The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-24 00:00:00

SERIOUS COLLISION ON THE LONDON
AND NORTH-WESTERN RALWAY.
WEEDON, SUNDAY AFTERNOON.—ShortIy before
dusk yesterday evening the railway station of this
town was the scene of a very serious collision, by
which many persons who were passengers along the
line sustained grievous injury. The circumstances
connected with the unfortunate event, which was
nigh depriving the company of two of its most efficient
officers, viz., Captain Huish, the general manager of
the traffic department, and Mr. Bruyere, the superin •
tendent, are described briefly as follow :—The mixed
passenger train, which usually leaves Liverpool at a
quarter past eleven in the morning for London, is due
here about a quarter past four in the afternoon, and
near that period on Saturday a coal train unfortu-
nately happened to come up into the station. The
station-master at once ordered it to be shunted into
the siding, in order to clear the line for the Liverpool
train then due. Almost immediately it was an-
nounced that it had arrived, and had brought
up at the signal-post, some six hundred yards
down the line, the stop signal being exhibited by
the signal man. Captain Huish and Mr. Bruyere
were in one of the first-class carriages, and with
a view of ascertaining the cause of the detention,
the latter gentleman left the train and proceeded
along the line towards the station. After the lapse )F
six or seven minutes, the coal train having been got
clear on the siding, the Liverpool was signalled to
come on. It accordingly was brought up to the plat-
form. The train, although a long journey one, was
not more than ordinarily heavy ; it had the usual
complement of first and second-class carriages, and
at the rear were three private carriages on trucks.
Amidst the bustle attending the arrival of the train,
and when it had not been standing at the station more
than a minute, some of the porters at the Rugby end
of the platform were alarmed by observing the rapid
approach of a cattle train, at a speed perhaps of some
twenty or fifteen miles an hour. So sudden, indeed, was
its appearance, for the station is situate in a curve
cutting, that before a cry could be raised of its ap
proach, it dashed into the Liverpool train with a force
that struck terror and consternation into ail around.
Numerous were the passengers cut, bruised,
and otherwise mutilated; several, indeed, as
they were carried out of the carriages ap-
peared to be seriously injured. As soon as
the excitement consequent upon the collision had
abated the usual measures were pursued in obtaining
medical aid, and removing the sufferers to the neigh-
bouring buildings. Amongst those most seriously
injured was Mr. Curry, an elderly gentleman, who
was understood to be connected with the firm of
Ridgway and Co., in King William-street. He was
a passenger from Warrington, and we believe was
sitting in one of the second-class carriages. His con-
dition is most painful, for it is apprehended he has
sustained severe concussion of the brain. A servant
of Colonel Douglas Pennant, who was riding in a
second-class carriage next to the luggage van, was
also found to be dangerously hurt, having sustained
severe injury in the head. A third poor fellow, attired
in the garb of a labourer, had his leg shockingly lace-
rated from the thigh downwards, though the bone was
not broken ; and Mr. Cleaton, a Welsh flannel mer-
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mer-
chant, residing in Barnsbury-park, received severe
contusions about the face and head Several ladies,
sadlyoin 15 cutto and2o bruised.persons Altogether,
occupants of the coupes and other compartments of the
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were
less injured.
The position of Mr. Bruyere, the superintendent of
the line, at the moment of the 'd acct ent, was most
perilous. The train having come to a stand-still at
the station, he proceeded to the
compartment wherein
Captain Huish was seated, and leaning against the
side of the carriage, with his . face looking towards the
head of the train, was conversing with the captain,
who had his head partly out of the window when the
cattle train came U. Unfortunately, he neither
heard its approach raised the porter.
The the cry by por •
The sehock drove him with astonishing force against
several gentlemen who were standing near him on
the platform, and falling to the ground, he rolled over,
and would have dropped %between the platform and
the rail, but for the timely aid of some parties who
seized him, and saved him, perhaps from a lamentable_.
fate. As it was, his clothing was partly torn from his
person, and besides bruises,
he sustained a slight
injury to the thigh.
Captain Huish escaped with a
bead, from the fact of his
flesh cut on one side of the
looking out of the carnsage window at the moment of
the collision. He wa
completely stunned by the
shock, but we are happy to say he has resumed his
official duties. Owing to the
coal-waggons being
thrown across the
line by the force of the collision,
the train was delayed here about an hour and a half.
Doubtless a strict investigation will be instituted as
to the extraordinary passage of the cattle train past
the signals which denoted danger.

SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—An accident, which had
nearly proved of a very serious character, happened in Ox-
ford-market on Saturday last to Miss Collingwood, the
eldest daughter of Mr. Felix Collingwood, of the Manor-
house, Wheatley. It appears that Miss Collingwood and
her sister were walking through the market in company with
their father, who was slightly in advance of them, and when
passing by the shop of Mr. Ash, butcher, Miss Collingwood
received a cut across her nose, completely severing the car-
tilage. Mr. Ash, it seems, was standing outside his shop,
and at the instant Miss Collingwood passed by he turned
round to beckon to some one with his knife, which caused
this singular and unfortunate accident. Miss Collingwoodr
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