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London, England, 1868-09-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1868.

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A BERGELE, Tuesday.

It would appear that the chemical composition of
the petroleum which caused the terrTc fire imme-
diately after the collision between the mail train
and the goods trucks is to form an element in the
inquiry into the circumstances connected with the
accident. Evidence on this point has been ten-
dered by counsel for the manufacturers of the oil.
There have been rumours afloat that the petroleum
with which the whole of the fore part of the mail
train was saturated when the trucks and the oil
barrels were smashed by the collision was of a pecu-
liarly explosive nature. The manufacturers assert
it to be simply 41,0 n-explosive. They declare it to
be a fact that you may drop a flaming match or a
red hot cinder into it with no other effect than the
extinguishing of the burning combustible. The
learned gentleman who to-day appeared for them
offered to submit the oil to analysis by any chemist
whom the Coroner may appoint. The Coroner ex-
pressed an opinion that evidence on the subject of
the petroleum will be desirable. It may be observed
that even now the line at and near the place where
the accident occurred smells strongly of petroleum.
Mrs. Dicken, who alleges that she in vain entreated
ladies to come out of the burning carriage, stated
in the course of her evidence that in approaching
those carriages she passed the post-office net, she
being at the time on the six-foot side of the train.
The company have now the post-office tender at
the Abergele station, in order that the jury may in-
spect it this evening. The object of the company
is to give a practical contradiction to the woman's
st3ry. Mr. Littler, their counsel, s Lys it will be
found that the net would not be on the six-foot side
of the down train. It is right to observe that the
solicitor who produced Mrs. Dicken as a witness
denies that this would be a contradiction. Ile states
that, iu saying she passed "the net," the woman
only meant the van to which the net was attached.
In reference to his use of the word " worthless," on
Friday last, as applied to Miss Ilaughton's evidence,
the Assessor explained this morning that he had
only intended to express an opinion that it was
worthless as regarded the point under consideration
at the moment Miss Haughton was tendered as a
witness. They had just before been examining
witnesses as to the cause of the accident, and it at
once appeared that the young lady knew nothing
about that. He had never intended to express an
opinion that Miss Ilaughton's testimony was worth-
less in respect of the circumstances on which it had
a bearing. There have been contradictory state-
ments as to whether the doors of the carriages in
the fore part of the train were locked on both sides.
The company believe that none of the doors on the
platform side were locked. All the locks found
among the burnt fragments of the train will be
produced for the inspection of the jury. Thirteen
have been found. Of these nine are unlocked
and four locked. This would seem to bear out
the view taken by the company. The locks will be
shown to thc jury in the state in which they were
found.

In the evidence given by Sara, the driver of the
goods train, it will be found stated that the shunt-
ing operations at Llanddulas were being conducted
on the down rails of the main line just about three
minutes before the down Irish mail was due there,
because the waggons began to descend the incline
at 12.35, and at about 12.38 the Irish mail was due
at the point where they commenced to run down.
It will be observed, also, that a rule of the com-
pany, with a copy of which the driver was furnished,
states that goods trains must be shunted at stations
or sidings ten minutes before a passenger train is
due, and kept there till five minutes after it has
passed. It appears, however, that in respect of
shunting the driver acts under the direction of the
breaksmen, and that there is a certain discretionary
power vested in the latter. For instance, though
Llanddulas is the regular shunting place for the
goods train driven by Sara when it is about to leave
the line clear for the Irish mail, it sometimes shunts
for this purpose at Rhyl, and sometimes at Aber-
gele. From the evidence of both the driver and
the fireman it would seem that, even if the place
was clear of waggons, there is not a sufficient length
of rail on the Llanddulas siding to shunt as a whole
such a train as that which caused the accident. On
the day of the accident the siding was partly
blocked with waggons, and a division of the train
was indispensable,
in order that a portion of the
train might be placed on one set of rails in the
siding and the remainder of it on the other set. To
carry out the operations necessary to effect this
division, the rear van and some trucks were in the
first instance left on the main line ; then three loaded
waggons were brought out from the siding and
4' kicked" back in the direction of the other trucks
and the van. The kick was too strong, or the
breaks were too weak if they had been applied. The
two sets of waggons ran down the incline, and met
the mail, with what frightful results needs not to
be repeated. The evidence of the servants of the
company has not been all given yet. It will be
further interrupted by the examination of gentle-
men who were in the mail train at the time of the
dreadful occurrence, and who have responded to the
request of the company that passengers who could
speak as to the state of the fore part of the train
immediately after the collision should do so. Col.
Rich, the Government Inspector, has received a
letter from a friend of a missing gentleman, who
fears that he may have been among the killed,
though up to this there has been no identification
of any property belonging to him, and his name
has not appeared in the list of the victims. The
gentleman is an American, named Bayard Clarke.
It was believed that he intended to travel in the
Irish mail train on Thursday, the 20th ult., and he
has not been heard of since the accident.

