The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-27 00:00:00

FATAL BOILER ACCIDENT.

An inquest was held a few days ago at Exeter on
the body of Mary Mills, aged 19 years, who came by her
death under very painful circumstances, the facts of which
will be gleaned from the following evidence :—Thomas
Rice Mallets, of the Ex wick Mills, near Exeter, master of
deceased, said that on the morning of the 19th November,
about half.put eat o'clock. he, with his family and servants,
were sitting at breakfast in the kitchen, except deceased,
who was standing before the stove at the fins boiling
an egg, when suddenly the boder of the kitchen ranee
exploded with • loud report, filling the room with steam
vapour and smoke, so that they could not see each other.
A man named Francis Benham, who wee sitting at the
bottom of the table, went to open the door to let the
vapour escape, but could not open it. The body of
deceased was lying against the door ; deceased bad been
blown from the stove to the door, • distance of about
11 feet. The man took her in his arma and opened the door
when the steam bad escaped, He found that the stove was
completely blown out from the fixture and broken to
pieces, a piece about Mb.. in weight being blown over
Mr. Mallett's shoulders, slighting on the table around
which they were sitting. The morning was en intensely
cold one, with very sharp frost, which had frozen the pipe
which feeds the boiler. The boiler ia a self.feerling one ;
it feeds itself from a teak near the top of the house.
The steam is the boiler having no vent was the Cluse of the
explosion. Deceased was immediately taken to the hospi-
tal, where she was attended by Mr. Husby, the house
surgeon. The deceased was scalded very much about the
face and arms. Deceased west on favourably until last
Thursday week, when tetanus lock-jaw set in and pound
off again until the following Monday, when it returned.
Deceased had several attacks of it, but not severely until
she died. Oa Sunday morning, the 22m1 inst., deceased
died from exhaustion, caused by tetanus and the burns com-
bined. Is is very remarkable that deceased's father was
killed by a ~goo. and her two brothers died by accidents.
The jury returned • verdict of "Accidental Death."—
Western liforninp News.

1.11 E MELANCHOLY DEATH OF A LADY AT LEW"
—The inquest ors Mn Roberta, the wife of a surgeou at
Rattle, Snows, has Less brought to a close by Mr. Ken,
coroner for the Raps of Heetiop. Mr. Watts, who made
the post morlem examination, stated that death ensued
from effusion on the pericardium, sad the jury returned a
verdict accordingly, adding that the conduct of the limitary:l,
Mr. Roberta, wee highly ceosurable.

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COMMITTAL OF A SUIVIIION FOR RuRRERY.—A
surgeon, of the name of Gunn, who was a witness in the
recent trial of Captain Wilrro, fur murder, at the Liver-
pool assize*, was yesterday committed for trial on a charge
of plundering the furniture, bedding, dtc., from a house
which he had hired, in Gill-street, Liverpool. The pro-
prietress of the Louse is a welt.known condemn. Gunn
was moristed in his depredations by a paramour, who &hared
his committal.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDINT. —On Wednesday
afternoon e melancholy accident oacnrred at the goods
station of the Glasgow and South Western Railway, Rs-
lintonatreet, Glasgow, which resulted in the death of •
pork.dealer, named Alexander Wentherhead, who resided
in Prince'e street. He was io search of some good% whiff
he expected from Greenock, and while crossing the rails et
the goods station he was knocked down by a lowmotire
which he did not observe coming up, in consequence of the
fs. The unfortunate man was promptly conveyed to the
io6rmary, where he died is the evening.

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