The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-07 00:00:00

(Stamped, id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

tiou witness heard a lusid knock, and he then saw that the
guard's van and twocaniagee wereotf the lice, the third-
class carriage being turned upside down. The brake van
was is replica the thinbislass carriage still erect, but the
tire of the right leading wheel was off, and the frame of the
wheel damaged. Witnevi welked hack some distance with
the giant; he saw the spot where the carriage bad left the
rails, and near that place he picked up the tire of the wheel
broken into five pieoes. The tire gave unmistakeable signs
of bad metal. A little further off he observed a pair of
wheels, and at a little distance again another pair belonging
to the third-clasa carriage. There was no doubt that the
accident was occasioned by the breaking of the tire .4 the
wheel of the guard's van. The permanent way was is good
order, but near the spot where the accident occurred lie
noticed some gaps in the mile, some of them as much as two
and five-eighths, and others less. It was possible the jolt at
the gap he had measured might have affectedthe train. The
broken tire apparently consisted of two qualities of metal,
the inner portion not being of good quality, but much crys-
tallise.' and very unequal Is its textures. From the ap-
pearance of one of the fractures it left no doubt (bat it had
passed through a bolt-hole, and it appeared that it was not a
new fracture. Witham had so fiult to find with the qua.
lity of the outer portion of the wheel. The old fracture was
of coesiderable extent, s.retchin3 • to the oidside of the
flange, the other parts. being sound. The witseu here
showed a piece of the broken wheeL to the jury, arid conti-
nued to skate that the tire, instaml of 1;2 bolted and
screwed together, was Only rivetted. The s of thetrain,
which at thetime tithe sieeMeet was gonig at the rate
thisty.dr fatty riles sa boar, vas too peat its deseendiag.
that maims He should certsiuly say that the behind
brakes ought to have been applied. The wheels broken
were made *A the factory of Sandford and Owen, Ito.
:therham• • •
By the Coroner— The firm in qiiestion were huge manu-
facturers, but he declined giving at opinion as to the quality
of their work.

Mr. Finiiisui said the eartiage to which the accident hap-
pened was manufactured for the company by Me,r..
runway carriage builders.
The Coroner said it was clear that the speed of the train
Lad nothing to do with the accident. In arriving at their
veniiet the jury most take it for granted that everything
which could be done was dune by the company to detect a
flaw in the wheels. The jury were not called upon to go
into the niceties of the case, aria if they were of opinion
that proper care and preemitiod hurl been taken by the com-
pany, their verdict would be owe of accidental death.
The ;jury deliberated a short time, and then retuned •
verdict et " Accidental Death," appending to that a recom-
mendation that means ahead be adopted to effect a men.
inunication between the easise-ibilres and the guard.

ANOTHER FRIOHTEHL ACCIDENT ON THE
LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY.

• TEYNTIAM, gr:7l3l'.

