The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1853.

THE ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN
RAILWAY AT HORNSBY.

In the brief and hurried account of the accident which
occurred on the Great Northern Railway on Wednesday,
and which appeared in this journal yesterday, there
were some inaccuracies which were incidental to the ex-
citement and confusion occasioned by the accident.
The occurrence as it actually took place may be ex-
plained in a few words, for, unlike many of these catas-
trophes, which appear to be shrouded in mystery, and
for which no proximate cause can be assigned, in this
case the cause is palpable and beyond a doubt.
On this, as on all the railways which have a metropo-
litan terminus, there is a large amount of goods as well
as of passenger traffic, and although in the ordinary
time-tables which passengers are in the habit of consult-
ing the hours for the arrival and departure of goods
trains are not specified, those trains are in reality as
exactly timed, and their arrivals and departures should
be as punctual, as those of the passenger trains.
It appears that on Wednesday last, the day when the
accident occurred, one of these trains, laden with coals,
had started from Doncaster, and its duty was to leave a
number of trucks at certain stations on the line. At
Colney-hatch station, which is distant 6i miles from
King's-cross, an accident occurred to the piston of the
engine which disabled it, and detained the train for some
time at that station. When this delay was communi-
cated to the superintendent in London a pilot engine
was at once dispatched to Colney-hatch to bring on the
train to London.
The pilot engine, which was driven by a man named
Higgs, arrived safely at Colney-hatch, when the coal
train was hooked on and brought in the direction of
London. At Hornsey station the train had to de-
posit five trucks of coal, and there it arrived at 5
minutes to 5 o'clock. In order to leave these trucks
it was necessary for the train to cross from the up
rails, over the down rails, into the coal siding, which is
upon the down or west side of the line. The engine
and train, which had succeeded in crossing the line,
had unhooked the five trucks and had deposited them
safely in the siding, and were about to recross to their
proper position on the up rails, when, for some reason
or another which has not been explained, the tender got
off the rails and became imbedded in the earth, a por-
tion of it lying across the down rails. By this time
three minutes had fled, and it being now two minutes to
five, and every effort of the staff upon the spot failing to
extricate the tender from its position, Mr. Cooter, the
station-master, telegraphed to King's-cross the brief but
all-important message, " Stop the express." A few
moments before telegraphing, Mr .Cooter adopted what
appeared to be the only other precautionary course open
to him, and dispatched men both up and down the line
with the largest flags at the station, which are some-
what more than a yard square, while the distance signal
was also set at "Danger." The man who went up the
line is named Radbourne, and he seems to have gone
about three-quarters of a mile from the station—far
enough, had his " Danger" signal been seen and re-
garded, to have prevented the catastrophe which occurred.
Had he been furnished with fog-signals as well as with
the red flag, no doubt it might have been prevented.
At five o'clock an express train leaves King's-cross for
York. Its speed is rapid, averaging not less than forty
miles an hour, and its first stoppage is at Hatfield,
which is 171 miles from London, and where it should
arrive at 5.30. Hornsey is four miles from London, and
in the ordinary course of things the train would be at
full speed by the time it reached that place. The line
is at this spot upon a curve with a radius of 60 chains,
and on a downward decline from London of about 1 in
100. The time at which this train should reach Hornsey
is stated to be eight or ten minutes past five, which
would suppose the train to leave punctually, and to
travel up to that point at the average rate of from 24
to 30 miles an hour. That it did start punctually ap-
pears to be pretty evident, if the time spoken to by Mr.
Cooter is correct, because, before his telegraphic mes-
sage, which was dispatched at two minutes to five,
could be interpreted and acted upon, the express had
started on its way at its accustomed pace. The " Dan-
ger" signal, either not seen or not regarded, was passed at
lightning velocity, and there was no slackening of speed
until it was far too late to prevent the accident which
almost instantly occurred. Into the disabled tender it
dashed, and in an instant engine, train, trucks, and
tender were a broken mass of shattered rubbish. The
rails were torn from their beds, the sleepers from the
metalling, and the result was a shattered hopeless wreck,
such as railway accidents have unfortunately but too
frequently of late familiarised us with.
The train consisted of only first and second class car-
riages. The upper part of their framework was broken
like reeds, and the marvel is that every soul within was
not sent to its long account. What is still more mar-
vellous, is, that the driver and stoker of the express train
should have escaped comparatively uninjured ; but it is
one of the peculiarities of these accidents—one of the
freaks, as it were, of these giant catastrophes—that those
who are the most exposed, and would appear to be the
most certain victims, frequently come off unhurt.
Immediately upon the accident being communicated
to the authorities at King's-cross, Mr. Seymour Clarke,
the superintendent of the hne, accompanied by Mr.
Elwin and Mr. Palmer, proceeded upon a pilot engine
to the spot, and exerted themselves to the utmost to
render assistance to the passengers, and to clear the line
in order to prevent the occurrence of further accidents.
This they succeeded in accomplishing in a wonderfully
short time. Those who were seriously wounded were
conveyed to the adjoining inn, while those who had suf-
fered less either proceeded on their journey or returned
to London. The express engine was sent back to King's-
cross, and the pilot was left among the ruins which it
had helped to occasion, while Pardington and Woods,
the driver and stoker of the express, were handed over
to Mr. Williams, superintendent of the railway police,
to be by him detained until they could be brought before
a magistrate.

