The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-11 00:00:00

SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT

BIRMINGHAM.

THIRTY PERSONS INJUItED.

A serious accident, by which about 30 persons
were injured, osearred on the Midland Railway, at the
Lawlepetrest Station, Birmingham, at about half-put 9
delook yesterday morning. The space in front of the Lawler,.
street Station is an intricate muse of shunting grotind,to which
the Derby (Midland), the Worcester and Gloucester, or
West Midland, the Grand Junction (going to Aston and
Walsall), and the London and North-Western lines ill coo.
verge. All the trains atop at the platform at that station,
that the tickets of the passengers may be collected there.
The railway servant@ have therefore a very difficult task to
Perform in wine that every train of the immense number
that peas the station in the course of the day takes its
proper course. Yesterday morning a passenger train wee
despatched as usual from Derby at 7 o'clock. It wee
doe at lawley -street at twenty minutes after 9
o'clock, and it arrived in a few minutes after that
hour. At the same time a Derby goods train was
making its way over the shunting ground to leave its
waggon in the London and North-Western goods station,
at Carson-street. This goods train, instead of being sent
in its right direction, was accidentally shunted on to the
Derby line just as the passenger train came up. The
engine of the passenger train struck the tender of the
goods train, but not very violently, es neither of the trains
was going at a great speed. the shock to the passenger
train, however, was so great that the passengers were
thrown from their seats in the carriage. and more than 30
of them were more orlon hurt—many of them severely, bat
WOO of them dangerously. A lugs number of business and
professional men, coming from their suburban or country
bonus to Birmingham for the day, were in the train.
Amongst I hem was Mr. Standbridge, the town clerk, who
received a severe shock and several contusions about the
head and face. Alderman Turner was also amongst the

pasesagers, but be escaped unhurt. Mr. John Smallwood,
solicitor, Birmingham, was also in the train, but was cot
injured. Mr. Shirley Palmer, surgeon, who resides at
Water Ortoo, and is well known in Birmingham, was also •
passenger, and escapism injury himaelf, at once gave all the
insistence he could to throe of his fellow.pamengers who
were loss (intimate. Seeing that wane of them were seriously
hurt, he reassured and calmed them. Mr. Sutton, a sob.
oitor's clerk, was bruised and cut, and Mr. Collioeos,
• Yorkshire gentleman, was severely hurt. He was
oat in the facie, and he, shoulder was contend-
Other pntlemeo—about 30 is number—had similar injuries
indicted on them. They were cut in the temples, feces,
and heads, and bruised and cut .•u the shoulders and other
parts of the body. Those in the carriage nearest the engine
were most hurt. Others were fortunate enough to snaps
with having their beads knocked against each other instead
of base pitched forward against the front of a seat or back-
wards against the boards of the carriage. First-clams pee.
gingen were not so much bun es sonond.class passengers,
because in many instances they merely str,ck against
the cushioned seats or becks of the
Great was the consternation when the carriages.
happened. Railway officials ran about excitedly ; the pes-
simism jumped from the train—a large number of them
bleeding, all frightened, end everyone speaking excitedly
about the ea:Wein—each wording to his mood-110U111
imprecating, some threatening, some thanksgiving for their
deliverance. There wee such • copious flow of blood that
the eel:ideal appeared to have been • ninth more v-rions
I matter than it really was, and in a very short time ell kinds
of exaggerated rumours wets spread through the town.
The wounded were sent up to Newatreet station,
and Mr. Pemberton. Mr. Burt, Mr. Owe,', Mr.
Chasers, and Mr. Bolter, surgeons, were sent for,
sad were presently in tendance. There was a
gnat flow of blood, and a great demand for plaister,
and several of the patients were severely, but noes of them
Wr7, hurt. All were • good deal shaken and a good
iguhationed, sod most of them found that they were an.
able to attend to business for that day at all events. Neither
the engine nor the carriages were at ell seriously damaged.
The pointsman through whose mistake the accident oc-
coned has an excellent character se • steady, trustworthy,
and experienced man. Hie name is Vines. He bee best
employed es pointsman in his present position for seven
years. What mused him to make the blunder is not very
clearly amereainable. It is suggested that he was clawing
the machinery, and was taken by surprise by the alias
coming op.
The following is • list of the most severe mass
Mr. Staadbridge (town clerk)—A severe lacerated wound
of the face ; a good deal shaken. He was attended be Mr.
Pemberton, at • late hour last evening, sad was found to be
going on favourably.
Mr. Buxton, of Parsley —A lacerated wound of the upper
lip ; • goad deal shaken.
Mr. Imilwaiso Cutler, of Klaiber', glees manufacturer--
A severe lacerated wound I. the forehead. He was throws
against a gentleman who sat opposite him—Mr. Samuel
Arnold, blue brick maker, of Tamworth—and the two fore-
heeds eosin( into collision, Mr. Cutler's was unfortunately
severely wounded, whilst Mr. Areold's reaped unhurt.
Mr. Cutler remains at the Queen's Hotel.
Mrs. Tuokley, Coleshill—A laosested wound of the lip,
and some teeth knocked out. This lady remains at the
Queen's Hotel.
Mr. fleecy Sheen, • clerk in the employment of Maws.
Ellis sad Sea,of Leiemese—A severe lacerated wound of the
forehead. Mr. Sheen was able top to Leioester yesterday
dimities with his son.
Mr. John Walton, of Grandee, near Atherstooe—A lees•
rated wound of the face sad a contusion of the knot.
Mr. Frederick Sutton, solicitor's clerk, Churchartreet, Lo-
sells--A costumed wound on the lip.
The guard in the first vas of the train bad his
heed severely cut by being throws a side al the vas.
All the cues aro under the obstrestbse of Mr. Pemberton,
cressulting surge= to the railway enmpay.

SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN SHEFFIELD.

A few days ago, a man named Joseph Myers,
about 45 years of spot maw grinder, went with bin wife,
Elisabeth Myek sad two young children, to lodge is a
boom in Hill'saquare, IloyleMreet, Sheffield. The nab
was continually drunk and quarrelling with his wife.
Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, be asked his wife
for money to get some beer with, bet eke replied that
she could not give him any, as she had sot eeough
to boy food with. The man become violent, and left the
house, muttering to himself as be went. He returned is
• few minutes, and Mrs. Hoots (the sister of the mistime
of the boom) noticed that he had his right hand behind
him, as though be had something he it which he wilted to
conceal, but she had no suspicion of the tragedy that was
implant. The murderer seisms to have goes out
for the purpose of providing biesetf with
=II &telly :It peters he be"wilerrd. utnobat:re —der
and milted ker. Mrs. Hoots, to km unepeakt2rhorror, sew
Myers holding his wife against the door of the nt
with oss hand, and with the Aber, which was armed
with • large ocket knife, sang* slabbing her in the
neck sad bosom. Their child, • girl of wiz years. wws
tugging at its mother's dress, end ouleaveraring to path its
inhuman father away. Mrs. Hods snood the child, roe
out of the house, and called for help. At that IDOUllat
the murderer released he victim, sad the staggered out of
the home and across the yard, filing upon the doorstm
of • neighbour named Marshall. As she crowd the yen
she uttered a long, awful scream. The blood welled out
of several ghaiWy wounds in her seek and throat, and
life departed almost immediately. She had jot
strength to my, " He's done it ; he's dons for me,"
before she fell deed. The spectators rushed into
the house, where they fond Myers prostrate on the floor,
bleeding from • yob in his throat. It seems that, as roes
:
as be had completed his nowderose work, be attempted to
take hi own life. He seined a table knife, sod se shiletri.
Boole), roe oat of the door, giving one basty glance
law him "'swig" at his threat with the -knife. He f
on to a chair, and theme to the Boor, iu • thick pool al
blood. Assiataime was at hand, and be was oonveyed to
the Infirmary. where it was toned that his wooed was &a-
pneas. but net necessarily fetal.

TILE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT EOHAIL-.
Danz or ANOTHER or THE IILIVIED.—Yr. Emu Tria,
who it will be remembered was conveyed to Charinverom
Hospital on the night of the aosidest, died at k.lf•past one
o'clock yesterday morning. The nsfortonste m■n went on
very favourably from the time of his admission until
Thursday aftersiooo, when he bagasse low and dull, and a
ohmage for the worse gradually sassed. At eleven o'clock
in the evening he bogus to sink rapidly, sad although
every means that medical skill and science could adopt
were resorted to, he died as above stated, at half •pest 009.
from the .bock to the spasm and the bajada he had
received. Informatics's was immediately conveyed to the
friends of the dimmed in Lombea. The inquest is flied
far Moeda, afternoon, at ewe o'clock.

Rem AAAAA a Xi;csrL —Mr. Taylor, juo., archi-
tect, ar Whitehall, was yesterday inspecting the work,
at the Blealcfriare Radios of the Loodoe. Chatham. sad
Dever Railway, sod amended the scaffold to the south
Ltetvds ladder, to a height of upwards of 40ft., and when
Mg, some empty ran into the
scaffolding, shattering it and the lower part of the ledder
upon which Yr. Taylor we, leaving lim dining for life
to the brava ladder, enepeaded aloft said the Whim parts
of the scaffold, till he wee reamed by the workmen who
denesuded to him.

Feets Ilr DaultY-LAXIL—Last night • fire broke
eat is the premien to Mr. Robert Sawa •ow
beset-usher wad isseeser, No. 6. Parker-Week Devi-
lase. Owing to the highly iallemeahle nature al the stork
is trade is Mr %wee meadow the lames weaseled with
i swidlig, mid s less thee hat as bow the whole of the is
Sow wee la • haws. The lire ww, however, entirely es-
thartisbed by midnight. Several et the adieheiag holm
are severely theataged by water. Ike. The ore& of the fire
le saksowa. The principal sadism was Wowed is the
Steals edam.