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New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 554, 22 August 1865, Page 5

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(I'Vom tin 1 ll'u,, .V;/ I *.) An M-'jid- nt ot t:u.' ni'-.-t 11iirh;Inl i-h uvicter lias t•;Jr*.ll jfl.' til tfi-dnul. a -i on the Shrewsbury i 'ne-der liai.wiy. A iii s x ui>ion tr lin, consisting r.i'T:;ami w;< 1 <l.vn powerful engines, \va» livmi I iv rp "1 to i'lrunnjiham. Tho f.i i.- ii.nib en newly r« i tui, and a p rt:«»u of them, k hi w.i had v. \ if mi i»n aptii.il p i-a < <i" ' due 11 >• c;irriagosbegan t . i>-'■!! I*;L* I .ul i' y, in w;i pi nee ding at grea •i •. a..d ■ !u: d-ivi.es i» th d.u '_or :i' tempt dto ■ ii- ;\v up. i»u: wi.T 1 nn ■ 1"" o t-> d<> so, ami both engines oil"! lie hue. i»;-• in opposite directions. Til- Mvne tli a < -mn '1 Unil'S :t:l from .siii.i t' l i'U' 1 n- w.-iv in train. and the shrieks, . ii">, and ot tin* poor creatures were most he -it r * - i m* and a givat poitionof t!: i 1 c w.-ro sin >s':i"d i>> atom?;. One of the -ti»kf!S wa< Lille i. ar.vl uiu- of tho driver? seriously inju: rd. When ;he ma::-m< ! odies of tho passoni.s w-ve !.'• t. on;. :! Wa> foil :ll that 11 inell and .rid; v.'» chii <<vn \\\-vr. hilled, and nhout 50 | t-i'.-j:;-, :j: l'-.di. u' im-n, n, a i 1 cuildren, were in or !"-> inj tii-': gnatei portion of them, wry i 1 he h ui. > of the dead, who in most ■ • wmv f: iiilt* :u ly didUii'ed. were itmioved to r:,f. <;.> lis :h d. while th >•* who were injured were «..• ,; .) : i-) hr<* ■».'d':>- news in the meanwhile , J ;i -wn i\v;Mij:o »hr th" town, ami when • !,r ;r .i-i :rini! ihr* w.'U:..i;M }> > enui rs ai rived at l!i«'-:a ki:i :na ,v ; ,:.u-an pM-..»ns ii.ui c la- I'- and in the \ ninny..-u;M:t" 1 ix after friends slip* ( H)>od i-> 0'- am -i.'j; In • ii-t oi Kidcd ur inj ired, wliiie were attr.-icied liiilher in ih'j liopj of being n-i-ful l" tii" i<•;s. .ai the on the bodies uf tin* tflaiii. the jur. fou .d a verdict of ''A-eidentai l>, utii," hut th'-y appended to it a >erics of censures —lir.-t. on taCrn ;it Wibiern Con»j):my for not providiuu,- bc'ter r and taking greater eare of tliewav; next up mi tiie eni;iue-il. ireis ior neglecting and diiving .a too speed; and, lastlv, on. the pi <:» I ivi-rs f>r ii--ulect in the manner i i which tn-.y did their work. M!i\ Grierson. the Manauer of lae er.-.-.i:. Wed i n U iiiway, briefly ad-dre-.-ed the Court, ami ae.-eribed the measures whieli the due tui.i we e taking t • ensure the satisfactory working ef the Liains and the perfect safety of the

p.irM.nueis. svrioun raiiw.iv ;i;ci*leiit took place on the Itic.iL -.tilway tii-' utli-: night, at a part of tliv \\n<; a li-'n.-a ove Tin* ui lil t'stiti ft'om London to l\\u: uitli eiiiu' till') co lision with an uptrain, anil ix-i ro tlit*y could bo cleared aa excursion train came in;o c )lli?ion with the mail train. S;vurd of the (.1 \vor«j seriously injur'.d, but it is unileis ood that in 110:1 cof them is dc-uth liic. ly to enHUc.

