The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-12 00:00:00

DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT LIVERPOOL.

(rtiltritEn PARTlctMaita.)
Co Monday a shockiag accident occurred, which was &needed
with the loss of four lives hod a considerable amount in property.
About one o'clock on that (14, as a labnuring man named Moore
was employed lit cleaning some bricks in SulTork.street, prepare-
tt ry to the erection of a new warehouse, the ground of which has
be, n for some time in a course of excavation, be perceived the
lower part of Reuther warehouse adjoining, belonging is the same
penum. Mrs. Poole, a widow lady, bulge out in a manner that in.
dicated its falling. There were then two of the labourers in the
excavated snare lying down on' some planks, it being their dinner
hour, and Mrs. Poole's son was just going inwards the building.
when Moore called out it was falling. 31r. Poole had but just
time to escape. when the whole of the warehouse, which was seven
wont.s above ground, fell in with a tremendous crag,. The clouds
of Mira tfrat arose, rendered the spot unable to he seen for samo
minutes, but on their clearing up, the sight which presented itself
staggered description; an Immense warehouse, tibial had only
been completed about ten months, laden with linseed (about 3000
bags), in bulk, ground madder in casks, many hundred hales of
cotton, Rhein 600 casks of black beer, casks of molasses, bales of
horsehair, and copper, in one moment exhiLit d a scene more like
the effect of an eorthquake than any thing else. (If course hn-
mense crowds soon collected around the ruins, and the first con-
sideration which seemed to animate the people was the Raving of
the unfortunate creatures alto might be underneath the pondtrous
males of rubbish. Labourers were ins anti), procured, woo devoted
their attention towards the places where it was supposed the indi-
viduals might be.
Intelligence of this dreadful catastrophe was speedily sent to the
Town-hall, when our worthy Mayo:, with dint alacrity which he
has always displayed in cases of danger like the or•-setit, hits:vied
to the spot, attended by a large portion of the police ; and to hi.
Worenip'e excellent arrangemetus may be ascii,. el the sating of
much propery and the early recovery of some of the sufferers. The
streets leading towards Stetfolkostreet were ordered to be barricaded,
and constables placed to keep the mob at a proper di,. ante.
After digeing some time, the men foruicnciy heard the voice of
a poor fellow under the ruins, named Peter Leadbeiter ; this re-
ilembled their afflicts, and in a abort time they got the rubbish
cleared sway from his head and neck; still it required grew caution
in consequence of the immense quantity of brick,. and ;cootie which
were alien; eh-se ft was foiled necessary to shore up betore they
could excavate far enough to get Leadlittter nut ; in the meantime
water was erecurni. with wheel' his face was ineessa-tly bathed for
the apace of an hour and a Ma, at the end of which time they for-
tunately succeeded in extricating him from h•il pe rilouo situation.
Ile 'teemed very much injured and was inionntly carried home,
hre he was attended by a medical gentleman, dwe are happy
to h as, the, although lie is very much he dead, no bones were
broken, and he is now coneidered out of dangar.
' •A's &mother tabourer, named Richard Newton, spa eupeet.d to
be dot far (rem the as tie place, the workmen continued their Is-
I o trs fee some hems, and a' five o'clock they arrived at the object
of their ace eh ; but he was quite dead, and it was not unel near
six o'.;oek hat he sat extticated. The body was carried away in.
eiantty ; it 'cc tied :s if lie had received several fractures.
The f lli g of the warehouse ore.siotied v ry great, damage to
'emit *di erring lemma. two of which were al non deitteled ; the
fu ititare i i both were c mei; t so: and' we regret to sate, that
pair man named William II .110„ who has I een for lie last thirty
rent in the e tiptoe of Mess:an Cropper, Benson, and Co., and who
oe:upied a mall hone • at the back of Mr. Eva a', public• house, in
Lydia Ann-street, lost three children by this occitnence. Raney
wait a widower, wilt five children, all of whom hr had left at home
when lie went from his dinner a few minutes befits ; and when the
warehouse fell. it ***need his house and buried Rh hot chillier;
Two of hie daughters, Jai-it, eged 14, and Amelia, aged W. were
dug out in the coursee of the day, both dead ; a third, a sort named
William, was taken out alive, but much injured ; he and his eldest
stater aged 22, nailed Sarah, were taken to the Infitma7y ; the lat-
ter I. also considerably hurt. On Tuesday eveniag Ina youneeet
child. Eliz.i, aged three years, was dug oat quite elead. ~The feel-
ings of the unionumite parent when he returned, and found the de-
set ution of his little home and the distressing fate of his children,
we (linnet attempt to describe • a greater !was to an individual can.
not by possibility be imagined than that which poor Deng has
just repel-fenced.
The house in Lydia Ann-street adjoining the back of the ware-
house waft almost demolished, but all the Inmates escaped unhurt,
except a poor woman in the cellar named Jackson. who was cond.
dernbly hurt by antic bricks falling tin her in endeavouring to es-
cape. The nest house, a pubic-house, kept by 317. Evans, was
also dery much damaged, particularly he back pan, which is now
wholly inaccessible.
Just before the warehowte fell in, a woman and child were seen

