The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-19 00:00:00

THE LATE RAILWAY A CCID'ENT.
(From thPreston t dot.)
We have given in another part of -..he par r a Inrig
account of the very lamentable accident on
at Wolverton, on Saturday even•ng ; but fl 3
there were two of the passengers whe :0 e
escaped that belong to this immediae • 'vh°
were in the carriage in which the setem p . ee - -eA.ewho
were killed), we have been enabled try few par-
ticulars, which will probably be intere,tin mailY•
of
our readers, inasmuch as they refer to a gentleman (Mr.
Henry Smith, of Fleetwood) who was one of the sof;
firers, and who is so well known and so highly respFete"
in this neighbourhood. The gentleman who has furnished
us with the particulars is Mr. J. Pearson (son of gr.
Pearson, of Spring-cottage), a student at Cambridge,
and who was returning to his friends in Preston to spend
the vacation. In the department of the carriage
which he sat he thinks there were three killed, but in the,
confusion and bustle which prevailed, and he hmaeli
having. been so miraculously preserved, he scarcely knew
what he was doing. Mr. Pears-•n states that about $
minute or two before the accident occurred, Mr. Smith.
who sat opposite to him, and who was reading a book.
asked him "if he could read in a railway carrisge r
At that moment there was a slight undulation !tit
the motion of the carriage, and Mr. Smith laid
the book across his knee at the same time 5044'
as j took
act " This is very like running off the line," and w
act of putting down the window when the crash t.:l
place, and he became one of the victims of the nega'
genre of the company's servant. Mr. Pearson him-
self got bruised, and had the sole of his boot peel);
taken off, as well as his stocking cut, and his foot
injured ; he was much stunned, and must have
some time before he came to himself ; but when IT
thole
did, he found that he was clear of the carriage,
how he had become so he had not the most distant
recollection. After wandering about for some ihne,
he went to the place where the dead bodies of those
who had suffered had been placed, and recogn e'
ized
the gentleman he lied been talking to inun
knolvoo;
diatoly preceding the accident. As is
the luggage got all into confusion, and Mr. Pearson
waited till the next mail train to bring his with hiol, am,
on his arr:ving at home he found, stowed awe). inra,
luggage. the very book which the gentleman was rest.' es_
and which he again recognised. This was a volt,O3_:
having a label on the side, " Fleetwood Reading $o
-
having
and on the inside label Mr. Smith's name is
next to whom the book bad to be sent, and it aPPeareWe
have been forwarded to him on the 12th of May-
wonder that some inquiry was not made by Mr. Pea—de..
after finding this hoe k, e h-there there was not a.ge,ao"l,
man of the name of Smith at Fleetwood, partieui
after it was known that one of that name W*ss tiro his
the killed. As it was, the first intimation th t
friends had was through the reoort the Ilgthst
morning papers of Tuesday, where it was ststli any
one of the bodies had not been owned, nor had
here. he
memorandum about him to show from wohe
came; but that his linen was marked " Heel ssr:tell•
and gave some other particulats as to his
chain, &c. It being known that Mr. Smith was 1a
London, and intended coming down, it became coot
certain that he was one of the sufferers, and 400
sequence his brother-in-law, Mr. Thomas La7ll.
Birley, and Mr. S. Burride, who is in the office, %day
Smithmorning's an d
mail
, train,
roafi
a,
and, Fleetwood,o nr a
ae wenthia reaching
Ipv
th, ?:v
elrYt
oe
,110juatigd,
that their worst fears were realised, Mr. Stoitheito by
indeed, been killed. His remains were brought" -„hout
the London express train (which reaches here 50(1
half-past eleven o'clock at night) on Thursu* her°
were immediately conveyed on to liirkhara, wd of
they will be deposited in the burial gr°ane ith
the parish church to-morrow • Mr.
