The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-25 00:00:00

DEATH 07 AN 017,1088 DY. .-INQUEST ON TES
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CANTERBURY, TCEIDAY Emma,
This afternoon the city coroner, Mr. Thomas
Thorpe Bateaux, opened an inquiry at the Cambridge Arms
Inn, Northgate-street, in this city, touching the death of
Cornet Richard Charles &hula; of the 7th Dragoon
Guards.
Copt. Kemp, adjutant of the battalion depot, and several
other officers, were present during the inquiry. The first
winner called was
Robert Holmes, a labourer, who deposed that on Sunday
evening !sat, a few minutes after 6 o'clock, he heard
horses coming along the Stuffy-toad, towards Canterbury,
one of them ridden by the deceased. They were running
vet/ feet. The grey horse, ridden by the deceased, reached
the Vauxhall turnpike-gate first, which the animal attempted
to clear. Its fore-feet struck the top her of the gate, and the
horse turned a complete somersault, falling upon the de-
ceased. Witness went immediately to the spot, and dragged
the deceased from under the horse, and took him into the
turnpike house. Mr. Andrews end another surgeon wars
quickly in attendance. The second horse came but up
against the gate, and the rider fell off on to hie head. The
deceased appeared to be very much hurt. Witness sub-
sequently assisted in removing the deceased officer to the
kende.
By the Foreman—lt was dark at the time, but the light of
the lamp over the gate enabled him to me what was going on.
Did not believe the officer rode at the gale.
Cornet William Jones Thomas, of the 2nd Dragoon
Guard', said—Between two end three on Sunday afternoon,
I left Canterbury with the deceased and two other offices,.
We were all on botseback. We proceeded to 'Whitstable,
end front thence to Herne Bay, which latter place we left
about six o'clock in the evening. We galloped most of the
way—the deceased and myself. Between Stony and the
turnpike gate my horse set off at a gallop, when the
deceased tried to race me, and paned me, reaching
the gate before me, by a few eexads only. I heard
the club of the gate, and the deceased cried out. I cannot
say whether the deceased's home got the mastery of him or
not. I mastered my own horse. The cause of the deceased's
death was entirely an accident. It was dark at the
Until nearly reading the temples I could not see whether
there via any light or not. Tho deceased was not drunk,
but was able to sit well and control his horse. He had been
drinking • little. I believe the deceased arrived at the gate
sooner than he expected, and too late to stop his horse. No
one urged the horse on but the deceased.
By the Foreman—Did not leap any other tut .spike-gate on
their way from Herne Bay. Did not ride against the gate,
nor fall from his horse. The deceased end witness die.
mounted at Stuffy, but we did not have any refreshment
there.
Richard Tooke y, engine-driver, saw the last winsand
the deceased otbcer at Stun'', a little after six on Sunday
evening. They drove down the bill at a rapid rate. They
both stopped just by the railway encasing, and got off their
horses. They celled out to some boys to hold their
horses. Witness 'waisted in holding one of the home.
The gentleman on the bay horse was in liquor, and wee
assisted on to his hone by witness. He said, We will net
ride so fast any more to-night." They then walked on
gently through the village, but afterward, gallepped of
again. On wit Ass reaching the turnpike-gate they wore
just lifting the deceased into the house.
Mr. Thomas Andrews, surgeon, was sent foe to attend the
deceased about seven o'clock on Sunday evening. He found
him at the Artillery barracks. The deceased's left arm woe
severely fractured, and het waa in an insensible state and is
strong convulsions. From the severe ll there was
fa a cOl2.
ctlinice of the brain, which produced the mat Aloes and wee
the MIN of death.
The jury rewind a verdict of " Accidental death," with
• recommendation that there should be a better hest kept at
the gate.

ZEE BOILER EXPLOSION AT HUDDERSFIELD,
TWELVE Llris LOST.

The following are additional particulars relating
to the boiler explosion which took place at Iludderstiad oa
Monday afternoon, and a short account of which apparel
in yesterday's Express. It was there stated that
sevta
lives had been lost. The number of We dead DOW unman
to twelve ,—Jesse Firth, engineer; Joseph Lomb, mechanic;
Emma Cliffe, Eliza Lord, Hannah Lord, Sarah Ann Stott,
Mary Ann Garlick, Humblebee, Fletcher, Crowther, Eldr
both Hampshire, and another, name not given, ell Mad*
but two.
The place In which the accident occurred is • cotke-weep
Lamy, belonging to Mr. George Koh e. The place hal sus
dapped for o weok, for the purpose of laying a new segiN
down, and bad recommenced work that morning. The heir
was of 24-hersee power, and was plead In a space des
two rooms, which, although intended to be used as wade
moui, were fortunately imply at the time of the uphill.
The boiler-hones was 60fi. by ".;6ft., open at each led
aids walls and walls of the room above it wry cf Oen
There was a stable dose by one end of it, sad the flew
was at its aide. By the side of the factory, and prim 4.1
end of the boiler-house, was a goit or null-dam, about EL
scram, and on the opposite side of the gout to Mr. Wickert
dyelsouse. All went well to the dinner hour. The timid
recommencing work was two o'clock, but from loss mop
certained meson the engine did not start punctually, es‘ e
number of the mill hands went to look at it. There ems
also some mechanic and Om ea ,gineer present.
The expiation took place about ten minutes put tee
o'clock. One end of the boiler was blown tophm. do
other pert was lifted about twenty yards, a patios el el
upper rooms was thrown into the pit, sad the malt
fell into the boiler-house, so that the whole place was at.
Greet numbers of perms flocked to the place. and both tle
town and county police, under their reepective sviette
dts Messrs. Beaumont and flagon, were soon ea de
spenot. It was then seen that many must have bees k
and others severely hurt. Several persons were token sat
the ruins, end those most Waled conveyed at woe Is ear*
the Infirmary. Policercemetthie W. Redfern discovered &di
body of a mechanic, named Joseph Lune, blows same
goit into Mr. Mitchell's dyeholues, and the body of argil
woman by his side, also blown over by the ezpkom 05
the edge of the gout the body of another yew woes
lying, just in the water were the bodies of tee elkg
the dress of ono having been completely blows Olt
Subsequently the bodies of two other females were ter•
the gout, on the AM aide as the boiler was plead; edema
two hours and a half slier lb' explosion the body d amid
girl was found on the root of Mr. Mitchell a dmhonss
Seven of the bodies found wero of women end gith, mai w/I
one of a man.
• Two bodies were found ye:de:day morning, end t Pir
sons am still in the infirmary, dangerously injured. Orr
quest is to be held to-day.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A STUDENT AT OTTOSE I
A fatal accident ha_s, we am lorry to record, teifh,,,
John Robson L. Wright, 8.A., of St. MtyPie ,ru
University, only son of Mr. Janus Wiled, tesaador ',.
Mandela side of the University Press. It appears Moil"
ceased rode to Woodstock on Friday lea, and on his WO
In the evening was thrown from his hone new Tenstold
about three miles from Oxford, where he ass frandLt
conveyed to the King's Arms Hotel,
_in this odyt.,_ nr,
recognised, he was immediately carried to his Saw l'",
doses in the Clarendon Pristing•oftles, whenit was M1'",.i...
that be had received very snare and dsagases
Medical moistener. waa immediatel called in sad Dr 5,10
and another medical gentleman hyave been, In covalOtt
tendaoce, but the wounds received by the fell Fero" 1".
this (Corday) aftentoon.