The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-29 00:00:00

NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS.

Owing to the intense cold and frost which has
set in, the waters of the royal parks were yesterday
visited by some thousands of people, a great num-
ber dispotting themselves upon the ice.
In the St. James's-park about, 3,000 skaters and
sliders wore upon the frozen surface of the water.
and notwith3tanding that about mid-day a rapid
thaw took plat,, yet the more numerous still kept
on the ice, despite the repeated warnings given.
The result was that a good number fell through,
but owing to the admirable arrangements of the
Royal Humane Socic ty were extricated, and hap-
pily with perfect safety. The ice at this place was
about two inches thick.

At Reg, nt's-park there were about 4,000 persons,
nearly half that number being upon the ice, and, as
itt the ca,.e at S. James's, when the thaw took place,
they almost to one kept on notwithstanding the
warning given. There were several immersions,
and one young man, named John Papwortb, being
taken out by the society's iceman, from a depth of
about six feet, in an almost insensible state, but
fortunately, by the excellent remedies of the society,
was enabled to go home,. The skating and sliding
was kept up until a late hour by some, but the
more cautious came off before dark.

The Serpentine, Hyde-park, likewise, had about
800 skaters and sliders, and in the clouts.) of the
day numerous accidents occurred, but none of a
fatal character. The ice-men were actively engaged
on the look out, at the same time cautioning the
more adventurous to go off, but very little heed
was taken by them.
TAE LONG WATER.—About 3,000 skaters and
sliders visited this water, the ice at one part of the
day being about two inches thick. The skating club
had pitched their marquee, and several of the mem-
bers were upon the ice. Some accidents occurred,
but none of them of a very serious character ; but
one of the gentlemen of the club ,was immersed,
and managed to get out himself, and after a time
went home in his wet clothes.

On the Round Pond there were upwards of 2,000
skaters and sliders, and about two o'clock some few
accidents happened, all of which were more or less
seen to by the society.
In the evening several inquiries were made at the
various receiving-houses for persons missing, and
who were supposed to be drowned, but all anxiety
was set at rest by the fact that no report of any
death had been received.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT

BOLTON.

Au alarming and fatal railway accident occurred
yesterday morning at Bolton at the terminus of the
London and North-Western line from Liverpool to
Bolton. About half past 6 o'clock a heavy goods
train had come up to Bolton from the direction of
Liverpool, consisting of an engine, 14 merchandise
waggons, and 18 waggons laden with coals. This
train should have stopped on an incline near Har-
greaves' cotton factory, about 300 yards short of the
passenger station, in order that the goods waggons
might have been shunted upon branches and taken
into the goods yard, but there had been a frost dur-
ing the night, followed by a rapid thaw, and this had
left the rails so slippery that when the breaks were
applied on the incline they would not hold, srnd the
goods train by its great weight forced on the engine
at a rapidly increasing speed, into the passenger
station, carrying everything before it. Beyond the
bottom of the incline about 100 yards the line
crosses Crook-street on a level, and the gates on
either side this street, placed there to protect it,
were dashed to pieces without impeding the progress
of the train. The passenger station in Great Moor-
street consisted of a booking-officeand waiting-room
for passengers, having a handsome portico in front,
supported by massive stone columns. Behind this
building, which was in two stories, was a shed about
50 yards long covering the line, and at the terminus
of the line, behind the booking-office, were six pas-
senger carriages, forming a train that was shortly to
have been despatched to Liverpool. The advancing
goods train ran into this train of passenger carriages,
driving them through the booking-office, demolish-
ing one-half of the station, and forcing two of the
further carriages across Great Moor-street. When
the station fell, about 25 yards of the shed behind
it also gave way, and came down upon the advano-
ing train. The engine of the goods train did not
meet with sufficient impediment to stop its progress
until it bad run upon one of the passenger car-
riages, entirelydemolishiug itand coming close upon
the ruins of the booking-office. In all there were
six passenger carriages, the engine, and three wag
gons laden with merchandise, shattered and nearly
knocked to pieces, besides the booking-office and
shed. A plate layer named George Royle was
shed ghite
al and; booking-office
nhg he
was
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standing on the step of the
its
coming by the
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him.uponoffitheasee
engine to go to his work, and while the train w
descending the incline he got down to the step with
intentiontlewarnd
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driverbbuetdatnhegerous, at
rthe speed they were going, and he remained in that
position to the last. The breaksman was. jerked
off the train before getting to the station, and
the fireman also got off safely before the
train reached the station. The driver, Richard
Rigby, courageously stuck to his engine to the
last, and his life was saved by crouching
down under a falling beam of the booking-office,
one end of which fell across the engine above
the place where he stood, and prevented the super-
incumbent mass from crushing him. A woman was
cleaning out the booking-office when the building
was knocked down, but escaped with very slight
injury. That there should have been no' person
injured by the train crossing two such thorough-
fares as Crook-street and Great Moor-street is extra-
ordinary, as many people were traversing those
streets, early as was the hour of the morning. Mr.
Norris, the company's engineer, from Liverpool,
Mr. Bradshaw, the traffic manager, and Mr.
Nidielson, goods agent, were sent for after the
ac L ident, and under their direction, and with the
aid of the police, barriers were thrown across
Great Moor-street to protect a body of workment
who proceeded as speedily as possible to remove.
the wreck from the thoroughfare. This thoerosentig:d
fare, however up to 12 o'clock at norrriszes t
pro-
a novel spectacle with the rail
jetting across it,
of the portico lying about,
some
hours would be re-
the removal of which
trsaffic of the line was carried
quired. The D S
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"ire accident. An inquest on the
on notwithstanding t
lingo masses :ndwthaoChcte7edecborlius,lnfonrs
body of Boyle was to be opened in the evening,