Medical assistance was almost immediately on the spot,
and Mr. Childs, of Finsbury-place, South, the surgeon
to the company, arrived with the smallest possible delay.
Of the hundred passengers which the train conveyed the
following were the most serious cases :
Mr. Beasley, of Grantham, a director of the Amber-
gate, Nottingham, and Boston Railway, who had been
attending the half-yearly meeting of the company at the
London Tavern, and was on his way home to Grantham.
—Seriously injured ; a superficial fracture of the frontal
sinus and numerous bruises about the face. He lies at
the hotel at Hornsey, and is progressing favourably.
Marsh, the guard of the express train—Much contused
about the face and eyes, and injured in both hips.
Mrs. Harrison, aged about 22, of Margaret-street,
Cavendish square—A compound fracture of the left leg,
with a severe scalp wound.

Miss Beverley, a friend of Mrs. Harrison—A superfi-
cial scalp wound and contusions about the legs. These
ladies were both on their way to Lincoln. They are
now lying at the hotel, and are doing well.
Mr. H. Justins, of Bath-street, City-road, law clerk—
A simple fracture of the tibia. He was also on his way.
to Lincoln to conduct some law business for the com-
pany. He has been removed to his own residence,
where he is doing well.
__ _

Mr. Harrison,— of 7, New Church-street, Edgeware-
road (no relative of the lady of the same name), who is
connected with; the sporting department of a weekly
paper—A fracture of the tibia. He was proceeding to
Lincoln to be present at the races.
Mr. Langley—A scalp wound.

Mr. Bell, of Southwick-place--A scalp wound. This
gentleman was proceeding to shooting quarters, as were
many others in the train.

The Lord Mayor, who was on his way to Sheffield to
honour the Cutlers' Feast with his presence, was much
bruised about the face ; his nose and mouth were cut,
and he still speaks and swallows with much pain. His
lordship was immediately removed to his own home,
where he is still confined to bed.

Sir J. Duke, M.P., who was travelling to be present
at a funeral in the north of England, received several
contusions about the head and legs. He was removed
to his own residence in Portland-place.
The Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Enfield, and Mr. Roe-
buck, M.P., were likewise passengers by the train, but
they sustained no serious injury, and proceeded upon
their respective destinations, that of the latter being the
Cutler's Feast at Sheffield, where his attendance, after
his long illness, was looked forward to with much
anxiety.

It Was an error to say that Mr. Beckett Denison, the
chairman of the company, was in the train. The gentle.
man who was mistaken for him was Mr. John Dennis-
ton, one of the superintendents of the line. Mr. Deni-
son is, we believe, at Doncaster.

