The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-22 00:00:00

THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE MATTERHORN.

A letter from the Rev. J. Weormick, chaplain
at Zermatt, fives a slightly different version Of the incidents
oesseeted with the above calamity to that which appeared
in the Journal de Geneve. "The party," he says, "wen de-
scending with great caution, when Whymper was startled
by as exclamation tress Oros, and the next moment he maw
Bedew and Croz flying downwards. The weight of the
two falling area jerked Hudson and Lord Francis Douglas
from their test, The two Taugevalds sad Whymper,
having a warming of a sewed or two from the time that
Cruz called out, planted themselves as firmly as
possible, to hold the others up. The pressure open
the rope was too much. It broke, and Croz, Healow,
Hudson, and Lord Francis Douglas fell headlong down
the slope and shot out of sight over a fearful
precipice. Mr. Whymper's feelings at this time
may be imagined. The two remaining guides were so com-
pletely unnerved by the calamity which had befallen their
companions that be found it difficult to descend with them.
He and they spent a miserable night on the mountain et •
great height. As they came down they looked in all diree-
tioes for some trams of their companions, but from the
shape of the mountain they could sot catch even a glimpse
of them. At 10.30 a.m. on Saturday they reached Zer-
matt. Though be had no bops that any of his companions
were alive, Mr. Whyreper immediately sent guides to earth
for them. In the evening they returned to us that
they had been able, with the sid of their telescope",tell to see
where they lay, but had been prevented by the width et the
crevasses from reaching them. Being a Irked of Mr. Redeem
Mr. Whymper sent for me. I had gone to the 007110? Orat.
On my return it wee too late to do mything that day.
After consulting together Mr. Whyasper and I agreed to
start in 'such of oar friends on the following morning at
1 o'clock. The Rev. J. Robertson and Mr. Phillpotte
most kindly volunteered to accompany us. The Zsematt
guides refused to go with us, as it would be Sunday, and
urged us, as there was no hope of saving any lives,
our expedition until they bad made preparatioes for over-
coming the difficulties of the way. Mr. Whymper, though
exhausted by upwards of 60 hours' work, gallaatly refused
to accede to their request. Franz Andennetten, et Bass
the brothers Lochmatter, of Meougnage ; and FredriaPayet
and Jean Tiarras„ of Ch.momix, generously offered their
services for the expedition. We hope their Eames will not
he forgotten. After an arduous walk, in which we ware
exposed to much danger, we retched the mow field on to
which our friends had fallen. When we looked up at the
4,060 feet above us, and observed bow they meet have
bumped from rock to rock before they reached the
bottom, we know they could not be allm, and we feared
they would be so awfully mangled that we should sot be
able to recognise them. Our wont fears were radioed.
We found no tracea of Lord Francis Douglas, with the
ezoeptioe of some trifling articles of dress. His body
must either have remained on soma of the rocks above
or been buried deeply in the snow. Oros lay
sear to Bedew. Hudson was some fifty yards from
them. From the Mate of their renuilne, the danger of
the place (for is is exposed to showers of stones), and the
very great difficulty of the way to it, we came to the con-
clude's that the beat thing we could do with them was to
bury them in the snow. We drew them all to one spit,
covered them with snow, read over them the 90th Psalm
from a prayer-book taken from poor Hudson's pocket,
repeated some prayers and a few words from the Burial
and left them. They are mourned here with
hirent grief, and the greatest sympathy is a:premed foe
the bereaved.
" Mr. Seiler, the landlord of this betel (Hotel der Mout
Remo, and his wife have assisted us in every way in their
power. They are deeply distressed at what has happened."

