The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-02 00:00:00

The Accident at Carron Viaduct.

The accident which occurred on Monday even
near Larbert, on the Scottish Central section of the
Caledonian Railway, is one which is highly signi-
ficant of the perils of the modern highway.b A
train of 52 trucks and guard's van, conveying cattle
from Perth to Edinburgh market, and dressed meat
for London, broke in two while crossing Carron
which spans a
Viaduct, ravine from 50 to 60 or 70
feet deep, precipitating the latter half into a deep
and swollen stream. It is probable that the great
length of a cattle or goods train may render it more
liable to such accidents than a passenger train, but
the mere possibility of such a disaster is at least
suggested by the occurrence. Of the three persons
whose lives were at stake in the present instance, all
of them, fortunately, escaped with comparatively
slightinjuries. The guard, alarned Esson, jumped
off before the fatal plunge of the train; but lie was
still more severely injured than his companions—
namely, llasting and Cartwright, who were in
charge of the cattle, both of whom fell with the
guard's van. Twenty-six vehicles in all went down
into the abyss—namely, three close vans for dressed
meat, which were immersed in the Carron, and 22
trucks of. cattle and sheep and the guard's
van, which fell upon a lade of the river and
the bit of meadow between. The scene pre-
sented was frightful, the cattle being either dead or
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and now., • • -

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