The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-31 00:00:00

TKB STORM OP YESTERDAY.

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ISTRAORDINARYAITD FATAL AOCIDENT AT

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NEW-CROSS.
Yesterday afternoon the metropolis and its
neighbourhood was visited by a terrific storm, thus verifying
the prediction of Admiral Fitzroy, who bad sent waminp to
the various outporte that a hurricane might be expected.
The whole of the outskirts man to have suffered more or
lea, but the most serious accident which occurred during
the day took place at the Newsross Station of the London,
Brighton, and South Coast Bulway, and which resulted in
the instantaneous death of one man, three others being so
seriously injured as to leave little hope of their recovery, and
a number of others slightly injured. The accident occurred at
the engioedepotof the company. As every one who hasocaudon
to travel on any of the lines from London-bridge must be
aware, there are several large engine sheds in the neigh-
bourhood of Hatcham-park. In one of these sheds yester-
day afternoon about a dozen men were working, principally
' engine fitters, "token, and drivers. There were also four
or five engines getting up steam, two of them being ready to
go out, when, without the slightest warning, the wind
rushed in at the open sod of the dad with terrific force, and
there being uo vent for it, it first blew off the roof notwith-
@trading it wee braced with heavy iron girders, and then one
side of the building, which might perhaps be fifty or sixty
yards in length. The side-which was blown out fell SCAM the
rails of theCroydon I ine,com pletely blocking them with a mass
of bricks and rubbish. The other side of the building, spies*
which some hundreds of toes of coke were piled, fell inwards
on the apace occupied by the building, which was imam-
, :Irately covered by a masa of bricks, heavy iron girders, and
I broken beams of timber. In point of fact, the building was
as completely demolished as if it had been a card house
blown down by a breath of wind. The men espied in the
building fled for their lives at the first alarm, but before they
could get out several of them were completely bariedin the
ruins. One man, named Hairy Woodrow, was killed on
the spa by the felling of an engine upon him. He wee
found oompletely doubled up, his back being broken
and both thighs smashed. His bead was also fright-
fully wounded by the felling of iron rods. He was an
engine-fitter, and we understood leaves a wife and family.
Three other men, mined George Cutts, William Smith, sad
Charles Privett, were also eo injured by the falling girders
that but little hopes are entertained of their recovery.
Cutts bad his back broken and his right leg broken in two
places. Smith has both legs broken, and Privett his legs
sad arms broken. All the unfortunate men were removed
as soon ma they could be dug out of the ruins to Guy's Hos-
pital. They are covered with bruises in different parts of
the body, caused by the falling bricks and coke, which com-
pletely covered them. The other men, about a dozen in
camber, who were mapped in the shed at the time, for.
tuastelyeeraped with no greeter injury thane:named b;roses.
Of arum the alarm was iostantemous ; in fact the burst-
ing of the building is described as being accompanied by a
report like that of a park of artillery, then followed a
hideous wash mingled with the shrieks and groans of the
sufferers. Mr. Craven, the superintendent of the engine
department, and the chief officer at the New-eras same,
happened fortunately to be in his office at the time, and
immediately hurried to the spot. For a few minutes there
was an awful Keene of confusion ; the demolition of the
place was complete, and nothing wee to be sees bat
a confused mass of bricks, broken beams, sad coke,
heavy iroo girders and rods sticking up bore and
there engines overturned, and the whole sessional
I. stem from the broken engines. Mr. Cravea's
first care we, to slop the traffic both on the up sad down
lines, sad to see that none of the rubbish had fallen on the
main hoe to Brighton, which was only a few yards off. This
precaution was taken instantly, end it warn well that
it was so if the statement which wee made to the
reporter be true, that within five minutes of the accident,
and consequently before any stoppage of traffic could take
place, a down train at full speed mused over pert of the line
from which some loose bricks had just been removed.
Oa the first alarm sane hundreds of men from the
neighbour* Sheds rushed to the spot where the
secideut had occurred. Under the direction of
Mr. Craven, one party commenced clearing the line" while
soother body of.
_men proceeded with the work of digging
oat the men buried in the debris. This, however, proved to
be a work of tame, and one, too, requiring considerable oare
and caution, because in most oases the sufferers were found
lying eider the heavy iron girders. The accident occurred
at half-past three or a quarter to four o'clock, bat it was
not natal some time after five that the three non could be
got out.
After a portion of the rubbish had bees removed it
wee found that the rails bad been completely destroyed
in every direction. Four or five menu were either
lying on thei vides or prone on the ground with their wheels
off. One engine, however, escaped al and was
shortly after taken oat sad placedin me together,
of the other sheds,
but all the others were injured more or less.
Very shortly after the accident words of people agape.
i gated n the neighbourhood of the station and on the
bridge. All of the persons who were in soy way concerted
with the works, or who had relations on the premises were
admitted to a large yard komidiaraly adjoising, those who
were able beim employed is reederiag assistance, while
others who hod relatives engaged is the works remained is
the meet anxious mamma till the semis of the injured
were samaneed.
The value of the property destroyed must be several
