The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-30 00:00:00

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

A most horrible accident occurred last evening to
the 5 o'clock express from Bri
mghstoone.
fiTrtheeentraincar-
riages,
was a very long one, numbering
rifle
train
and at one time had two engines..gntwo e
companies
tpllaiye-s
Hay-
ward's Heath carriages contain'
of the Grenadier Guards, returning from
the
prac-
tice at Eastbourne, were coupled on. ro
Asm
which was running to Victoria station,o alarmedneared
Lon-
don, the pace became terrific—the e
pas-
sengers remarked on the swaying of
de to side.
f side which were absolutely pitching from
The train had left the rails. Then came suddenly
a crashing shcck, accompanied by a loud explosion.
the carriages,
There was silence for a moment before there arose
the agonising shrieks and cries of women, children,
and mon in fear and torture. The train was a vast
were
wreck, in which hundreds of wounded were impri-
soned,crushed. The
or beneath which they
engine had burst, throwing the stoker and driver
into an adjoining field, masses of scalds and wounds.
The force of the explosion was so great that the top
Of the boiler was actually thrown two fields off.
Carriages were capsized—some a mere agglomera-
tion of splinters. Of others, the bottoms had fallen
out, letting the unhappy travellers through to be
torn and broken beneath the wheels. The least hurt
scrambled out to the rescue of the others, and help
soon arrived from Streatham. Surgeons, clergy-
men, and people came with assistance of every kind.
Tools, lint, brandy, all were forthcoming in a short
space of time. The scene was frightful. Here a
lady dead, there a woman with her jaw torn off;
here children dead or dying, there soldiers strewn
about in death or pain as if on a battle-field ; and all
this the work of a few moments on a pleasant sum-
mer's afternoon among the green fields of Streatham.
Those who were able to move were ell covered with
blood—either their own or that of others. Few
escaped without wounds of some nature. Those
who could set to work to extricate those who lay
entangled in the thibris. Some carriages had to be
broken to pieces before the sufferers—many in pain
and screaming—could be extricated. From others
doors were wrenched off to be converted into litters.
Any description of the ruin is almost impossible ;
rails, axles, wheel tires, and muskets were lying
about in every direction, twisted into the most fan-
tastic shapes like so many pieces of wire. The dead
were conveyed to Streatham. The telegraph was
instantly set to work, and assistance soon arrived
from Victoria station. The accident happened about
half-past six, and at about eight the wounded were
conveyed to London. The lady who was killed
was a Mrs. Silver, a daughter of Sir James Clark.
She was travelling with her husband, and was far
advanced in the family way.
Besides the ordinary passengers there were two
companies of the Grenadier Guards, under the com-
mand of Colonel Burnaby, who, with Col. Keppel,
Capt. Norton, and Mr. Trotter, and another gentle.
man, were together in a first-class carriage. The
escape of these officers was most wonderful. On
starting from Eastbourne there was a proposition (so
usual) to get into the centre compartment of the car-
riage. One of the party, however, happened to have
already got into the end compartment, and so the rest
followed. Had they ridden in the centre not one would
have escaped, for that compartment was completely
doubled up, and driven together. Another singular
circumstance is that in the overturn the wheel of
the next carriage cut clean like a knife into the offi-
ces' compartment, but most fortunately it cut
through the sixth seat, the only one vacant. It has
fared, however, terribly with the men. The two
companies—Licut.-Cul. Burnaby 'a and Col. Keppel's
—averaged about 50 men each. They came from
Eastbourne in the highest spirits, for they had
beaten the other companies of their regiment in
shooting. The men were much pleated, and were
singing nearly all the way till the accident hap-
pened, end then in a moment occurred as great a
loss as in a battle. Of Col. Burnaby's company two
were killed, 20 dangerously or severely wounded,
and 13 slightly wounded. Few of the rest escaped
without contusions or hurt. One man, without de-
finable injury, turned perfectly blue. The severe
wounds ere of the usual bad character—legs badly
broken, ribs driven into lungs, and such like hor-
rors. Of Col. Keppel's company seven were severely
wounded and five slightly, so that altogether out of
100 of her Majesty's Guards actually 65 are placed
hers de combat. The loss of Colonel Burnaby's
company much exceeds that which it experienced
at Ickerme.n. The officers, escaping as we have
narrated above, were able to devote all their
energies to the help of their men ;
and what
with the readiness of soldiers, and the habit of
discipline, much relief was experienced in a compa-
ratively short time. At the Victoria station the
regimental surgeons were in attendance, with many
officers of the Guards who had heard of the tele-
gram.