PARTIAL DESTRUCTION OP HES MAJESTY'S PRI-
VATE TILIGRAPH WIRE TO SALIIOEAL.—Ws are sorry to
learn that some person or persons have wilfully destroyed
the telegraph wire which wee erected some years ego for
the tranemiesion of messages to and from her Maiesty the
Queen during her redeem at 130Immo'. It is eatideotory
to know that the police have some informatics as to the
guilty party, who, if found out, will be severely punished.
Had the act been perpetrated during the residence of her
Hijesty at her Highland home, the revolt might have been
exceedingly annoying —Dundee Advertiser.
' TRAINING SEW FOR DEETTTITTE DOTS AT
LIVIf-
POOL.—About eight months ago avail gentlemen in
Liverpool, taking into consideration the number of deoti-
tote boys of respectable parents who are to be found in
Liverpool, and the difficulty of obtaining • better dee 0!
seamen for the mercantile navy, conosived the idea of esta-
blishing • training ship in the Mersey. A public, meeting
wee called and 9001. oollected. Mr. J. Bibby than gave I
the magninoent sum of 5,0001. towards the finer up of a
vessel, and his partner, Mr. Schwabe. 1,0001- The am-
mites next applied to the Admiralty, end were Resented
with the 50-mia double-banked frigate, Indefatigable, of
between 2,000 and 3,000 tees. This has been fitted up by
MUM J. B. Dover and ^l/4i., for the reception of about 200
boys, and has been rigged se a first-cluesmenhant-ithip, and
supplied with all the beet and most recent nautical
and general apparatus. The boys will resin the rodi-
-11111111i• of • plain Englielk education, while those manifest.
leg epode capacity will be instructed in navigation,
kc. Captain John Gramm, • gentleman well-known In
Liverpool, bee been appointed the superintend's% end Yr.
Davies, an ex-warrant officer is the navy, chief deer.
The religious education will be in accordance with
the church of England, and in • short time
a clergyman will be speeded. Is order to bare
a legal control over them in cams el 'misbehaviour, the
bey. will be formally indeotureil to the eperietendeet.
The fitting up and general armaments of the Indefati-
gable have been effected under the direodon of Mr.
Kendall. one of the " merchant pieces" d LiverpeoL,GeoweC
readeredench efficient envie Ia • similar way la coeiselea
with the Ailme. The IndefatimMle west into the river
yesterday. It is highly ereditabie to the liberality and
philanthropy of the mercantile entemity of Liverpool
that they were the first is the kingdom to establish neaten
reformatories, and a school frigate for the amens of
often for the mercantile marine ; while they are the first
deo to establish ship for the teeing of a better dee a
else hem the inoitais poraistiss Oa largo tows.

DISTRESSING SUICIDE THROUGH GIMP.
INQIIMITT.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning, Mr. W. Payne, coroner he th
City and Southwark, had an hanky respeoting gamy"
nada very paishd ahaanataaaas, al a widon Naliasfaii;
45 yeses.
miss baWon, 34, Newobset, Haselydows, GM%
deceased was married toe carpenter, who died resonly,
was buried on Wednesday eves* lot phpraiew
anifDairralsoY tab"baledelb:lrleisiblreado rfrrualkeu
find m• dad. Iron 151 t~
abroad in the home and pot it on ma." Mitres aim
time considered that the expressions were merely the
alit cd depreasion, sal took so maim. She was left obi
timiasesCrrit by her husband, sad waa ao gm*,
' She bad me child living.
Hoary Manchester, 45, Newetreet, mid that be ha,
is deceased's house. Os the moraine cd Thursday lie
his healed, Imaging by • rope to • look in do Ms*,
ceiling. Us called is some men who out her down, big As
Ina Ole dead.
It apparel that the deemed bad sot slept larks%
sight after her return from her bastes& hard ; sy
that in the, early morning she procured • rope sad hohl
made it feet to the book, while standing on the draw, yet
the woes monad her seek. and Sum Pin ter, edereaki
bawd herself.
Tee Connor having summed up,
The jury Monad a verdict of " Suicide while a ashy
of temporary insanity."

SHOCKING DEATH THROUGH CRINGLIEZ_
POUR PERSONS INJURED.

