The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-26 00:00:00

THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT STOCKPORT.

The cause of this lamentable accident is very
clear. The Cheadle wakes are being held, and they tended
greatly to swell the enormous streams of human beings
who gocluid into the town to witness the halloos ascent
from the Castle-yard, and the dimplzy of fireworks iu the
Market-plate, with which the festivities were to be
brought to a close. The Market-place can only be
approached from the town side by steep narrow
streets, some of them being broken by long flights
of stone steps ; and on Monday evening the Market-
place and all its approaches were densely crowded by specta-
tors, anxious to witness the pyrotechnic display. As regards
those, all who could see had good reason to be satisfied; and,
in the best of good spirits, the huge crowd began to dis-
perse soon after nine o'clock. Slowly the muses surged
down the various "brows"—carried on by the pressure
from behind, rather than moving individually. But speedily
the scene changed in the line of Meal-house Brow. There,
some children sod women either dropped from exhaustion
or tripped, and were soon beneath the feet of the descending
throng. Shoots, shrieks, even death-cries could not
reach far in such a scene. Those nearest the first sufferers
pressed backwards, only to be overcome by those further off,
who knew not that anything wrong had occurred, and who
would have been helpless with the knowledge, as
against the resistless pressure out of the Market-place. The
scene for some time beggars description. In front, death in
its most terrible form--trampling out of existence—then
helpless terror—next, ignorance and wonder at the stop-
page, and, to crown all, the death•power coming from those
who, delighted with the day's enjoyment, thought only of
merrily and happily reaching home. It was of course a long
time ere effectual succour could be given to the sufferers.
When at length the police force reached the spot they found
that six mans were dead, throughtrempliag or ireffocation.
The number slightly hurt could not be admertained ; but
the injaries sustained by three or four are serious.
The following is a list of the killed and wounded

KILLZD.

John Thome Gosling age;i 7 ;ears, of Haslegrove.
&Mina Ford, aged 7, Crook's-court, Lord-strest, Stock-
part.
George Linnev, aged 23, Crowtherstrewt, Hildpte, Stock.
port a mill hand.
Mn. Wilkinson, aged 30. Lordatreet.
Mrs. Brown, Howard-street, Kingeiereet—wifs of a
sawyer.
George Worthington, aged 8 months—nephew of Mrs.
Brown.

WOUNDCD.
The following were taken to the infirmary :
Lettiee Wilson, aged 15, of Portwood-street—concussion
of the brain, likely to prove fatal.
James Bath, aged 14, Heaton Norris --0011111111106 of the
brain and in a very dangerous state.
John Nixon, aged 16, Harlsgrove—right thigh fractured.
Sophia Brown, aged 5, Howard-street—fracture of the
leg.
Walter Ford, aged 50, father of Sabrina Ford, who is
amongst the killed—contusion of the chest.
It is estimated that nearly thirty thousand persons were
congregated in and near the Market-place.

TER STONY ox MONDAY MIGHT.—The hurricane
—for such it really was—of Monday night, appears ((roes
the telegrams since received from the different sea-
port towns) to have extended along the coed with
equal severity, and unhappily lad to several die-
tzeollit shilwrecka The storm commenced about
eight o'clock in the evening from the north-east,
blowing bard with heavy rain, and as the night advanced it
pined strength alarmingly, until about blielet twelve
o'clock, when it reached to • complete hurricane. The
anemometer at Lloyd's underwriters' room registered its
tome at that time at 234 lbs. on the square foot. It
raged at this frightful extent till about half-past three,
when a lull took place, the pressure on the gauge falling to
ahead 161 be., but at five o'clock it rose again to 18 to 20 lbs.,
sad continued until about eight o'clock when the
pie shifted round from /LK to W.9.W., and
moderated considerably, though off the Kent,
finssex, and Norfolk coasts the gale continued
for many home. In the Downs it is described to have been
truly awful. At daybreak yesterday morning no less than
three wrecks were discovered on the Goodwin Bands, •
torque of large slur, • twig. ands smaller vessel, all of which
were disomated. Instant aid was sent off from Ecosgate,
and by the last amounts received it appears that the crews
of the three usfortwiate 'mash were all saved. The torque
Mdto be the Linda, of Whitby, outward bound from
esboreuP (or Alexandria. The other vessels were
the Ariel of Gottenberg, from Hernceand for Marseilles,
and a Norwegian, which has since sunk in the sands. Two
steam tup sad several Margate and Deal loggers are at
the wrecks, Inv* as much of the property as can be rece-
muted. Two vends are reported to have foundered off the
Norfolk coast.

it°.727ATIONAL Ht rl.7ol.—We are requested to
publish the following letter from the honorary ordinal of
this brigade, Lieutenant-General Sir De Lacy Evans,
G.C.8., in reference to the proceedings of the corps :--
" Eryanston-square, September 20, 1060.-17 dear
Two day' ego I was favoured with a note having only for
signature the letters Z. A. It oontained bank-notes
amounting to fifty pounds, with a request that they should
be applied for the benefit of the London battalion of the
National Rifle Brigade, towards the formation of
which you have contributed and are contributing in my upi-
Mon with so much efficiency and usefulness, that I cannot
but feel desirous of taking this opportunity of offering von
ley hearty acknowledgments. have this day deposited
there heart
in Drununonds' Bank, to the credit of the
Loudon battalion alluded to. The gentleman who has
transmitted this patriotic donation has been so obliging as
to leave its appropriation entirerlito my discretion. I think
I Mintentions
all Met fulfil his directing that it shall be
specially reserved for prizes in • e practice for the London
battalion elite amps. I request therefore that you will be
so good as meal the vice-presidents to acquaint the com-
mittee of which you are a member of the above particu-
late, and I have no doubt that the committee will concur
with me in feelings of warm obligation for this
generous and public spirited gift. When I accepted
the provisional nomination of honorary colonel of
this corps, my ciillempie, Sir John Shelley, informed me
that be would willingly undertake all the duties of its
actual command. He was for some years in the army ;
sod 1 know no one more suitable for or more likely to prove
an efficient commandant of volunteers. Au unexpected
species of controversy has been imposed on him. I have
his last letter, which was inserted in the Times now !a-
fore me. I moat cordially coocur in ita purport. I m-
alady trust and feel certain that no obstructions or unkind
disparagements of this corps can hays been inteaded, such
as may have been mistakenly imagised in some of the re-
marks of that correspondence. Anxiously hopieg, there-
fore, that, waiving scull differences of opinion, we may
each of us in future co-operate in generous rivalr7 fur the
objects we all have is view, I ramie, verc faitllelly, my
dear slrToure, Laos EMI.—Joinahnialey, Fa+,
&a., 5, Victoria strut."

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