The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-28 00:00:00

SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT VITRIOL WORKS.

An in quest sou bald yesterday by Mr. xb,
coroner for Lancashire, at Radcliffe-bridge, on the body
o.
Robert Chadwick, aged forty years, whose death had
occurred under the following circumstances :—Chadwick
was engaged in vitriol making at works belonging to Mr.
Bailey, and was one of a set of men working during the
night only. On Wednesday night last, soon after twelve
o'clock, he was seen in the boiling down room, and was the
only person employed there. About three minutes after he
was last seen at work a groan was heard by the workmen
in
the nest room, and on going to ascertain the cause
they found Chadwick lying on the floor in a Tian-
tity of vitriol, about two Inches deep, which had
flowed over from one of the boilers. The floor of '
the boiler-house is formed of spent cinders, and it appears'
that Chadwick, finding the liquor was flowing over from'
the boiler, went to one side of it for the purpose of stopping
a tap, and on his return stumbled over something and fell.
The vitriol had flowed amongst the ashes of the floor, and
a suffocating gas had generated with such rapidity that the
mfortuaate man once having fallen on the ground could
not rise agate. He was nearly insensible when rescued by
his fellow-workmen, and on being carried home it was found
that he was severely burnt by the vitriol. He survived for
several days after the occurrence, but it was evident from
the first that he could net recover. The jury found • verdict
of " Accidental death."

CIVILIANS STABBED BY A SOLDIER.—Late
Tuesday night last, whilst a sergeant of the 6th Regiment
of Foot was proceeding along a low district in Leeds, some
distance in advance of a picket, which were in search of
men improperly absent from the barracks, he was attacked
by three or four ruffians, one of whom felled him by a blow
on tbe head with a life preserver. As he regained his feet
be was again struck, and another of the milieu advanced
towards hun with allude stone or brick. The sergeant drew
his bayonet, and warned his assailants to " stand off," but
they made a rush upon him, and he then stabbed one of
them in the side and another in the breast. He afterwards
sought out a police officer, and informed him of the oc-
currence. Search was made for the wounded men, but they
have as yet thought it advisable to remain quiet.
ALLEGED MURDER Ix Bogus.—Henry Humbles,
a shepherd, in the employ of Mr. Cotching, a farmer, of
Sontbcoot, near Leighton Buzzard, is in custody, charged
with wilfully causing the death of his wife. The prisoner
and deceased, it appears, bad for some time lived very uncom-
fortably together, and blows would often follow their
quarrels. On Saturday morning a dispute arose between
them, and deceased used very bad language to her husband,
who, becoming aggravated by her &bore, kicked her, as it
is stated, several times violently on the stomach, causing
her death on the following morning. The inquest has been
adjourned until this day.
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