The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-25 00:00:00

ALARMING ACCIDENT.

An accident of a very fearful character occurred
yesterday morning at the works which are going
on at the Euston-road, St. Pancras, for the forma-
tion of the Metropolitan, or Underground Railway,
by the giving way of a large portion of the earth-
works.

For sometime past that portion of the Euston-
road lying between Judd-street and Wilstead-street
has been closed, except for foot passengers, and un-
like the previous part of the work in the Euston-
road, which was tunnelled, the roadway has been
excavated, the cutting extending from kerb to kerb.
A small portion of the archway has been completed,
and the work appeared to be going on very satis-
factorily, and without any sign of danger, until
about a week since, when the inhabitants of the
houses on either side of the road were alarmed by
their houses shaking, notwithstanding that they
stand back a considerable distance, the forecourts
or gardens on either side being between 80 and 100
feet from the pavement. The pavement and a por-
tion of the gardens began to sink, and the inter-
stices in the pavement and the garden walls were
filled up to prevent the fracture going any further.
On Thursday afternoon the works were going
on as usual when the foreman of Mr. Jay, the con-
tractor, first saw that the earth on either Side
appeared to be a little loose. The work, however,
went on as usual, and nothing of importance
was noticed until between one and two yesterday
morning, when from the cracking of the earth and
timbers danger was apprehended ; so much so that
the foot pavement was at once stopped, and no one
was allowed to pass. Small portions of earth kept
falling from that time until about three o'clock,
when a large portion of earth gave way on the
north side of the road ; but the workmen having
fortunately been apprised of the danger none of
them were injured. Shortly afterwards another
fall took place, and about four o'clock the whole of
the 'earth in front of the pavement on the north
side, the pavement itself, and the walls and railings
in front of no less than eight houses, fell in with a
tremendous crash, the noise resembling a dreadful
explosion. The fall caused the houses :to shake,
and the inhabitants being alarmed rushed out, fear-
ing the houses were about to fal!.
The whole of the gas, water, telegraph, and
other pipes fell in, and were destroyed, and the
heavy timber which was used for supporting the
earth on either side was broken in half.
Workmen were immediately engaged in shoring
up the walls and houses, and in stopping the water
and gas pipes, for both being full on great danger
was to be apprehended.
The other portions of the work, notwithstanding
the accident, are going on as usual. A large number
of workmen are engaged in removing the debris.
It may be stated that the forecourts and the pave-
ment on the south side are very much cracked, and
in a dangerous state.

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