The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-26 00:00:00

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carriages, which I had seen coming down the incline from
the Round Oak station. I helped to get the balks ant, and
there was emus mein there with • lamp, but I cannot my who
he was. The carriages were smashed to pleas. I helped to
get other persons from under the carriages.
Adonimbeck Gordon said—l am a watahmaa at a colliery
close to the scene of the accident. On Monday evening last
a little after 8 o'clock I was on the bank by the side of the
railway, near the bridge, by Brettel-lane. I heard the
whistle of an engine, and saw a train coming in the dire*.
thin from Worcester. In the course of about a quarter of an
hour I saw the same train coming back again without an
sighs& Almost immediately I heard the whistle of another
eegtas coming with a waxed train from the direction of
Worcester, and as I looked I saw both trains meet together
with a frightful crash. 1 went down the bank to the line end
there saw several carriages smashed, ant.' the people lying
about, tome dead, others badly wounded ; one man had his
heed cint, and another had his feet cut off. I did not see that
either of the trains were off the line.

—By krTICLag, soiialtor to company— I MAW the car-
riages hare Rotusd Oak before I saw the train =Ding from
Stourbridge. Than is a curve round where U.S Ma was
coming without an engine near Mr. Weetwoors works. I
did not see sparks flying from the wheels of Me carriages
oomMg L from Bound Oak.
By Mr. Barbary—The carriages appeared to carte dawn
the Moline from Round Oak nearly se feet as they

came
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The . Edwin Creswell examined—l am a clergyman,
and reside at Orem Field, Bedglay. I was a pemenger by
the excarsion train from the Brixton station of the Oxford,
Worcester, sad Wolverhampton Railway, and left that sta-
tion la • seccad clam tentage about half-prat Elm that
morning. I had with ere a piny of nearly 200 children,
and their bleeds. I should think the train oon-
eistur2d nearly eft, =rhyme, principally stoma end third
elms.- There ware two engines to the train when at Billiton,
andthey conveyed the train to Worcester. I believe I saw
two guards to the train. I heard no complaints of there
bg a want of engine power, or too many passengers. On
reaching Brand-lane station a circumstance occurred which
created some alarm. There warm sudden jerk, and one-third
of the train was separated. I could not under-
stand the extra shake, and put my head out of the window
and saw that there had been a separation of the trains.
This wee during the morning journey. From that time we
received several shooks. On the second shock, which seas
before we arrived at tha Kidderminster Minim, there vas
another separation, and myself and wife were in the
next to the carriage where the coupling-chola had
Wks the train separated I jumped out of the earthen and
ran by the aide for at Mast 60 lards, until the last
of the train stopped, sad the guard then came @alp=
new coupling-chain on. While running by the side of the
ceniage I observed that some chains were brakes, but I
cannot say whether they were under the centre of the car-
riages. The 'middle chart was not broken, and the guard
im-
msdtaWy templed the carriages again by fastening the centre
chain, which appeared to ram not to have been Lammed before.
Pram this fact imams that a dialler occurrence took place
at the Brettel•lana stabs. After this occurrencel had a

esiaresatton-7—with the guard, aalsaid te;-hiz•;rlhoie those
emboss= are not plying us any tricks. I don't know whe-
ther they are drunk or not, bat I hops not the latter, although
from the many jerks we have had I should feel inclined to
behove so." The guard maid they were pliqing no tricks sad
that they was both partially sober, and that one was a tee-
totalkw. Within Ironton pretty steadily to Worcester. On the
return we started from Wormier about bell-past air o'clock.
I waa in the first portion of the train when it separated, and
that part consisted of 29 carriage'. In the two trains there
were 1,640 people, or from 60 to 60 people in each of the
carriages. A wand engine joined the train either at Church-
hill or Kidderminster, and the train went on very steadily to
the Round Oak station. The latter part of the train then
beaune detached from the former. I was In the former part,
and when the separation took place the latter part of the
train of 16 carriages ran down the incline towards Stour-
bridge. After standing at the Round Oak station for about
10 minutes one part of the train was pushed gently back by
the engthe for the distance of half a mile perhaps, when it
stopped, and soon after it thither moved to within 100 or
160 yards of the some of the accident, which was reported
to us by one of the porters, who had a lamp in his hand.
There was a terrible rush from our carriages when the news
of the accident reached or, and we saw people being carried
away dead and dying on planks and various articles. It was
dark, so much so that I could not distingnieh the features
of the children who belonged to the schools, some of
whom were in that part of the train that had run down
the JUAN.
By the Cormier-11y Impression is that when the chain
bad separated on the ocatsion when I ran by the side of the
carriage, that bad the centre coupling been fastened the
n would not have taken place.
irtta sForetnan-I saw no lights in any of the carriages,
there were nose in the carriage where I was. The train was
=ad axolusively for our =hoc* and I was mach
to find that it was =averted into a general exeur-
sion train. I had refused to allow persona not connected
with the schools to have our tickets for the train.- . .

