Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-03-03 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.  A horrible-aQe; occurred on the North-Eastern Railway timber siding at West Hartlepool. Some laden waggons were being pushed along by an engine, the shunting guard, William Milner, riding on the buffer stock of the front waggon. By a sudden jerk the poor fellow was thrown off with his neck across one rail, and five waggons passed over him, severing his head from his body. Deceased leaves a widow and two children. A shocking and fatal accident occurred at the Ealing railway station. Miss Louisa Bruce, aged 24, was a passenger by the seven o'clock train from Paddington, and on arrival ;at Ealing, before the train was brought to a standstill, she attempted, it is supposed, to alight, but instead of doing so somehow fell between the carriage and the platform. The unfortunate lady was seen to fall, but before she could be extricated from her position she had received severe injuries to her spine. She died within an hour of the and occurrence. Deceased was the daughter of Major Bruce, who died only about two months ago. The driver of the meat train from Leicester to London ran his traiti into a new and incomplete line of rails. The engine was buried in an embankment, five trucks were smashed, and the driver and stoker hurt. The 2.30 p.m. train had just left the Marsh Mills Station for Biekleigh, on the Great Western Railway, when the driver sighted a waggon in front propelled by three men, with one of their wives upon it. Although the engine was stopped with all speed the poor woman was hurled a considerable distance, receiving injuries which will probably prove fatal. Shortly after a broad gauge engine ran off the rails near the same spot, and the trains were further kept waiting two hours before they could pass. Mr. Bedford concluded an adjourned inquiry at the Board-room, York-street, Westminster, respecting the death of Henry Lees, a licensed victualler, aged 54. On the arrival of the 11.10 train from the Mansion House at Westminster Station on the night of Tuesday week, the driver heard a woman scream, and at the same moment a dark object seemed to pass in front of the engine. The train had nearly stopped, and was quickly pulled up, when deceased was found doubled up under the engine. He was quickly extricated and carried to Westminster Hospital, where he died in half-an-hour, his breast-bone and right arm being broken, and his head dreadfully injured. At first there was no evidence whatever as to how he got on the line; but two or three gentlemen now came forward and said that they saw hint sitting on a seat waiting for the train, apparently , unite sober, and smoking a pipe. On the porters notifying the arrival of the train he jumped up quickly, and, immediately stumbling, rolled over twice and fell off the platform on to the 41t.. way. Probably he had caught his foot in the side of the seat as he got up hurriedly. There being not the slightest suggestion of suicide the jury returned verdict of "Accidental death." The Midland Railway Company's up night train Scotch Putman Express, leaving Glasgow and Edinburgh at 9.15 and 9.20 respectively on Friday night, met with a somewhat alarming accident shortly before two o'clock on Saturday morning, within a short distance of Settle. The train had run well to time over the Settle and Carlisle section, but on passing through Settle Junction one of the sleeping cars either struck the points, or from some other reason not yet clearly explained ran off the line. As the train was nearing Settle, it was not going at a high speed, so that the driver was enabled to pull up within a short distance, otherwise, from the weight of the cars, the results must have been much more serious. As it was. the permanent way was torn up in places, and the passengers sligktly shaken. The train was over four hours late in leavieg Settle. The train reached Sheffield about 8.30, and from the statements of the passengers, it appeared that the accident was of a most extraordinary nature, having been caused by the train running into a herd of bullocks, which had strayed on the line, near Settle Junction. Three of the beasts were killed, and six or seven others badly injured. Their remains became mingled with the wheels, and the sleeping car from Bilinburgh was thrown off the line, as was also the next car to it. Both were numerously occupied, but the passengers were unhurt.