thousand pounds,. sad it as stated that it was all the work
at Most Gee minutes. It is a eingular fact that while
this she
was thus instantaneously destroyed, another sad
much larger one in the immediate vicinity had a mod
miraculous serape. The same blast of wind which levelled
the one lifted the vast roof of the other oompletely off, bat
the wind Boding sufficient vent the root settled into its
former position without any other injury than the smashing
of a few panes of glare.
As soon as the intelligence of the accident reached Lon-
don-bridge several of the chief officers of the company
proceeded to the spot, but the prarautioes taken by Mr.
Craven against further accident were so effectual, sad the
removal of the rubbish wee being so rapidly and carefully
done, that they bad nothing to do but exprees their satis-
faction at the course which had been adopted by that
gentleman. No blame appears to attach to any one on ac-
e:cunt of the accident. All last night the workmen were
eagsged in removing the debris and edam the girders sad
engines sou to enable them to repair the damaged lima.
The isms blast ot wind which levelled the amine.
shed at Newt:roes to the ground, she unroofed three
houses at the end of the Old Hest-road. Two
of them were shops occupied respectively by
small tedious of the names of Sutton and Adams, but fa-
tuously in these cases the inhabitants of the houses es-
caped. One eir two passengers in the streets, however, just
avoided being berried under about a couple of toes of brick.,
which fallen to the pavement. I n the other case, bowever,they
were not so fortanatia On the opposite side of the road to
those occupied by Salim and Adams is a small house, oast-
pied by • maa named Mabony, carrying on the Waimea of a
tailor, who was sitting with four other mai wcwkiag, when
the whole of the upper part of the honer was blows away,
ands pile of chimneys tallies soughed the rafters, which toll
upon cue of the men, and inflicted such moors injuries ss to
reader hie recovery doubtful. At the some time every
bit of furniture in the room was destroyed. Mabooy him-
self escaped in the most marvellous way. He wee sitting
by the side of the man who is Dearly killed, but happening
to look out of the window, and observing the elates from
the root flying way freely, be left the room to were his wife
to take the children into the house, wires at that moment
the stack of chimneys fell. The other wee I. the room
were fortunately sitting under another rafter which misted
the force of the wild and the falling bricks. and they
escaped with • few bruises. The roof d the roan ad
also fell is with a frightful crab, destroying thing
in
the room. The unfortunate people inhabiting _ house,
who appeared to be very poor in their cinema-
Masers, were driven into the street, sod toonisstarily
en-
peotcd the fall of the whole building. Two or three 'disci
new clothes and a quantity of cloth were entirely destroyed
by the fa' of the roof.
The police report numerous ossualtiss in this district by
the fall of tiles sad bricks, and a good dial of glans was
b.oksc, but the above are the only 'O&M aceidads re
ported ea die various police stations.
We have received a report from the Crystal Palace to the
effect that the storm passed over it without injuring mingle
pane of glees.
Some of the telegraph wire' have boos blown down, and
several minor casualties have bees reported from the East
rid and other parts of the town. Mast of the homes in-
jured axe reported by the police to hare been in • bad
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FLEETWOOD. FRIDAY Mom
The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution
os this stales his rendered most important swim to a
shipwrecked crew oc the Barnard Sand-bank, some distance
from this path Last night it was blowing • violent gale
from vv. tn. sou, when sigmas of &stress wen eheseved
to be eshibited from a versa between Fleetwood sad the
Foot of Wyre lighthouse. Thew feboat iconoclasts!, put
off in tow of the Mom tog which towed the
boat as near the mods ari she 000ld with safety, and thee
east her off, when the lifeboat wee soon Wades from sight.
The boat thee proceeded through the broke. IMMOr on the
back towards the signal lights, and soon sum im sight of
the schooner Northere Light', of Piasters, whisk was beat.
log over the sands with several sails set, the sea Within over
her with terrific force. After repeated trial* sad ouctrageous
egoramee to gm *l mpid*. they at length succeeded in
=the whole mew oe board the lifeboat, amidst the
cheers of all hands. The lifeboat was then so far to
leeward of Fleetwood that it was thought impracticable to
make headway in the teeth of the gale, tide, and sea, sad
she therefore as before the gale for Ruoderkod, emir Lae-
moor, where they all leaded in silty about midnight. The
cost a this valuable lifeboat was recently pressand to the
National Institution by Was Was'''.
&-berometer corrected wed redone] to St. et belt tide Wel. DROGHEDA, Fiume Nroor.
ash ten feet, of vertical Mention, comiar sheeteee heaths:kb During s terrific gale of vied this morning troop the
or an inch DIMINUTION : and each tea depose, shove SP. flaw- west the lifeboat of the Natithel Lifeboat Institution sta-
tes nearly three hundredths INTIM= 3.-Isposed theme- tioo.d atibis piece was the menus of mow." th. mew of
meter in shone. D.-Difference of wet helk (for *vaporetto& said i„_
dew point). W.-Wind. direetioe of Pace-two is Lam et ww ••••• rm. this kw/$.l with wmht from Pratt",
seagnetic). 1.-Fetes it to It-estimated). 1.-11zweete DM* I which saw ashore on the mirth Wall, at
since lest report. Q.-Quarter whence astamrg faros N 11=f, ; the harbour, where she now remits& no lifeboat behaved
to mon I. -Initials : b.-blue sky; e.-reads (detached:) othoodtegl, well on the ocessioe.
y -fag ; h. -bats: 1.-lightning: -reistriVal ; o. HOLYHEAD. FILIDAT Noon%
), :feces. -tainpotrt. -sea j aub.:;fessitainro r I Captain Prime, R.N. reports the following valuable ser-
IWI
vices rendered to • foreign vessel by the lifeboat Working

