The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-07 00:00:00

THE IMILWAY ACCIDENT AT STAND ON
BRIJ)GE.
STANDOIC, FRIDAY.—The only death arising from
the catastrophe is that of Thomas Reynolds, the en-
gine driver of the express train. The following are
the chief parties who have suffered by the collision ;--
• At the Crewe Arms Junction hotel—Tne Right
Hon. Judge Moore (of the Irish bench), slight con-
cussion of brain ; Miss Bawer, of Rock Ferry, near
Liverpool, slight concussion of brain ; John Hamlet,
fireman of the pilot engine, dislocation of the shoulder;
Mr. Joyce, cf Dublin, wound on forehead.
Judge Moore was accompanied by his son and
daughter-in-law, who remain with him at the Crewe
Arm,. Mr. Joyce has returned to Dublin; Miss
ser is progressing very favourably ; and John
Hamlet is convalescent.
opAt the Red Lion, Cranbery—John Grace, driver
,1;11e pilot engine, slight concussion of the brain ;
toted
Price, fireman of the express engine, fre,c"
leg and arm, and dislocated shoulder.
This THE CORONER'S INQUEST.
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habitunatys, at noon, a jury of fourteen respectable
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of the hamlet of Cranbery, in the parish
W. ccieslhan, were ecopannelled by Mr. W. Webb
of ac,rd, her Majesty's coroner for the midland district
°liffordshire, for the purpose of investigating the
eir,eunistances attending the death of Thomas Ray-
nc4ds, the engine-driver, aged 35, who was killed by.
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The mety at the Red Lion, asa inn in the
vili
a; age,j but as the house did not contain all room suffi-
eiently large to contain a dozen porsons, at the sug-
gestion of the Rev. E. T. Codd, minister of the cha-
Pe'rY of Coles Heath, who officiated as foreman of
the
J;
e ,ury, the proceedings were adjourned to the
aceooi-roono.
The first witness examined was a brakesman in the
employ of the company, and having stated the cir-
cumstances immediately preceding the accident, as
already detailed, he continued as follows :
When Reynolds first perceived the Velocipede on
the up•line, he gave two shrill whistles as a
signal of danger. I looked out and saw the
engine, as it appeared to me, standing still
close to the points. I could not tell what was
the cause of the engine being there. I thought the
tender might be off the rails, or something of that
I saw a collision was inevitable, and I cried
out 4, We shall all be smashed to pieces." The
Velocipede appeared to me to be just within the
points, in the act of coming across the line. The
guard, Palmer, who was in the brake van with me,
put on his brake in my presence. I know the steam
was shut off and the engine reversed, because I beard
the peculiar chuckle which always follows the re-
versal of the machinery. Seeing that the collision
was inevitable, I threw myself down in the van. A
crash took place almost instantaneously. I was not
stunned. I was driven up in the corner of the van
with four large money boxes and some luggage over
rae• The van was thrown over on to the near side of
the
up rail. After waiting a few moments I crept
°lit 00 my hands and knees. The first thing I saw
was the engine of our train thrown on her side, and
turned round with her head towards Crewe. The
steam and water were rushing out through the valves,
and came against me so fiercely that I retreated, and
got under the carriages. I then saw the other en-
gine turned over on her side across the down line,
With the end of her funnel imbedded in the perma-
nent
the way. [The witness here described to the jury
position of the carriages of the express train after
the collision.]
Mr• Samuel Bowers, farmer, of Hatton, examined
Yesterday morning I was in a field near the rail-
!say when my attention was drawn to the up express
train by the whistle being sounded very sharply. On
bearing the whistle I looked round and saw the
bank engine" moving very slowly about 50 yards
in
advance of the express train, which was going at a
tremendous speed. The crash followed imme-
diately. I ran down immediately, but could
See nothing for a short time, owing to the steam.
fterivards I opened the carriage doors and let the
r running
out• Just before the collision I saw two men
them
away from the pilot engine. I saw one of
era Jump off the engine. He ran into a bean field
by
the side
of the railway. After the steam had
cleared away I discovered the body of the deceased
lYing under the carriages and between the metal. He
was quite dead,
Joseph
It°Be, an experienced engine-driver, was
then
examined at some length respecting the rules to
be observed by drivers of " assistant" engines, on
unhooking," & The substance of
t.,50 shunting," c•
pinion was that the driver of the pilot engine
hunted" at a proper place, and that the accident
blight have been avoided if the driver of the expreas
train had advanced cautiously.
Plae , An
aliournment to Wednesday week then took
await the recovery of those injured by the
accident.