morning• c,eot
was most extensively known as an active ails josh
faelt,
kboeethnlays
the Belfast steam-boats at Fleetwood ; An"— ill be
apublic
awemllaana andthe aosthaerpsrii,viaate friend,
,_"`
noel
as at Fleetwood, where he has now resided
te rese the
line of Irish steamers from Fleetwood
years. Mainly owing to his activity and en -r-ri-este'
of the Gua-00,9
has bee% bas
blished, and brought to the perfection to Which is not
now arrived ; and the only regret is that he ha ose
longer lived to enjoy the fruits -of his untiring di!ingessy,
rd industry. Not one who knew him but will
We could well have spared a better man.'' titulars
We have been favoured with the following Partin-e-orge
of this melancholy and fatal occurrence by Mr. was
Eastham, of Walton-le-Dale, near this town, w": 11 the
also one of the passengers in the train to whlceeieg
accident
happened. He says, that on Saturday el"
and
last he booked at the terminus of the London hi
Birmingham Railway, in London, for rieest°ll4se
a second-class carriage in the mail train. The eoder.
in which he was seated was the fifth from the 1400.•
including the two vans, and he was in the 1 Aro,
partment but one, and with his back to the eabio
There were 19 ' •
gentlemen on his right hand, one on his left, and p 0 it
carriages in the train. There weiretbree
others opposite to him. In the course of convel'aa7og es
appeared that the gentleman on his left was only Viitair
far as Wolverton, and that being desirous of o
coed
ing a little sleep, he had closed his eyes, and etieg•
Mr. Eastham to waken him on their arrival in 13irm'sp
ham. There is no doubt but that this gentleMonswilsottocit
Cooper, of Wolverhampton, who was killed.'°
unusual occurred until about a quarter to 11 0
when there was a sudden and most severe shock' 114
Eastham's first impression was that one of the to Peeve'
of which our readers are doubtless aware there ese„.,:ries
ral on this line, had fallen through, and this i°".1014
somewhat strengthened from its being excessively
so that it was quite impossible to see what was goiaffeell
The shock was almost immediately followed by theA "cep'
of the carriage, the roof was broken outwards, au dat
rated from the sides, the sides were smashed jot 010/
this moment the bottom of the carriage els° ebrseith
up, and the gentlemen who were on the same sea; sot
Mr. Eastham fell through. He, however, retained of
for a few sec inds longer, but then fell also on the totco:Por
those who were gone down, and he also beesinegild
pletely jammed in the broken pieces of the carriage' oat
although the screams and groans from those ben wo
were truly horrible, yet from his own position hettieti
utterly unable to lend the slightest aid. He rein„,aotber
thus for about twenty minutes, when from a"joste
slight motion of the train he was enabled to 0%00
himself. While he was fixed in the carriage the gr_flo
from those unfortunate gentlemen who bad firred,
gradually ceased as they one after another expir'ed'
until the last cry was heard and the last Pellvs,,t-
On finding himself once more' out ofdang
ham had time to notice what a merciful er, 1111';:"--bad
escaPeue 0
and no 'e
had—two carriages completely eke'destroALL he
head,
ihemaaned
os efavntedhnepweaaresscoi
dn es n
holdingt rhr e
asadt
hoaantc
te
rola nv
fis. a
sos nn
torn
0:5
?Phut both
t bpo his
these were lost. The sole of his
off ; the trousers, on both knees, split Wn; his kneel"
slightly sprained, and the skin scarred and die
Both the gentlemen on his right
one one on his left, were among the killed ;
the seven in that compartment only three esealpfeitio
There was a delay of about an hour and 0-half
the Wolverton station, and the train being then
rd ;
formed, he and part of the passengers cams forw,„°' g 0
part stayed at Wolverton, and part determined
as 1" or
back to town. Very slow speed was 'ned
main .0 sva.
as Birmingham.
Mr. Eastham left his luggage at ete
verton, and it was forwarded to him a day or two a-
hand, a
a.