not possibly have shunted ten minutes before the
Irish mail was due. The time table of our trains
shnws that Llanddulas is the proper place for my
trai❑ to shunt for the Irish mail. This is one and
the same place as Rayn and Lupton's siding. Not-
withstanding the instructions for my siding at
Llanddulas, I can do so at Aborgele and Ryle, and
have done so. Our doing so is at the discretion and
judgment of the breaksman. It was from 20 to 25
minutes past 12 When we reached Lltnilulas on
the day in question.
The Assessor—Can you give any reason you did
not at once shunt at the Landdalas- siding on the
day in question ?

The Witness—Because I saw at once the siding
would not hold the entire of the train.

The Assessor —But you intended to make room.
How could you do that?

The Witness—There are two lines of siding, and
we could make room by putting some waggons on
one set of rails and some on the other. Neither of
the sidings was sufficiently long to have held my
train on that day. I had to leave " empties" on
the siding that day. There were two lots of empties.
After having left all—there were two lots of them
—the remainder of the goods train could have been
shunted on to the other rails of the siding. .My
train was a long train that day ; but not an un-
usually long one. We do on other occasions as
on that day have goods train of 47 waggons. There
were trucks on the sidings before we arrived that
day. We had left two or three tracks of the 47 at
Abergele. Under any circumstances there would
not, to the best of my belief, have been sufficient
length of rails to have shunted the whole of my
train that day ; therefore, even if I had no empties,
I must have divided my train in order to shunt for
the Irish mail. I don't know whether the siding
at Landdulas is the property of the London and
North Western Company, but it is under the con-
trol of the stationmaster at Llanddulas. He always
works the points and the signals. Even at stations
the train is under the control of the breaksmen. The
breaksmen receive their orders from the station-
master. On the day in question I did not hear the
stationmaster give orders to the breaksmen ; but as a
rule I don't hear them. Those officers are too far
away from me on such occasions. I would not have
gone into the sidings without orders, nor would I have
done so without some person holding the points.
My train is timed to reach Abergele station at 12.5.
Another goods train is due there at 11.55. On
the day in question that train was behind us. It
was behind time. It starts from Chester at 9.45,
which is after us, but ought to pass us. On this
occasion it did not. Rhyl is our place to shunt
for that other goods train if it was in time. At
Llanddulas the rails of the siding are, I think, on
the level, and both are on the same level. If we
have a long train, we generally divide ; if a short
one, we put it on one siding only. I cannot tell
how many waggons were on the siding when I
reached it that day. I know there were waggons
on each set of rails in the siding. I never on any
previous occasion saw any trucks parted from my
siding go down the incline. Both Richard Wil-
liams and Robert Jones, jun., ran after the trucks. '
Williams ran first. Neither of them caught the
truck-3.

Mr. Edwards-Wood asked whether the company
intended to produce the driver of the other goods
train—the one which was late.

The Assessor observed that the driver of the train
referred to by Mr. Edwards-Wood had not been
on the scene of the accident.
Mr. Edwards-Wood was instructed that the
driver now under examination ought not to have
passed Rhyl till the other train had come up and
passed him.

The Assessor—You can examine the witness on
that subject.