At the Royal Free Hospital last night an imago
was held upon the body of Mrs. Ann Piggott, vend 35yeey
the of four pathos who were seriously baring mug*,
fire arising from the distension of her dregs by Wein, go
Ire remains of the deceased, which presented a an*
spectacle, being completely charred, the fleck and igig"
being wetly burnt away, having bees viewed by the jem
Mr. Nth Pigott was esiled. He identified the ask*
se big since. Übe was serried to an kopeck, co the Omen •
Northern liailwity, residing at No. 5, Great Makin.
eottages, Islington. Witness knew nothing cg *0,2.
currents. She bad seven childreo.
Mr. James Bolt, se inspector on the Great Neatly
Railway said—l live next door to the deceased. Oho
day last I beard loud screams preceding from her hem.
and upon looking over the back pWee Palings len
her ail in flames. Her light muslin drag en
&Waded by a large crinoline, and she was a be fens
head to foot. Her children were running akat
screaming. I jumped over the railings, and lea We le
house, when I got a cocoa nut mat and threw it akin
That did not put out the flames, and the children beagle
me jackets and shawls to put over her, crying egg ob,
her save her." flia herself shrieked elk, "Bak mil I.
Glut's sake do not let me die a death like this." Ms eld,
fires clung_ to me, asking me to save her, tag j
caught hold of her by the arms, nd straggled *
her, trying to throw her down. Bat In her ewe gm
resisted, and the flesh came off her arms. The hest ea
very peat, and my uniform was burnt, and I was se idly
that even now nay chest sad arms are covered with ho
blisters. The straw hat which I hid oil was set ce &kw
my hair. I called for help, and a polioemen owe detail
steps, and looked hi at the deerway. 1 said, Ise
heaven's sake help use The woman is being burnt kWh'
Bat bilked of doing so he west away. 1 use
isttrej
the upper part el her dregs, bet the hoopsep
succeeding with her under clothing. As her thee*
Fanny, a girl 10 years of age, wee passing her tapir
widows, her frock caught fire. The people in the we
had to extinguish her dress. A sergeant of polite, Legg
thee cams in from the Caledeniaateed stance, sag n
got the fire out Ikeeeseed mid that while she the kid
at the fire, with her son Albert in her arms, her due
cams ignited at the pets. Her NOM Albert, the en j
yeses at ego, wee web burst. and had to be takes le ge
hospital with his mother. Everything on the Wee{
except her stays, we'consumed. Eves the beeps eel
&okayed. I was blackened by the soot sad wok I
have not yet recovered from the effects of my iejerik
In answer to the Cormier,
The witness aid that the policenergoaut toldhlali
the polioegoestable came to the statithhouse, and rap*
that a woman had been burnt. The sergeant thought Si
the woman was dead, bat when he found that ate
alive, and that the c instable had left bar burning, virse
sighting her, he said that the officer ought to be basis§
of the fork. The sergeant behaved is a very had theft
The polise-csktable afterwards explained that The le
looked in he saw so mach fire and smoke be was skit
enter, and he went to the satins for assistance.
Mr. Hill, house surgeon, proved that deceased died eat
day from the effects of her injuries. The bares w;
frightful all over the body, and she had net the win
chance et recovery.
TT
Oorther harin summed up,
The jury re/weedg • verdict, , ' That the desewl ea
burnt to death accidentally through the dialogic§ el k
dram by crinoline ;" and the jury expreesed their hch
opinion of the agwus conduct of Mr. Reif in eslo
Touring to save W 's life at the risk of his em,
and added that they considered the behaviour of the polio
cons/Able, in not giving any aid when called upon t slit
is extinguishing the flm, sobs caosurable.
The COMMIT said that he would eommunkeits wit the
proper authorities upon the latter poist.