...ErriorinFlilipsSiati;n:O;;;;;tiio;;T Oak Malice,
examined—l was on duty at the Round Oak station on
Monday isa, when this excursion train arrived in the
morning. Then were two engines to that train. I don't
know the names of the engine-drivers of that train.
There were two guards, but the guard of the front
portion of the train cues a stranger to me. The
one behind was Thomas Cook. There were upwards of 40
carriages in that train. If there wee any complaint either by,
or in reference to. • guard it la to be made to the first
station-master. If chains or couplings are broken, there ere
fresh ones kept at every station to supply the deficiency. No
one applied to me for any such things on the morning of the
accident. I was at the station daring the greater pert of
the day. I have no stated hours. I was not at Round Oak
Station at the time of the accident. I wee at Dudley, and
had left the station fa charge of ray assistant, named Bout-
ton. We have telegraphs from Round Oak to other stations.
We gave no signals of the proven of this excursion train
from station I. station. We are not in the habit of doing
other than nee the signal stations. I first heard of this occi-
dent about 9 o'clock on Monday night on Dudley platform.
I hastened with all the force I could master to the scene of
the ward to mkt the warm.

By the Corower—l &&t know wbMb the °
Worcester, and Wolverhampton permit strewth to to
in the guards' break yeas in excursion trains. It is prohi-
bited with *Winery trains. It is the duty of station-masters
is see VW the three ampling chains are properly coupled
whim• Isla it et the stalks, although there are no
*odes erwetkas te Whet. (131 we coupling
were here pegged wide toed bow broken, and which the
enters Misdeed se the property of she cow Abbot elao the
mega, heck of car of the owlet" which, ae well se the
mew, wee kraus arapisfristy 1 WE)
• •

Wilma eantknedThe eMla Prodnoed were given to
hies by the peeler who found than at the spot where the so-
dden* Item seg. They won ht the some state as when given
to Lets. The basks not sad mew be picked up MnseYas
aaatai.s st the spot. That nut end army
wouldkals bow wft3wt to have sustained the enormour
twilight et • trek eseaktfag 011,5,0 people. I cannot account
for its lweettisg.
bellitparog—Tbe sad el the pin which is Ind to ths
won bream and polled through the nut.
ky Nialrary—Thare ere sigaolsat dome stations to show
whether the Nam is Hooked wr sot. There kao awls signs!
betimes' Brettel-leas and RowndlOak. There is the tslograph.
It wee rat used with rapid to kis It Meier the sad-
dest. Thais would be. peeks haiku en the hankie
an the halm between Bond Oak end Beettel-line than re
level peels eta* Ink
Ilds sky at the preseskags the Comer sold twea
*sky alf as Malt haperteleas it was advisable that ea
oppertoolty *Mudd be abated for the relatives at the de-
consul parelsi, es well lid the employ, to prods.* say fir-
err Mimes whisk would be Moly to throw • light on the
eircusistesese whisk had led to so lunentable a In of Ills.
Snob belay his views be now proposed to adjourn the birett-
• lbw drys.
ititka as
eltegotry we lUD, et six o'rlock, adjourned for a with.

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SPATZ OP TIEN 1101TIVOLI.
Ilse instituting herdries, titer the oopoltulow al the In-
quiet, it wee sewelehed that no her thew de proem have
hese dimervasl es be men or ire Wand, 38 seriously, dor
the resevery ot 13 id who. very great doidee an
May however, are belieied to have beiaa=
esta.msretq Is pereest them reew doh own horses.
Thee mew have eel some lobe the sweet the °Maisie
el the .messy, a whom it is only *ties to state that oh.,
have ben everythisi pomade to iellate the selerihre al
dr Ward p.du to maw the mid al the relatives
dee b.lMs.i persche The pot where the collision took
paw, Mlwsl the Item& Oak sod lirettel-hes cadges, is
se Wass elt 1 ia 71i, whisk will araiswot for the Waft
with yid& the deloshed terrines, wither=
.se
as emilre, debt down it sod Ws the Weer
edralidemas

Felßß alIXTLExixt Ddoirese.—Tke retired ad
barelibily *wed We tows of Bosworth, Ilards, les hod
sed &ea east ore It, aorosionsd by lour at its bilsableats
thud7t i~el the piessens me& Oleo-
-11, Muss sa, ekes passe. It
leterily setersose she In tea pleat Ix::
Wad, tie Tied big strew et eke Ore.
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leek the bes 4 sot bubo the master amid get of the
tees dHe ess. pose steel* the boat crape
the I. R. lisses, Rebut
sad Xr.
Rao Ow; wee dowsed. The pull= were Mr.
Trot, de Rev. Hasty ilbsee, sod 1.... Orlbbv
esester. The Bee. H. Hens swot ahem bet Wes saxlsty
le sloe itte he yet book .aria to tbi wreck, by width the
he* abererma lost his owe tile ; it is sopped be tram
Med eft eroep. The CUM WU bet so we ham.
=or ; bat Ohm Xs.. B. Morse is nerds& eadi has few
ma Ye wlla is lowly ezpsodeg te be ddivenl at
Wrehar. Shelter bed
!laws bee plied up Had
el belettelbo—arsPh flortish.