By Mr. Elwards- wooa—'rt—
from Holyhead is due at Conway at 12.38. It
sometimes passes as I am at Llanddulas. There
are " turnovers," or cross-over lines, from the up
to the down line. I never have crossed the main
line myself to shunt for the mail train, not that I
am aware of, when the siding was not sufficient to
hold my train. To the best of my knowledge, I
never have put waggons on the up line when there
was no room in the siding in order to allow the
down mail to pass. That is done at another hour
of the day, when no train is due on the up line.
There were trucks belonging to the limeworks
when I reached the siding on that day. I don't
know whether they were loaded. The wheel break
on a van is a much more powerful break than the
side break to each truck. The side break may
prevent a truck when still from going into mo-
tion. Ido not know of my own knowledge that
the wheel-break had ever been applied in this
case. The wheel-break is sometimes locked
with a strap or chain. I don't know whether
there was a strap or chain to the break in
this case. I have seen break-vans without either a
strap or a chain. If the break-van was standing
still the break would remain down, even if not
strapped or chained. If not strapped or chained I
presume a collision would release it; but I think
that even in such a case it must get a strong blow
to relieve it. The distance the men were from the
trucks and the speed at which the latter were going
prevented Williams and Jones from overtaking the
three trucks which descended. The trucks and van
were loaded. Should say that one break on the
side would not stop trucks struck by these three.
I don't think it was any one's duty to have been in
the break-van at the time of the accident, because
the breaksmen had to come out to assist in shunt-
ing. I cannot tell which of the two breaksmen at-
tended to the break and the tail van that day. I
saw both of them in different places about the wag-
gons. Ido not know the exact time at which I
left Abergele station that day.
By Mr. Littler—To the best of my belief there is
only one goods train a day each way timed to stop
at Llanddulas. I should say that one line of;raiLs
on one siding would hold 24 or 25 waggons.
The Assessor—Has there ever been any occasion
when both sets of rails in the siding were unable to
hold your train ?

Witness—No, not that I remember.
The Assessor—Has it ever occurred that you
have been unable to shunt your train there ?

Witness—No, not that 1 remember.
By Mr. Littler—My train is timed to leave Lland-
dulas at 12.45.

By the Assessor—l have sometimes been able to
shunt the whole train ; sometimes I have had to
divide it. There never has been an occasion on
which the two lines of rails were insufficient to hold
my train.

Thomas Davis, fireman of the goods train, was
then examined by the Assessor. He said—l re-
member reaching the Llanddulas station on Thurs-
day, the 20th, Alfred Sara being the driver of the
train. We shunt our train at Rhyl, Abergele, or
Llanddulas. On the day in question we intended to
shunt at Llanddulas. There was no room for the
train as a whole in the siding. There was
room on both sets of rails for the truck of
which the goods train was made up. I think
the train itself was too long to be put in on one
set of rails, even if there had been no waggons
there already. I don't know 'whether there were
waggons there when we reached. We had empty
waggons to leave there. Richard Williams un-
hooked the end of the train. Subsequently I saw
three waggons going back towards the waggons and
van which had formed the tail of the train. Those
three waggons had been " kicked" back. I saw no
one putting on a break ou them. I saw the breaks-
man running after them. I saw the tail end trucks
running as well as the three other trucks. I don't
remember any occasion on which we were unable to
shunt on. one or both lines at Llanddulas. I do not
remember waggons having escaped and run down
the line on any occasion. When we kick off wag-

gons at that spot it is not usual to put the br?!•.k
on them.

By Mr. Edwards-Wool—The station-master's
son was at Llanddulas on the day in question. lle
was working the signals. There was a danger signal
up at the station when we were shunting, and a
distance danger signal was also up. I did not see
the distance signal worked that day. I did not see
the semaphore signal at the station worked.
By Mr. Littler—The stationmaster was on duty
and at work that day.
By the Assessor—The stationmaster's son held
the points during the first shunting.

The continuation of the other evidence did not
carry the case very much further. After a caution
from the Assessor, the two breaksmeu of the goods
train and Samuel Eaton, the Stationmaster at
Llanddulas, said they had no wish to be examined.
They are, however, to be at liberty to tender them-
selves for examination to-morrow, if so advised by
their legal adviser.
Eaton's son, a boy of 13, in the company's em-
ployment for the last three months, stated that on
one occasion, before he entered the company's ser-
vice, he saw trucks running down the incline to
near the place of the accident, from which they
were brought back by an engine.
Mr. Kennely, a passenger by the mail, stated that
all the fore part of the train was in flames within
five minutes after the collision.

Lord Hamilton, seeing the invitation to passengers
to give evidence, wrote to say he would do so at
any inconvenience, but could not be here till Mon-
day.

It is believed the in juiry will close before then ;
he had not been communicated with by the
Coroner.

The inquiry is adjourned till to- morrow morning.

MURPHY, THE NO-POPERY LECTURER.