01

ELECTION MOVEMENTS- ,fgek
THE WESTMINSTER ELECTION.—MEET'
OF MR. C. LUSHINGTON'S FRIENDS- of
On Thursday a meeting of the electors of the City.
'
Westminster, residing in the parish of St. Abtrti.„;r
0":
the-Fields, was held in the Parthenon Rooms, St.
tin's-lane, for the purpose of hearing Mr. C. Lusliing'
ft
in a
shortßae; tisi
timesn intoheE
electors b
enter into an explanation of his political pri neiplet thyt
Dr.
einge
of i
ial
ied to the chair, said
inlarge and in a
constituency would be required to make choice °' in
proper individual to represent them in Parliamter,
consequence of the resignation of Mr. J. T.
sit
They all valued their present representative, General biO
De Lacy Evans, who, he believed, had perforreear,)
duties to the satisfaction of the electors.—(Hear,
kb, into
He supported every good measure that was broug""whee
Parliament, and he; voted for the Governmentiate'
questions were introduced by the Ministers for tnewhell
rest of the country ; but was independent_of theinalore
they acted in a contrary spirit.— (Hear, hear.) too
was another candidate before them, who we.s a gent tej
of known worth, and who had honourably repreLse.„l2ool
popular constituency. He was a tried man, and "" hied
was paramount for supporting every measure cale,°looo
vs benefit his country.—(Applause.) That gfl?ons,..--
was now before them, and would state his 0131131,ectors
(Hear.) It was of great consequence that the el cope
should look with caution at all those candidates wh°f that
to solicit their suffrages, and should make choice esti.
gentleman who would be likely to protect their inter re
reP
—(Hear.) If Mr. C. Lushington became their
shos
sentative, and he had very little hesitation in saYin_gme•
he would be returned at the next election, 11%610
Bainbridge) was convinced that he would be thecori
supporter of education,'of sanatory reform, and
measure that would be beneficial.—(Applause.) and
Mr. C. LUSHINGTON then addressed the meetinkrios
fully explained his opinions in reference to the voligeea
important political questions likely to be intr 0,0
into Parliament, which were listened to throughout
attention, and were received with acclamation.
Mr. JONES moved the following resolution eDte
this meeting, approving of the opinions and sent"." his
expressed by Mr. C. Lushington, and consideringiried
past conduct in the House of Commons, and his de to
services a guarantee for the future, do herebY.enga:ave
use their utmost exertions to secure his election:
of the representatives of the city of Westminster.
The resolution being seconded, was agreed t°
hY
large majority. ljtef
Mr. C. LusunrcTort then acknowledged the
and the meeting separated.
REPRESENTATION OF MARYLEBO—
tyro Of
Oa Thursday a very numerous meeting of elect
the borough of I,larylebone, convened by the 'loe
Reform Association, took place at the King and Quid
Favern, Paddington-green, for the purpose of rfn'a the
the report of the committee aointed to ascertain
Liberal candidates are prepareppd to submit their c
la
to a ballot of the association to enrol members. 3 fir,
Mr. T. Longhorn, of Paddington, pr(s:ded, and the
Dooglai read letters which had been received frTior,
candidates in reply to the resolutions c f the 0630C1 :or
rh, litters in question were from Mr. D. W• 113,ssise
Lord Dudley Stuart, and Mr. Sergeant Shee, exPr:e rep
of their w llingness to comply with the terms of the re.
solution, and from Mr. I). Salomons, exoressive t to.
Bret that he was no longer a cnndidate. The repe.,r s'oo
ceeded to recommend that on the day the bailor of
taken :.,11 the candidates should have the ()Marion_ ob.
addressing the association, and that the candidat7sub,
seining the majority at the ballot, should then De co
mitted to a great public meeting of Liberal electo r_ 3
approbation. that Sit
Mr. Joins. WILLIAMS begged to announce
Charles Napier was not going to Lisbon, and 1104, idoe
fore, again determined to present bimsolf 044 P Ggi