The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY

AIIIITI2iG.C?? A cANAI..

ALABNIZO ACCIMINT AT BIRMINGHAff.

About half-pat inaterdeky afternoon
sine el the labourlerrma employed at Gibb Huth Coal
Wbeel. wide h is a el the old Birmingham mad,
sinned that the towieg•path saris, way. They at
ear pee as alarm, bet Wore could be dose
the waters el the real burst the embankment
sad rased with pest force lato the adjoialag fields. The
break al the caul ma over the Great Western Railway.
The eimesquass wee that when the water buret
through the isdemimest it froded the whole of
the lis• sad the water frees the caul, for the dialers*
at @beat these hundred yards, wan poured epos the liee.
The water brewer with it the whole brickwork of the
bridge, which was strewed upon the Ire of railway, and
66 MO 'larded the traffic. As soon ea the station asaater
at Sib. mid the communication was impeded, be at
owe telogesphod to hare the trains sed as that aide
el the reties. The water from the aual, however, ma-
tined to you is three& the slight breach formed in
the mahnaimesst, end is a air time the fens of the
water rug. sway tic while a the embrikmeat, sad
the water aZ the oral imelmal eyes the Sae, audios the
struts dwelling helm es both skies el the lie. The
drier el the bridge sompletely pinked up the line, sad
she trefflo wee Mk* stepped. The last train to
urea at Binsiagires wee the train arriving at Swa-
hili Aries at • gamier par 4 o'clock, after which all
soornasisatioa Meuse the Soho station and Birmingham
wee isUraptiel. As area es the feet of the burring of
the easel was kern te the Oriel Company they Net a
saute, al was to the spot, who at our proceeded to put
dews shir-pbee to t the body of wirer rubies
hem the meek of the mad into the breech. la •
Sheet time their Whirr were rionsefal, and the our-
wear wee that • soasiderable volume of water we.
Euslnaately prevented from rushing into the the bras&
Ile it wee the waters for about two hnutred ysrds diaries*
sashed apes the lime, and irritated the Ku as far as
Beaky evade & • ens widerahr ultimo of water alao
lased its way Me the dwelling-hoarse, and ram-
primly isaadated the • large &meant of
property. The pest body the water, owlag to the low
ellearea of the &lei* as as to the waste lead at the
back of the Hanley reties, sad • Fero& feud its way
through tie wavers isle Soho pool. This no doubt Fo-
rested Loess drawl brag Wired to the residues is the
rigliboarhood. As it was the collars of the hour in the
Lodge-road wire completely Woodard, sad • oomiderable
sweat of property wee desieged. la the Lodge-raid the
sellers WINS eoseplebely Wed, sad Mr. Impala. habit', wee
• ooselderable sufferer from the water dodiog its way into
his cellar. Berea ether
to
is the neighbourhood
aim suiresd eseeiduable to the outer' d their
erlare. Abut 10 stole& t the water subsided.
sad • minibus el warms eel to work to dear the lice of
railwv. The buffo on the lime was. however, altogether
impeded, sad the passeagent on the Use, with them Im-
mo?.to be co by oineibusse from Soho Station
hill, hem whinges thou prossediag to Ludo° and
ether betineediate redeem were eerreyed by rail. The
derange saelisedi by the raw sampeay aed prints ia-
diridaels will ao irate he eery ocoalesabis. Up to •
iste hoar last eight the whole of the radio epee the Great
Western Railway between Soh* mad Beckley Sirius was
esspirely steppe.—Airmiutais Gazette.