With out attempting to prejudge or in any way prejudice
this case, which will no doubt be fully investigated else-
where, one consideration presents itself which ought to be
borne in mind, and that is, that there are two modes in
which this accident might have been prevented. One
probable, but not certain mode, was that adopted by
Cooter, of telegraphing to King's-cross, and sending
out the "Danger" signal, which would have proved
effectual had the express not started punctually, or had
the driver (Pardington) seen and regarded the " Danger"
signal. But the train had started ; and, although Par-
dington is described as an excellent and steady driver,
with an irreproachable character, the "Danger" flag
was not noticed, and these precautions became there-

fore valueless. The obvious mode, however, to have
prevented this sad calamity was, not to have allowed
the coal-train to cross the down line within 10 minutes
of the time when the express was due. It was notorious

that the express started from King's-cross at 5 o'clocc;
and, unless there were other cogent reasons for expe-
diting the coal-train, surely the desirable course would
have been to allow the express train to pass before the
crossing was attempted.
Again, it occurs to us that it would have been very
desirable if Radbourne, the porter, had been provided

with fog signals to place upon the line. It is not
enough, when a line is actually blocked, to trust to the
eye alone. The eye of the driver may be distracted for
a moment from the line, and in that moment the mis-
chief is accomplished. The fog detonating signals, from
the sharp cracking noise which they emit when they ex-
plode as the wheels of the locomotive pass over them,
can scarcely fail to attract attention ; and it would ap-
pear to be very important that in all such cases
they should be had recourse to, as well as the flag
signals.

EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS.
Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday Richard Parding-
ton, the guard, and Joseph Woods, the stoker of the
express train, were brought before Mr. Corrie, at
Clerkenwell police-station, In custody of Superintendent
Williams, of the railway police, and charged with neg-
ligently driving a certain locomotive engine upon the
Great Northern Railway, and thereby enangering life
and property.
Mr. Williams stated that the prisoners were the driver
and fireman of the train which started from King's-cross
station at 5 o'clock upon the previous day, and that, in
consequence of their negligent driving and inattention

