Star.
London, England, 1830-09-18 00:00:00

INQUEST ON THE BODY.

As soon as Mr. Muldoon's death was known in Manchester, the
Coroner (Mr. Milne) made immediate preparations for the inquest, and
he was at &des as early as ten o'clock in the morning. The Jury bad
already been summoned by the constable, and some of them received DO-
tie. to attend as early as nine this morning. Shortly after ten o'clock
the Jury assembled at the Grapes lon, situate in Church-street, Eccles,
being part of the main road from Manchester to LiverpooL The num-
ber sworn was twelve; and their foreman was Mr. James Bradbum,
oneof the surveyors of the roads in this district. It was the Corona's
intention to have proceeded to business immediately, as he had another
inquest to attend at Flixton, at one o'clock, and a third in Manchester
in the afternoon; but they were necessarily delayed by the non-arrival
of the Earl of Wilton' who was the witness to be olled to prove the
manner in which the accident occurred. In order to lose no time, how.
ever, the Jury proceeded to the Vicarage, where the body lay, for the
purpose of viewing it. Here they were detained about ten minutes,
owing to the circumstance of Mrs. Hoskisson, in the paroxysm of her
grief, having forced herself into the chamber where her husband's re.
mains were deposited, and it was only by force that she could be removed
from the apartments. As soon as she was conveyed to another part of
the house, the Jury were admitted to the chamber, which was a bed.
room on the first floor. In order to avoid the possibility of disturbing
the unhappy lady, they were admitted only two-or three at a time into
the chamber, where the body was deposited on a bed, with a sheet
thrown over it. The Jury took a very cursory view of the body, as
they did not think it necessary to look at the injured parts at all, and
after the lapse of a few minutes, they re-assembled at the Grapes.
Between twelve and one o'clock the Earl of Wilton arrived, and the 1
Coroner proceeded to take his evidence. From the statement of the
Noble Lord it appeared that Mr. Husldsson, with other gentlemen, was
standing outside the carriage, the door of which was open; on the alarm
being given of the approach of the Rocket, he endeavoured to muve
round the edge of the door, and while in the act of doing this he became,
by sane means, entangled with it, and confused in his movements t at
this moment he was knocked down, and the consequence was that his
left leg and thigh fell on to the off rail of the way on which the Rocker
wee moving t be fell in such a manner that his leg and thigh were
crooked into an angle, so that two parts of the whole limb rested on
the rail—one about the middle of the thigh, and the other just above
the calf of the legs at this very moment the wheel went over him. As
soon as possible assistance was rendered to him, and he was forwarded
by one of the ears to Eccles; his Lordship further observed that no
blame whatever was to be attached to the engineers.
His Lordship was the only sworn witness before the Jury t his deposi-
tion having been read over, it was signed by him.
Lord Granville, in the course of several observations which fell from
parties that were present, alluded to a numbness of the limb with
which Mr. linskieson was affected in consequence of an operation
which he had not long since undergone, and said that that might in a
great measure account for the slowness and irresolution of his motions.
The Coaostso then addressed a hw words to the Jury on the evi-
dence that they had heard; and the Jury, after a moment's delibera.
Lion. returned an unanimous verdict of "Accidental Death." No deo.
dated was Imposed upon the car, by which the Jury expressed their
sense of !the entire absence of all blame on the part of those eon.
nected with the engine and railway.
In addition to what I have drawly stated, 1 have heard a few par.
titulars on which I can rely. Mrs. Hokin:on, wbote_feelinp may well
he imagined, insisted on laying out the body of her deceased husband.
She said, that when he was alive she was sure he would have bad no
one near him but her, and it was therefore bee right and he.:11.3n, to
perform that last Ace to his remains. Of course such a ng
could net be allowed these who, having more @contend o(tbsir feel.
tags than the lady, were better able to judge of whet was de.
sizable and proper t it was, however, with extreme &Malty fiat she
could be got toyldd the point. In addition to the inquiry instituted by
the Cormier, Mr. Wright, a Magistrate resident at Flixten, cane to
Fates in the morning, for the purpose of making inquiries into the
circumstances, though the Anal investiptien was, of course. in
the hands of the Coroner. It may be also motioned as ak
a.
raw eirstunstano, that Mr. Huallaga just before his visit
it the railway, had aide an appointment with bit James Caro.* for
it
pupae of having enbinitud to him the prospeetna, am of

