The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-26 00:00:00

ACCIDENT ON TEE GREAT WESTE
accident occurred to the Lion t

train to Maidenhead, whTChle

eight on Saturday morning last, causing consid,

to the passe

Just as' the tram
tre of the Hanwell viaductlrcame to 'a sudden stop, in con-
sequence of a large piece of iron attached to the engine be-
coming loose, and getting entangled in one of the large cen-
tre wheels. A man was immediately sent back to the
Hanwell station to have signals instantly hoisted to prevent
the next train, which was expected in a few minutes, from
running into the one delayed. After a stoppage of nearly an
hour and a half (during which time none of the passengers
were allowed to leave the carriages, but most rudely re-
pulsed- when they expressed a desire to do so to ascertain the
cause of the delay), the engineers, with hammers and other
tools, managed to clear the piece of iron from the wheel of
the engine; but, in consequence of some damage which had
been done to the machinery in the course of their labours the
engine would-not move an inch ; the steam rapidly escaping,
and apparently from the bottom of the boiler. Long before
this time the nine o'clock down train, with the Hesperus en-
gine, bad arrived on the viaduct; and the only mode of
wetting forward with both trains was found to be to have re-
-se to the engine of the last train to push behind. This
:^d the whole party arrived at Maidenhead about
two hours beyond the usual time, quite as much annoyed at
the conduct of the guards and other attendants, as at the
great delay they had experienced. One gentleman, who had
to be at Southall to attend to an important appointment,
scrambled over- the doorway of the carriage, which was
securely fastened, determined to brave a prosecution with
which he was threatened for disobeying against the regula-
tions of the company. He gave the guard his card, saying
he should be forthcoming, when wanted, to answer any com-
plaint the directors might make against him. He was re-
fused permission to walk a short distance along the line, but
was compelled to descend the embankment to proceed to
Southall.—Morning Herald.

Das results.

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was don

RIOUS ACCIDENT.—WhiIe the Albert steamer was on
e from Stirling to Leith, on Tuesday week, shortly

on boar

, merchant, Leith

unwell, and had

gone forward to the bow of the vessel,. while standing on ,
coil of ropes lost his balance, and fell forward over the rail
into the sea, when the vessel passed completely over him.
The engine was immediately stopped, and the boat at the
stern lowered ; two men in three minutes were in the boat
and ready to proceed ; and although the steamer had, from
her rapid motion, gone a considerable way a-head, the boat
arrived just in time to rescue him when on the eve of sinking,
and returned with him to the steamer. He lied received a
severe cut on the back part of the head, supposed to be from
his falling on the anchor. Every means that could be thought
of was used for his recovery. There being no surgeon either
at Charleston or North Queensferry, the captain run the
steamer over to the South Ferry, and waited until two medi-
cal gentlemen came on board, who attended him to his house
at Leith. It is but justice to state that the captain made
every exertion to procure a surgeon, and the steward never
left Mr. Pirgivie until he saw him in his house, and gave him
all the attention be could bestow.' We understand Mr. Pk—
givis is in a fair way of recovery.--Scottioh Standard.