The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-13 00:00:00

THII FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND

NORTH WESTERN RAILWAI.

THB INQUEST.

NUNEATON, WIDNZSDAT NIOZT.
The coroner and jury empanelled Yesterday to in-
vestigate the circumstance* attending this aismetroas accident
thaseerablad to-day at the Bull Hotel, in tine town, for the
/epees of farther prosecuting the inquiry.
Marquis of Chandoe. chairman of the London sad
Narth Western Railway, Mr. Bruyeres, superintendent of
the amethern division, and other online's of the company, were
pleat. Mr. Cleather, from the onto of Mr. Carter, of
Omit George-street, attended to watch the proceedings for
the railway company ; and the interests of two of the de-
ceased parties were professionally represented, in the case of
lir. Bithaastil, by Me. Macedon, of Co.:Yarmouth, and in
Nat of the Rev. Mr. Miller, by Mr. Girdwood, of Belfast,
brother-in-law of the deceased gentleman.
The jury ounsimed of fourto-n highly respectable Inhabi-
tants of the pariah of Attleborongh, 110100," whose were
three chrgymen. Mr. H. R. Harper, a magistrate for the
district, wee unanimously chosen foreman of the panel.
After the identification of the bodies, the evidence as tithe
evident woe proceeded with.
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Robert Wyatt was first called. He said— I was guard of
the 9 am. Scotch express from Renton on Monday Iset
We proceeded on our regular course over the Trout Valley
line until within about • mile and a hall on the south side of
the Nuneaton station. I was then in my van looking out
! for signals, and while so engaged I observed • cow on the
mile, about 100 yard. in front of the engioe. I immediately
put the breelt on. While my hand was on the break,
the seemed to strike rometinne, which I
was the cow. I was knocked down by
the shock into the bed of the van, which era throve
of the rails on to its side into • field. I broke the
window sad got out. The nine o'clock tram is not timed to
step at Nuneaton ; but I think we ought to pew Nuneaton,
'best 23 or 2.5 minutes past It. After I got out of my
yaw I saw a portion of the carcase of the cow on the line,
sad I heft no doubt that it was the cow which I bed previ-
ously seen, and which was streak by the ODIOUS. The train
: gale" about 40 mile, an hour . We were runaiog at our
Teed. I saw nothing but the cow on the line. I do
not know that apart of the oow's hide with the horns had
got astsegied in soma of the wrier wheels. There is re-'
Meer a sharp curve near the piece when the exedent
marred, which preveated my seeing tits cow softer. I have
se doubt that the collision with the row was the cense of
the seeideat. There Is on aux. limy signal near at hand, bat
I did am obsess It. I only looked at the cow, and my first
=wee to do all I could to atop the train. We came*
mog earl ws meet, • bridge near to which this w-
art asesned. The collision took place instantaneously es
my main the sew.
Jena liereloca was seat celled—He said I ma se mew
driver in the employ of the Landoll and /fifth Western
Ilegmay Company. I drove the train which left London on
Murky rooming at 9 o'clock. The train in question oft-
Meted of six tentage* and two van., I saw the cow coming
triads me as the mile near attlebontagb crafting. I im-
mediately shut off the steam, told the fireman to applg his
beak, and also whistled foe the guard to do the NNW
Meetly that was done the Nagai,e struck the cow, rid the
merlegse were mattered ever the line. The couplers looks, eel
the meshy, fel gm the Mistime emhankment lathe sight
sad lelt et the Nee. Thin noise, tender, and the last yea were
kit on the redo Altar the eolbrion the train proceeded abseil M
yeti babes tie enspiere broke. The gateman at Attleberengh
seellses adjoiaieg field, apparently smiting Mist Awl eras
eftr, gad drive it off the Ilea. I was not kneeled dews, bo-
som I held as to the eagles with both beetle. nit gear
ENS waved Ma anew *eel flog to ne, Ist I New the sew
Mama %Aid se. If the groom had bees at his last I
ebeeld net hew ems Dim More I sew the cow. After the
Wiest bad beggsael, Ind I Now the damage dune, I n s
my in. to Masses to eletala medical and other motet-
any salint ll send* *Mae. I wonted with my seem '
bash to the of the essidiat, and did all I weld to Ido-
-1 aisle the tp et Me weentdei peoragers.
Darin esambarkm of this wiener, Mr. °hawed
eengishisill et the tessear la whim h the inquiry was beteg
egniftek sod hagth anted Ids bahwvaptleag te web
on stet Om the Immo elm* edmosiaked Idea and
biked Met be wadi della teem farther Washroom with
Ihejligreliftewe Wig was, atid—l am a guard ea the Trent
Valley Railway, and Wieeeire Mai the wain, la the rear break
yes, on Merle, merallog. Ines we strived within about a
site sad a belted Mummies, the Ether sessded his whistle.
limmedidely pat my beak est. and the sellides instantly
sessmal. As ea as I get else: I held the alguelmes who
was WI tbe ether Mae et the bodge, te pa book sad Ogg all
dews levies. Me wee wiintag hie red leg at the time the
esidesit sammed. Imeydasig that maid be dime was dew
te Meg the helm. My vim new sot throws et the nth. The
bet lotheetles 1 hal wee the whistle of the eagles. I did
net me the *v. I wag asp the Yes Amu hall a mi
sithesst itell omit the desalaral•Aspway bola. I
• leek at amply wean& WING I pi Ira the babes
been timened. W. owe se mar as pusibie le ear thee,
blobs eiNSWId ilia Rugby it the prep" beer. The wit-
ism was Thus steedeed se te Me strafe at Attbabsreegh

