The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-27 00:00:00

THE CATASTROPHE AT STOCKPORT.

The inquest on the bodies of tho nix persona
trampled and crashed to death at Same:pork on Monday
ensing, was commenced yesterday sham= at the yes,
am Arms, in that borough, before Mr. Johnstown otemsr.
Pater Brown, sawyer, sworn, said the diseased, flush
Brown, was his wife. She was 38 years of age. Whams
and his wife left home to see the fireworks skint dusk on
Monday waning. They arrived at the top pi Meal House
Brow just as the display was over. There was a snot
crowd in the market-place. People said it was all
over, and them being a peat rush of people, we and
our little Oil draw op to the wall to let them
pass. The girl was co the upper side, and his wife on
the other Ode. Hs tried to protect them, but in doing
so was carried down the brow and lost sight of them.
Afterwards saw his wife jammed among the crowd shriek-
ing, about two yards below where he left her. Hs got
towards her again as soon as he could, when the crowd had
Motioned, and found heron the pavement. She was taken
to Mr. Shaw's, the droand, when she was quite dead. His
daughter was alive and was now in the infirmary. Three
WY no rope or anything &MOB the brow to offer any imps-
&Dent. There was a cry that the fireworks were over, and
then a sudden rush. He wee carried before the rush to the
bottom of the street, and returned to look after his wife,
who had the deceased child, George Worthington, in her
arm. He found the girl, who is now at the infirmary, at
Gm Albion public-house. The child Worthington, who is
son of John Worthington, of Manchester, he found at the
police-office, and was dead.
Joseph Smith, of No. 8, Union-street, sworn—Was going
up Meal House Brow, between 7 and 8 o'clock on Monday
night, and when about midway up met the people coming
from the market-place. He and his wife went a little
further up, and then found the rush so great that they
stepped aside, and he placed his wife in a door-way, while
he took the infant out of her arms, and went down the
brow with it. He left the child in the hands of a girl in
Hillgata, and on returning to Meal House Brow he found
a peat crowd of people and many persons on the pavement.
He picked up the deceased child George Worthington, and
he and his wife took it to a druggist's and afterwards to the
police-office. The child was deli. There was no rope or
other obstruction to throw tho people down. The people
were down on each other, three or four deep.
Jame" Gosling, waggon inspector on the London and
North Western Railway, sworn—Was passing up Meal
House Brow on Monday evening, immediately after the fire-
works. Had gut to the ironmonger's shop nearly at the top
whim be met the rush of people. The deceased, John Thomas
Gosling, his nephew, and Lis wife and some friends, were
with bun. Their party kept as near the wall as they could,
but the people rushed as if a reservoir had broken loom,
and he and his friends was carried down the brow, m that
he was obliged to leave go of the deceased boy's hold. His
wife and friends were forced along with him, but deceased
was left behind. Some one had fallen in front of the
crowd, after it had pawed him about twenty. yards,and the nod was obstructed. His was and soterm-
law fell down, and he forced his way back to them, and,
after crossing over his sister's body, he turned his back to
the crowd to keep them off, and shunted. It was of no use.
The young men higher up jumped on people's tacks, on
yotuag women's barb, and three them down, and laughed
at them. After the crowd had passed, he saw the deceased
Geo. Linney on the pavement, and be helped to take him up.
He appeared to be dead at the time. lie also picked up a
AIM that was dead, and then a woman that was dead, and
some people that wen wounded. He had not then found
his wile, having been forced away from her and his sister-in-
law, and he stayed to look after her. He did not find the
child, Galling, till next morning, at the polioeofflce. He
cried till he was hoarse to keep people off. At one time
the street was nearly choked up with people that had fallen.
The youths who jumped upon peoples lacks were 16 to 18
years of age.
Ellen Ford, wife of Walter Ford, labourer, identified the
body of her daughter, Sabrina Ford, aged six years, who
had been killed. Deceased left home to sea the fireworks
with her father, who was lying ill at home, from bruises
and lajortea on his cheat and body.
Hoary Wilkinson, carder, sworn- The deceased, Jane
Wilkinson, was his wife. Witness and his wife were going
op the brow when they met the zrowd, and had got past
Mr. Yates's shop. They went to the wall, and both were
knocked down by the crowd. The crowd walked over him,
and he was down some 'minutes. His wife was being picked
up by • young man when lie regained bin feet. His wife
was quite dead when picked up, and was carried to the
Annuli publio-home. Before they fell he and his wife
turned to go back, and fell over the bodice of people who
had fallen in front of the crowd.

Harsh Linney, widow, identified the body of the deceased,
JacobLinney mod
MArlillal4 police officer, said he was on duty in the
market-place on Monday night, and was stationed at the
top of Meal .11C41•0 Brow. After the fireworks were over
be awl Constable Brookshaw immediately attempted to stop
the rash of people, and they did all they could to kis"
people tack, but he was carried off his fest and about is
yards down the brow. On regaining his feet he wee epic
carried forward, till be came to the people on the pave-
ment. He then turned round and began to use his cane to
keep pea* off one of the bodies, and the pressure lemming
he and dkers began to mast the people who were down.
There vivre then about fourteen people lying on the pave.
meet, and several of them were deed. The market-
lace was very crowded at the fireworks, and there was no
ksrrkwde to prevent the rush of people down the narrow
thormigbfare• Bay yeeres people on the homes In the
market-plem throw maths among the crowds, and also from
the wisdoms. He noticed among other places lighted
squibs sod cracten thrown hamthe sloop of Mr. Webb.
They were throw. pestally, but the null down
W Meal bones Brew was not mimed by thia
A down pelirmems could not have arrested the
rush d so may people. Neese young vase pawed
over others' basks down the brow, but be would not
my whether they did it in self-proteation beanie et the
pressure behind, or whether it was their anxiety to
forward to the Mitigate, where Mare was to be
dliioay of fireworks.
The Town Clerk stated that nose of the fetes on Monday
were under the auspices of the corporation.
James Bryan, jeweller, steed at his shop door on )113.•
dey night, in Meel.lieeee Beww, sad saw • peat strum
cd people eomtag down the brow. Could sot say he saw
the Best puma 41L 'There was a cry that some one was
clown three or four yards above his shop. Believed it warn
either a women fell. or some one treading upon a wouniu's
dram that fell, and • number immediately fell over those
who were down first, the crowd still pe ng on. Yuen 20
to 30 persons were down at one time, stn amens the
street, and the heap of them wee about three-quarters of •
yard high. They were three or four deep. He saw no
vmaten *raping of the young people. It wee the weight
of the semen of people bolded that forced people over
each other.

espreesed themselves =tided with the simmust
of • withou► examinint other witnesses, mid loud
• verdict of " Accidents! death."

ACeIDINT ON THI BELLINHIAD Whin! RAUr
way.—lle Sunday aftsrneon Lat, a rakes astiikat oc-
curred to John Ismiele, a hey 10 years of so, by amp of
the Birimehead street railway care render over hire at the
end of Wietoria"treot, arm the Gateau* to Claughtoe-park.
The boy woo in the act of jumping oe the step in front of
the car, whoa he tuifortmestely aimed his footing,
Whin lackw•nia, os• of the wheels of the vehicle
over hie brit leg, which sustalind • went he*
tare. The yogor sufferer was promptly removed to the
hospital is ibuniltou-nreet, where It was load 2••••••ay
to alarmist" the limb at the lose Mat. Ti. opinion was
by Dr. drovaime, avid thin is eery pried of
alas doing wall. The amides" wee warmed by Yr. D.
F. Train, who hardly offered every sinstaase to the parents
of the boy.
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