The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1885-01-24 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS IN 1384. Returns were issued on Monday of accidents and cayiielties on the reilways oi the trnited Kingdom, reported to the Board of Trade during the nine months ending the 30th of September, 1884. It appears that the total number of persons killed was 8:2 and the number injured 5,832. Of these numbers 31 passengers were killed and 556 injured by accidents to trains, rolling-stock, Cr permanent way, 77 were killed and 467 injured by accidents from other causes. Of companies' servants, 21 were killed and 83 injured by accidents to trains, rolling-stock, &c.; and 374 were killed and 1,660 injured by accidents from other ciuses ; 44 persons were killed and 23 injured at level crossings; 254 trepassers (including suicides) were killed and 136 injured. During the nine months there were reported 21 collisions between passenger trains or parts of passenger trains, by which 211 passengers and 7 servants were injured; 40 collisions between passenger trains and goods or mineral train-, &c., by which 107 passengers and 8 servant, were injured • 16 collisions between goods trains or parts of goods trains, .by which 5 servants were killed and 15 injured ; 46 cases of passenger trains or parts of passenger trains leaving the rails, by which 5 passengers and 4 servants were killed and 62 passengers and 7 servants injured; 13 CAM's of goothi trains or parts of goods trains leaving the rails, by which 2 servants were killed and 5 injured ; 8 ca-es of trains travelling in the wrong direction through points, by which 4 passengers and 10 servants were injured ; 17 cases of trains running into stations or sidings at too highs speed, by which 86 passengers and 11 servants were injured; 86 cases of trains running over cattle or other obetructions on the line, inIn.:sing injury to 4 passeugm ; II isues of trains running through gates at level cr ssings causing the death of one person end injury to ato tber, who were piveing along the public rod at tia. ; 4 cases of the bursting of boilers of emoms, by which 1 passenFYI was killed and 2 passengers and 3 servants were , injured; 291 failures id axles, by which 24 passengers woe killed, and 69 passengers MINI 4 servants injorod ; onefaanre of a break appsratus, by whit'. 3 1 pss,engers were injured; fads" s of coupling', invoicing injury to 6 passiqiger, ant 2 servants; Iwo failures of bridges, by which 7 sci cants were killed and 8 injured 106 odirgs poi tine of the permanent way, involving ujury to 1 servant; 6 clips in cuttings of embankments, causing the death of one passenger and 3 servants, and injury to 2 passengers and 2 servant*. Among the cases reported, but which involved no pens nai injury, were 876 failures of tires, 2 failures of sms-le, Lett 2312 broken rails.  At Cambridge on Moi.day two Trinity College students were charged with asavulting a policeman. the of them wae blowing a horn in the street, and on being saked for his name asiorulted the officer, whereup-. he was taken into custody. The other defendant then interfered, and raid Jul friend ought to he tair,n rather to the Proctor than to the police-station. The magistrate inflicted fines of S 5 and 200.1coste respectively.  or Bead Me, . new. 66 Column.. 11:  lIERBS ARE THE MEDICINES OF NATURE FOR ALL KINDs OF DISEASES FLESH Is