The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-06
III + DISPATCH.
FRIDAY MoRSING......-,,.'S NOVEMBER : ,s.-

AN EScLiaA RAILWAY CARRIAGE OK FIRg.-Tha
following account OF q dangerous accident which
reeeatly occurred on the Great Western railway
(Eng) is supplied by an eyewitness:
was passenger in the ND train which Ia dua
az paddinston Ut SO p. NJ; and short time after
happening to look out Of the window i saw several
people leaning olt of the windows of carriage
some distance fronI me. who were making signals
aud evidently trying to attract the attention Of the
ehsine'drIver soon perceived that the carriage
was on IRE as the smoke began to curl out betyyeen
.bo heads OF the afrightea passengers. We imme
alatey made such signals from our own carriage as
we couin with u handkerchief fastened on to an
umbrella, hoping that we were nearer to the
ensihe we might succeed in attracting the atten-
tioh OF the driver. ALI these signals h.wevar
proved sain Tor at least twenty minutes, and the
tram whiried along the Imprisoned and suffaca
ted passengers at the rate OF forty miles AN honr
nn.ii as 1t approached London, the speed iimin
!shed 10 about ten miles an hour as IL WAS nranar
sns 70 stop at the ticket Platform; were about
iour hundred and fifty yards distant from, the n. ~
oi the platform where we should have stonnad ,sh,
we saw policeman on the line.
10 ihade signals to him with frantic energy and
were oveTJoyed to find the speed slacken and the
r,a, ain a. 'ast stop about two hundred yards We
u'ned instantly to rescue the passengers some of
"noih mad tainted aud had been cut by the splin-
wnich the heat had sent fying about the car.
80 80 IN one minute more flame was darting ont
WIZ mIuao"s, and in two three more the
hr.,
~, iuIlousy for half an hour and three ont Of
". al III compartments We're entirely DESTROYED =
Tho a. .ne tram not stopped till il had reached
,r PasoI III, Ihe passengers, of whom several
-; i,uIes, would have been in their bur.incr
pns ~, M least one minute and probsJlv ons
~. hai, longer, by which time the flames ,,,.t
J.; s! u"'eioped them; 40 that have no hesitation
80 90 - ing mat had not the policeman attracted nv,
60 aNe 20 elghhls, stopped the train when he ala
baan VI tne unfortunate passengers mnst have
ou nurnt alive; a fate the more contann,,;
VI "hicn Il SO horrible that wa NAV ho s,rs ~
one % " tae imprisoned passengers vii, e,sr So. ~
she eariul agony which he endured d,;. W. -
naI' .our winch elapsed from the time of t;s AZ; a.
covering the danger to the time ,yban hn .n- us
placed IN safe y, and which was endnrad soI.,
cause ne could not communicate with tho Sri,ss,
correspondent, who was an occunant ~ .ho
burning carriage, writes: '''
smoke was perceived rising from, tho soo. -.
whlch lady was sitting opposite TO me- whom u 7
immediately handed to the other end Of th. CO..
rage ana never more fully approved the broad
suaSe ny plllng cloaks and coats over the burn-
ing seat, the ntnes were for some time kent frou
rising, Dut the smoke suffocating In ,ba
meanwhile set the same lady to scream ont nj
the window, thinking she would do il mncb hettsr
than myself, and she performed to admirationi-
For miles we went on blazing and smoking. for mo
guard could hear: but the alarm at leugth snr ,ad
along the train. and it was stopped Just near Ken
saigreen, only, believe, because they take ticket.
there. Three carriages were completely burnt''