The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-30 00:00:00

[Stamped. Id. Additional.]

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE MID-

LAND RAILWAY.

THREE KILLED-FOUR HUNDRED INJURED.

A fearful accident happened half an hour after
midnight on Thursday, at Market ffarborough, which, up
to yesterday afternoon, bad molted in the death of three
persons, aad injuries of a more or lass serious character to
about 400 others.

13n Wednesday morning an excunion train left Burka
for London, and at about the same time an excursion train
left Leicester for London, both being timed to return
to their respective places of departure on the follow-
ing (Thursday) night. Both trains would necessarily pass
through Market Harborough. In returning, the Barton
train was the first mat that station, and it was stopped there
that water might be supplied to the tender. Whilst the
Burton train was standing for this purpose, the Leicester
train was heard approaching at a speed which excited no
little alarm. In an instant the worst fears were realised,
for the Leicester train came on, it is alleged, at full speed,
and dashed into the rear of the Burton train. A scene of
indescribable tenor and confusion ensued. Almost super-
human efforts were made to liberate the wounded
from the shattered carriages in which many of them at the
moment of the collision were firmly asleep in what they res-
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able direction ; and private residents and innkeepers left
their beds that they might be occupied by the unhappy Us-
wakes, writhing as they were in sway, sad searing from
skean every form of injury. So soon as their injuries could
be. attended to, those peneass who were able were removed
to their homes ; sad trains of wounded as from a field
lof battle were arriving in Burton up to the time of
the despatch of our report. The excitement both at Burton
and at Leicester may be more seedily conceived than de-
'wad •• Of the panierallarn in the Barton train upwards of
lifilifisiegal to that teats; wilt is to Barton that most of
the ireandled pawns belong.
Of miaow there is the usual difference as to the observance
or Mangled of signals on Oa port of the railway servants,
who are most interested in this case, which we will not now
touch upon until the cornet lisle are brought out at the
inquest. • . rn
A Stamford correepiallilCireites:—" Information has
retched here to-day (IAW) af a dreadful accident which
occizrad between ll and leo!** lest night to two Mid-
land excursion trains. The Ic4loalug particulars have been
obtained from one of the istseengers, who escaped un-
injured.
" Two excursion trains raft London last night, one for
Burton and the other for /Israeli, both on tke Midlaud
lied of railway. The trains were of eseskierable length and
heavily laden, the cue for Masten hiving nearly a thousand
peasenpes. To pals through,the Ostia* at Market Her-
baroxough the Midland trains wire far something like half a
onile aithe London and North Neaten law On arriving at
the junction at Market Harliciroagh the Barton train, which
Started flesi retie Lendoe, stopped to-take in water. During
this stoppage the Manton train came op and dashed
'into the other, washing tire* of the hinder
'snook carriages to pieces. Tin some which en
• said won of tigj meet appalling chancier. Owing to
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• impoahble at first to realise
• shse and groans r"
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