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
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Caledonian Railway, is one which is highly signi-
ficant of the perils of the modern highway. A
trainfr
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for London, broke in two while conveying cattle
andcrossing d dressed eCarron
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Viaduct, which spans a ravine from 50 to 60 or 70
feet deep, precipitating the latter half into a deep
awl 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 peraons
whose lives were at stake in the present instance, all
of them, fortunately, escaped with comparatively
slight injuries. The guard, named Esson, jumped
off before the fatal plunge of the train ; but he was
still more severely injured than his companions—
namely, Ilasting and Cartwright, who were in
charge of the cattle, both of whom fell with the
guard's van. Twenty-six
into the abyss—namely, three close vans for dressed
meat, which were immersed in the Carron, aud 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
dying, and nearly all being crushed or mangled.
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butcher's knife was applied even before they were
got out. The cattle seemed to havsteori,lo:ools(tt3tr,il2o.tLid,ff:.inileouarisnelie)tdales,oisatni:lnl:
more severely than the sheep, and where death had
not ensued from bodily injury, it took place in many
cases from drowning, suffocation, or cold. The de-
tached portion of the train also included light w
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goes, mostly filled with she,T,yawrldelisceg
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ironwork having bent to clap
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precipitated from the bridge w The tracks
which remained on the line and 'l
injured. The accident ' were also considerably
ing of an axle in the t is attributed to the b
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in the line which f ruck which was the
twentieth
the fall was heard formed
the train. The noise of
described as aat a considerable distance,
and is
were rescued dead crash."
alive, including About 30 sheep
trucks which remained those taken from the
number were taken out above, and about an equal
slaughtered. 100de.ad or were immediately
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from the vans that had s
and stock is estimate' at abotnulletearitel:
fallenides of meat were taken
was estimated that it' would into the Carron._ It
restore the line. The l • take 18 hours' labour to
loss to plant, viaduct, way,
vehicles
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went
down

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