The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-21 00:00:00

DREADFUL ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LIFE

ON TUE MIDLAND RAILWAY.

CL&T C 11054, TrIESDAT Moaxiso.
A most fearful accident occurred at this place last
night, by which the lives of two gentlemen hare been
sacrificed, and many other persons seriously injured.
The express train, which starts from London at 5 p.m.,
leaves Derby at 9.5 p.m. About five minutes alter the
express left the Derby station, it was followed by a goods
train. The former punuod its course until it had paned
the Clay Cron tunnel, when, in oassequence of the engine
beaconing disabled, it was brought to a stand. Meanwhile
the goods traia continued einne, and about 10 minutes
after the express train had pined the Clay Cross station,
it followed at a speed of about 20 miles an hour, and
directly afterwards ran with tremendous force into the pas-
' aenger train, then stationary. A scene of indescribable eon- '
ftision ensued—fur, amidst the crashing of the carriages and
the shrill whistle of the locomotives, ruse the piercing cry
of the affrighted passengers. As won as possible attention
was directed to the sufferer. J. Meynell, Esq., of Tapton
Grove, near Chesterfield, an aetive and intelligent magis-
trate, whose death will be greedy felt, and J. Blake, Esq.,
of the firm of Blake and Parkin, merchants, Sheffield, were
found to have received fatal injuries ; and most of the ps*-
wagers were more or less seriously injured.
The accident was immediately telegraphed to Derby, and
about midnight several of the company.' officials arrived on
the spot. Those of the passengers whose bruins were not
of a very serious character, were, after a few hours' delay,
forwarded to their respective destinations; but those whose
injuries were more dangerous, were accuuunodated at the
station and in the immediate vicinity. The catastrophe
aeon became known in the neighbourhood, and the local
surgeons attended and rendered valuable assistance.
112 C following uen official list of the Parties, together
with the nature and extent of their injuries: Mr. Meynell,
of Topton, dead ; Mr. Blake of Sheffield, dead: Mr. Ten-
Dent, United States bruised slightly ; Mrs. Tennent,
United States, fractured thigh ; Mr. Allan, of Derby, broken
arm; Mr. Bennett, of Chesterfield, knee and leg injured ;
Mr. Bruadbcut, of Sheffield, bruised; Mr. Iforncastle of
Sheffield, bruised; Mr. Ashworth, of Sheffield, bruised;
Mr. Ward, United States, bead injured ; Mr. Beebe, United
States, head injured; Mr. Black lock, Dumfries, head injured
and leg fractured; Mr. John Toilhunter,of Dublin, both legs
broken; Mr. Joshua Todhunter, of Dublin, injury to the
shoulder-blade ; ltev. Heade, ankle audleg severely in-
jured; Mr. Fox, of Chesterfield, injured; Mrs. Meyuell,
slightly bruised inn the head; James Ainsworth, a porter,
in the employ of the company, and who was in the guard's
break of the express train at the time of the accident,
seriously i uj ured.
The officials of the company arc extremely reluctant to
give any inhirmatiun as to the cause of this unfortunate
affair, but it is alleged by the passengers to have arisen in
consequence of the guard of the express train having ne-
glected to signal the accident to the approaching goods train.
The inquest is appointed to be held to-day.