The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-19 00:00:00

rim ACCIDENT ON ?1I TWIT TILL!!
PAILIFAT.
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We regret to say that the fearful collision which
occurred os the Treat Yeßoy Bealvey as Pre* morales,
sad which was reported is our colaters as friereley, bee
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resulted is another death, asking the member at iieseng
tee. Michael Vaughan, who received SMIS rimy severe fri-
aries. died early on Saturday morning. He was bases=
misty Lad seventy years of Lege. Ilia skull and ribs were
fractured, and the longs seriously injured. The other
saffaren, via., Patrick Fay (drover), William Elill(post-ellar
clerk), George Smith (postallose clerk). and James BM=
(post-odic° clerk), though very severely injured, still survive.
ad hopes are entertained that they will 'ventrally recover.
Buwker, one of the poet-office clerics, bed bet just recovered
from ties injuries received in a foram ailisiss, and led but
a few days same re viral from the Paie•ollies the eaustat of
compensation which was awarded to him. It will be see
from the report of the proceed/up at the ague* that the
mature of the injuries received mat, is the majority of
eases. have caused almost instantaneous, rai ; and some
riteculty was experienced in idatifying Reveal of the bodies,
•w•ng to the severe wounds infiaterics the heed. One of
the drover, could only be identified by the clothes which
he wore. Although called drovers, the doomed wae not
ell really of that elms of psnoes ; with the exception of
two. they were dealer mid owners of cattle. They were
principally from Ireland, sod the cattle, which we. lam,
mere intended to be taken to Norwich market for ale to
the feeders.

The inquest on the bodies of the deceased was opened at
the Town-tidl. Athentone, on Saturday, by Mr. Outer,
the coroner fur the division of the county in which the
accident °warred, and sixteen highly respectable residents
of the town. Mr. bracebridge was chosen foreman of the
ihrY•
Mr. Cawkwell, general manager; Mr. 'Monne], super-
intendent of the locomotive department ; Mr. Greew, dis-
trict superintendent ; Mr. Onnandi, superintendent of cattle
traffic ; and Mr. ( leather, molicitor (from the office of Mr.
Carter. of Loudon) to the company were premed on th=
4 the Logsdon and North Western Company. Mr.
Baxter, bar rioter, of Athentons, Weeded to rnp t the
friends of some of the deceased, and Mr. solicitor,
it Leamington, was present on behalf dial Macdonald.
The jury having hero sworn proossied view the bo-
dies. Nine of them were laid in a resin • shed at the back
the Omen's Heed Inn, a short &planes from the locality
where the seeident occurred The appearance which they
presented was • noel, distressing egss ; mend of the de-
.ieesed were much cut about the bead sad face. Their deaths,
in almost every case, must have been instantaneous, and re-
sulted from severe fractures of the skull. The whole of the
bodice of the drovers were identified by • perms of thalamus
of Hem broke. residing at Holyhead, at whose house they were
all staying previous to leaving with the cattle which they had
to charge. The body d the stoker was identified by the
driver of the mail MAIL

The following is • list of the names of the deceased :
John Thompson, drover ; George Renahaw, drover ; Michael
Vaughan, drover ; JODI. lid Joey, drover ; John Macdonald.
drover ; Edward Macdonald, drover ; Joseph Tenant,
drover ; John Tallast, drover ; Andrew Der, drover ;
and James Cheery, fireman.
TM tint witasse railed was Jame Hamdeoke, al OM
&atom, Holyhead. He said it was his business to pply
fodder for cattle from Ireland. He Mee:tided the who of
the bodies, with the exception of Jamie Cheery, inissaa.
Two of the deceased wen, be said, cattledrives or cam
takers, the others were catikoovvisee.

Edward Barber. emoted, mid-I ant an engine-driver
is the employ of the London sad North-Westin Railway.
I have bete in their employ for site years. I Blaßcird
oe Friday morning, at twenty-thres ,saimitse past am, with
the mail lisle. That was my right time for laming.
I kn,w the decimal James Chesty ; he we. my kentaa.
When we arrived ia sight of network\ the sig-
ual was a red me- to stop-and the Wm was
stepped in enliessitinneir of that signaL At Ather.l
steer then sre a main and an anxihary sigsaL Tits
aenharr signal can be men at 500 or 600 'areaway, and is
about .100 yards demist from the main Ewa Tit.
rya
wsa tumid on white, to draw into the statics. This wee
before we came up to the middle main sigma. The tails
drew op as the station in wardress in coosegnelbeeol that
white signal. The train wee mopped at the proper plies is
stop at. It is usual for the " heated nail "to stop at Tam.
worth. We took in truer at Tamworth, and stopped them
shoot thrm mimics. We received the signal from the •
guard to "go on." I had no communication with say one
at the Tainworth staters. Never spell* to any one these,
midi so me spoke to use. Before we strived at the sta.
tam at Tainwurtb, the Liverpool goods train was shouted.
We hft Tarowortli at 1.313. That is, I believe, one talents
before time, emotions to the tune table.
Mr. Ores. esplaiisal that the time bill allowed three
Minutes foe the purpose of taking in water, but if the work
awed be doe. before that tiros tits train was usually started.
Examination resumed -We west on from Tamworth
*maids Athenian.. and received no signal until approseh-
tag that Maim. When costing round the first curve I mar
the sisal put at " all right."
Was themes, light at the euziliary station!-There was
se light them as we mate up. I saw the red light turned on
when shout Al or 10 yards distant.
Are you sore there was no light then !-I am quite sure.
There was a whit* light upon the statics, which meant " all
right." As we came in I saw the policeman ermine me at
the station put up the red signal, and alai wave his hand
and hi. lamp.
The Covcer-Was than a white light at the auxiliary!
- -None at all.

