, 1870-07-09
RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN ENG
LAND,
An E1curxiOn Train Wrecked on
tho f;rent Northern Rntlrond-A
Scene OF Horror.

AAG l0Cl6 "a Lut kEE4lUiC AECluGEt WHICH 1
| CURED near Newark early on Tuesday NOR,
ing, were go clear at first that little remains
, be added to the accounts published yesterda,
general goods trnin from the north was prt
ceedipg at the rate Of sixteen to twenty mile
per hour past Newark station, on the main uI
under Claypole bridge, half mile from th
station, the axle of eix-ton truck belongin
to the Manchester, Sheffield i Lmcolnshir
Company, which formed part Of the ttain
broke. The immediate consequence appear
to have been to throw this truck, with a jerk
when the Yorkshire excursion train OF thirt
carriages, conveying 500 or GOO person
between twenty and thirty miles Is a, n
hour. The engine Of the passenger tai,
seems to have bounded OFF the line, struck Ii,
embankment, rebounded toward the line. with
out regaining the rails. and 10 have dashed OF
with tle train behind 1t, partly on and partl,
OF tho wny, and under tho bridge, the engine
itself or one Of the carriages chipping piecs
81 etone of the buttress as it passed. Fo,
my yards, Or more, the engine, q locomotive
Of hftE tons weight, and the carriages imme
dately behind iolted and bumped along OF the
metals. Then the engine, having left the
way, darted Of to the embankment Oh the
left, struck tho bank, and turned comp1etely
instantancously thrown over and about tie
proetrate locomotive. The Inter hall, con.
slHting Of fifteen or sixteen carriages, had be.
come detached. and remained on the rails,
The whole Of tho other. carriages were, by the
forge OF the impetus. driven over and into
eacn 9t9ef IN one general wreck,
pued high ~ tho wayaide rather than
scattered around brook ran at tie foot Of
the small embankment Of the railway; and a
| green bank, srtmounted by thin thorn fence,
marked the company's land OF from small
naature-held adjoining. Horc, at l:3o O'Clock,
oi .nG r mr. m1nng II The
turned engine and by tho cries and groans Of
| wounded persons. Naturally, the passengers
in the after-pArt of tho train we're the first TO
| give assistance, and to run of to Newark and
scour tho district for further mid. Adequate
| help, both surgical aud mechanical, appears to
have been got together as promptly az could
be expected 1t 80 untimely an hour still the
| aEony OF the sufferers vas in eonoe c,sea
! necessarily protracted. Nj. G. A. Wilson.
nnste-sellnr. Of Leeda, acted with remarkable
presence Of mind. This gentleman wys
and four gentlemen. Oh felt first a burnn.
saw the lamp shake, felt the train on The Iine'
and the next instant found himsa]f almost
buried, he knew not whera. Racf,yer;n,
breath and collecting lis facultica. In I1isenv,
ered fhat la wna trRtlr bei hr ~ o;tI,t
If timber nraeu;IC ~, L;s XII" ~ 1o,Sus
D,,-tae'i ~ lsse6 s.6, ~ W. anAle anu up:
sn5 snI,ntsts naad % daa, Mele q, p1oAen t Panks
s1od r. co.r $50 l.. s4r 49,, ~ ta Ae nau-
s6e9 ~ eea. away, out he was quite unable to
e5tacate -, nus leg. IN AZ u eldes be heard tho
