The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-14 00:00:00

FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

CHESTER•LE-STREET, SATURDAY NIGHT.—A. feat ful
accident happened this afternoon on the Pontcp and
Shields Railway at Eden-hill, about six miles from this
place. R, ceutly a quantity of iron stone has been sent
west, and as the incline at 'l'w 7..1e-bank was wade with
the object of running coals east and hauling empty wag-
gons west, a locomotive engine was engaged to assist in
hauling up the iron-stone. Last Saturday a new engiee,
No. 119, was sent from the works at South Shields for
that purpose. About half-past one this afternoon, the
work being nearly over for the week, this engine was
running stogie and unattached from the bank-top west.
There were four persons, besides the engine-driver and
stoker, sitting upon it. It was going at a pretty smart
pace along the top of an embankment, at a place called
Eden-hill, when one of the rails sprang out of its chair,
and instead of dropping into it again jumped to one side,
and i❑ a moment caused the engine to plunge over the
embankment, a height of about 12 or 14 feet. Two of
the men, the fireman and a person named Swinburne,
partly jumped and were partly thrown from the engine to
a considerable distance. With the exception of injuries
to their faces by being thrown violently to the earth, they
were not seriously hurt. After throwing these men off
in the manner described, the engine fell with its funnel
towards the embankment, and then rolled over o❑
its side, burying the other four men under it. There
were a few men abouZ, the bank top at the time of the
accident, and the alarm being given they were soon en
the spot; the intelligence of the accident being also sent
to an adjoining colliery village, the villagers, men and
women, shortly followed. Every exertion was made to
rescue the poor fellows buried under the engine, but it
was a considerable time before this could be done, as the
engine weighed some seven or eight tons, and took
some time to lift. Two of the poor fellows—John Mann,
au engineman; and William Richardson; a bank-rider—
were quit© dead when taken out, and were bruised in a
most shocking manner, the side of the engine having
fallen upon them. A young man named George Moffett
(a fitter) and a pitman (a stranger) were more fortunate;
having fallen where the pressure was less violent, they
were dug out with each a broken thigh. An express
having been sent off to this town for assistance, medical
men were on the spot shortly after the men were
dug out, and paid every attention to those alive. The
wounded men are in a very exhausted condition, but
Moffett was sent home to Shields by a special engine,
and the other poor man to a neighbouring house. The
bodies of the dead men were taken to their homes, a
short distance from the spot where the accident took
place. A number of men have been sent up from South
Shields this evening, with shears, Ike., to try to get the
engine on the line again, and it is expected that an in-
quest will be held on the bodies of the two men killed on
Monday, when a searching investigation will be made
into the cause of the accident. The above particulars,
however, were related by a person who witnessed the oc-
currence.

TIM LONDON WEATHER.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—Yesterday having presented one of the most
sensitive specimens of the variableness of this climate, I
am induced to send you some observations thereon from
my notes. Since Monday the elements have been in a
very unsettled state, with a negative air, which has
prevailed since the 2d inst. Tuesday was stormy, with
heavy showers of rain and thunder. Wednesday, the
temperature did not exceed 69 degrees in the shade, and
and sank to 52 at night. Yesterday morning the ther-
mometer rose gradually till the index reached 67 degrees
at one o'clock P.M., when a heavy shower set in,
which, though of short duration, deprived the atmo-
sphere of 9 degrees of heat in less than half an hour,
the murcury sinking to 58 degrees. A little before
three o'clock there was heavy rain and thunder, and at
a quarter to five o'clock there was a violent squall, with
soaking rain. The temperature was then 56 degrees,
and sank to the. extraordinary cold for this month of 44
degrees during the night, presenting a difference, as com-
pared with the highest in the shade of the same day, of
23 degrees, but compared with the registry of the 2d
inst. of 40 degrees. The barometer has been very fickle;
having fallen to 29.66 inches, as it was at four o'clock
yesterday afternoon, it suddenly started up and reached
30.05 in. by nine o'clock this morning. The most re-
markable feature of the month has been the ungelw"
state of the air since the 2d inst., produced from nega-
tiver,
clouds and currents of wind, which have sibs:
wve,e!
the positive electricity from the animate circuietrdeny, as
as from the earth. The mean heat
compared with that deduced from the same diminution
ebBoturs of ob-
servation the 2d exhibits a continuedthe former
diminution
throughout the day and night of 15 degrees,t. degrees.
showing 5q degrees, and the 2d ins
I am, Sir, your subscriber,
The weather still unsettled;
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P.S.—Three o'clock, P.M.
,
barometer, 30.07 in.; mometer64 degrees.
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