The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-21 00:00:00

LATEST PARTICULARS.-(TIILS DAY.)

The particulars of the frightful catastrophe at-
tending the Irish limited mail yesterday, and pub-
lished in this morning's papers, are in the main
correct as to the cause of the disaster ; and, in the
absence of any details, the authorities at the Euston
terminus were unableto furnish further information
on application at their offices this morning. The
subjoined facts were, however, elicited. Owing to
the great speed at which the mail train was travel-
ling, the force of the collision is said to have been
most severely felt by the whole of the passen-
gers. Thomas Hinton, the rear guard of the
mail, was knocked down in his box, and remained
some momenta unconscious. On his recovering
himself, the sight that presented itself was most
appalling, and, notwithstanding that some of the
passengers travelling in the after-part of the tram
were ready to render him assistance, their joint.
efforts to extricate the poor creatures from the
burning carriages were utterly futile. They wer-
ceeded, however, in uncoupling the fourth carriage
from the engine, and thereby prevented turtle::
destruction of life and pruperty. When
this was done it was impossible to get
within 1$ feet of the burning carriages, fur
the liquid had spread rapidly, and the flames were
travelling up on each side of the carriages, tra-
velling through the windows and thence to the
roof. Death on all sides was inevitable, and,
beyond the hissing of the flames and
the ejaculations of horror among the sur-
viving passengers, not a sound could
be heard. Indeed, it is stated by Hinton, the
rear guard, that he did not hear a scream or a cry
after the collision among those in the fore part of
the train ; and it is conjectured that the effect of
the shock in the first instance rendered the pas-
sengers these insensible, so that their unhappy
death was probably not accompanied by
much personal suffering. The death of
William Smith, the fore-guard, is attended with
the moat melancholy result. The poor fellow W 44
literally burnt to a cinder, only a few inches of
his remains being found; and it was by the
discovery of his time-piece among the burnt frag-
ments of his body that he was at all recognised.
His wife, we understand, has recently
been confined, and she is now left a widow with
four young children. The fate of Lord Farnham,
his two daughters, and a maid servant, seems cer-
tain, from the discovery of the watch and the fact
that they were all in that part of the train which
has been destroyed. With regard to the other
victims identification will be next to impossible,
as it is said that unless some fragments of onus-
ments or wearing apparel be found the remaining
traces of the deceased will afford but a faint clue.
It may be satisfactory to state that none of the pas-
sengers who booked this side of Chester were in the
portion of the train destroyed, and thus a more ready
knowledge of the unfortunate sufferers may
arrived at. Numerous inquiries have been made
during the morning by those whose friends were
known to have travelled yesterday, but, as already
intimated, the company were unable to furnish
the anxiously-looked-for particulars. It is unne-
cessary to state that among the passengers from
London and the intervening stations many
have been much shaken and otherwise bruised.
Thomas Hinton, the rear guard, has arrived in
London with his arm in a sling and the side of his
head cut. A searching inquiry will be made by
the railway company as to the calamity, for
which purpose Mr. Charles Mason and other offi-
cials have Droceeded to the scene of the accident.
We are enabled to relieve in some degree the
terrible anxiety which will be felt this morning by
all persons having hid friends, travelling from
London by the Irish Limited Mail yesterday morn-
ing, by the announcement that, with the ex. 7

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•,,rtion of the Post-office can, none of the London
i.„,ri,iges were seriously affected by the accident.
Second Edition.

SUPPOSED CAUSES OF TIIE ACCIDENT.
The causes of the accident are variously stated,
. rumours iiimt therefore be taken with re-
.•,c until the arrival of detailed information.
According to one statimtent a goods train was
latched only half an hour previously to the
,4.11 Jean, of the mail, and was being shunted at
Abtrgele, in order to allow the mail to pass, when
1 efore the shunting could be completed, the mail
da.d.a.,l up, at the rate of fifty miles an hour,
And the terrible calamity above described occurred
in less time. probably, than it has taken to write
Clio account.

Another rumour is that the coupling of the
.roda train broke and the trucks which did the
remained on tho line.

ITp to a late hour last night the line remained
!neked, great damage having been done to it.

(av vaisoaara.)
(Flex oui ow colauseownwer.)
CHESTER, FRIDAY Moasceo.
Twenty-three parcels of charred remains have
been placed in Aborgele Church this morning to
:wait the inquest ; but whether male or female, or
a hotter whole bodies it is impossible to say. It
lice been ascertained tbat Lord and Lady Pans-
lwn, Judge Berwick, and Sir Nicholas and Lady
ilinnery, left Chester in the portion of the train
nsumed.

Another telegram states that Lord Castlerosse
,i.•l Judge Berwick had a narrow escape, the
::n;• r having sustained some injuries. which are
however, believed to be serious.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Justice Lush.)
TUE ALLEOND 31.A.V9LAUOITTEZ AT PADD/NOTOIT.
if Irwin ?rigid, a carman, pleaded guilty to an indict-
r.. which charged him with the mansUughter of Thomas
liedey appeared for the proeecution, and Mr. Daly
y !th, defence.
it, the night of the Sth of August the prisoner and de-
were in company at Paddington, and appeared to
oaken rather too freely of liquor. The deceased
mtiordsome and struck the prisoner twice, knocking
.1:, ,:..wn. The prisoner retaliated by striking him a
• a .•u the chest, and the deceased fell, his head striking
k. ch. Hegot up again, and the prisoner offered t•
L. mil. with him, but he refused, and said he would
.!: hint spin in a week's time. They then parted. The
~...i.ifirrwarde became ill, and died on the following
c‘sicussion of the brain, which resulted from the

I ,nu•d judge observed that this was not a case
t punishment, and ordered the prisoner to be

crtimart OF lIITATLVTNO A an= TO DEATH.

Itrooks, 28. bootwaker, and Caroline Brook;
indicted for feloniously killing and slaying
Brooks, the younger, a child of twelve months.
. 1.: ..eero were charged in another indictment with
to supply it with proper nourishment.
y, l um, on the part of the defence, asked that the
postponed till next session on the ground
.1 bk, tlyn be in abetter position with respect to
: :tm.,,es to show the treatment of the child by

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,) for said he was ready to proceed with the case
• i ,it if the prosecution.
.ts•e Lush observed that at an earlier period an
• 4, had been made on the part of the prosecution
the case, but the prisoners, who were then
Nail they wished the case to proceed, and
,•• r..f used the application. A valid reason had
•ive•n why the case should be postponed, and
Wartime allow it to stand over to next session.