~ IN, ~ - 1871 "oHuo: AZ Guula give nc nelp;
M, VIZ uans 4ottatnae ne relfalneo from
5anasSr ~ t1,,,' han .n p!nol3 u greater
c,,n.stsnoa. ,' ,.a. "etu ieae'eo. inc cis-
so- fa.,rJ ,.h;1o GG1o ~; pecause ~ ~; VIII
ppn I9aa .4u, 4 mae t s a.kie was last hcli enc
a nce h;, %as Dens On snc snsst o. gentleman be-
~" mHo naa sat III ene same
sad H'enu Mnom ne Knew,
rnr e.-noo+ir os ~ "uuua;;asny us;ay nM1SeG nun
shny,+ salnHy sa 70 lang out Gropipg
res"i ~ NJ ~ w;ssoa "a s 1a,t @ hanos coald
1sdr' Tr;;h%1an W Mtoa 1eI e. ana saW INC afns OF
.1nS. "5olg ,.;.3. 1Ng hs hanaa ho found them
;".an, ~. III gioou. aHe laaF Was Mrs- hob
-;aea' n3 uzu %. ~ tne neAt eeat o1 the car
tnb ho,. ~ ~" ~ r. nels fcs9ea f % aeath. tor
AMI he1d w 4; n9 ,h aha us II if1ena below remain
1nsn ~ 81 ~ i1laea e nnsn AZ lehsth me work
t4sn H. ~ .nG". ~, WILSON u1ected their
sIa sHpeasnons, ano, a1ter danger from misappiied
rose,aeS AN ~ aeeiaenta! ahd probably we'll
s LIZ ~ INV " tna heaa !ron cFoTbar he
sons antIc W,s boI;arnG nG'u ~ ha E1 ~; W
1ianv 5,hap Mp?. Inonsh bruised anu sp1alned
vuna .sa4 oi more OF less severe
ths WonnJe, rs.e c9as t4e geeae before ~
to thsr Lomes. n Ton1d ~ : ol SEM
which caused the arcent Een.;n,, ~ sts.ah1 uacA
to tie fore-nart of tbn 15o,, ,faar e, astc1ea
ercurr;nn e1r;na ~ sn% ny s ua at.es atsaek ths
500 yaTds or 1nora hafora 4to n carns; uHaucs u
way and II Was thrown ~ ,rh;1o ap1't sase
In tho rear Of II we're scsttaTaj onnnt - 80
firgt shock. tvn ha;rc t,rnod ~ 49,. 49,, ~ ny
stsgnant watet on The London n;do ~ tha
br;aee. II Il fnrtunata thst no.h;ng ue " me
ia1iy ;ngamm,iIa a. oun,os;sa .uas nosns PalnGu-
roofls train and thst tha ~ ~ - tne
ftllI iii aea,nst tbe hn,tress ~ H. T.! no1 l.1
go 1endeF tha w1aci9 ~ H. ~ sne orauge ana
plete than Il las 1,een~ Gsn"s @ - enVno 1a sosu
"~>~-
eyerr tfa5n ve.beT tn o5 ,to,, Tnno,, U, T. Anu 40
es ,ie spot' lila carr;aca u;n,o~ 1un' ~ i,a5 R1a
WITH fta hc,,.s - r,asarroes ma4aoss , ase A4so
ret rIirnnsa ~ Tx scaIs ~ ~ enueayolaaS 10
AN Ace,o1;sT nv W. ~ rxz'W1nss ~ .ue Tss.asne'
Tie train. Consisting ~ twantr.two r
adyertise.1 ] I an % sncfosT III punc1aaay to tune
safe uut,i the tFain nesred Na,-a-t =. st!a
peara Tint pooi1a tra;I ~ noMna, ~ ap-
woo1len goods. was nrocces1;ns, m IT. ~ W.
London. when thrnngh tha hrost;s uo ~ wy ~
a1lctreo, several wagons wore s thTnssn - ;nto ~
fortunately, at the snot therc ia y c,,rro ent1
a little beyond the scere al the rccdsnt a1lo
BoutAwartls. there in a hri5na Thase 49,
vented the driver Of the eIcnreion trs;n fran
seeing the danger Until too iato tn AVOID @ tio
Though the steam waa turned OF, M
into the goods Wagons With fr;t.htfn1
effect. Tia enrino tgas nrartr-,oS ;nta
The ditch 1T liz dovn s;3e ~ tlo l;no ir.o
while the tender was throUn ;nto ~ IN naiI' a;t
5%6 go9aS ng magGns we're eaea into
axle and s,,bsennent concnse;na s,,ttane.i
about tLo n1 i;na 1,,n,, ~ h,' scat'ered
tio fIeiiIs heyo1,t1. fla 1.esan16r anu t mto
tLo encine, wcre liz ia Pn rnor1s,,,,t. nus MeAs
nne nver tI,,a osh1r ,n5 ,,;ion =. oii'eu
n tto 49,, ~ f. - ~ ~. E1ely carnage
-not oTo ~ ~ t,s,,,t ~. a.u oo11s ~ ohsn