The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-27 00:00:00

TILE GREAT RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

ABEROBLE, WZDENDAY.
yesterday afternoon, the articles of jewellery and
tersonal property found in the wreck of the train last
Thursday. were given up to the police by Mr. Heeketh,
the gentleman in whose possession they had hitherto re-
trained, and were thrown open for the unreserved inspec-
t,o of the relatives of the deceased. Among the identill-
Cations made was that of a diamond necklace, brooches,
brieeletNand other jewellery, of them veue
of 6.000 i.. which Mr. Nash, of the firm of Hunt and
Es„k011, spoke to as being the property of Lady Fern-
hve, and which she had taken out of the safe keeping of
hunt and Rockall when about to start for • IreT
loud. Other po rtiona of the jewellery found were identified
by Sir It, try Edwardes as the property of his late brother.
Sir jo„,,iy„ caghill identified the reel, of a fishing-rad,
cud •
s Fur of scissors, as the property of his brother-in--
law, Mr. John Aylmer. A bench of keys and two rings
were identified as belonging to Mrs. Aylmer, and part of
the clothing of Master Aylmer was recognised.
flanks identified some drawinge as the property of his
-kr, who, with the Aylmer. was proceeding to Ireland on
%tat to Sir Josoelyn Coghill. Mr. Keene and Mr: Dance,
~.,,sine of Mr. Whitmore Score% identified that gentle-
, :an's keys, which bore his name and addran ; and the
I;ev. lea. Taylor identified a gold watch belonging to the
lite Mr. Lund, and another which had belonged to the
late Mr. W. Parkinson, of Blackburn. Property belong-
ing to Charles Cripps and Outeii, valet and footman to the
it. lord Farnham, was also satisfactorily identified. In
, whereidentifications were madeout the property was
lauded over to the relatives, the police takings receipt for '
tLe same.
At two o'clock the jury proceeded by special train to view
uo of the aocident,which was carefully exphanedio
C., 'a.
'll.r ..,,:.hout the greater part of yesterday, Colonel
ooducted his inquiry on behalf of government into
in.-0, of the accident. Thebreakaman of the luggage,
f which two waggons of petroleum formed a por-
,, . 1,% 743 subjected to a long and searching examination,
, was, of course, private.
inquest was resumed shortly before 12 o'clock this
• rniug before Dr. Pierce, coroner forthe district. Lord
ruharn,', the lion. Richard Maxwell, Sir Henry
warden, and Mr. Berwick, brother of the lat. Judge
• • wick, were present in court. Mr. Mason, assistant
gcr of the London and North Western Railway, re-
, -OA the railway company; Mr. E. Woods, solicitor,
~,d on „behalf of Thomas Outen, Lord Farnham's
..,t, and others.

court being opened,
1 • • Farnham rose, and addressing the coroner said,
• ho bad to perform was one very painful to his
but he would endeavour to discharge it without
La...,ty hurting the feelings of any gentleman in the court.
n tpal:• the sentiments of every one who attended the
L.- tun; of relatives of the dead, which was held yesterday
L:Lt the funeral, when he said that there was a solemn
.1. upon the minds of all that the duty which, in
ie.,: sham of God, had devolved upon the coroner was
or. which ho was totally unfitted to perform. (" Hear,
(, PIA applause.) He spoke not only the sense of all
• . w rr there as mourners for the dead, but there was
• s strong and unanimous feeling on the part of all
• L.:•t business in the court, that there was a total
all dignity and of all legal knowledge die-
I icy the coroner in the conduct of the case on
, . -I .y, and he, ae a member of the relatives of those who
s 1...L....h0u1d feel it to be his duty, and he was authorised
the course by the declared sentiments of all :the
ne—to make known in the proper quarter the &b-
-.. het...stilly of relieving the coroner of the almost
Oaman difficulties with which he was "suvrounded
Inquiry. He considered that the mighty interests
• t not only those of the London and North
rn Railway, but of the public which travelled over
• : ,tlways of the kingdom, rendered it necessary that
aduct of the inquiry should be placed in) other
and he should communicate thatview to the Home-
(Applause.) His lordship concluded by saying
• hoped be had discharged his unpleasant task,
.t unnecessarily wounding the feelings of the core-
r. 'i here could be only one feeling with respect to the
• •.f the coroner, and that was that he had done
• Is A. (Hear, hear.)
?i solicitor, protested against the remarks of Lord
1 which he said were of a character such as he had
. we heard addressed to a judge. (Applause.) He
t... I •,,lf had no occasion to be dissatisfied with the
• lof the coroner, and with all respect to Lord Fern-
the T.:Lit:mutt of those killed by the accident, he
my that he aid not think the unusual difficulties

t •!. wharh the coroner wa. surrounded had been lessened

t ::. • bconng ..f the-, gentlemen. (Hear, hear.)
r • Parry, a juryman, here rose, and addressing the re-
!. ..tat ices of the pre" said he could not refrain from
diseariefaction with the manner in which
• ••.• r. the jury, and the inhabitants of Aborgele had
• . • Iby the press. It was a most unfair thingto
• •• 1.• ..ttewl an inquest, and then to write sneer-
. marks about the people of the village, and
' •• the team in which the inquest was held,
.• • :.Juror's room," and the table at whith the
• s • .• • wring table." (Hear, hear, and applause.)
t‘hu appeared to be much agitated, made
• .0 reply to Lord Farnham. He was under-
' that he had acted in strict accordance with
• al. d a coroner's court, and that he had no
• virit of hie lordship's speech emanated
1, num who eat by his side (Mr. Hookah).
I ••••1:A:u said he had been influenced by no single
• remarks which he had made. He spoke his
• ..• Aud theme of the whole body of relations of
l • • lie repudiated having said one single word in
•.• of the character of the coroner. He pitied