ormeing. He mid it wee impossible, coal= the speed
at which the train was travelling, to have op In time
to hen avoided the accident. At 40 an hoar it re-
gtotdrel it lead 600 yards, and probably more, to bring a train
a atied-Mill.

John Goat, stoker to the train, was next examined, and
gm "Memos ocerobreative of that of the driver.
This closed thornier:Hogs of yesterday. Oa re-assembling
to•day,
Mr. Jae* fanner, of Attleborough, was
coned—He rid be form closel adoining the
melee tithe seeldeat, and sublet s small piece yof lend some-
thing ha than an urn to the owner of the cow which had
owed Ude accident. On Monday last, about half-peat 11
o'clock, he vas walking nest the railway, when he observed
a cow upon the line. Shs was then walking up towards
Rugby, and "lowing," as if lost. He called to thlia La=
him in getting the animal off the has,
they endeavoured to turn Ist back and get her out of danger.
nay tailed to do this before the down expreas hove In sight,
and istatediately afterwards wittier saw the engine come in
anted with the cow, and the coinages of the train topple
over and fill down die embankment. The remains _of Os

cow's earmesTeM; scattered alone the railwa for about 60
=The &oddest occurred almost o to to the slip of
cent of which the cow wiped. Thailand was separated
tom the railway by • "oat and laid" quickest hedge, which,
when he lest saw it before the accident, was a very good one
that wee some three months back. A cow might leap each •
ham, but It would be • good jump. Winkles had Uwe •
cow jump over a five-barred gate. Where this hate might
be considered insufficient was in places where the posts and
rails, placed on either al& of it when the quickest was
planted, had bean removed. Had they been allowed to re-
main, witness would have considered the knots strong
enough for anything.
By Mr. Cleather—Witness had never heard of stock get-
ting out on to the railway in that neighbourhood before. He
considered the fence good enough for quiet cattle, but in cat-
sequence of the field in which this particular cow was m-
ined being "ridge and furrow," the land roes near the
hedge, and the fence was less difficult to clear. Witness did
not azemine the hedge on the day of the accident until aftr
it had been broken down by the carriages and trampled apes
by many parsons to their endeavours to wig the weaned
There was no delay in extricating those who were
Witness seat for wine from his hones for the Injured
pasene, and did all he could to relieve their entering.
Mr. Clunks? was very glad to have an opportunity of pub-
Ikly acknowledging the valuable mei/team which Mr.
Thompson had rendered, and in the Dame of the company
he begged to thank him tor It.
During the examination of this witness some observations
fell from -Mr. Girdwood, which were indignantly resented by
the jury; upon which Mr. Oirdwood threatened to leave the
lftrl room, and see if he could not get justice at another
triut' a 4
George Baler, jun., keeper of the Bull Inn, at Attie-
borough, and owner of the cow which occasioned the acci-
dent, said he had purchased the animal with her elf on the
previous Friday at Coventry market. He took away her
calf, and turned her into the pine of land adjcating the rail-
way on Saturday morning, together with a ray. The cow
