The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-07 00:00:00

SINGULAR ACCIDENT.

On Wednesday week one of the most frightful ac-
cidents occurred in the village of Duffield, Derby-
shire, it has ever been our painful duty to record. A
highly-respected man, Andrew Dawn, servant to Mr.
Barton, quarry-master, of Duffield, was returning
with a horse in long gears, having assisted with a
load of stone up Burley-hill ;he was gaing on the
quarters of the horse sideways, when opposite the re-
sidence of Col. Colville he met some youths carrying
a tin kettle, the noise of which unexpectedly produced
an abrupt motion of the animal, dislodging Dawn
from his seat, giving a circular momentum to the
gears, which fell at the same moment, swinging round
one leg, and, singular as it may be, the hook caught
the chain, very effectually securing the poor man
to the terrible fate then awaiting him. He per-
ceived his situation, and being a very strong and
powerful man, he did his best to release himself.
In a moment the horse began kicking, when poor
Dawn was thrown backward. Ninety-nine men out
of a hundred would have given themselves up in de-
spair to inevitable destruction, but at this moment,
awful to all appearance, he felt an inexpressible im-
pression that if dragged to his master's stable-door
his life would not be sacrificed. The horse started
off at full speed, and Dawn being a strong man,
swung himself on his face, and with a tremendous
effort, by doubling his arms under him, kept his head
from receiving the dreadful concussions his situation
rendered him liable to. Several attempts were made
to stop the horse; but these added to Dawn's dis-
comfiture, as they only induced sudden jerks on his
limbs and body. He says he never lost his confidence,
and that during the whole distance (400 yards),
knowing where there were large stones for building
purposes, he made inconceivable effort to avoid their
contact, and with his great strength succeeded in ac-
complishing it. The collectedness of his mind was most
exemplified in the horse's turning into his master's
yard, one half of the gate of which it is usual only
to have set open ; this was the case, and when the ani-
mal rushed through in order to follow his track, he
put forth his last energies, and, rolling himself twice
over, escaped the dreadful shock, which having re-
ceived most probably would have killed him. A fus-
tian jacket assisted to protect his arms, which, as may
be easily conceived, were dreadfully bruised and la-
cerated ; his hands were as though he had burning
coals in them ; indeed, it is impossible to give a de-
scription of this frightful accident. It is stated also
that the horse constantly kicked during its intempe-
rate course. When released the poor fellow's jaws
were fixed, and brandy was administered by force.
On rallying he was twice bled, and we are most.
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ANOTHER, OF TUE HEROES OF WATERLOO.---In our
obituary to-day, will be found the death of Captain
Anderson, of Broadlie, one of the heroes of the Penin-
sula and Waterloo. In his campaigns he had been
thrice wounded, once with a spent ball, which entered
his ear, ran round between the skin and the flesh, and
came out at the back of his neck; on another occasion,
through the elbow ; and latterly on the field of 'Water-
loo, when he got his left leg shot, and lay with it on the
field for four hours before he was taken up. While lying
he got his watch, sword, and everything that he had of
valne about him, stolen by a soldier's wife. An English
officer, in pity for his sufferings, tried to trample him to
death with his horse ; but the sagacious animal leaped
over him and unhorsed its rider. llis leg required to be
amputated at three different times and places. He was
a kind-hearted benevolent maß, and much respected in
his native parish (Neilston), where he resided after re-
tiring from the army.—Glasgow Post of Saturday.