The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-15 00:00:00

TALL OF A SHOT AND SHELL FACTORY IN

THB BOROUGH ROAD.

A dreadful occurrence took place yesterday after-
noon in the Borough-road, Southwark, which resulted is
tee total destruction of the exteesive premises of Mears.
Polgluse and Co. (known as the Atlas iron Works). The
prineioal seat of the disaster had originally been constructed
for eupenten" workshops ; but, in consequence of a large
government contract for shot and shell, which it was ebbed
promptly to execute, that part of the premises bad been
made applicable for the branch of ntheestacture under •
sodas, and for machine work g ily. There wee, how-
ever a want of the strong girders, supports, ace., found in
buildings specially constructed for such a description of
work ; and to this, and the great weight of machinery, Be.,
up, the various floor, of the building, the accident is sup-
posed to be attributable. About 2 o'clock, just as the
men (102 In number) had returned from dinner,
• loud report was heard, followed by the rising
of as immense cloud of dust, and the rosbieg forth
from the factory of such of the workmen es ware fortunate
enough to escape with slight wounds or contusions. la a
few minutes the large range of buildings above mentioned
fell to the ground a heap of ruins. An immense crowd
was speedily on the spot, a' d it required the efforts of a
strong force of police to obtain free egress and inure.* for
those who were required to give assistance. Several meth-
cal gentlemen from St. Thome'. Hospital were soon in
attendance, and found abundant occupation, as did the
neighbouring surgeons; for, though a taw of the men bed
escaped unscathed, numbers were much inji.red in the
head, arms, or legs, and were seen being led or carried
away, with the blood streaming from cuts end lacerations.
One man had bees driven into the boiler which was under
repair, but was, by the peculiar position of a pees of fallen
timber, se protested as to be weep +Primly unburt,which he
eastriied to make known by caging out, lam not hurt • but
be careful what you move." He was nut, ho•ever, released
until six o'clock in the owning, but in Use interim was sea-
mined by supplies of brandy, water, &c. Another of the
workmen, named Bird, was fount neer this spot with his
right arm crushed beneath a large mill-stone mote than ,
half • toe weight, whose sufferings were most frightful,
and in his stony he war continuously entreating, in the
moat beseeching terms, to be extricated by the amputation
of his arm. Henke, was effected, at about flee o'clock,
by the netted and energede efforts of *boat 100 men, who,
by means of rope sad tackle, succeeded in withdrawing the
massive stone by ',ion he was held down, aad which of
itself was completely jammed in by the different pieces of
fallen machinery. He wee then placed io a cab and re-
moves with all speed to St. Thomas's Hospital.
Up, lug& ry at St. Thomas's Hospital last evening, it
was aseortained that of the sufferers conveyed to that hea-
ted, See were so fearfully mangled that hardly aiy hope
was entertained of their :smeary. The following are their
eagles and the nature of their injuries:—Joseph Odes, se-
vere tractor* of the Ault and external laurations • Coulee
Pure, broken leg aad severe cuts about the head and
body; Junes Holden, very severe :facture of the skull,
iejaries to the eyes, and laceratioa of the body ; Bird,
the right arm crashed end • complication of wounds about
the body, modelle.. his ease perfectly hopeless. The only
case et -caved in Oey's Hospital was that of John Regan,
aged 57, head partly crushed and other severeiwounds about
the body; case copse at.

SHOCKING MURDER.—The Dudley Advertises re-
ports a dreadful occurrence which took place at Kate's-
hill, seer Dedley, as eatt:reley morning. A young man,
aimed Hoedown, had been paving oourt to • young woman
named Maws, hut, becoming jesitins,he determined thatch.
,hold die. He borrowed a carbine, and having loaded it.
proceeded to the pablio-honse where the girl lived as a ser-
vant, and where she was engaged in cleaning. He called
for something to drink, sac, watching his opportunity, be
deliberately discharged A. *musts of the cloudy weapon.
The principal portion of the charge lodged directly under
dieter. ear. She only lived s few manatee 'nor. Tie mar.
direr made no attempt to amine. H. said, "Revenge is
sweet; I have had mist, sad toe law mast take its own."
FATAL RAILWAY AOCIDENT.—An accident, M-
aisel. d with fetal muse quenoes, happened on &turd.)
morning on the North Loath)a line of railway, to as old
and valued servant of the eon pay. Hr. Dyer, the manager
of the rattle department, and principal cashier to the com-
pany, teas walking on tos liae preoesding ham Fenchurch-
istreet-statioa towards Ceasefire, when h. met the eleven
o'clock ..m. pas-enger train eoming frzm the latter place,
sad not Paine quick enough to er-tting rat of the way, was
knocked doses by the eaglet, and mash island. On ea'.
initiation at the `iniversity Hospital, where he was imme-
diately conveyed, it was ascertained the unfortunate gentle.
man bed, is additiaa to a fraeinred arm, sustained extensive
internal iajutiee, from theefftcts of which hen
amd whisk used his death at an early hoar yesterday
morels,.
CITY OF DUBLIN STRAY PACKET COMPANY.—The
halt pony us. • tag of time o..dy was hold on Saturday in
Gable,, Itte J. K. Jose*, Bart., in the chair. The directors'
',part stated that the salaame to the credit of profit and loss
oa the let Horeb amount d to 13 3861. 111.3 d. The price
et seal, te.,required t of th. meets dating the hall-year had
bees higher Main at say loom-r period, hat their rates would
he Mowed la the arrest half year. The arrangement'
*stewed tam with the Great Western Railway Company for
the thrtosers• booting of passengers to Loudon, to swine:ion
with the &ingots...Pa and Liverpool vessels, bad come into
versifies is Jammu,. Tee directors had also been invited
by the Louden and North Weotert. Railway Company to
resew negotiation, with the ott!ect of termisating the
rivalry sad oppeetti:te carried on by the Cheater and Hall-
ooed Company spit st the Liverpool lase. An offer to
ardertake the accelerated mail and passenger service be-
times 'leaden and Dublin had bran submitted to govero-
sestiMejelstly bg the three companies, sad was yet under
euentArrecies. 'I be weather had tea very trying to the
immidmay's weasel., bet nose had sestaishd any thereinto,
iejary. The report was adopted, sad a divicisod of 2 per
aro% tor the half-rear deck,. d, Imp! income tax.

1i1.70111. —Wo h.••ieen re-
vinteu w stow-, ib tit is ieteeit.it to twin is Reading, s
breach I. the Admiaibtrative Rotorua A.seciaties pub-
lished Is Lowden loot week. A public wicitiog is to b.
field. ',Wish will be auricled by some Illiaben of penis-
ia.at who have taken part la thews, movemest.—Readisig
Men"ffV•

DISCHARGIS fox TIM ARMY IT PURCRA*2.—
Ahordiso to o mars jest poblistiel the slumber of soldiers
in the Loom!, Cavalry, Ardßevy, awl Marines Who bare
maimed their Whammies la the last tea yaws was 17,621.