The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1862.

THE NATAL ACCIDENT ON rms NORTH irssr

RAILWAY.

ADJOURNED INVIETIOATION.--(THIS DAY.)

GRAVES ND, Noow.
This morning at 10 o'clock the 'owned inquest
into the circumstances attending the of page
Waller, sod 38 years, the head guard of a task on the
North Kent Railway which met with an areideat between
Iftbain and °amassed, on the afternoon of Thursday, the
Mil inst., and by which he lout his life, wan proceeded
with bean Kr. G. A. Milder, the coroner for the borough.
Tyler, R.K. &Retried from the Board of Trade ;
aalist:i.nßeet, solicitor ; Mr. Edonll, general manager ;
Mr. Knight, traffic superintendent ; Mr. Ashcroft, super.
intendeat engineer ; and Mr. Cudworth, the Isessetive
superintendent of the company, were also reseal.
The evidence gives on the former =salon having been
read,
Richard Grant was the Ant witnees—l am an engine driver
in the South Festers Gomipsol'alorwi lad am °nadon
the North Kent brash. was driver t 7 the train ir ic left
Strood at 3.10 pas. an Thunday_week. After 1 left Higham
station the read was all right tall we got to the place where
we ran off. This was about 900 yards from the second lock-
home after we left Highana. I never felt anything till the
earise niaboonrff the line. We were travelling at leas than 30
_ an .

CeseisisWse that tie usual speed!
Witasee—we eu be ter at some times than at other..
It dermas urea Use lead we have got.
Oorenise—Well. Wm it ran off, what did you do!
Witsses—l had the presence of mind to put on the
break psr, wild had little effect. The engine and tender
tvaed over and fell into the ditch.

Careuee—What did yon do then!
Whom I wee stunned for a time, and lay until 1 was
aatuled hyl a plate-layer, who took me across a field to
where the guard was lying. I was not able to go back to
the pima. go Ido not know how this ha ed. I was put
into a bail and taken up to the in London. The
fireman writhe only other person oe the eosins, sod whin
I got est ho sought hold of my oast, and I then dragged
has Gut with an
Hy Ospasia Tyler —We left Stroud at our proper Homo,
and thmelons had Do occasion to run beyond the vend
speed. We snapped at Higher° at oar proper time. The
Inds was imposed of the endive and tender, live carriages,
and two brealvrean There were two gouda to the
train—en at limited sad one at the tail.

Tie hums of lir jury :Can it; farm any opinion as
to Ito ream of tie aosialmA

sir. I sawd.
By Mr. Bass —I We blew driving on thin lies about five
years. Thalia' is 111.111 ea the got and straight for above
two alike.

Yr. Item—Have you ever complained of any defect in
tie elate et the line?

WitSS—lseverbad any emu to do as
By the jsr-Did not sodas whether sey sun were at
work es Ike slot et the Sees There bed bees men at work
on the lies The mese me el the Use molly. 1 felt no
obstruqios when it west off.

Charles Ovest-Li sat ;iiireman in the employ of the
South.Eastera Railway Oompeey on the North Kest beam&
lam DO relative is Let oilmen Hume been 10 years is
the employ of the essgany, sad about three yews on this
breach. was on the day is question. I have beard
W evidence d Ekberg Great ; It is comet is every respect.
I noticed some stn at wale at Hm cutting sat at
Nada sad Dadan ercesiaga Phase were none at
wed, where the wadded took plies, but than
were within halt a arils. Heat Doableg until the supine
was of the line. The Goghs, appeared to jump after she
left the line, mad that kept oe for 50 yards before we get
into the ditch. I was thrown into the ditch with the
eogioe after the driver fell. I caught hold of his mat, sad
he reined new out. When lam not erigeSaigt my
to break it is my duty look out for signals and I
was doing so at this time sod rimy, hot I saw like
impediment whatever on the op-line. Had them been any
I mast bee* seen it. That. bad been the ordlasry *de-
lays,' at week.
By (Uphill applied the break the sweat the
sagas was elf tie reed there was time to apply tbelweek.
but I eased say that it scald adhere bees_ pat ea border.
I did wet ezduae the Has afterwarda I did net fed say
lurch natal the engine west eS. She appeared to be run-
ning very steadily till she left the roil
By Yr. Uri serer bad say new efeempieled ea to
the date of the wad. _

Edward 11401 widi the vest whales. He sald—l am
Indio genii is the envies of the Sena lashen
and hare been l_appll about four yews on the Nen°M. ent
beach. We left !Weed at the proper thee, and I
felt within until I waa thrown dews in ley break
ran at the end el the leak. I tried to got
up, bat could not. Shortly afterwards the task
came to • sisadolill, mid I then opined the door, and saw
the preops Makin out and calling ler help. The whale
of the train was oil the line. I opened se ne el the dens
to let the paaengsn out, and I thea soused that the down
line was abstracted by a 5 intolass curio (the that team
the guard's ran), which was lying across the line. I then
got my *nal sae, and ran to stop the other train
coming down. I went about 600 or 800 yards, sawn was
successful in stopping the train. As I woe retuning to the
spot I met ssraeal men oarryieg the deoeseed.
By the Corona —I found nothing which could give me
any idea as to the cause of the accident. It came on
quite suddenly.
By Conde Tyler—We were travelling at about thirty
mike an boar —that is about the usual speed
we travel at. I was lookMg out of the ohenrostory at
the top of the break ran when this happeaed. I could
not see the seen& At the time she went off it was
raining and blowing ray hard. I could see the funnel of
the engine, bet did sot settee anything particular about
John Ries was thee caged—l ani a bombardier in the
Royal Artillery. I was • parenger by this train on Thurs-
day, the h3th. I was Ia the fait third slain carriage from
the eagles. I feh
sewer at all wrong till I had
• shock which threw ward, and I thee found the train
was oil the lira I sot a Mimed. I bad no notice
or warning whatever. I sew the dawned yard lying under-
neath one of the carriages.
[The inquest was proceeding when our report left.]