new Company, which it is proposed to form for the purpose of establish-
ing steam communicstion with all parts of the globe—u well with
the United States as with Alexandria, Malta, the Mediterranean, Bor-
deaux, Ike. The Scheme also includes a loog line of coast. But
for the melancholy termination of Mr. H.'s life, this day, he would
have entered into the consideration of the merits of the Scheme. When
Mr. Huskisson's misfortune was made known, the deepest commisera-
tion for his sufferings was evinced, and several of the gentlemen of the
neighbourhood expressed a desire of doing all in their power to assist.
Mr. Hayward, in panic , sent a messenger to say that his house was
entirely at thedisposal of those who were most interested in the
arrangements made to alleviate Mr. Huakisson.
I believe that I have now pretty well mated to you all the facts that
have come to my knowledge. That they are accurate lam convinced,
for (though of course most of them have not passel under my own im-
mediate eye) I have derived my information from such sources as cannot
fail to be authentic. In conclusion, it affords me much satisfaction in
being able to send you a document drawn up by a gentleman deeply
interested in the melancholy transaction, and who was not only an eye.
witness of the accident, but also of the whole course of Mr. Huskisson's
sufferings to the moment of his death, at which fatal termination he was
likewise present. It will be seen that his account tallies in every par-
denier with mine, except that the one 1 send is more ample in detail.
I feel convinced that it may be looked upon ea authentic in every respect.
"The cavalcade of =Wages started from the station in Crown-street,
near Liverpool, at twenty minutes before eleven o'clock. At about
twelve o'clock they readied Parkaide, near Newton, a distance of fifteen
miles ; there they stopped, for the purpose of taking in a supply of
water. Many of the passengers in the different carriages availed them-
melee of this opportunity of alighting: amongst this number was Mr.
Huakisson, who went in the same carriage with the Duke of Welling-
too, and the other distinguished strangers. It may be well here to men-
tion that this carriage traversed one line of railway, whilst all the other
carriages occupied another line parallel with the first, and separated from
it by an intervening space of a few feet.
" Mr. Huai:Jason, after having alighted, went to the front of the
carriage, and was in conversation with the Duke of Wellington, who
had not alighted, when on a sudden a cry was heard that one of the
steam-awriages on the parallel line was regularl advancing: many of
the gentlemen succeeded in getting into the carriage a few seconds be.
fore the machine, rallying on at the rate of 25 or 30 miles an hour. Mr.
Huskisson finding himself too late, seemed a little bewildered, and he
either slipped down or threw himself down purposed as the best chance
of escape, when the wheel of the other carriage,going at this rapid rate,
went over his left leg and thigh /without touching knee), and fractured
the bones, and lacerated the muscles and blood-vessels to such a degree
that amputation, very high on the thigh, was immediately declared,
by a surgeon, who was present on the spot, to afford the only
hope of saving his life. He was immediately placed on a door,
which was put upon a small light steam carriage, in which he was ac-
companied by Lord Wilton, who undertook to proceed afterwards to
Manchester for a surgeon. There were also in the ear with him Mrs.
Huakisson, her relation, Lord Colville, and Mr. Wainewright, as well
as Dr. Brandreth, of Liverpool, and Dr. Hunter, of Edinburgh.
They proceeded to the Vicarage at Eccles, at the rate, as it is averred
by some of the party, of between 30 and 40 miles an hour. In the ab-
sence of Mr. Thomas Blackburne, the Vicar, he was received with the
deepest and most anxious interest by Mrs. Blackburne, who directed
him to be immediately carried into the nearest room—the drawing-
roora--.where he was laid upon a sofa. In a short time, four sur-
geons of .Manchester—Mr. Ransom, Mr. Whitton, Mr. Ganide, and
Mr. White—arrived, and, after a careful examination of the case, came
to a unanimous declaim, in conjunction with the physicians, that am.
putatioa, though indispensable to effect a recovery, could not, without
the most imminent and immediate danger, be undertaken, until a re.
action should have taken place. Instead, however, of rallying, be be.
came gradually weaker, with an increasing coldness of the extremities,
till after suffering excruciating tortures from spasms, which he bore
with heroic fortitude, be seemed entirely exhausted, and after about
fifteen minutes of apparent stupor, he breathed his last.
" From the first moment of the accident, he said that he felt he had
not many hours to West and he gave directions for some alterations
in his will, which wen carried into effect, and to which be affixed
his signature with as much clearness and precision as if he had been
in the enjoyment of perfect health.
" From the moment of his reaching the Vicarage till his death he was
constant) and most assiduously attended by his devoted wife, but now
distra widow (Mrs. Iltualtlenelso+n, by the kart of Wilton, Lord Gran.
Atte, Lord Colville, Mr. W t, and his medical attendants: in
whose presence, as wallas in that the vicar, Mr. Blackburne, who, at
his own request, bad previously administered the Sacrament to him, be
breathed his last at nice o'clock in the evening."