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lloyd were among the pas-
sengers who escaped.
On the
(Pimlico)n
telegramstatio being received at the Victoria
'Mr.
Francis (superintendent),
Messrs. Heald and Brown (inspectors), with a party
of men, u "r
°needed by special train to the scene of
the accident, when it was ascertained that two sol-
diersand a lady had lost their lives, and about 20
of the
passengers had broken arms and legs, and
were otherwise dreadfully wounded. The guard's
van, next the engine, was smashed to pieces ; but
tho guard (Walker) and under-guard (Farley)
escaped without injury. The engine-driver and the
head fireman were so injured that their recovery is
doubtful. Drs. Chart and Brown were soon on the
spot, and attended to the numerous sufferers ; and
several of the military and others who had sustained
severe injuries were removed to London. The
wounded soldiers were conveyed to the Grenadier
Guards' Hospital, Rochester:row, Westminster, and
were immediately attended by the surgeon-major

and other officers. On inquiry at that establish-
ment at midnight we ascertained that another sol-
dier was dying, and that others of the sufferers were
about to submit to amputation. The tri, ffic on the
line will not be impeded by the accidents as the
trains will run via Norwood junction.

LAW INTELLIGENCE,—May 29.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)

IN RE JOHN GEORGE SHIPLEY--" THE SPORTING LIFE."
This was an application by two of three assignees for the
removal of Mr. W. M'Murray, the third assignee of the
estate of thelbankrupt Shipley, who was formerly part pro-
prietor of the Sporting Life newspaper. The petitioning
assignees were Mr. Jonathan Carlow, of 6, Que,en-street,
Grosvenor-square, coach plater, and Dr. Duncan, of Great.
Marlborough-street. The petition states that under ihe
bankruptcy of Mr. Shipley, Messrs. M'Murray, Duncan,.
and Barlow were chosen assignees. Prior to the bankruptcy
the bankrupt was the owner of certain valuable leasehold
premises situate at 148, Fleet-street, where ho carried on
the business of a publisher and newspaper proprietor. ID.
January, 1860, the bankrupt was owner and publisher of
the Sporting Life and Eclipse newspapers, and he continued
to publish the Sporting Life until the time of his bank-
ruptcy. On the 22d September, 1860, being only three
weeks prior to the bankrupt's petition, the bankrupt as-
signed one moiety of the premises in Fleet-street, and also
one moiety of the Sporting life and Eclipse, to Mr,
M‘Murray, and by a deed dated October 4, 1860, Thomas
Wrigley, an alleged prior mortgagee, assigned to Mr.
M'Murray one moiety of the Sporting Life, the considera-
tion for the first mortgagee being a sum of £3,500, a debt
alleged to be due from the bankrupt to Mr. M'Murray,
The petition proceeds to state that on the 16th February,
1661, Mr. M'Murray agreed to sell to Mr. Hutton one moiety
of the Sporting Life and premises for £1,500, and received
the same on account ; also that Mr. M'Murray had agreed to
take £B,OOO from Mr. Beeton for the newspapers and pre-
mises. Proceedings in Chancery had been instituted by Mr.
Becton against Mr. M'Murray for specific performance of
his contract. The assignees then state that the facts above
detailed had only recently came to their knowledge, and
that they were ignorant of them when Mr. M'Murray was
appointed one of the assignees ; and they prayed therefore
for the removal of Mr. M'Murray from his office. The
petition having been opened by Mr. Real on behalf of the
petitioners, Mr. Commissioner Goulburn said, under the
circumstances, and without imputing anything to Mr.
M'Murray, would it not be well for him to withdraw ? He
was in a position antagonistic to the other assignees.—Mr.
Linklater, for Mr. M'Murray, said, that if there were a
shadow of pretence for the application he would of course
withdraw; but the present motion was made two years
after Mr. M'Murray's appointment, and without the least
ground to support it. But ho (Mr. Linklater), on Mr,
M'Murray's behalf, would willingly enter into an under-
taking that Mr. M'Murray should not in any way interpose
in reference to any proceeding which might be taken by
his co-assignees.—Mr. Commissioner Goulburn : Yes, but
how could I enforce such an undertaking ?—Mr. Linklater
cited two old authorities for the purpose of showing that
the Court had received suchan undertaking from an assignee.
—Mr. Commissioner Goulburn inquired if the petitioners
would be satisfied with such an undertaking. J Mr. Reed
said certainly not. His clients wanted to get rid of Mr.
M'Murray, and they wished to do so in the manner pointed
out by the statute.—Mr. Linklater : That only shows the
animus by which the parties are actuated.—Mr. Reed dis-
claimed any feeling on the part of his clients, whose only
desire was to recover back the money which had been re-
ceived by Mr. M'Murray.—After some further discussion,
his Honour said that he would look through the authori-
ties and decide the preliminary point whether an effectual
stop could not be put to the present proceedings by accept-
ing the undertaking of Mr. M'Murray not to interfere with
his co-assignees in the performance of what they considered
to be their duty. The further hearing was accordingly
adjourned.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL-MAY 29.

At this day's market there was a small attendance, with
a limited demand for wheat, and former rates were realised.
Oats were rather easier to purchase. Barley and peas dull.
Oatmeal was fully as dear, but the business was limited.
Egyptian beans td lower on the week. A firm business in
flour, but a poor choice of samples. Indian corn less active,
but quotations were unchanged.