&erect,' had the coroner's jorieepareteel,wlinah
into been assembled yesterday tit flattumbourue to inquire
into the perticulars tionnected wih the fatal accident which
reek place at that station the Otevioas day, then an acci-
dent of a much more serious character and attended, solar.
tunately with more alanniog }vaults occurred a short dis-
tance from this station, and only a few miles from the scene
of the Me fatal aecident, by which an regret to state two
perinea lost their lives, and the, if not mon of the passen-
gers, it so neriotudy injured that no hopes whatever are en.
tertained of his recovery.
The train to which the accident occurred was the last
dews train front Victocia .station, which 4 left at 7.45, in
fume time. It consisted of six passenger carriages and two
bract vans phased at bath ends of the train. Everything, it
appears, proceeded safely until the titian was within a short
distance from this station which it is timed to reach at
ltd 1, when just as it wee proceeding about 80 mile. au hour,
aid the esmilisdriver was in tin act of shutting, or had shut
of We steam, the minas, which was • very large and
powerful the, gave_ a sudden bound and immediately
left the fails Ong with it the tender, the broth
tan, mid the whole of the carriages, with the ex-
' ception of the lath The effect of the accident was of the
most appaing character. The engine, which was named
the Eclipse, is described as having turned a complete stun-
meesault,the tender at the name time being thrown over it.
The fireman cf the engine, a man named James Plaiatowe
IVY killed oa the spat, and soother fireman in the employ
of the menpaay, who happened to be riding oo the engine
to Fares...ham, where he was going to fetch his wife, was
also killed ; his name is James Ogden. The engine-driver,
Who is a most expericeeed rasa, and the .of the most
efficient driven in the company's employ, was also so
ativergab'
jijered by the. engine falling over upon
him, arid the scalds Tram the hot watt* aid steam.
that in cannot recover • bat up to • late hour this afternoon
he was still alive. The name of the unfortunate man is
Pattisen. The guard's van and the other carriages compos-
ing the train were all huddled together, and their debris
andillarod in all directions. Fortunately there were not
maw passengers in the train at the time, but these appear
to hive had some marvellous escapes, considering that all
the aerrieges were era died to splinted% One of the pas-
senger*, a cleeseman, who occupied a seat in the centre of
the leain, was severely cut, and sustained some severe
Leonora, but it is stated that his injuries ate not of an
alarming character. The rev. gentlenuin,whose name could
not be ascertained, was on his way to Canterbury when
he last with the accident. Oeveral other of the pasaengers
Mahe train, including a sailor, also received rather serious
injuries. The whole of the sufferers were carefully removed
to this statioa and the adjoining hotel, where medical as-
sistance was promptly obtained and their wraiths and other
inZens attended to.
en exareinetion of the rails at the place in which
the accident enamel, the cause of the accident dues not
seen to be apparent. The line at the spot is perfectly
love!, and jest at the piece where it is supposed the engine
left the rails there is a level cruising. It seems pro-
bable that the accident might have been ceased dove&
the late severe treat theirs* contracted the metals of the
line and widened the gaps betweea the rails. Oa the
ere corning to one °frame gape it probably gave a jump,
and instead d the wheels falling on the metals, they
brooded mide, there being a slight curve there. This sub-
bed, however, will he fully investipLed at the enrollee's
inquest. The bodies of the usrfortemate men have been
removed and await the inmost.
Immediately on heaves of the widest, Mr. Flanigan.
the manager, proceeded down the line with a staff of
lalartrers mil a summons body of labourers hare theft
engaged all: the day in clearing away the broken fragments
of the engine alid carriages and replaciug the rails. One
line id is clear, and the other will, it is expected, I
be .dioar by to-night, in order that the traffic may be
resunitsl.

ALARMING AND FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE
ANREIVSAERY AND HEREFORD RAILWAY.

RE&EYORD, BArraDAr NIGHT,

♦ zn"gt alarming accident omurred on the
Shrewebury and Hereford Railway yesterday afternoon,
and by which tea persons uafurtunaCdy lust their lives,
while several others were placed iii great danger, and kept
for Neveml boom in a state of mental agony and physiorl
'offering.
With regard to the mirticalars of the accident, various
asmoundiave been in circulation, but the subjoined may be
relied upon inauthentic.
The train leavingShrewebury at 12.40 p.m. on Friday
was due Moe exactly two hours after ; bat soon after p"!•-
lag the Diamore stetiou, and while on the part of the rise
Inman bare as the. Hey wood crossing, the ps.victigers were
eaddenly alarmed by that peculiar oscillatiou or motion of
the earriages which novelly accompanies the breaking of the
lin of a wheel while a tram is in rapid ruotiou, end
with which twifottaurately so many persons have become
=ally runpuunted during thepresent revere frost. The
ontinued to advisee*, notwithstanding, for some dis-
tance, boas at the time upon an embankment about (oar or
Ave bat high, with a dish of some depth immediately at
its hese, mad • aisle extent of deeded ice-covered meadows,
caused by the back waters" of the River Lugg, which
could not And a way to their natural outlet, the river Wye,
as that river itself& at the present time unusually full and
usable to empty itself so as to drain of its tributarisa. At
Ent the engine acted as a oosuiterpoise to the inclination of
the carriages, wed kept them, although off the rails, still
upon the embankment • but after a time the drag became
too heavy for the stasiiith of the coupling irons of the
tender, which yielded to the strain. and in a minute more
the carriages which had become detached immediately
followed the tender, lashed off railway, and fell
with a tremendous crash through the ice, and partially
buried themselves in the water. As a natural conamluence
the carriages instantly were nearly filled with water, and
their occupants' horror stricken by their critical poeition.
Although the embankment was by no sumps lofty, the car.
rings were thug over with such violence that the guard
brake van at the end of the train was wrenched round from
its proper position. and, after the shock, was found nearly
foremost amid the wreck ; the guard himself, named
Child, receiving several bruiser, and subeequeatly escaping
from drowning only by an almost superhuman exertion on
his own part and the aid of others.
. . .