On Monday afternoon, as Mr. Murphy, the
well-known " No-Popery " lecturer alighted at the
Victoria Station, Manchester, from Bolton, he was
arrested on a magistrates' warrant by Captain
Palma, chief constable, it having been deposed on
oath that Mr. Murphy had come to Manchester
for the purpose of giving a series of lectures which
would undoubtedly occasion serious breaches of
the peace. Notices had been placarded at various
points near the place where the proposed lectures
were to be given, and persons were warned against
assembling in the neighbourhood of the lecture-
room. Mr. Murphy was informed that on his
undertaking not to lecture or to go into the neigh-
bourhood of the lecture-room he would not be
arrested, but he declined the offer, and said he
would yet lecture in Manchester in spite of all
opposition. After being taken to the detective
office, Mr. Murphy was locked up at the Albert-
street Police-station. Several of Mr. Murphy's
friends from Bolton proffered themselves as bail.
He appeared then disinclined to accept the offer,
and said he preferred to remain at the police -station
all night. He, however, changed his mind, and
was discharged on his own recogniaances to appear
next morning at the City Police-court.

Accordingly yesterday morning Mr. Murphy ap-
peared before Mr. Robinson Fowler and full bench
of magistrates, in discharge of his recognisances,
to answer the warrant which had been issued,
charging him with having attempted to create a
breach of the peace. The warrant stated that
William Murphy had issued and posted, or caused
to be issued and posted, in the streets of Manches-
ter, notice of his intention to deliver, at the As-
sembly Rooms, Cooke-street, Huhne, certain
lectures upon the subjects specified in the notice
or placard ; that the delivery of similar lectures by
Ali said William Murphy in divers town; and places
ha I led to serious breaches of the peace ; that the
hiforalants had reason to beliov,
that if the said Nv should deliver, or
attempt to deliver, any such lectures, a breach of
the peace would be caused.
Mr. Fowler, addressing the defendant, asked him
whether he was prepared to pursue the course that
it was understood he had pursued elsewhere, namely,
to undertake not to deliver the lectures which had
been announced.

Murphy.—l never undertook not to deliver the
lectures.

Mr. Fowler.—l understood that you had. Will
you do so now ?
Murphy.—No ; I will deliver my lectures, and
suffer the consequences. I am sure that in free
England I have as much right to speak as Mr.
Ernest Jones, or any other man.
Captain Palin, chief constable of Manchester,
said—l apprehended the defendant on Monday,
on a warrant issued by the magistrates, I met him
at the Victoria Station, by the train which arrived
from Bolton at half-past five o'clock. I asked him
to accompany me in a cab to the Town Hall, as I
wished to have a few words with him. While we
were in the cab he asked me whether he might
consider himself in custody. I told him that that
depended upon circumstances. When we arrived
at the police-office I got out of the cab, and asked
the defendant to get out ; but he said, " No, I will
not get out, I will go to Cooke-street." He asked
me if 1 had a warrant. I said that I had, but that
I had not got it with me just at that moment. He
refused to get out of the cab. I went for assist-
ance, and eventually, by the persuasion of two
friends who were with him, he got out and went
with me into the office. One of the friends was a
Mr. Flannagan, a Protestant lecturer, and the
other a Mr. Marsden, of Great Harwood, Accring -
ton. Mr. Marsden had accompanied him from
Bolton, and Mr. Flannagan had met him at the
station. I told Murphy that if he would under-
take not to deliver the lectures he might be set at
liberty. _ _

Mr. Fowler.--You told him the course that had
been taken by the magistrates ?

Captain read to him the notice that
had been issued. He said that the magistrates had
no right to prohibit his lectures, and that he had
as much right to lecture as Mr. Ernest Jones, or
any one else. As he declined to undertake not to
lecture, I felt it necessary to detain him, and he
was taken to the Albert-street Station. At half-
past ten o'clock he was liberated on his own recog-
nisances to appear on Tuesday morning. While
in the cab he took out of his pocket a ten-chamber
revolver, and gave it to Flannagan.

Mr. Fowler.--Was it loaded or unloaded?

Captain Palin.—lt was loaded ; and he also
took some loose cartridges out of his pocket, and
handed them to Mr. Flannagan. When at the
detective office he gave up a " knuckle-duster "
(produced).
Several persons residing in Cooke-street and the
neighbourhood were called, and swore that if the
lectures had been delivered a breach of the peace
would in all probability have taken place.
Murphy addressed the Bench, and called wit-
nesses, after which the magistrates retired.
On their return into court,

Mr. Fowler said.—lt has been proved before us
that if these lectures are allowed to be delivered
riot and destruction of property are likely to fol-
low. Even your own witness (Mr. Flannagan)
proves this; and seeing what has taken place in
other towns, where you have given similar lectures,
we feel bound to protect life and property. We
therefore call upon you to enter into your own
recognisance of £2OO, and to find two sureties of
£lOO each, to keep the peace for three months.
The defendant was then removed in the custody
of the police.

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