now and then lowed for her emir, but witness took no notice
of that. Nothing had ever strayed out of this field before
during the three or her years he bad held it. The fines
cut and laid shoat six et eight weeks ago, and some
of the old posts and rails were then removed. After that
witness told him father that be did not think the fence was so
good ae it had been. It woe about 3 fest 6 inches high, and
witness did not think that woo sufficient to shut in cattle in
' their ordinary state.
By Mr. Cleather—l never gam 7lsformation to this offset
to any paean belonging to the railway company.
George Baker, the elder, father of the led Cinema said
he saw the cow is his son's Said about 9 o'clock on Monday
morning, and again about • quarter pest 10, and the next
time be saw her she was " all to pieces," strewed about the
railway. After the accident witness walked up and down
his son's field by the elite of the hedge, but could trace no
footmarks of the cow to show where she got over, sad he
did not believe she did pt on the railway out of that field.
There was • gap in one corner opening on to another
person's land, from which the cow might have passed on to
the railway through a gate, If it bad been accidently left
open.
This witness Identified the Rev. Mr. Miller as one of the
persona whom he saw dead after the accident. He heard the
unfortunate man exclaim, "I'm so faint," and immediately
after which he expired.
Mr. Edward Mown, surgeon, of Nuneaton, proved having
been summoned to the scene of the accident by the station-
master at Nuneaton in order to attend the wounded. He
travelled to the spot on the engine of the disabled train, and
rendered all the assistance in his power to the wounded.
ile sew the dead bodies of the three gentlemen who bad been
viewed by the jury, but not having made any examination
was unable to speak a, to the mum of death.
Mr. Thomas likeffington Bourne, surgeon, of Nuneaton,
proved having also been summoned to the spot by the Nun-
eaton dation-mister. Atter seeing to the relief of the
wounded, witness directed the removal of the bodies of the
decried persons to the place where they were now lying.
Witness, having obtained the verbal instrnetions of the
censer, hied slam made • post tolerant sauwainaden of one of
the bodies—that of Mr. Morgan, who bad evidently died
teem preasure across his loins and chest preenaeg respire-
tka. Linth case there ware no hammed bones. - Witness
was In to. sot of examining the body of the Rev. Mr. Miller,
when he was interrupted by Mr. Girdwood, who caseplainwi
that his feelings were outraged by each en act, and he would
not allow him to proceed. On appealing to the stoner, that
gentleman had informed the witness that under the circum-
stances he did not think it necessary to put the county to
the expense of a poet aortae examination. He had, there-
fore, desisted from doing more, and was unable to &scribe
the caused death in two came. What he had done was for
the purpose of affording the jury that information which he
thought they would require, and he hoped he need not assure
Mr. Oirdwood that he had no intention whatever of causing
pain to any person. - . _ _ _

The Parma= said the jury wen ef minion that Mr.
Bourse was entirely euaoeratad from say blame whatever fa
the matter.

