The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-01 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT

On Saturday evening a deplorable accident happened to the
Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford, whilst riding in a
phaeton at Curraghnaore, Ireland. Many exaggerated state-
ments of the circumstance have appeared, but the following
account of the casualty, from the Tipperary Constitution,
is, we believe, correct:—
" It this day becomes our very painful duty to state that a
most serious accident, which might have been attended with
fatal consequences, occurred on Saturday evening last to the
Marquis of Waterford and his interesting and amiable lady.
We shall not dwell upon the very melancholy event, further
than to relate the particulars as they have been communi-
cated to us, by a gentleman who spent some time at Curragh-
more yesterday. On Saturday evening the Marquis and
Lady Waterford went to drive, as they had been in the habit
of doing for some evenings before, abort the demesne, in a
phaeton, drawn by a pair of well-trained horses. which his
lordship had purchased in London, a short time previous.
In descending a hill near the wood-ranger's house, the car-
riage, which was very light, ran upon the horses, and they
commenced accelerating their pace, upon which her ladyship
appeared alarmed, and caught hold of the Marquis, and it is
thought this circumstance prevented him from having that
power over the horses which he otherwise would. The
horses dashed on at a rapid pace, and the Marchioness
was thrown with great violence to the ground. In a
moment after the vehicle was overturned, and the Marquis
fell between the horses, one of which had his legs broken.
By a desperate effort his lordship extricated himself from the
carriage and ran towards where Lady Waterford had fallen.
She had stood up, and his lordship just came to her when she
was in the act of falling. She was conveyed in an insensible
state upon a litter to the house, and remained speechless up
to yesterday morning, when she called for tea, and made
some observations relative to the accident. Medical aid was
quickly procured, and nothing that surgical skill could effect
was left undone. Doctors Purcell and Briscoe were promptly
in attendance, and in the absence of the Surgeon-General
from Dublin, Doctor Smyly lost no time in proceeding to
Curragbmore. The Marquis received some severe bruises,
but he is in such a state of mind about her ladyship, that he
appears not to bestow a thought on himself, and has not left
her since the accident happened. The latest accounts we
have received are most favourable, and we trust an all-mer-
ciful Providence will restore the noble pair to health, and
spare them to a tenantry by whom they are justly beloved.
We never heard more sincere regret expressed at an occur-
rence, and we hope it will soon become our pleasing duty to
record the convalescence of the Marquis of Waterford and
his interesting and benevolent lady."

The following additional particulars
Evenin_q Mail of Wednesday :

ri the Dublin

..
We have been favoured with a communication from Cur-
raghmore-house, announcing the arrival there of Mr. Cusack,
the celebrated surgeon, from this city, as well as that of Mr.
Smyly. The former left town on Monday evening, accom-
panied by the Hon. Captain Talbot, one of the Aides-de-
Camp to the Lord-Lieutenant.
In order to allay the fears as well as to answer the inqui-
ries of the thousands who flocked around the house to
ascertain the extent of the accident and the state of the noble
sufferers, there was yesterday issued and posted the follow-