NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3071, 18 December 1878, Page 2

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

A terrible railway accident occnrred ( r at Pontypridd^ia L Wales,,,^ October J' ' 18tn k - ■:when': ,maj- empty,, ,?passenger,, k t'ainy which,»b.adi corns »»>froai Cawr.,\ ' bridge, w«* -shunting, > /full' p*4K>f , ger train from Treherbert, > iibondda,; Valley, dashed along in the d<n«tioß.of M ! Poniypridd. The empty tf-afr touted into the Uiter. One of the third^tati-/ carriages was smashed and twelvepersons '/« —including one woman who 7wai r deca'pi-)!* tated—were killed apd'/a ireafc' aiftibaif 1* seriously, :njur># 'Mgfa m &*&*** ' T were in the train. The grefart excite^ r meat wai caused throughout the locality? 0 and crowdsJhronged ail l?aff, Vale. aUtioni. An accident neTeroccarncl before qntbia linfc ? oThe majoriir of. the 'aoffeien ara v oblherß, who will in a namber of instances hareTolose thair legs. The following is— a liit of the killed: all of, whom retided in the distriot:—Bran Owen 'Darin, Darid 'Thomas, John Jones, T.Ho»«s, P. Clarke, Bari^^oinai/ PhoJbei Joft«,, ©arid 1 ij^aris, Da?id Llojd, John Daris, Jeremiah Parry, MKryUfttt.iTaiw, and Mr JLaitongbau, Pontjpridd. Mr Swaine, of Fontjpiidd, who had -both of hit legs broken, lies in a rery precarious condition* andis-not likely to recofer,.; There ar»u; also sereral others of whom bat faint hopes are entertained^ .The: great disaster is everywhere the theme of conversation, and it is now a generally aooepted fact that the accident is ti be attributed to carelessness.: Aninrettigatipa willjbe held as to cause of the accident. The sufferers are reported to be doing as well; as /could be expeoted. They are/laidir up at their own homes in different parts of the town, and ■» chiefly men in the employ of the company who were returning from the Bbondda. Valley, ~? , where, they had been working during the week. Two young men bare arrired at Cardiff who say they had a narrow escape. One had b's hat knocked off 'of a nuss.<if woodwork, but his head was untouched. Two men sitting opposite wer^killed'bir * the spot. Many other remarkable escapes are recorded. The scene at the point where the accident, occurred is said to bare been beyond description. Almost S73vj k'nd of mutilatien was apparent, - md considerable damage was done to Tolling s^ock. -Colonel Rich batf beeur appointed by the Board of Tiade to^ nquire into the circumstances iMettding I •he accident. ' '"

; Obitujlbt of thb ifdirrH.—J. -Kiy, Q;O.; Lady Harriet Frano**: Lane;Lady Church; Sir Geo. Hill, Birt.; Lady Vassal; Dr David Iking; LieaU Col. the Hon. A. G. Dtliiell, 0.8.' t Cardinal Cullen; D.S.Kof, late M.P. tor Co.: Down;7-Sir, J**. Grant Sattie; Rear-Aimiral j3. .Mercie?; Dr |tobt; Blake;; Dowager Lady Arandell; G. Frere, late Judge at Cape of (Jood Hope j the Marchioness of Choliondeley; Sir T. S. Dyer; Dr Longfi^ldrTriaJ CM., Dublin; Mr K. Mackaj, E.B.A ; tbe Hon. Lady Williamson,; J. W. Milei, late M.P. for Bri<tol; Mr SatnotT Pheips. .. ... :, „,-r.-;- ",