to signals which were exhibited near the Hornsey sta-
tion, they had come into collision with a tender which
was off the rails. A person had been sent back from
Hornsey station with " Danger" signals, but the prison-
ers had entirely disregarded those signals, and had run
into the tender, and thereby occasioned very serious and
clangorous injuries to life and limb.
The Magistrate asked what course Mr. Williams pro-
posed to pursue ?
Mr. Williams said, that it was the duty of both stoker
and engine driver to look out for and observe signals,
and, after showing that signals were sent along the line
and were disregarded by the prisoners, he should ask for
a remand unti the evidence could be completed. He
then called
James Radbourne, who deposed as follows :—I am a
porter at the Hornsey station of the Great Northern
line. At 10 minutes past 5 o'clock yesterday I expected
the down express train ; but there was at that time
some obstruction on the line occasioned by a tender
lying across it. I was sent off with a red flag, which is
a signal of danger, and I ran with it, waving it as I went,
about three-quarters of a mile in the direction of London.
The train came up at its usual speed. I saw the two
prisoners at the bar on the engine. They were talking
together, and took no notice of the signal. In addition
to my flag; the distance signal, which is about a quarter
of a mile from the station, or rather more, was also set
for "Danger." The driver did not appear to slacken
speed, and did not let off his steam.
Mr. Williams observed that the distance signal was
600 yards from the station.
The Magistrate—ls there not time for an engine to
pull up in 600 yards ?
Mr. Williams—l believe there is, under ordinary cir-
cumstances, and there had been no rain yesterday.
Pardington being asked if he had any question to put
to the witness, merely said that he saw no flag till he got
close to the station, and that then he at once reversed his
engine. He was engaged as well as the stoker in attend-
ing to the fire. the rails were slippery from recent rain.
William Warrington, a labourer, deposed that he was
at work in a corn field adjacent to the railway at the
time the accident occurred. He saw the last witness
with his flag waving, and saw the train pass at full speed.
The point where the man was with the flag was about
three quarters of a mile and a hundred yardslfrom the
Hornsey station. The weather had been fine all day.
He was certain of this, because he had been in the field
the whole time.
Mr. Thomas Williams was next sworn and examined.
He said—'--Last evening the two prisoners left King's-
cross shortly after 5 o'clock, with the express train.
Soon after I received a telegraphic message that a
serious accident had occurred at Hornsey, and I imme-
diately went there. I found that the engine and train
which the two prisoners had had charge of when they
left King's-cross had come into collision with another
engine and tender. I found one of the first-class car-
riages nearly up on end, and two passengers inside it,
whom a number of men were endeavouring to extricate
by cutting away the carriage. I saw them both taken
out, and both had fractures of the leg, and were other-
wise very severely injured. There were many other
persons also wounded. There were nearly 100 passen-
gers in the train, and many had been removed to the ad-
joining hotel before I arrived. I asked the prisoner
Pardington whether station and distance signals were
exhibited at " Danger," and he said that they were. I
questioned him as to whether he had seen a porter with
a red flag, and he said that he had seen one a short dis-
tance from the station, between the station and the
signal-post. Radbourne, the porter, has pointed out
to me the place where he states he stood with the flag—
a large red flag, three feet square, upon a pole six feet
long ; and I find it to be 6 furlongs 112 yards from the
station.
The Magistrate—Would there have been any difficulty
in stopping the train in time, supposing the driver had
seen that ?
Witness—lf he had seen the first signal there could
have been no difficulty about stopping the train. If he
had been on the look out, and had noticed it, there
could have been no difficulty whatever, because the red
flag would be seen a long time before he came up to it.
It could be seen at least a quarter of a mile off dis-
tinctly. I know that because I have tried the experi-
ment to-day. The line is very straight there.
The Magistrate.—What is the inclination ?
Witness—There is a slight inclination downwards at
the spot where the red flag was exhibited, but it in-
creases towards the station. The men perfectly under-
stand that the red flag is the signal of danger, and it is
their duty to be constantly on the look out for signals,
more especially as they approach stations where signals
are always ready fixed.
The Magistrate—About attending to the fire—does it
require both men to feed the fire ?
Witness—lt is the duty of the fireman ; but I know
it is the practice of' the engineman to assist sometimes.
I know it is done ; but it should not be done, at all
events near stations, where both should be on the look-
out for signals.
Pardington here repeated that as soon as he got in
sight of the distance signal he reversed his engine.
The Magistrate—The distance signal, you say, is
about 600 yards from the station. Is that sufficient
space in which to stop an engine ?
Witness--I think not under all circumstances, and
that is the reason that the red flag was sent back.
This being all the evidence, the magistrate asked the
prisoners if they wished to say anything ?
Both prisoners asked for a remand.
The Magistrate said, of course the case must be further
investigated, and he proposed therefore to remand it till
Saturday.
Mr. T. Owen, the locomotive foreman at Peterborough,
asked if bail would be accepted, because, if so, he should
be happy to become bail. He added that the distance
signal was not far enough from the station, and that it
was very difficult for the driver to look out for signals,
inasmuch as both he and the stoker would be pretty
constantly engaged in feeding the fire and keeping up
the steam to the necessary point for the high speed at
which they travelled.
The Magistrate said that appeared to be the case, and
even Mr. Williams seemed to think that the distance
signal was not far enough from the station. He thought
it would be desirable that there should be three men
upon these express engines, one of whom should be con-
tinually on the watch for signals. Of course, all that he
desired was to make certain that the prisoners should
appear again when required, and he had no objection to
take bail, two sureties in 801. each for the driver, and
in 201. each for the stoker.
Mr. Owen and Thomas Higgs, the driver of the pilot
engine, then entered into the required sureties, and the
prisoners were liberated.

is new, and not in the condition to which, after a little
use, it may be brought, it may be reasonably presumed
that the speed of the St. Jean d'Acre will prove to be
somewhat higher than that here stated. The ship's
head was next turned completely round towards Hama-
aze at full speed in ten minutes, making a circle of about
one quarter of a mile in diameter.
She was directed to and anchored off the dockyard
between four and five p.m., without casualty to either
the ship or her engines.
The order and arrangements on board reflected credit
upon Commander Cracroft, who had got his hands, only
taken a few days from the hulk, into excellent condi-
tion.

The following are the dimensions of the St. Jean
d'Acre :

Length from fore part of figure to after part ft. in.
taffrail 273 0
Depth from upper part of figure to lower part
of false keel .
Ditto of taffrail

52 0
56 6
202 5
55 4
54 6
53 8
24 5
Tons.
3,200
2,048

Length for tonnage
Breadth extreme....