Bird; on the amps: and it was fear:ll that they had met with a si-
niter untimely tate; in consequence, that part of the robot which
surrounded the steps has been s leared away, and as neither she nor
her child has been found, it is now hoped that till fears for their
safety were groundless.
At the time of the accident two lads, named Rice and Mtn-
ham, were pia% ing near the warehouse, but they acre very furtu-
'lately recovered shortly afterwards; Blasham was found be-
tween two bags of cotton, and crnscquently not very seriously in_
jured, but fire was taken to the infirmary in a very bad state.
The shove are all the particulars that could be found of this
shocking occurrence up to yesterday evening, and it is hoped that
all the sufferers are known, although various reports are afloat,
affirming that more persons are yet missing. The or gin of the
accident hi not positively known, but the general opinion is, that the
warehouati was tilled with goods, some of them Teti leavy, bsfote
the building was perfectly dry so as to prevent the mortar from set-
ti^g. Many persons do not hesitAc to attach blame to the builder,
Mr. Michael Owe: a, but we believe without Inundation; for we
understand ti.at two Surveyors, Mr. John Foster and 31r. Slater,
extnniaed the rains on Tuesday, and they gave it as their opinion
that the builder was entirely blameless. The Immediate cause of
die accident selertia to be the excavating the ground adjoining, where
it was tritended to erect another warehouse, which left the eutside of
the vaults of the building bare. and the abutments give way. accele-
rated no doubt by the pressure of the immense weight of goods
with which the warehouse was loaded.

l'esterriev an inquest was -held before Charles Lawrence, Esq.
at the Ponce-Mice, on the bodies of the sufferers, viz. Richard
Newton, labourer, Jane Dailey, Amelia Dailey, and Lliza
Dailey.
John Moore.' labourer, stated that he was employed in sinking a
foundation for a warehouse in Snifolk-street, the corner of Surrey-
street, and adjoining on the south side to a large bonded warehouse
belonging tt, Mrs. Poole. The bonded warehouse was built last
summer. On Monday last, the 7th instant, a few minntes before
one o'tlock, he was dressing bricks in the street, about live yards
from the warehouse on the south side, nitro he happened to look
towards the building, and saw a great bulge out between the two
arches of the warehouse on the side of the foundation. lie imme-
diately called out to Mr. l'onle, who was starling near him. that
the warehouse was falling, and in a moment the warehouse 1,11, and
they could not see one another for several minutes on account of
the dust. At the time the accident happened, the foundation had
been sunk about 8 feet below the level of the street, but it was not so
low as the foundation of the warehouse by five feet. At the time
of the accident. Richard Newton and Peter Lewtherter were also
employed as labourers in sinking the foundation, bet they were then
lying ime,p on some planks. Part of the warehouse fell en two
houses in front of Lydia Ann-street, and a house at the band. The
deceased, Ilichnrd Newton, was got out of the ruins about lutif-
past live o'clock that afternoon. quite dead ; and Peter headbetter
had been got out about two o'clock, alive, but much hurt. Wit-
ness did not know what holy deceased had.
Ellen Newton, widow of the deceased Richard Newton. deemed,
that no Monday her husband got his dinner at home, and left shout
12 o'clock in good health ; else did nut see hint again uatil six
o'clock, when he was hronght home death
tA'on. Dallt y, the father of the children, depotted, that he lived
in a house at the back of the warehouse. Or. sloinly he went.

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heme to dinner about 12 o'clock; Lb* dereastd's clam
otter two now in the fr.firmary were at homed). n. it 1, ft i
before one o'clock, when twe of them. Eliz t and o. ace,.:.:.7
pat led him • abort di,tence, and then returned kt"nw• K'Lrr, 4c
heard of the warehouse falling he went home. and int ed I:is bat,
• in guins,and his family mhuting ; Jam and Allatlia Wzre gut out t'ai
night, and Eliza on furatlay night.
This being the whole of the evidenre as to this Illf Tandlol; at.i
The Jury returnaM a verdict that the deaths of the demote ;
sons were caused by accident.
The coroner humanely crdered that Yrs. Newton tthot.l4ll!tit
coffin at the expense of die pariah. and a Ito gave an ortht, fi r
to receive a aunt of money out of the pot fund. 'f he 11:e 1;4„,.
rosi.y wan dicp•ayed toward', the father of the eiii"dree.
I . the alum of raterday afternoon, the workm el had got
as, ne of the MINI, in stitch were a gr. at many cot; or wi,.
was found that the immense pleasure from above had qt. re
her of them. and it was acid that the liquor was iluw.ng .Isi
vault, about the &Tit' of eighteen inch-a. The Ict,:t of
by ibis calamity cannot as yet be !tscerisined, but it will no
he many thousands of round., ; it is said that on th'
there will be a lowi of about 2,000/.—faivcrpuol Paper of il:kriili;