Wu% you ever see the white light there!—Yes, always.
, 'Lure was now thu ume et all. WINS we SSW
the rail light James Cheery, the deemed annul wise vas
with me, immediately pulled up the beak. I resoled the
utio., held the revering lever a one bead, and the " re-
gelatin" in the other. As woe ea I termed the 0012411. I
saw the three red lights of the train he the station, two
EU lamps and the tail lamp. The distaste of the trans
when I brat saw it was su sheet that thin was mistime to
purl up. 1 held the reversing lever in my bead tin the teen
stmek. When 1 saw the red light turned on I was not 100
yards from the cattle train. When we came into oollasios
the engine soma the won on one side, and turned over.
I went over with it, sod fell with it upon the embankment.
£he went over the guard's break.van, and over the neat, in
which the drovers were. When the engine fell over I fell
with it, awl found myself under the tie-hole door, among
the coals. wider imam broken waggons and dead and dying
cattle. At the time we stroek we were going about SU
wines an hour. When I tint saw the • we were gong
at 46 or iti miles an hour. it is not usual to slacken on ap-
proaching rt.,tions ut.l.ia a signal was given, or unless the
road is out of order.

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COMM-- WM, you told at Tamworth of this cattle traits
ling Wore yiett .—Not at all
Conon—Wag this cattle trains • special ooe!—It was
We are gesmally told at Tainwerth whim there is a train
that his, gone on before as.
Goromar--ttuppose the station-make at Tamworth has
notice of a special cattle train before you, is it his duty to
give you notice of it !—That depend, upon the time it may
be before us. When 1 was at the Tammith station I New i
Koori:roft. I think he is the foremen of the porters there ;1
and as I was leaving I leant over the aide to learn if be had
anything to say. but he said nothing. I was sot told after
leering Stafford of nay train before as out of the proper
course.. My work began at Stafford. I got borne from
London at half past eight the previous night, and did nothing
till I left with the mail train a Friday evening.
Charles Henry (;,rick, guard of the Scotch mail train,
was next oiled In Lis evideoce he mid—l have been a
little over four years in the employ of the London and North j
Weuteru Railway. On Friday morning I was in charge of
the limited mei! train, which I joined at Preston. We left
Preston at 11.14 p.m. Everything went on all right till we I
approached Tamworth, when the auxiliary signal showed
•• re 4," but it dropped to " white," and we then welt into
the ,cation. We • cited thme while the civile took water,
and we got in the mail bags, and then having received the
1114631 from the inspector we left the station. lfoorcroft
war the lesion who gave the signal ; he is the platform in-
epictor at the station. He trade no communication to me
shout any traln being in advance of us, neither did any,
other perms. After tearing Tamworth everythieg went on
well, and wo were going ...t the usual speciL eotil we ap- I
Trachea the station. Coming round the curve I law a rid
light, and • man waving • !light with his hand. I put toy
hand to the break. foal ',limed my foot against the lower
part of it, but Isiloru I could bring it well to bear upon the
wheels, the train wcnt slap into the other. I was thrown
with my head against the side, and the break van mounted
up into the air.
Coroser—Did you roe any light at the auxiliary signal!
None whatever. if the signal hail been there 1 must have
.rnal sees it. I saw nothing main
but the •
Lj and the police-
man's hand lamp. 1 saw the main ' just before ooming
to the curve. I wansitting in the position to as the
auxiliary light, and was looking fur it, as Atherstooe is a
pLice I am always very particular &boat, on account of the
curve goiag into the .cation. In the course of hi further
examination the witness said—lan remember nothing more
that took place after the collision until I was taken out of
the van. I then aesi.ted in carrying two of the drovers
away from the place, sad saw a gold watch and chain takes
froM one of the men and gives to some ow who was stud.
lAiby.
1 ea intimated by the meaner that the police bed
charge of all the property fu :nil on the deceased, aml that
orders had bees ova to have • strict 'earth made in the
clothes of the rota, as it wee their custom to have the
mosey sews up is their tremors.
This within farther said that he bad no convervation at
Talowerth with say one. =opt the mail tinselmoper in the
trigs, and he remarked that they WWII keens( smallest
time, and bad dose ao all the way down. Ho wee sot told
that than was nay cattle trail liminess
Jeanie Pewter swanned, said-1 was soder-gasal of the
limited mail tram, whisk 1 Amid at Presto. We left
there at 11.14, sad everything wend right till we get to the
Tionworth station. We stopped ewes& the dance ant,
and aftarwasle went in. After batten left the static all
west right till we sot to Atheratese. I had no oriavor-
radio with mg perish at Taniworth. I saw the foreman.
pater there. Am quite coadeut wake was aid about
any cattle train, or say other train en before as. I was
em the look out between the shalom el Tamworth
and Athenian.. Paw nothing but the male signal %hal
end a polieen.aa warts; wlamp. We Iraq not more awl
sixty a serest, yards ilithat whin I saw the light. The
boo was ” all right " tart I maw hetweeta Teetworth and
less. They erne ill white liens I des% know the sun•
dig eipoL The Int light I mw wee • while lOC that