The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-25 00:00:00

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ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON

RAILWAY.

A serious accident occurred yesterday afternoon,
near the Reigate station on this line of railway, by
which several persons were more or less injured,
and the traffic on the up line impeded for a con-
siderable period.
The accident arose
_from the Brighton 1.30 p.m.
fast train running into some waggon goods which
were in the act of being shunte just below the
Reigate station to allow the passenger train to pass.
The signals were dead against the driver of the up
train, and his conduct in driving against them was
considered by the officials so reprehensible that he
was taken into custody immediately after the
accident.

The 1.30 p.m. from Brighton brings on the 11.30
a.m. from Portsmouth, and yesterday the joint
traffic from the two places was unusually heavy.
NotwithstAndiug this circumstance the train was
rather before its time on passing Honley, the
next station south of Reigate, and the accident
took place before the train was actually due at the
spot where it occurred. The effect of the collision
was to throw the engine of the passenger train off
the rails. The tender and guard's break did not
leave the metals,: but several of the first and second
class carriages were thrown off, and their inmates
much shaken. There were a great many passeligers
in the train, and among them several persons of
distidction. Happily none of them appear to have
been dangerously hurt, and all were able to come
on to London immediately after the accident, ex-
cept the Hon. Mrs. Haubury Tracy, who mains
at Reigate under medical care. The n...efiess of
Inverness and the Bishop of Oxford were in one
carriage. The duchess, we regret to learn, was
mush shaken: The bishop fortunately escaped un-
hurt. Among the individuals who suffered more
or less by the collision, may be mentioned the Rev.
Mr. Clarke, of Woodford, in Essex, who sustained
a severe hurt in his back ; Mr. Ramsay, of Mill
Hill, an injury to the back of his head ; Mr. Bloom-
field, of 30, Tavistook-square, an injusy in the
knees ; Mrs. John Thornhill, of 53, Holywell-
street, Strand, an injury in the breast ; Miss Cur-
tis, of 1, Chester-square, an injury to the eye ; Mr.
W. Holm, of Brighton, a severe injury on the nose;
and a female domestic in Vie service of Miss Dyne-
ley, of 78, Upper Berieley-street, who was much
bruised.

Mr. Greaves, station-master at Reigate, was on
the spot when the occurrence took place, and after
calming the fears of the passengers as well as he
was able, he immediately telegraphed to London
for assistance, which was sent down from New-
cross without a moment's loss of time. Mr. Slight,
the secretary, and Mr. Hawkins, the manager of
the company, were absent in Paris, yesterday, at-
tending a meeting in connection with the company ;
but in their absence, Mr. Samuel Slight, assis-
tant secretary, and Mr. Wallis, the superin-
tendent at the London-bridge Station, adopted
energetic measures, and in a very short time
a►l the passengers, with the exception of Mrs.
Hcnbury Tracy, were brought on to London
by a special train belonging to the South-Eastern
Railway Company. Among the passengers in
the train was Mr. H. C. Brenchly, surgeon, 0,1

Brighton. This gentleman rendered essential RSSifi,
tauce to his fe►low-passengers, and came on to
London with. them.

At the London-bridge station, Mr. Wallis had
procured the attendance of Mr. Cock, the eminent
surgeon of Guy's Hospital, and this gentleman siw
all the passengers on their arrival. The Rev. Mr.
Clarke accompanied Mr. Cock to the hospital on
foot, but all the other passengers proceeded to their
respective residences.
The Bishop of Oxford was very active in render-
ing assistance to his fellow-passengers. His lord-
ship, on reaching Redhill station, telegraphed to his
friends in L ,nclon that, " by God's blessing, he had
escaped injury." The right reverend prelate, how-
ever, on his arrival in London, rather forcibly de-
manded to know from whom he was to obtain
compensation for the inconvenience he had suffered.
The first guard of the train escaped unhurt, but
the rear guard were not so fortunate. The engine-
driver, Taylor, was much shaken. He has been a
long time in the company's service, and was gene-
rally considered a steady and careful man. As
already stated, he is in custody, and will be brought
up for examination this day before the bench of
magistrates at Reigate.
The ordinary traffic of the line was resumed at
five o'clock last evening.