The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-05 00:00:00

THE FATAL ACCIDENT UN THE CAMBRIAN

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CAERSWS, MONTOOMERYSIIIRE,TCISDAY.

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The great overflow of the Severn, which led to
the disaster of Saturday, has disappeared all rapidly u it
rose, and there is very little in the of the
country here this morning to indicate that a couples(
days ago it was entirely under water. his unastinioasly
stated by the inhabitance of the diatriet that there has been
no such flood here for to years, and the dreamstancie of the
unusual overflow was greatly aggravated by the suddenuese
of its appearance, and the terrible done of wind by whelk
it was sooompanted. People want to bed en Friday night
with their houses standing on dry land, and awoke in the
morning to fled themselves in the midst of a waste of
raging waters, and communication with their neighbours
entirely cut Off. Being en exclusively agricultural dis-
trict, and the land still lying fallow, comparatively small
damage has been done to the feral., but the Ices of stock
by drowning is very great, many farmers having lost from
20 to 50 sheep a piece, besides pigs and poultry. Numerous
stories of individual misadventure are told : amongst
others of mere serious import, one old lady of the Kind.
pelity relates how she awoke in the middle of the night,
and bearing enes of distress from the kitchen, went down
and discovered her only pig, which she had left com-
fortably bedded by the fire, Boating helplessly about in the
room in company with the table and chairs, and how she
waded in and wised the stay of her houeehold, and after
much labour succeeded in transporting it to safe quarter
in her bedroom. It waslate onSeturdayaftemoon before the
bodyof the unfortunatedriver could be getout of the river,
though it was visible all the time, ea it stood upright is
the water, fixed between the engine and the tender. There
was a large gang of men at work, but at times it bangle
necessity for them to lie down fiat on their hose, as
being the only omens of saving themselves from
blown into the river. All the morning the wind
with unexampled fury, ocesisioedly raising the water in
vast sheets, and carrying it about like a cloud for long
didances. After noon it moderated, and the week pro-
gressed more rapidly, but it was found neossiary to take
the engine to pieces, and remove it plate by plate, before
the could be released, and this was of comae a long
task when the men had to work standing in the water.
It Is expected that the ordinary teethe of the railway will
be resumed by Monday, gangs of men being new
employed night and day in making the re-
;aotThe most important work is required at the
tlolgoeli bridge, which, though built of iron girders
resting upon anomie, stogie pillars, has bees totally un-
dermined by the flood. Thelireige at Soofel is now pres
pounced to be sale, the down train yesterday morning
over it in safety, though the passengerselected to gPeatatit
and watch the result of the experiment from the embank-
ment. At present through communication is effected by
means el omnibuses and other vehicles, which, meeting
the trains at Lladloes-road, on the north aide of Caine.
bridge, convey rs W the train in waiting at Caine,
on the south e eof Pontdolgoch bridge, and rice tersd.
The bodies of Samuel Danielle, the driver, and John
Davis, the stoker, were removed to the workhouse at
Chemin, where an inquest was opened yesterday after-
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After hearing the medical testimony the toroner save an
order for the burial of the bodies, and the inquiry was
adjourned in order that the government impactor might
be preeent.