Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1883-03-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SEVERAL PERON S INJURED. even,. OmFriday week, on the arrival of the 11.25 a.m. more inclined North-Eastern Branch train from Pickering to 'present attitr Scarborough, a very serious accident occurred, say on the which might have occasioned great loss of life. shall *The traip was drawn up at the ticket platform, andikthe engine was. uncoupled for the purpose of "-runnir!g round" train for the purpose of u pushing it into the station when the process of th, ticket collecting had been performed. To do so s this the engine of each train runs up towards eithe. Scarborough a distance of some fifty yards, Land And then, being turned on to another line, returns, ' • andafter a further distance had been traversed is again switched on to its original line' but this time at the rear of the train, which at the usual signal is propelled forward into the station. On this occasion, however, when the engine had become detached, andbad the run beyond the points fromftwhich it would re- _ great effectrorbieed turn on an independent line, by some mis- "ilte Bootch and English peopi'S -.lnderstittiding the engine returned on the to blow up portions of London is Wriginal line, and ran with great violence Thursday nightInto the standing train, smashing - the - that that front van, and severely injuring several of the spassengers. Dr. Wood, of Kirbymoorside, the Coroner for the North Riding of Yorkshire, was seriously ce about the heed . nd face, he occupying the fourth compartment nearest the van when the inapact occurred. . MB injuries-were attended to by Dr.. Wright, : the surgeon to the Company, and he, accompanied by his wife, were enabled to return to liirbymoerside the same night. Another . victim to the disaster was Mr Cooper, of S-nainton, formerly schoolmaster, but now shop- • keeper and news-agent, of that place. Ile is a • cripple using crutches, and hashed his legs and a thighs broken four. times. After the accident it _. was thought that his left thigh was broken, but : subsequent examination showed that, although he was severely contused, he had not sustained `anylractured limb. He was conveyed to the _house of his brother, employed on the NorthI-Eastern Railway at Scarborough its a ticket I collector, and who was, in fact, talking to his brother when' the accident occurred. The ticket-collector himself sustained a contusionnf the hand. Very fortunately, the guard, Cartwright, had put on his break before leaving his van, otherwise the tram might have been started down an incline towards Seamer, and more disastrous consequences have ensued. .411 a NUR WOOD IN Marwood, the executioner, who has been stay,-at Bradford, was interviewed on Friday week, talked with great freedotn concerning the `ihood of his . services being required mnetion with the. prisoners now awaiting for the Phcemx Park murders. In r to the question whether the prisoners be condemned to death, he said -ter was almoat a certainty. Be said he the least fear in going to Ireland, and • tngements Aid been made for his proAsked whether he had—on previous any trepidation, he replied that he . visely, and not started straight, and tayed in the gaols. In Ireland be ith the greatest kindness, and he , ere again with pleasure. When • nerick he was very well received, 'seed the "Blarney stone" more new how to get on in Ireland. fliculty in the execution of , e bd not the slightest fear. one of science and arrange- i 'requent communication with , wit, and if he had again to , protection he had had • acreased as the necessities red. Asked if he had any he replied that a Govern•ercise some restraint in ms, but he said, with an ice, that he did not feel view of the Irish shimualawful acts should the power of the t that this had He did not consider ttached to him cent The men varied, 'etly, whilst others e had never yet he did not think unkindly. If it ked to get along whatever about ught his recapI always been, -JRIED ed in the tydon, of Railway Shortly number iccavaentity le dehis the of ed re