t thcn dropped, and the court proceeded to

A citne,,e called was
tot.•n, brother of Edward Outen, valet to the
FAnd.an- -The witness had yesterday seen
.. It ',mitts of those killed by the accident a body
. t the peculiar formation of the trunk, be r000g-
•Ow of his brother. Re also identified amongst
recovLred train the fire a meerschaum pipe
'.
I.l..ftrt d o. his late brother, and a prayer-book
1,13 been l.r••..rated to him by Lord Lyttelton.
• 1:•it a widowed mother whom he had sup-
. t It, did not know whether or not he was married.
• :• •c of identification wu supported by Thos.

Stearn, teeiding in London, identified a ring

.• • her siste►, Lady Chinnery's maid. She also
dog-collar belonging to a dog which it was
• .aster's duty to take charge of, and which she
• .rricd about in a basket.

• ", Wright, lead porter at the Queen Hotel,
•!cited that on Wednesday last Lord and Lady
de, with their footman, valet, housekeeper, and
• •pt at the Queen Hotel. On Thursday morning they
led by the mail train which left Chester about 11.45,
netts accompanying them to the train, and assisting
their luggage into the train. He recognised the
• ,4• Lady Chinnery's maid, and also of Lord
• s valet. Sir Nicholas Chinnery, Lady Chinnery
• .1.1, the Hon. Judge Berwick, his sister, and a
also travelled in the train. All the persona he
t. fled were put into the first four carriages, and
• -;.ge, labelled "Kingstown," in the London por-
•• • train. He saw the doors close upon them, and
Proceed out of the station. The doors of the
not locked.
•'I he
Askain, schoolmaster, Kidderminster, said
soy last he placed his wife and two
.tt the train at Kidderminster, for Dublin, vil
•Its i.blititied a key ring bearing his name and
•. a hi. h 1. 1 been found amongst the ashes of the

• • ;:-! It.exack. of Summerhill, county Wicklow.
• •• ; ',.llege, Galway, said he was a
'• I; ;._e•Berivick, wbo bad been travelling
' •• . • n the Continent, and was returning to
• train on Thursday last. He was
• • ; ,i,ter and her maid and Mies Louisa
friend. On Friday morning, about
•I'•'l,-;• Berwick's coachman called upon
.1,1 told him that an awful sem-
i .ken place on the Holyhead line,
t had arrived without bringing the judge
.. Loody. The witnems proceeded to Abergele,
,clion of the recovered property identified a
i had belonged to his late brother.
!aid 11111 fleovell, of Dublin, stated that his
-i-ter were expected in Dublin, and gave
• I,tifeing artieles of clothing belonging to
• had been found in the debris of the train after

• uham, brother anti suceemor to the lute lord,
• pewit and other articles produced, as the pro-
. .• laud Farnham.
inlector of paesenger traffic at Cheater
.1..1 that he was perfeetlyaequainted with the late
L'44,1 Farnham) 4121.1 saw them into the train on

" • . Mier were rieinke *esh rea. of.*
of die Int feet 111111Aligem WI Pr* *. doeie of the
Me
earris on dower side tit polka the hem et*
not but ho militerst- sweeLflthis
oolhemmidition of *
door as tbs6Q side. knew Meer Ora
son of Mr. Owen of aieshpr. H. WU,
Dublin. lie trowelled by the Irish cmaNtriAZ in
one orthe Snit fear
Mr. kdwaiii.Wee7ee
rilj.b• appeared en behalf of the
deceased guard, -WM: Smith who was fortanidely a-mot-
her of one qv two friendly societies, sad It, wound be hocei-
sary legally to prove the presence of Baulk in their,*
which was done by mesas of Thomas Hinton, the shr-
viving guard. Winton is an old man, ar d towards the
close of his elaillinatioll, 'dike occupied some time. he
quite broke down, and ras led off the platform sobbing.
Ha had, he said, tfavelled in company with Smith many
years,. and was much attached to him.
John Scott, butler to the late Mr. Aylmer, of Wslworth
Castele,„ Dublin, and Sarah Osborne, hylaser's maid,
idla 'hod articles of property which west to show that
Dir. Aylmer, his wife, his son Arthar,a:ede=thlat
named Rosetta Hanks, who was r
Aybnere to. visit Sir Jocelyn Orhill, in Ireland, had
perished in the oonffsgration.
. The inquest was then adjourned until this morning.

• (at ssxmostra.)
ABZROBLII, Tssasn►T Massimo.
The inquiry vise rammed this morning.

The jury. exinumsd a desire to witness the process of
shunting at Llandulas, as carried oat on the day the
accident occurred, but Colonel Rich stated that sesole as
experiment would be dangerous to the baffle.

The Coroner than proceeded to take the evidence of
ere-witnesses. -

CAUSE OF TICE ACCIDENT.

ABKRWILK, Tguitaux Arrairoor.

•
A witness who saw the goods train arrive at
Llandulas states that two waggons and a break Tan were
left on the main line while the train was shunted. Three
other waggons were subsequently sent book to the two
already on the line, and all of them ran down the incline
together towards Abergole.