MARKETS.
[Prom the London New Pyire (*orient, of F 647, August ILI •
COTTON.—The demand for Colton Is general and eatetn,,,L
'levers! de e. riptionv arc geetCng Nance, partieula:ir P.-4313;
prier.% are about 4d. Idglor ; the sale. for the u..h; cvdi.tg yeilm;
Airy incleinive, ',re 200 Panama ('ear., y),.1. a Pit.; 43
Bowed Ii 1. a 7d. ; 1130 Bengal 44d. a 50. • 'Ai/ Bern 44d •
•
54.1.. in nond ; and duty paid, 30 Demerara 94:1..
Slll/All.—The demand for 31 snowed(' this oeek tree beta
nand ; the merket prices are without altetstiou.
.The peak-
'of Mauritius Fu r thi. morning attracted same a•:innen,
j the only panel ler on the market itrise'd ; it cons:shil of 2111
beg.; damp b own 50s. ; dry brown 525. a as.; lite yellow 54,,
Gin. Old ; nea'y the whole sold. but without briskness ; tie r,rie,
see without kny alteration. The request for Relined Sugar coma.
to e. extensive, an.l•he low+ left on sale is inconsiderable : tioo,
a good dere::.mi fo, busn• s for ssipping.--31olasare are 2:o. Ti
lied lees of Foreig t Sugars do not appear inclined to etlfect
the t ur:have, late y have been inconsiderable.
COFFEE.--The CoTee market has given way 2/te a 3.. et, tt t.
this we. k it. the B7l,iNh !Noontime descriptions; the lifeline der.
not I .duce the buyers to come forward ; at the ea attire vale Of 71,
terlay a great proportion way taken in. as the sellers woold not sub.
mit ;et any feather reellecticn in the prices; a considerable peeper.
tion was, we understand, sold by private contract after wards, at the
• ithdr..won4 pr ces. The public rale of Coffee thin forenoon can_
si4ted of 130 calks t 7 barrels lirlish Plantation, chirliy ordinary
wkcb sold rather lower ; 490 bags Foreign ; the good
oidioary colotery St. Doneingo *told at 47a. 6d. a 411 i. lid., smith se
consider rather high ; fur the ordinary Brazil 41s. (id. was offered;
iit WPA taken In at 40n. _ _ _

I NDloo.—The demand for Indigo continues very general;
picked parcels bear a premium of Stl. a Yd. per lb., the others pd.
premium. TIIC small public •ale today, nearly US clad, arid
about Oil. above the India Howie sale prices. . _

IRIS!' PIIOV ISIO NS. —The rurtlatacs of Beef and Pork ate
incnnaiderable ; there it. however, more divot:Ninon io do bu‘i.
newt. Bacon has advanced to Wm.; the demand for Butter cow:.
num to vary with the weather.

RUM, BB.INIIV, and 1401.14 ANDS.—The *hipping ellen
for Ruin are cx'en,ive. and the market is progressivviy advancing:
no onder.prod Leewartis offer under 2!.., and it is difficult to purchsta
at (lilt price; very few pa•cela offer under 2s. ld.; far parcels Iris
on board, 2a. 3d. has been paid ; fine Jamaica Rums for home eon.
mitop•ion ali. continue in good request; 210 s. to 32*. over 3s. s
34. 4d. Brandy is very heavy, anti law or no sales reported. Gt.
nera is unvaried ; *mite mocelv hare sell 2s. 2ti. a 24. 4d.
11E31P, and TA 1.1.011..-1 allow is rather higher,
344. 3d. a 34•. lid. Ilemp, new, 361. ; old, 3IV. Flax continue,
much in regne*t. The letters from St. Peterstiurgh state the Ex.
change from 110. ton traction hiAlier.
TOIIACC(E—The purehavea of Tobacco since our last are 254
hhds. middling Virginia, for export. at 310. a 3ftl. and a few ordi.
nary at 21d. ; and to the trade, 11,0 hl:ds. stemmed at 4itl. a k.
OlLS.—Fish Oils are steady, and in some demand; Seed Ors
are rats CT higher.
110PS.—'11te accounts from the Hop di4trient are as forograhie
es p••asible the plant ha. Ltely gone freely into burr ; :he last esti.
mote of the duty it 203,(100f.
SA I.TPEFRE.—Ify public sale ibis forenoon, 2852 hart fait
11114iity, TCITSCIiOOn fit, all sold at 14.