As soon la the passengers found themselves immersed is
water, them who retained sufficient strength and sufficient
nerve made an effort to secure their own safety, sod this
they did, after some delay, by breaking the windows of
their carriages and forcing themselves through. But there
were some who were unable to do so, and these owed their
livoi mainly to the latrepidity of their more fortunate
fellow-passengers, who, harlot freed themselves, made
haste to moist those who ward not succeed in dOiDtr
Another foot of water in the ditch sod not • , it is
said, would have escaped, and with two feet less water, ilk
presumed, the violence of the concussion would have been
ten•fold (for the depth of water broke the force of the
shock very considerably), and the loss of life sad limb
would have been terr.Lle itdoed. Even •• it was It win
found impassible to 'Maim.* two usfertuaste females who
were in a third-Lima careaige, which klaid is Eloper water

thee the others until life war extinct, while of the other
passengers several were severely bruised, and some serious:),
suffering from their log immersion in the cold water, and
still more from the iMculty, or rather imposeibilikY, of
procuring dry clothing on the spot.
The engine had remained ou the line, and the driver, who
et once discovered that his train had broken away from
and placed its living freight in mortal peril, proceeded
on at full speed to the Moretou station, distant about a mile
and a half, mud carried the news of the catastrophe, so that
aid was sent on immediately to assist in rescuing the Pas-
sengers. The driver, having aroused the officials of the
Moreton station, came on to Hereford, and, as he was quite
unaware of the loss of life which had actually taken place,
it was at first suppored that all in the submerged carriages
had perished, or were likely to do su. There was conse-
quently a complete rush of medical men and others to the
station, and in • spice of time inconceivably brief a
numerous party was conveyed to the scene
the accident, to reader all possible aid in estri-
catiag the sufferers. Among the medical men
who thus gave their services may be mentioned
Mr. Thor Carr (our mayor), Mr. Lingen, Mr. Turner, awl
Mr. Verey, the whole of whom exerted themselves in the
most praiseworthy manner, as did also the officers of the
railway belonging to Moreton and Hereford. Still the ex-
trication of the persengers was • work of time, and sevemul
hours elapsed before they were brought on to Herefbrd in
carriages despatched hence for that purpose. burin
portion of the iaterval some found the means of partially
n 6 themselves at the foes of some cottages near, bat
o remained in their clothing, wet and half frozen,
until they reached this city. One of these was a gentleman
named Barnard, of Frenington, Devon, a first-clues passen-
ger, and three others were a gentleman and his two sons
travelling second-class, the whole of whom, on arriving at
the Green Dragon here, were compelled to be treated with
hot baths and stimulants before they recovered from the
effects of their long exposure to wet and cold.
Several directors of the railway company met
last night at the same hotel, end took steps. for the raid of
the suffering, as well as to institute an inquiry into the
cause of the occurrence. A second-class passenger, an
elderly loan belonging to Gamer, distant about twelve miles
Horn here, is still lying at one of our hotels, unable te. beer
removal, but not in a dangerous condition ; and there is the
here • young lady, who was left behind on Fiyi for
the want of clothing but whose friends arrived last night to
take her borne. With these exceptions, we believe, the
passengers by the ill-fated train left Hereford yesterdey.
Energetic means were now adopted to clear the line, and
as soon as practicable the Whale was reamed. The
perma-
sent way sustained very little Injury.
On the arrival of the train at Hereford, the bodienof the
two females were placed in one of the rooms at the station.
The &dere( the two appeared to be shout 27 of age.
In one of the pockets of her dress was found an envelope
directed as follows —" Mies E. Lowe, Curzon.park,_ Ches-
ter," and a pocket handkerchief marked " Lowe."
A telegraphic melange was at once forwarded to thoaddrese
on the envelope, and this afternoon Mr. Lowe arrived here
and identified the body of his child. At his reqthd. hie
daeghter's remains were given into his possession, arid th's
evening they were conveyed to his residence at (Tester.
The body of the other deceased was identified as pot of
the daughter of Mr. Thomas done., of Upper Breinton,
near this city. The deceased hod been absent flub home
for several months, rod her return had been anxiously
looked for by her friends end relatives. Her sister had
gone to the station to meet her. The distress of the pour
girl, who is a year or two older than the deceased, was
truly heartrending.
It is stated by some persons in this city that the ironer
female was not deed when got out from the water, and that
if stimulant' bad been within immediate reach bar life
would in all probability have been saved. Whether there
is any truth in this i 'amour it is impossible to ray, sod it is
merely mentioned by reason of the amount of conversation
which has place on this particular feature of fhb acci-
dent.

Tceday Mr. Werbinion, the district coroner, opened the
inquest at the railway station ju order to take formal eni-
dence of the identity of the deceased.
The inquiry velli Atm adjourned, and information of the
accident was forwarded to the Board of Trade, who will
no doubt institute &strict inquiry into all the circumstances
by which It Is at present surrounded.