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inding the tap immovable, and that the watter.
escape, he became apprehensive that th 4
uld become red hot, and so collapse. He-
, left the tap and raked the fire from the fur-
The trucks were left therefore a perfect biotic
• line. Not being provided with the electric
elegrapb, some delay occurred in sending a message
the London terminus and procuring a pilot -engine.-
While this' was going on the station tnasteir appears
to have acted with much promptitude in protecting
the up line. A porter was dispatched to the long
distance semaphore, and the man -from-the coal de.i

pOt, not in the service of the coropavy, was sent
further down the line to the extent; it was re
presented, of 1,000 yards, with the red flag.
A luggage train shortly afterwards came up and
was duly stopped, and this was followed by an Exbibi.
tion excursion train from Hull, which was brought
safely to a halt at the rear of the luggage trucks. At
length the pilot engine arrived, which tock the coal wag-
gons in tow, and the luggage followed in a short time.
In order that the Hull train might have the fullest
amount of protection, it wa, signalled to come up to
the station, which it did. It was there detained until
such time as the preceding coal and luggage trains
could have been some distance on the road. It was
then nearing seven o'clock, but clear daylight, and the
red signal lamps, however, were not lighted. Ttie
man who had been sent 1,000 yards along the line,
stated that be kept to his post; that a train driven by
two engines, and consisting of 35 carriages (which
proved to he from Leeds, York, &e.) cams in sight;
that he waved and held the red flag right over the line
and in front of the engine, and that when it passed
him—and this is perhaps the most remarkable part of
the story—the driver waved his hand to him as if to
imply that he understood him, and that be was to take
it away. The train went on with the speed but
little, if at all, reduced. A man who was ,at work
at the coal depOt, perceiving the approach of the
train, at once started up the train with his arms
raised, with a view of stopping it. It is ;averred
that he had gone two hundred yards when the
train passed him, and the driver seeing him
at once shut off the steam and adopted every mode
of bringing it to a halt; but with a train of 35 car-
riages, all crowded with passengers, which, with the
two engines, amounted to a weight of 300 tons and a
momentum force of perhaps 1,000 tons, it was not so
easily to be accomplished. The deplorable conse-
quences of the collision are known. Happily the Hull
train was put in motion, and although it had not pro-
ceeded many yards it was sufficient to reduce the
shock considerably. With respect to whether the
danger signal was really placed at I,O(kC yardgokask
the station, as mentioned, there seems to be consider-
able doubt. The drivers of the engines of the York

train, as also the guards, spoke of not seeing the man
with the flag, and they asserted that had he been there
they must have seen him several yards before they
came up to him. They added that the first intima-
tion they received of there being some obstruction on
the line was observing the danger signal at the
bridge and the man who had run up the line with
his arms raised. They at once shut off the steam,
reversed it, applied the breaks, and did everything
that was possible to check the train ; and had it been
lighter than it really was they were of opinion that
they could easily have stopped it in time to have
averted the collision. The greatest difficulty
was its enormous weight, and it appears that it was
that alone which prevented them bringing it up.
There were other circumstances urged in confirmation
of the representations of those in charge of the train ;
but from the very private way in which the proceed-
ings altogether were conducted, and the strict injunc-
tions given the men not to render any information to
the press, we are unable to afford them publicity.
The inquiry did not terminate until late last even-
ing. Captain Leifer), as may be generally known,
gives his opinion as to the cause of the accident in a
report to the Board of Trade, and therefore we are
not in a position to state what conclusion he came to
in this unfortunate instance ; but we may mention
that Mr. Leith expressed an opinion to the reporter
that the collision was purely au accident and arose
from the inability of the drivers of the York train,
owing to its heavy character, to bring up in time to
prevent coming in contact with the Hull carriages.
On inquiry into the state of the Rev. Mr. Snell,
who continues at the house of Mr. Rhodes, the Rail-
way Hotel, near the station, we learnt that he remains
in a very bad state. He has not regained the use of
his lower extremities. Most of the clergy in the dis-
trict have visited him and condoled with him as to his
painful position. The other sufferers lying at the
hospital are progressing favourably.

THE LATE DISASTER ON THE BUCK-
INGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY.

BICESTER, FRIDAY EVENING.—Major Dews, one
of the Buckinghamshire Railway directors, hes this
day personally visited the sufferers from the late acci-
dent, with the view of seeing that every attention is
paid them. The medical referee of the company is
making terms with the various persons injured, and
paying them compensation in cash for the injuries
they have sustained. An impression exists that the
disaster will lead to the adoption of a double line of
rail instead of a single one, as at present, from Oxford
to the Claydon junction. In consequence of the ca-
tastrophe a special meeting of the board cf directors
is called for Wednesday next. The funeral of
Corporal Noon took place yesterday afternoon
at Oxford in the presence of a very large concourse
of persons. It is understood that be was on his way
to Oxford on a love errand, and that Elizabeth Easley
was also on a similar mission. Mr. and Mrs. Bad-
dington, Mr. Bailey, Mrs. Jenkins and daughter, and
Mr. Smith, who were injured, have left Bicestar. The
following persons remain under the care of Messrs.
Dawson and Woodward, resident medical gentlemen,
viz., Mrs. Susan Collis, of 53, Moorgate-street, with
collar- bone broken and severe bruises. Mrs. Mary
Terry, of Bull-street, Abbey-place, Friars, Oxford,
with shoulder bone dislocated and severe bruises.
John Wood, warehouseman to the Grand Junction
Canal Company, 1, Green Dragon-court, Fore-street,
Cripplegate, with lacerated scalp and severe bruises.
William Bolton, cheesemonger, 4, Olive-place, with
contusions ; Francis Davies, private of Life Guards, a
native of Kirtlington, Oxon, who was on furlough, is
suffering from pressure on the chest and severe con-
tusions ; John Nevill, coal merchant, 9, Beckford-
row, Walworth•road, London, contusion of the back ;
George Garden, porter, 5, Thomas. street, Oxford-
street, London, fractured rib ; Daniel Sheldon, Eaton-
mews west, Eaton-square, lacerations and severe con-
tusions.

RAILWAY RETURNS