The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-09 00:00:00

The Ascot Railway Accident,

We are happy to be able to state that up to last
evening the wounded by this unfortunate calamity
were all doing well, and there are only two cases
for the results of which fears are now entertained.
The bodies of those slain, which are at Egham
awaiting the coroner's inquest, have all been identie
fled by their relctions, and their names proved to be
Mr William Winfield, gardener to Mr Bracebridge,
Sherbourne, Warwickshire; Mr Edwin Hall, corn-
chandler, Duke-street, Manchester-sqoare; Mr John
Coppard (not Cockerel), agent to MrPadwick, Hill-
street, Berkeley-square ; Mr Robert Wilkie, publi-
can, Giobe. inn, King's-road, Chelsea ; end Mr Jos.
Cegg, publican, Harp-inn, Jermyn-street. The
1111113C8 of the two most severely wounded, and whose
lives, es vie have said, are bell in jeoperdy, ere
Mr E. Trigg, publican, of 34, Mark; -sere: t, Brigh-
ton, and Louis Rey, the person who was men-
tioned as belonging to the household at Marlborough
House, end who, it seems, is apprenticed to one cf
the cooks in that establishment. This poor lad, who
is only IS, had the fore part of both hi feet crushed
and lacerated in so terrible a manner cbat amputa-
tion woos necessary to save his life. Mr. Ferguson
accordingly lent down yesterday to perform the
operation, which he did with his usual skill and
success. The fore parts of both feet were removed
by cutting up diagonally through the soles of the
feet, so as still to leave the heels and ankle bones
untouched. The poor boy refused to take chloro-
form, and bore the operation with the utmost forti-
tude. Last evening he was doing as well as he could
ba expected, though of course still in a most critical
condition. Mr. Trigg remains at Charing cross
Hospital, to which institution, as we mentioned,
he was removed at his own request on the night of
the accident. Yesterday he was better, and con •
sciousness had returned. In addition, however, to
a broken leg and broken ribs, he has sustained some
severe internal injuries, which make the terminaeion
of this melancholy case more than doubtful. The
company have already received notice of minor inju-
ries to eight persons who were enabled to proceed
to their homes, in some cases merely notifying the
injury and demanding small sums for compensation
which were at once granted ; in others only stating
that such cuts or bruises had been suffered by them.
Beyond these eight cases nothing had been heard
yesterday, but, of course, it is known that a very
much larger number have been hurt, though in every
case the injuries are believed to be comparatively
trifling. With the exception of poor Ray and
Mr. Trigg, all the others, it is known, were
enabled to come up to town and drive away
from the station in cabs. The coroner's inquest
will assemble to-day at Egham at two o'clock.
The proceedings will be entirely formal, and
will be opened merely for the purpose of enabling
the jury to view the bodies before they are delivered
to their relatives for burial. The inquiry will then
be adjourned. Lee, the driver of the engine that did
the mischief, is ordered by the company to attend
the inquest, and considering that this man may be
said to be on his trial, it would be most unfair to
him to state any of the rumours which are in circu-
lation as to the speed at which he was driving his
train when the accident happened. The company as•
serts that when the inquiry opens, which it is under-
stood will be in a week or ten days hence, after its
formal opening to-day, it will be prepared to prove
that the accident was not caused by any defect in the
signals org anym edereliction
were of
on thdutyat on the part of the
extra signalmen day specially em-
ployed at intervals of half a mile apart along the
whole length of the siln who
line from Waterloo to Ascot. It
may be satisfactory tothe company to prove that their
organization in this respect was perfect ; but this
the slightest degree affect the main ques-
tion of the liability of the company in damages to
wili not
in
all who suffered by the accident. Their having
already compensated some of the sufferers who were
slishoy hurt is a fair proof of the opinion which
they, at least, entertain of their own liability.
A most unfounded and unwarrantable statement
was made yesterday by a contem porary, to the
effect that the accident wee caused
by the stoppee-e
of the first train at Egliam to slow the It ly al train
to get on ahead. For this malicious insinuation
there is absolutely not a shadow of foundation.
The Prince and Princess of Wales did not return to
London at all, but drove in their carriage from
Ascot to Windeer to meet her Majesty on her
return frcm Scotland.

StrICIDE —lnformaiion was yesterday forward ea
to Mr. C. J. Carttar, Coroner for West Kent, of the suicide
of an old man, 87 years of tip, named William flarris, rtt
Plumatead. It appears that a woman named Priscilla
Lane found the deceased in an outbuilding at the rear of
the Prince Albert Tavern, his throat lacing cut in a fright
ful manner with a razor.

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