Ditto for tonnage
Ditto for moulded
Depth in hold

Burthen in tons (old measurement)
Ditto „ (new measurement)
No. Armament. cwt. ft in.
Lower deck 20 ... 8-inch guns ... 65 ... 9 0 long.
16 ... 32-pounders ... 56 9 6 „
Main deck... 8 ... 8-inch guns ... 65 9 0 „
„ ... 28 ... 32-pounders ... 42 ... 8 0 „
Upper deck 28 ... 32-pounders ... 42 ... 8 0 „
1 ... 68 pivot 95 ... 10 0 „

The engines, which are of 600-horse power, are made
on the patent trunk principle, on which principle Messrs.
Penn are also making engines for several other steamers.
The St. Jean d'Acre will, in a few days, join the
Channel squadron.

WOOLWICH, SEPT. 1.
Commodore Superintendent Henry Eden, having ob-
tained leave of absence for a short period, his broad pen-
dant has been taken down, and Commander Von Donop,
of the Vulcan steam troopship, being the senior officer,
has taken the duties afloat, and Mr. Macdonald Master
Attendant, those of the yard.
The Dantzic, Prussian war-steamer, having had her
compasses adjusted at Greenhithe, left yesterday for
Harwich, where she is to take a supply of coals on board,
and then proceed to the Mediterranean. This fine war-
steamer was built entirely of native timber, at Dantzic,
and, when fitted with her engines, steamed over to this
country, and proceeded up the river Thames, to the
establishment of Scott Russell and Co., to have her guns
fitted on the plan of the head of that firm, to enable
them to be fired fore or aft, as required.

ROYAL MARINES.
The following garrison order has just been issued to
the Woolwich division :

"The Commandant feels much pleasure in communi-
cating to officers, non-commissioned officers, and men
of the division the great satisfaction experienced by the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, at their inspec-
tion on Friday last ; the complete and soldier-like ap-
pearance of the battalion under arms, the good order of
the recruits, the active and efficient exercise of the de-
tachment at the ship-gun-drill under the instruction of
Captain P. T. M. Payne, the cleanliness of the men's
barracks, and of the infirmary in particular ; and is fur-
ther pleased, in consequence thereof, to direct, that all
defaulters, punished previous to the 27th of August,
1853, inclusive, except such as are under confinement in
the cells under sentence of court-martial, or about to be
tried immediately, be released and returned to their
duty."

PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 31.
Letters from Halifax were received hereyesterday. The
admonition of Lieut. T. D.Williams for disrespectful con-
duct to wards his superior officer, Command er Bailey, of the
Medea, was given, it is said, by the court-martial either
for appearing in his presence with arms folded, or for
not rising when the commander entered the gunroom.
The return court-martial on Commander Bailey was sit-
ting when the last packet left, and was not likely to rise
for several days, as there are 13 charges and 60 witnesses.
Lieutenant Williams charges his commander for keeping
him improperly under arrest five mouths, during 35 days
of which he was confined in a cabin, 6 feet by four,
under close arrest, with a sentry over him, and totally
deprived of the society of his messmates ; for refusing to
relieve him from this close and unhealthy confinement
when recommended by the senior officer at Jamaica,
and by the surgeon of the Medea ; for failing to forward
letters from complainant to the senior officer., &c. Lieu-
tenant Williams is the officer who, under circumstances
of great difficulty, brought the disabled steam-vessel
Harpy from Rio Janeiro last year, for which creditable
act he received the thanks of the Lords of the Admiralty.
Mr. Thomas T. Murray, chief engineer of the Medea,
after being six months under arrest, has just been tried
by court-martial, at Halifax, on charges brought against
him by Commander Bailey, and acquitted.

It is understood that the senior naval Lord of the
Admiralty, Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker, ha,s the entire
disposal and stationing of the men-of-war ou foreign
service. If such is the case, and we have no doubt of
the fact, the sooner the First Lord of the Admiralty
takes this department, too, into his own hands, the
better ; for, if anything can excite " astonishment and
disgust," throughout the country, and bring discredit
on the Admiralty, it is the most extraordinary mis-
management and culpable neglect to provide out of our
numerous fleet—the most powerful since the war—a
sufficient and efficient force for any accident or emer-
gency in the West Indies.

