The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

TIM COLLISION ON TUB EASTERN COUNTIES
RAILWAY.
Yesterday the jury, which opened as inquest last
Friday on the body of George Baldwin the platelayer,
killed in Om late collision, reassembled, and were required
to intend their investigation to the cause of es death of
the Rev. Mr. Bell, which was announced yesterday is the
Daily Negri.
The principal evidence wet that of the engine-driver,
William Williams, who eat in charge of the second sopa'
of the M.rwich train when the collision took plow. Be
said—We left Norwich about three o'clock. It was a spe-
cial one for workmen, and was composed of three carriages.
I think there were forty or fifty ',bowers in it. Mr. LA.
croft and Mr. Mayhew, superintendents of the lime, woo
also in it. The two engines were is front. A
man named narday drove the front engine. We
got to the Ilarlintroad station without solidest,
citing there about fifteen or eighteen minutes to four.
We stopped there four or flee minutes. The dirsetions
were given to me there about going out, but the doltr
signals were up. both on the up an/ down lines bit.
Latham, inspector of the road, directed Into go on towards
Thetfora, on the up line, the some which we were then on.
We did ea, sad had got two or three mike, when I saw •
Urdu emit, down towards us. It was about 400 or 500 ,
Bards AI when I int new it. The accident took platy shout
ice shwas Wkwby my watch. We bed sot left Hat-
_ Iweerarteisowin&rother hala rats l, did aboutnto6mrTis an hear. t
think le enemy towards as, become we had received
me Moat it, and • curve in the liar elevated 3,
my mks Wee Is vies on. I don't skink it was 90
mil of Mara I Mel It ins es the Nese Use. I home- 11
d2tely naps* a/. Oar mesas had been as* off about 31
a minute brims la aomequesee of a aqgaal hem Mr. ;:f
Latham, beat whisk Interned there was some anew before
os. Mr. Lathan bald his arm up. I believe the colliers lg.
took ph one nal touched the ground. Baldwin was o
my stoker. He was at the side of his break when I jumped tc
off. As soon as I could recover myself I went to the engine
and found him jammed between our engine and tender. "
We liberated him and took him to the Railway Tavern, is
where I stayed with him till be died. A surgeon came to Is
him. I know the collision teak place at • quarter to 4. It
As I fell when it took place my watch was broken, and it It.
was set at • quarter to 4. Baldwin has been working with
me for three years, and his age was about 36. es.
By Mr. Cann, solicitor, who appeared for Howard—l ge.
saw Crigp speak to Latham, inspector of permanent way, le
at Marling ; but I don't know what directions were given. O.
I did not Bee any one bold up their hands to stop the train 41.
ass.
at Holing.
George nude', engine driver, of Norwich—l left Nee- a
wish on Thursday afternoon by the trail of which William yi„
was driving the engine. I let; Norwich at two urinatel
past three. I drove the first engine. I continued driving
up to Holing. We reached Holing shout 3A5, and ro„,
slopped there about four or five minutes. Both danger sig- re
nab were eat. We went on on the up line by the order of ;A
Mr. Latham. Ile gave me orders to goon. I said nothing Is
when he told me to eo on. 'Between three and V
four miles from Hailing I obeesved a train I_ll
coming down on the same line. We were three- N.,
quarters of • mile off it when we first perceived it,
but it was about 700 yards off when we first saw it was on
the same line. I shut the steam off directly I saw the train. SO
and before I saw it was on the same line We applied the 10
breaks directly we saw the train was on the same line. We IL
were going from 10 to 12 miles an hour when we first es
discerned the train was on the setae line. I peeper. dto is
lump off when we were about 34 yards off the coming train. is
1 measured it the neat morning. The collision took place ht.
about two minutes after I jumped off.
Coroner—Do you mean to say the train was two minutes
O m 14 yards t
W itneee—Yes, I do. Mr. Raven was on my engine, and I u
was bound to obey his orders. After I jumped off I waited et.
till all was over, and then I went to seek my mate. I called St
to Dory, my mate, to put on the break when 1 saw the C
traia. He is beet, and unable to attend to-day. I was not is
hart in the least. We might have Item going a little faster
than 12 or 13 miles an hour when we hint saw the train. 16
Perhaps 16 miles.
By Mr. Cuss—David Drips came on my engine at au.
Marling station. He told me he wile appointed to work all 11
the down trains. He was appointed to pilot all the hales a
between Marling and Thetford. We thought we were so
going on the down road when we were at the station. I 10 I
asked him if there was any engine waiting from his end, II
and he said "No." He told me there was • depth of frcm rt.
6to 9 feet of snow en the up lime, end said "It is only 15 a.
minutes since I passed the onstruction." ft
Mr. Evans—He meant that he was a monger on the al
dews lice, and saw the obotruetioi en the up line. se.
Witness—Mr. Latham said, "We are going on the up 10.
mad," and Snip replied. ' You must not." We started, '1•1
and were stopped, and Briggs called us to go back, sad iga
go up the down line. Latham said, " No, I have men to se'
slew the up line," and Briggs made no further objection. Se
Briggs held up his hand to us not to start at first. The M
atiticse...ere tap when we started. M.
Were the signals a caution to you or to trains C
eilVastlia Norwich ? ey
They were • protection to as, and • caution to if
lobs waft hew Norwich. Briggs held up his hands 110
' 'bet Ur. MGM lid we were going on the up road. to
Se
The Ishwhy wan proceeding when our parch was de- IS
epasebed. ihe -08essor intimating that be should sit very is
ssi be weld sot without great inconvenient* go on with
it YIS ant dig (Tuesday).