The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-15 00:00:00

COLLISION AND Loss OF A LARGE ►STEAM-BOAT,

Last night (Sunday), about half-past eight o'clock, a
fearful accident took place on the river Thames, near
London-bridge, which has resulted in the sinking of the
Niobe, London and Woolwich steam-boat, and serious
injury to the Regent, trader from Maidstone to London.
It appears that the Regent was proceeding up the
river with a full cargo, being towed by the crew with
the aid of their boat, when in passing under the bridge
the men espied the steam-boat making way towards
them. They therefore cried out to the people in the
steamer to alter their course, but before that was done the
Niobe and the Regent came into violent collision with each
other, so much so that when they struck they made a
noise like the discharge of a gun. It was soon seen that
the steam-boat was the most injured of the two vessels,
for almost immediately afterwards the waters rushed
through the bottom of the boat, and fears were enter-
tained that she would sink before those en board would
have time to reach the shore. She was at once run
under Mr. Alderman Humphery's wharf; where she
sank, those on board (fortunately consisting of the
crew only) having barely sufficient time to get on land.
The other vessel, it is stated, has also received consider-
able damage, but was able to proceed on her journey.
It is exceedingly fortunate that the collision did not
take place an hour sooner, when the steam-boat would
have been crowded with passengers, for if such had
been the case, the loss of life, in all probability, that
would have occurred, would be fearful to contemplate.
Which of the two vessels was the cause of the accident,
is at present unknown.
A DANGEROUS ANIMAL.—About 8 o'clock on Satur-
day evening last Mr. W. M. Axe, of Doncaster, was
attacked in a most furious manner by a thorough-bred
entire horse, and very seriously injured. It appears that
Mr. Axe was about to send the horse out for exercise,
and a boy had mounted the animal in the yard, when Mr.
Axe proceeded to take up the stirrup-leathers. While so
engaged the horse suddenly turned his head and seized
Mr. Axe by the thigh with his teeth, and dragged him
with great force to the ground. The infuriated animal
then dropped with his knees upon Mr. Axe, and in doing
so threw the boy over his head, who managed to scram-
ble out of the way. The horse then commenced worry-
ing Mr. Axe, and in an instant tore offhis trousers, coat,
and shirt, when fortunately at this juncture Mr. Joseph
Axe, who had heard his father cry out, came up
the
armed.t with a stable-fork, with which he struck the sa-
s, and
vajm• to relinquish its hold. The blow, however, brought
eharst a violent blow but even this did not compel the
drop.
anudecatrhreiendhimaout heldfour yards beforer helethimis
animal on to its legs, but he still Mr. Axe in 1-1.
hind leg
teeth,
turned round and struck out with his
fortunately, he happened
kicked Mr. Axe in the face ; but,
that the blow onlyapiened to be at such a distance
Axe then boldly took effect slightly. Mr. Joseph
approached the animal,andsucceeded
in securing him and taking him
ou', his doing further injury, xll3ack to the stable with-
r. Axe was very much
bruised about the head anrothe parts of Cie body ; but
his thigh, where the horse seized him,
• might have been was not so much
injured as expected, having been
par-
tially :protected by a thick pocket-book. -- Doncaster
. Chronicle.