THE ACCLIODIT TO MM. Bz.aaD AT WuceeoL—
We regret to may that the occident to Km Brand, the di
of apt. Bras& of the Ist Battalion Coldstreain Om* le
terminated fatally. Ti. unfortmate lady ex,iired darks
premature confinement on Thursday evening, is 'pita d
every medical attention, at the residence other lm&
the cloisters of Windsor Castle. The and scentee nsk
affected the family of Captain Brood and bis
AL Van de Weyer. Mrs. Bread, who was married=
Brand at Bray church, amid much rejoicing, about we
yeses back, wag beloved by a large cantle of friends eel
relation.
Solna DURHAM FaxerioN.—Ricorose PROCIWO
Droll AT IiAITLUPOOL.—The polling of South Thalia I
Hartlepool created unusual excitement. °minimal sir
assembled to witness some enthusiastic partials, ad
"frees words blows =sued," aad several gentlensa Me
severely treated, including Mr. 8. Robinson, J.P..sedS
Armstrong, of West Hartlepool. Captain Beenmont
pared on the balcony of the Cosmopolite Hotel, 'Wiwi
close to the polling booth,and DO difficulty 1/111 experitoosi I
obtaining a crowd of spectators, but it embrsoed a isp
somber of " roughs," who seemed determined the Is
should not hays a hearing. He made some remarks in
midst of deafening tumult, and eventually • showsße
rotten ens was thrown at the geotlemen on the balms,
tie crowd yelling and booting in such a causer that it es
deemed prudent to Owlet from speaking. The capsis sa
his supporters made a speedy retreat from the Wash
several of them being besmeared with the coots& of its
eggs. At about the dose of the poll the populace bar
intensely excited, mad some of the ringlesders were tals
with some diSoulty to the polo .station.
CRAWS 07 PIJUSONATING • VOTER. —Testa*,
Willism James Wood wen charged before Hr. PeselelliBl
the Liverpool Pollee Court, with P.10.6668i
voter at the election far South Lamashire. ESi
Anderson, electioo agent for the casservatimparty. Wool
for the promentios, and Mr. Cobb for the Mem. Br
prisoner had presented a card at the Liverpool whits Will
signed with the name of "John Boddie, Bea"
though when challenged as to whether be WM Breslin le
amid, No. Kr. Weir Andiron premed. for the pessiehb
prieonreent for any term nos exceeding two meat kis
magietrato remandad the case, on bail being profs:SS
further hsuiry.
THS DOPIEUT SHOW.—DISTIUBCTIOW 07 PonS
—Yesterday afternoon the Bishop of London, the Fad d
Harrowby, Sir Thomas Fremantle, and Mr. Samuel Owed
M.P., distributed the prises to the sucoeuful
is the Kula and Donkey Show, at the Atirliom"
bliagton, in the presence of &large sum of Sion
among whom ware the Duchess of Bash* 1111
Tait, Kiss Burdett Cootie, the Rev. Arabia*
Hale, the Rey. Prebendary Jackson, Yr. W. Ai*
Smith, and many other ladies and gentisromi
rte
of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AMNION
etherewhotake mintereetin theworking dames. Pm**
to Um distribution of primathe animals wan mbaited is"!
arena where the =MI MOOD, all., took place, • cool
merriment being mused by the abortive efforts made sub
Kr. Sayers' mule Barney. and Mr. George Itooper's
ds
Ibred donkey, the only practicable way =wend! with
latter being for the rider to sit with bie fast to Se
hold es by the Auks. This mode of jockeyship In' It
ably mosneshal, but as • general rule, the rider seetem
came to mkt. The anima however, showed no Saadi
an indisposition to be ridden at all, and despite& doll_
burden on the ground with evident care. Our the lon
had been distributed, the worldng MOD cake
I exhibited their animals were addressed by the BIM
of London. who said that there could bo
doubt the animals he bad seen there that day bad tela,,,
treated by their owners, and that those who had atm.
them were merciful ; a good man would always ke
;to his beast. Good treatment would sot only webs
animals better looking, but they would be llkely to de
work required of them much better. A good deal of
I tion and ears were no doubt required before tZtaid
brought to perfectioe, but this the animals
evidently bad. The gentleman who had origissal
exhibitions had done great good, and no doubt day
have a direct tendency to improve the eraditios awl
meat of the animals, which were very natal to their
d the least he thought the latter could de
trtreat an
them
BEFOUL OF • UEITTICH !RATE-2:3112/11—a
a row
St. llery_and St. Ranswith, Foliteetons lie
rata on Thursday, by a vote in weary of 17 to 11
was demanded. The inomnbeet (the Bev. Y. Weld
who was in the chair, would at sllow
R.N., keel spat of the South Beaten Rallway
to Woe part is the proesediap, become he woo !!!a
a ratepayer, though the company peg•
the pan* ; and when subsequently the legs 1/
lesumbed to address the m IMO
Wei no Imam he himself wadecit•• rsteparogo
dent is the =deb. The present Memel* ♦
was remmtly elected by the parishioners at • 11111111;br
whelasin maltwity, is oppedelse to tarp
cberthwarden, who bad been est=
the itamailieg temdensimi el the