The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-30 00:00:00

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.

About half past one o'clock this (Tuesday) morn-
ing an accident of a frightful nature occurred at the
Queen-street terminus, Glasgow, of the above railway
line. It appears that a luggage train from Edinburgh,
on coming down the incline from the Cowlairs station,
acquired such a velocity, while passing through the
tunnel, that the men stationed at the breaks had not
sufficient power to arrest its progress. The train
was heard by several parties in Queen-street coming
down the incline at such a rapid pace as to excite alarm,
when, almost immediately after, a tremendous crash
was heard which shook the neighbourhood. On reach-
ing the scene of the catastrophe, we found that the
train had, with the fearful momehium it had acquired,
penetrated about fifty feet into one of the railway
company's stores, si:uattd above the Star Hotel,
bringing down, in its headlong career, a thick stone
gable and two stone partitions, and entering into two
of the offices connected with the store. The scene
of ruin that here presented itself 'was most appal •
ling; three breaks, with a number of trucks lying
piled above one another, and covered with the,
stones of the gables and partitions, and the
beams, rafters, and flooring of the storehouse,
were lying together in one mingled mass. We,
understand that there were four or five men on the
trucks at the time; three have escaped with their
lives, although two of them are severely injured, and
two are still missing, one of whom, James Macarthur,
a married man, was seen on the foremost break im-
mediately before the collision took place, and there
can be little doubt that he has met his death
among the rubbish. One of the guards leapt
off the train as it emerged from the tunnel, and
escaped with a slight cut on the head and a few
bruises, the other two who have been found, were got
lying among the ruins senseless, covered with large
stones, but recovered, in about twenty minutes after,
so far as to be able to speak. They ,are both very
severely bruised, but from the confusion that
prevailed at the station, we were unable to learn the
particulars concerning them, or the names of the
parties. 'We believe that medical aid was promptly
on the spot, and everything done that could alleviate
the sufferings of the parties hurt. Alen were busily
engaged in examining and removing the rubbish to
discover, if they could, the bodies of those missing.
—North British Mail.

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NE W MARKET RACES,
(THIS DAY.)

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Sweepstakes of 5 soy& each, for two years old 6st 10
three Bst 81b, four and upwards 9st. Rutland Stak s
Course. The winner to be sold for 701., &c.
Keeley ...
Ellen Home

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Seven ran.

The Rutland Stakes of 30 sous. each, 20 ft, for two year,
old colts Sat 71b, and fillies Bst 31b, &c. From tl,
Turn of the Lands in. (12 Subs.)
Bc by St. Francis, out of Cowslip ...
Tippet ... ...
Duplicity •• ... ... ...
The Town Plate of 501.; for three yrs old, Bst 71b; :.:,c1
fillies, Bst 31b.

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Tufthun ter ... ... ... •••
Nottingham ... ... ... ... .
Match—Craftsman beat Spider.
Match—Sable beat Eagle.

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