The tw > piece ling accident.-' on tin) Great Western hive been toii'Wed by one even :noro startling on the .-outb-1-a-l ru line The fa-tr. tidal train, timed 11 leave lo.'lkeic.i'ue .t "2*30 p.m mi tile arrival of Ir >111 oui wle> quitted Palis on a ;»ve:il in-rnin:;'at 7 «»'yi 'ck. >t u-'eii, ;ii usual, with about 110 passenger , ;I ,io prouvwlvl ne irlv 00 miles on i;.. jounie}'. at a place called staplehats;, i!iu ac ad.-a;. ocenrei which has been productive „( such lamentable eonseq'ienceS. It :iji;i::.its tiat x' ti.is p lint '.he nihvav clones ft stream whi li in wiu'er is tit' l'ermi.iable ( im aisionß, ,11.; Mi co;,-:.i : ; ..i -s- j 1 !i. b l: lin nattier shrinks to til - j>t.>p'>r:itiiii ■>:' a ii-ulr.. 'In the bridge itself a plat ■ iia t !.i en ;o -etca! by v e pi delayers, and tho engine rti tn.'ig ti'.er ti:i ~ was thrown oil' the rails. Tm■tni'h ili.-phie,....! notn it- ptfpor tiMc- the locomotive a'lh jvd to t,h • jKTi:iu:»-!!t way. but tiie train bi'o';e into ivi'u jui t-, ;iti i .--even or cigiit of the cari'i;ii• i-1 Li; Ig. li in o or tbreti_ib the a fall of • ■•V rai I'll "SO iillil vuiiieli-.i were so crushed nut! ►!! .ttervvi I<l pbee- Hi lt togetiir-r th';y did not • •eci'.nv the space ui t".'o wbr.ie e .rria:es; cushions and itug ig,' were tin own out, is;{>., and upon tho mud in -lit dire aha-; oal, as regard.- the occupant?, tile sa<l story »';e only to 1 tiuthsuliv told in the telegram roc-ive 1 n: tiovii sh rll y In f re lour o'clock:— •• Keim it! Mil d ill '-tueielnirst : many more iniure'l." I>:ire.■i ; > r o. I hi" moiin it ion, the manager all I til ' iron ■ ?u;i rin! at i -nts i-n:dial 'lv b ft Lon;o i b;id_o. ant pr e. i deii toi he spot in a special :tioa. ; - ikm..' - .vi o s-. v. :'.ii .- urgeuns, while other me ileal >--;■ ta-iee iitaaaoa .ii !ro::\ A-'liford and ; iia: ■: ige, .' : . nuee.'' rot' g'd in a 1 i. A glance at ih- i'li ;11u ■■■: "11 I: a;:! a:.g a iia.-t >:a eagiiitii.il of h.' to wheal in ec urauls belonged -';a*j la .: •: v.as ))., cr.!: dry accident •V.a ii t: :■ i T'.t! c.oriigts thai, went do..'n int" i i:e .t■ ■ r v.'-.' - >';w:-'al, i! it'u n <1, and v.aa ;b- r t 'ie a::e'r 'e ; re.y. : !>a\- ins ale ba been wile ee a. 'd iitjiti y in ','ie iir.-i ii..-t.iiire b 'hav>f.l iiobly bnvaails t!ie:r lei.'n.s in di .ire-'-; there >.ad no s'aridim; irie=:e:g" on the bai.k ; everything that wi I'it!g ha als t'Oala do w.ss dene, at d done at once ; imt. in ,-pi'e of ro'Ci",' effort, It) lives iaad be:n lost bevainl n e ill, and go is tiie !o\v_-t estimate tTiaU ba3 beai f.e.'tnod as to the wounded. air. Charles Ih'.kens had ;i nanvw ' sc.'ttie. ]]<t was in the train, tut, I'etiihat"!v I hiti'eelf and for tne interests i I'terati;: , re-.tvi.'; ."•) h],trite; wi;atever. Tfc# C. i' Uer'« jure 'ia tii;< cas naiii tietl a vjrdiet of : " Manslaughter " again-: Mr. C.ilMa ore. th" distra-t i itisiwi't'.r 'of that "p -rti •« of )in> where tile uccid.'t.f ncctirt-d. ami Ml. I- ioreiua pNle-l-iver. The eviaiDeo Inc-.i i. ave, no d ur.t whatev. Vas to the caa- .!' th-t ae.a.ieur. Ihe platebn l? . .' ~'.v v. <\:c'i tho train won; wor.c cti • • . went, and a, the •<>>-< th, engine canio ,11 • . , i i:i». A ftiirn.il-mun MB lt bad two ie-..: . .. N y »• Tho ha 1 b -en »e>y I ,V. "."m'-take a- to wh-n the train lot email had .i- .„ h „ t Another of d ,r- n "i; ethers are t!I - Mlill.TCrS u - 1 ' not expected to sir-