintendent Pollard, in searching
Hey's house mtbacquently, found 64 snares and wires, 48
puree nets, 4 gate nets, 3 lung tote and iron pep, 53
wooden pep, •pm which could be taken in pieces, and
sporting appendages, 9 living wild rabbits and 3 deed oar.
Three long nets were wet, as if recently used, and were
hang up ou the clothes lien. The prisoner. were com-
mitted for tral at the next West Riding sessions, bail
being refused.
Extra umila for Bathurst (Gambia) and Sierra
Leone were made up at the General Pest-oßoe last night
for conveyance horn Devooport by her Majorty's gun-vessel
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