The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-14 00:00:00

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A." efirfotlltaddent happened about. tweiVe-o•clocz
Friday night at the portion of the works of the Thames
Embankment between the Temple-gardens and Black-
friars-loridge. Huge pileatad been driven into the bed of
the river, for the purpose of excavating the foundations.
One hundred men were at work within the wooden
wall. In order to *complete the work within the given
time it was necessary to employ two sets of labourers, and
the night men were just resuming when the accident hap-
pened. The first alarm was given by a man whose barge
was lying moored off the Whitefriars-wharf. He was
very much alarmed by the troubled state of the water.
A very strong wind had brought up an immense tide, such
as to shake the stout piles and bend them like reeds. He
at once gave an alarm. The other men were at work.
Hearing the piles cracking, and knowing the great
height of the tide, they rushed to the sluices in the hope
that by letting in the water that way they might lessen
the danger that threatened the works. Unfortunately,
they were not able to effect their purpose. Those who
remained in the trench hastily scrambled out, and at the
same moment the water broke through the piles, which
snapped with a loud report. In an instant the whole
trench was filled throughout its entire length, awl a good
deal of damage was done to the works. The large
timber piles floated about the river, and caused consider
able alarm amongst the boatmen. All the floating stag-
ings were destroyed, and also a wooden bridge used for
the purpose of filling the large barges of the scavengering
contractors. One of the engines used in the driving of the
piles was thrown down and sank. As soon as the accident
occurred, a rumour was spread that all the workmen were
in the river ; but beyond a good wetting, in a few instances,
it is believed that no man has received any injury.

THE BOILER EXPLOSION ON THE TYNE.

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The Northern Daily Express gives us details of the
explosion on the Tyne, which we have already announced.
As we have stated, it has caused the death of three men,
besides severely injuring other three. The steam
wherry Eleanor, belonging to Mr. W. Cochrane Carr,
fire-brick manufacturer, South Benwell, Newcastle,
was discharging bricks at the Friars' Goose Works,
about a quarter-past three o'clock, and as the
boat was leaving, having discharged a cargo of fire-
bricks, and when about two or three yards from the quay,
the boiler expload. At the time, a number of workmen
and others were on the quay, and when the explosion
took place it was feared that some of these men had been
struck with the shattered fragments of the boiler and
killed. It was found, however, that with the exception
of three men, all of those on the quay had escaped.
Immediately on the steam clearing away, a portion of the
wherry was seen still afloat, but none of the crew were
left on board. A search was then made for the bodies,
and one of them was found on the top of a house on
the quay. Portions of the bodies of other two men
were found on different parts of the quay, in a frightfully
mutilated state. On the three shattered bodies being
placed together, they were found to be the three men
who formed the crew of the wherry, and the men injured,
it was found, were workmen employed at the Friars'
Goose Chemical Wo-fks.