The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-15 00:00:00

DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON TILE BRIGHTON
RAILWAY.

About 3 o'clock on Sunday morning a lament-
able accident took place at the Three Bridges station on
the main line of the London and Brighton Railway. From
official information we learn that a down goods train bad
then arrived at Three Bridges from Loudon, and bad been
shunted into • siding. It contained • boa truck which
bad been taken on from the North Western line, and
which was destined for Newhaven, most, it not all, its
contents being in trimmer for Prance, by the Newhaven
route. While the train wee standing in theTbree Bridges
siding, the guard of • Tunbridge Wells train, named
Frank French, had Lin attention directed to •
lialage from the box truck, and, undeterred by
the ockur of r aniline, or naphtha, or some other
dangerous oil (tte precise nature is not yet known)
intend the truck with his lighted lamp iu order to see
wlemie the k stage came. There is no demist tba truck
rant east d some highly hifismreable oil in cask, and either
I y ignitiin Win actual accidental contact, or by an el-
lm'se sal our, the cask took fire. There was scarcely any
lei cat, hut the truck wra instantly wramed in llamas,
said *Lich leor French was enveloped. Ile managed to
t r act r f the (nick, and a fellow-guard. named John
Burris, went to Lis mei tame. Harris also was caught
by the blaring fluid and received severe injuries. The
toilets and of& isle on duty with the trains, and at the
jutiMicis. lent, of course, innue.:iate assistance, and both
the tuff. rare were at once sent on to the Brighton
Hospital. French was deeply li.rist all over his
bi ry, arid, though sensible and abh. to hold con-
venetian dining the day, died the same night at
Lalf•put 10. Barris is very much burnt about the
legs and arms, and his condition is mod precarious.
Both are young men. French leaves a widow with
Osier child,. n. Barris has but recently been married.
lie tater s did not spread much. The truck which con-
tained the cask was completely destroyed, with the whole
of its contents, and the two adjacent truck; and what
the y lore, were alto damaged a good deal. The railway
set vents are said to have exerted themselves to the ut-
most, es well in rescuing, so far as they could. their
comrades, in getting the uninjured part of the train
out of harm's way. NVe need hardly add that the sail
fatality did not in any wav affect the traffic. 1143 inquest
will be opened to-day. The ca‘k is supposed to have con-
tained refined naphtha.
Mona.'
NIGHT.

The fatality acquiree considerable public importance
holm the fact that the closed truck was booked through
holm Liverpool to !hippo, from the North Western Rail-
way, whereon the previous fatalities from petroleum had
taken place, including, of course, the Abergele catas-
trophe. Under the interchange of traffic system it is
doubtful whether the Brighton officials really knew what
they were carrying, end it may be a (portion for inquiry
at the inquest to-morrow whether the truck woe not fully
loaded with petroleum. A man who happened to be near
at hand is reported to have said that he heard six
dirtinet exploconc. The flames are described aa lighting
up the locality fur miles around. The intensity of the
heat was such that the hand lamps held by the deg axed
and Harris were almost completely fumed. The rails have
been displaced and twisted, and the keys of the main
down line, POMO score yard+ off, have been touched and
scorched by the liquid Ore. The truck containing the iu-
flammable material and ita contents have been burnt to
what looks like a cinder heap ; but the number and
initials of the railway are yet distinguishable on one of
the beams. 'lliere is but scant hope of Harris recovering.
It is be who has the family of children.

ACHICULTITAL PROSTFATS.— ne week opened
with a wet and windy day, blowing a terrific gale
st night fn m the S.W., and causing much destruction
both at sea and on shore. flu slondity morning the gale
bad moderated ; the day held up dry, but the night proved
wet. Tuesday morning was fair, and it continued dry up
to 3 p.m., when rain set in. Wind S.W. ; thermometer
414 degs.. barometer 29.60 inches. Our advice.were as
under-from the West Riding of Yorkshire: "Sitioe
my last we have Lad a great amount of rain,
and our low land is overflowed to some extent;
this will affect in some measure the grain being
thrashed out at present, and may tend to keep the
markets dull and depred." From the East Riding our
&deices were as follow : "Weather is mild an, a good
deal of rain has fallen, which was much needed. The
growing wheat plant looks remarkably well, and, owing
to the failure of the turnip crop, a great portion of land
that should have grown this esculent has been sown with
wheat, so that a more than orduiary portion of soil is
again planted with the ' staple article.' " From North-
umberland it was remarked: "The weather was fine
yesterday, but with that exception it has been damp
and foggy during the past week ; while to-day (Tues-
day) is very wet ; wind south-east." Wednesday
was a drier day, and in the very late districts
wheat sowing was proceeded with, the moisture recent/
experienced being most acceptable and serriao
for field work of moat descriptions. Thursday was a
milder day. Wind south-wwf, thermometer 60 a
barometer 29.90 'Bybee. Our 'Arleta from Warwi=
were as under : " The weather is on the whole very sea-
sonable for farm cperatroas• the absence of frost is also
favourable, considering the scarcity of fodder and the
dearness of feeding corn. Accounts of tho young
wheat plant are very encouraging, an unusually large
area having been Oanted, owing to the failure of
the turnip crop." Friday was a showery _ unsettled
day, blowing a fresh breeze from the H.H.W. Ther-
niometer. up to 60 degrees still. Our advice. from the
West Riding of Yorkshire stated:—" Since Friday the
weather has continued mild and damp." On Satur-
day morning the wind had got round to the N.N.E. ; they.
ammeter down to 44 degrees, and barometer up to 30
ear bee. Straggling and late field-work could be pro-
ceeded with, and wheat rowing in all forward distriek
will have been completed. The attinition of agriculturists
is now direct eel to the state of the marketafor wheat, and they
are making smaller deliveries, in the expectation of its
improving in value, ro much being used for bullock
feeding. Again the deliveries of barley are falling off,
from the fanners being unable to keep up the deliveries,
and there will be a scarcity at are earlier period than
last year ; maltstera are more en the qui vim, and supe-
rior samples will soon command the extreme prices
previously obtained. Trade has thus a buoyant aspect,
which is somewhat unusual ro near Christmas, this being
generally about the dulled part of the year.—Ns.tkelare•
.'-paws.

Tun FATAL OMURA/X(11 IN TILE BOROUOIL—
Irtaterglay afternoon Mr. W. Payne, the coroner, held
an inquiry at Guy's HosMtal respecting the death of Mr.
Thaw Edward Deighin, aged 32, and Mrs. Harriet
Heighten, aged 36. Dammed was a lanker's els*, re-
siding in therrecrh, who met with hi oath on last
Friday, he • wing himself hem a windair with his
wife, who c ung to his. and was Idled with bits The
circumstances of the deplorable sameagnee have been re-
=already. The jury, after hearing mlisses,
ike following vsol—"llmit Me deemed man
killed himself while in a state of unsound mind brece&t
on by drink, and kis wife kit her life by clinging to Ida
for the pawns of saving hie hie while he was leaping
ilea the window."

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