Jetties Edgar, conductor of the train, who was too unwell
to be examined yesterday, was next called. He said when
the train arrived within about a mile and a half of Nuneaton
station, ha heard the engine driver's whistle, and put on his
break directly. The crash followed instantaneously. Wit-
ness saw the gatekeeper waving his red flag as the Inds can
past him. He saw nothing to occasion the aectident. There
were four breaks attached to the train, end all at dims were
applied before the accident happened.
Mr. Brumes said this was the officer who rewired the
Rev. Mr. Miller's property, which had been handed to Mr.
Oirdwood yseteedity.
War, on being questioned, said he knew nothing of ea
Menem* tieket being found upon Mr. Miller, aor had he
any knowledge of his having held one.
By Mr. Moordaff—l have been • cendeeter of trains he
four years, and I consider it proper on all occasions to apply
the break' wisest a danger signal is exhibited.
heel* Ws stall, tailor, of Attleborough, proved having
seen the cow in the &Id adjoining the raileay, nedess and
, some time before the accident. Wittier else saw
the gat r outride his box a quarter of an beer before
thecew got on to the line. He twisted in extricating the
emended Fertile. A ecrew•jack which he obtained from the
engioe was used for this purpose, and hone* were attached
to portions of the wreck to pull them off some of the
sufferers.

The inquiry, haring now hated eta bow*, we adjourned
until Monday next, when it Is understood farther evidence
will be forthcoming as to the state of the fence before the
accident.

111;.iir. H. Seymour ia the coroner who le oondacting the
Inquiry.

SPANISH MCIIDERB.—The Droll for some time
pat het besa publishing not very credible &minuses of crimes
it /pie, and now It has one which is really marvel-
Istasi—"•_ gamekeeper of the village of Brunets. in the
premises el Madrid, seem time ago received a few =lll5
and he led the impredecoa to show them. A
beim& Issolvsi Is penes themselves of the messy, sal
abordiagly erns day lest week, wheal tho reameespor had
gees set le make hin nada in a wood, see if them m.-
gird es a women wet Is his home, sea beim
its tee whit were playing beams the des7.l3
tits dim midi& - les. perceiving that the puma was
a web suebri bite eke house, cryiag out ' Mother I h Is
amen I' Tbe ipwasbespees Mit, who was occupied In bose-
hall tslee, Imisidlshilly lead the door, leaving the
=fail% sod watsfilla. TM bandit tried to
it Or dem, het withont seems, ; and its the woman
paseepestddy eilleml to open it, he took the child. end with
all his wislit dashed Rs head dries against the door. The
littke dews was killed. The mother being exasperated
End a pistil through the window at the brigand, and shot
him deed. At this saammit the gamekeeper, accompanied by
two emaletnes, midget, sod on rearchisg the dead man they
taamil as Yes two , a pistol, end a whistle. The
pains= twitssiag themselves with tbsir
eneileme at as window. sad the gamekeeprr to blow the
Weds Isedity. The OM did so, sad six htiganda armed
with gees same flashing dem the wood. The gendarme
The
at them, and shot theme deed ttte other three asoapsd."
The Ceetwetional Tribunal of Brussels was the day
before yesterday sistepled with the trial of a boy, only
twelve yew if age, surd Janssens, ea a charged attempt-
log to pelisse his mother and sister. The primmer avowed
his whom, mid arelgeed as a motive that Dia weber bed
Miele esbdirs with some man, and contemplated abasokebt
bar 11111111111, and also that ohs refoael him prow food. la
elder to assemplieh him purpose, he bought a grmatity of
timid matches, be plecephonts d which be broke off and
pat lab the collie prevent' for the breakfast of the family,
bat of which he wader sows pretest did not partake himself.
The maw sad sister were sow after seized with symptoms
ef haying bee ptilimmed, but by the ass of proper remedies
lbw IssebeeL Babas be trial tbs boy remained perfectly
mewed, and whoa told that if We had bean id:lren he
wadi bare boss seadsonael le death, be evinced no agita-
tion. He was otabansed to twelve yews' butisessatia a
bow et esendlow.—Ostirmiri.

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