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SONDLY. ON St NONDAT.
N.W. to N.IL and book 70m-limit. N. to W. aid S.W.,
to 14. W., strong to sta-
ple, with rain or
some a& times
N.N.W. to S.W., a WINS 03ANIS. As above.
trertarit°y*".lll, • alualito7. Sotrrmaleota. N.W. to draw
fresh, squally, show- to friab_
ers.
to N.N.W. and bins-ILin. N.F.W.. to W.S.W.,
back. Maw& squally strong to fresh.
Cautionary signals on north sod west meats on Wednesday, and
on all coasts on Thursday .ii.l
South Come under drum on south and coasts on
lriday.
Nortiviestwesitiotees to Lincoln. Wink= to ow..
wall. Southwassiosel aid Discs, Coma. Swillir Weis it
Dover to Lincolnshire sad Nsilgolsad.

the National Lifeboat Inetitation stationed at this port. He
14104111:—" It was blowing a miry heavy gale bete yesterday,
veering from 8. to W. At two p.m. then were three wee
seta in the hay, anchored in dangerous preitiorie, with
Dale of diagram flying. A steam-tug went out,
and took in tow a foreign trig, but owing to
the Molise of the wind and heavy silk the tog wag
=from her, and the vessel was left in immiynt
on a lee shore. The lifeboat wan thereupon lox,-
diatay launched, and proceeded to the Timers essistaace,
Upon reaching the brig, two of the lifeboat's crew were
pat on board, under where guidance she fortunately eu.
needed in weathering Carmel Point, and eventually bore
up safely for Bammaris. The lifeboat behaved admirably
on the °caudal). There was so much sea on that the
boat, masts, and sails wee frequently lost sight of Isom
the ways, as noticed from a legit tower oo Sore"

LATEST PA.KTICULARS.—(THIS DAY.)
OTOPEAOI OP SZVZHAL Nana AND INTUIT LOWS OF
TILOPZITY.

The wind blew in violent gnats during the whole of tie
night. An enormous quantity of rain has fallen and many
hundred acres of land are under water. The tow*
paths along the river were almost impueslne.
The male carriage road from Esher to Claremont could sot
be passed esoept on horseback or in vehicles. The donna.
lion of rates and plants in the neighbourhood woe Tray
great. The rod from Godalming to Hodgman is an immerse.
'lichee, and the rain ran down the hill with immense force,
inundation the lowlands, and destroying many of the 'mud-
iog crops. At the church of St. ilm7, Aldsrmanbury,
Watlingstreet, a great quantity of the lead was etrippe.; uli
the roof, and the skylight was broken. Several bargee were
overturned In the neighborrhood of Rotherbithe, and in
the basin at Shadwell ; Rod on the opposite sided the river
near the entrance to the Commercial Locks much dump
has bees done to the ship lag ; and the market gradient
Rotherhithe and Bermondsey have been laid under water.
At the General Post-ofßm this morning it was ascer-
tained that aye of the mail•begs from se cnie,
postal districts, due this morning, bad not arrived.
At Greenwich the water rushed down the streets hoot the
hills, and flooded many of the small homes seer the pub,
The road leading from Blackheath to Erith at one time me
rendered impassable by the great accumulatioa of wskir.
Each post this morning from the suburban district, bebop
amounts of the ramps made by the gale to home pro-
perty, prdea pound, tic.