It-is not that we have not ships enough in commission
to provide for the protection of the Queen's authority
in the remotest and most insignificant spot on the earth,
but it is the incapable and imbecile administration of
our naval affairs, and misdirection of the forces, the
country has made such sacrifices to place at the dis-
posal of their lordships, that bring contempt on the na-
tion.—Herald.

CONSERVATIVE BANQUET AT HALIFAX.—On Tuesday
last the Conservatives of this town gave a sumptuous
dinner to Henry Edwards, Esq., who represented them
the Parliament of 1847-1852, and so gallantly fought
their battle in the two subsequent elections. As a tes-
timonial of their regard and attachment, they presented
to him on this occasion a magnificent centre-piece of
plate, executed by Messrs. Garrard for 1,000 guineas,
the contribution of 600 subscribers. About that num-
ber sat down to dinner in the Riding School, which Was
admirably fitted up and decorated. Galleries were
erected for 500 ladies. George Haigh, Esq., presided,
as Chairman of the Testimonial Committee, and was
supported by Henry Edwards, Esq., Lord Viscount.
Galway, Samuel Waterhouse, Esq., Mayor of Halifax,
and several distinguished magistrates and members of
Parliament.

NEW INVENTION FOR REEFING TOPSAILS.—The Balti
more (U.S.) Patriot describes as follows a new invention
for reefing topsails :—" We are informed that an impor-
tant invention has just been perfected for the purpose
of reefing topsails, claiming the following advantages :
First, the topsail can be reefed from the vessel's deck,
in the heaviest gale, by the watch on deck, rendering it
unnecessary to call all hands for that purpose. Second,
the topsail can be reefed without laying the sail aback,
or changing the angle of the topsail yard, a most im-
portant consideration when beating in a narrow passage,
or when it is an object to save time. Third, the reefs'
are much snugger, stronger, and handsomer than by the
old plan. Fourth, the topsail can be reefed in less
than one quarter of the time required by the old plan.
Fifth, the weight of the rigging aloft is lessened rather
than increased. Sixth, the plan can be adapted to the
present rig of vessels at small expense. The inventor
of the above, an old seafaring officer, is now in this city,
and is desirous of making arrangements with some
business party to manage the whole matter."

ABOLITION OP TRANSPORTATION.—This day (Friday)
the new act to abolish under fourteen years' transpor-
tation, comes into force. Punishment by " penal servi-
tude " from four years to life, will now be adopted ; and
the ticket-of-leave system may be introduced into this
country by the Home Secretary.
DIRECT STEAM NAVIGATION WITH AUSTRALIA.—This
subject, by the last advices from Melbourne, was at-
tracting much attention, there being several new routes
proposed. The Melbourne Argus, in a leading article,
refers to "The Australian Direct Company," and says,
" The route chosen is one which has been looked upon
by many practical men as that best adapted to carry out
the great object in view—that of the speediest and
safest transit. The weather in crossing the great Pacific
Ocean being almost universally fine, and the equable
temperature of the latitude kept during the voyage,
avoiding as it does the storms and the cold encountered
in rounding the Capes of the Horn and Good Hope, and
the heats of the torrid zone in the Indian voyage, are
much more conducive to the health and comfort of
the traveller. The time occupied in crossing the
Isthmus by land is almost directly to be reduced
to a few hours in a railway carriage, and it being
intended that steamers belonging to the company shall
be in readiness on the other shore, not the slightest
delay would be incurred, while at no remote period we
may look to the formation of a ship canal, and thus be
enabled, without any disembarkation, to finish the voy-
age in the same vessel. In a commercial point of view
surely the trade and importance of these colonies now
imperatively demand the speediest and most direct com-
munication that can be accomplished ; and more than
that, they will be fully equal to support, in a highly re-
munerative manner, their own distinct and especial line.
In addition to this, the project before us is a noble one
in a national point of view, as it will add another power-
ful steam arm to the service of Great Britain and her
colonies, besides keeping the earnings of such a vast un-
dertaking in the hands of Austraha and the mother
country, instead of allowing, as would undoubtedly
otherwise be the case, this powerful steam navy to be
adopted by our American neighbours, strengthening and
enriching them at the same time."
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