Fatal Accidents At Leeds And Manchester Summit Tunnel
Miscellany notes at Leeds and Manchester railway report no fewer than five fatal accidents at the summit tunnel within six days and thirty total deaths since the work began, as observers recount the toll among workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeds and Manchester
Harrow
R. Gregory
ERS
Berners-street
County Galway
Ireland
Harrowschool
Neeld
Inox
Walsall
Wolverhampton
Birmingham
Stourbridge
Dudley
Stourport
Wren Ery
Mary Ann Wells
Bedford
William Wells
Hertford Reformer
Centenary Fund
Theological Institution
Wesleyan Missionary Society
Dublin
Wesleyan Education Committee
Middlewich
Fairhurst
England
Sheh Soojah
Cornwall
Justice Vaughan
H. Halford
Dr. Vaughan
Augusta St. John
Henry
Lady St. John
Barons of the Exchequer
Court of Common Pleas
Lord Sandon
North
Stafford
Lord Ingestrie
Watts Russell
Hutt
George Wilbraham
South Cheshire
Congleton Edge
Mofussil
Charles Shaw
Manchester
Lord Howick
Northumberland Agricultural Society
Morpeth
Beswick
Market Drayton
Goa
Burchell
Middlesex
Great St. Andrew Street
B. Davies
Beilby
Meredith
G. Redfern
Lord Ellenborough
Gloucester
Cheltenham Gazette
Birre
Glastonbury
Sherburne Journal
Tate
Severn
Port Passage
Greaves
Hereford Times
Prussia
Liepmann
Rembrandt
Wike
Leeds Intelligencer
Newark
Serjeant Wilde
Christ Church
Nottingham Journal
Morning Chronicle
Baronet
Limerick Chronicle
Society of Friends
Bulletin d Encourt
M. Seller
Paris
Rue Des Rosiers
Thomas M. Hardy
Court Journal
Eliot
Mirfin
Wimbledon
Belgium
Brussels
Ermine
Martin
van Evera
Canajobarie
New York News
Dublin Castle
Limerick
Dryden
Greenock
Clyde
Glasgow
Dramatic crowds overwhelm London theatres with mixed reception
The article describes crowded, sweltering theatres with packed balconies and long queues. Patrons mob the entrance, while performances falter amid price disputes and interruptions. Madame Vestris and Mr. Mathews face mixed crowd reactions during Shakespearean scenes and a new farce.
Electrifying punishment for lidless bell ringers in Lincoln
A Lincoln medical man punished juvenile pranksters with an improvised electric device causing a bell ringer to collapse. The scheme aimed to shock offenders into reform, culminating in the restrained boy being admonished and sent away wiser.
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Lincoln
Guildhall Street
Heing
Boston Herald
Newmarket Races and Derby Betting Notes
Racing details describe Newmarket October meeting events with bets on Euclid, St. Andrew, and others, listing prizes, weights, and competitors. Also covers Derby betting, various stakes results, and weather and crowd remarks plus other sport items from the period.
Death of Miss Elizabeth Miller Stirs Dundee Readers
A Dundee readers’ letter details Dr Carruthers and Dr Lyell post mortem findings on Miss Elizabeth Miller. The immediate cause was brain apoplexy with left ventricular hypertrophy, suggesting a long-standing heart condition. The writer notes her religious life and urges readers to judge independently, while recounting contemporaneous events in Iran and local incidents in London.
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Surman
Fisherton-Anger
Cuff
Sir R
Lady Peel
Miss Peel
Caledonian Mercury
Mercury
Hull
Gainsborough
Earl of Devon
Newton
Exeter
Seine
Caen-journal
Calvaire
Post
Aémorial Bordelais
Madrid
Isabel
France
Spain
Rushada
Africa
Philippeville
Culling Eardley Smith
Spalding
Lincoln
Free School
Catterick
Basle
Zurich
Berne
Thurgovia
Lucerne
Campagne
Soleare
Bennett
Hicks
Piper
Paris
Theresa
Beausire
Beaufire
Madame Beaufire
Rowland Hill
Canton of
Switzerland
Great Western
New York
Portsmouth
Liverpool
House of Commons
North Hants
William Heathcote
St. John's House
Winchester
Nottingham
Zion Ward
Squires
Devil
James Fox
Kirkman Grammar School
Fox
M. Hoverlant
Conseil Des Cinquents
Tournai
Featherstone-street
Glasgow
United States
Moniteur
Denys
Guinea
Legion of Honour
Napoleon
Imperial Guard
Sanewanbny Asnry
Churchill
Lincoln Gazette
Aberdeen
Cullamond
Waterloo
Portugal
Lord Hill
Onvert
T. Lethbridge
Lord Stourton
Lancaster Guardian
Western Times
Exeter Whig
Croydon
London
Nelson Lee
Johnson
Wombwell
Miss Miller
W. C. Burns
Dundee Advertiser
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Elizabeth Miller
Carruthers
Lyell
Dundee
Tay-street
Laennec
Davin C. Carruthers
M.D
Lord Jesus Christ
St. Peter's Church
Ake
William C. Burns
Seafield
Iran
Iturbe
Azpeytia
Maroto
St. Clement's Church
Strand
Wych-street
Waller
Lyon’s Inn
WalEs
Izaak Walton
Abergavenny
Onmouth
Pontipool
Monmouthshire
Grand Thames Rowing Match Ends In Close Victory
On the Thames a six mile race from Westminster to Putney saw Coombes and Phelps defeat Pocock and Doubledee by thirty seven seconds. Umpire Mr. Bishop of the Leander Club oversaw the contest as eager crowds lined the shore and bridge at Putney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew
Euclid
Lady Sarah
Perseus
Margellina
Duke of Cleveland
Devizes Gazette
Richmond
Isleworth
Twickenham
Richmond Theatre
Hammerton
Rownie Matena
Newst
Pocock
Newel
Chandler's
Vauxhall-bridge
Red-house
Putney-bridge
Isle of May
Newhaven
Cheltenham
Berkeley Castle
Lord Segrave
Scotland
Lawns
Perthshire
Strowan
Old Sporting Magazine
Glascow Burpewell
Brebner Imself
Caledonian Mercury
Thames
Putney
Deal
Phelps
Coombes
Newes
Westminster
Chandler
Mr. Bishop
Leander Club
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F. Trench
Madame Vestris
Shakspeare
Labour
Shakspere
Mrs. Nisbett
Miss E. Phillips
Miss Charles
Mrs. Humby
Jaquenette
Miss Rainforth Warbling
Spring
Cooper
Ferdinand
Anderson
Biron
Harley
Don Adriano
Keeley
Philadelphia
Samuel Perkins
Farren
Mrs. Orger
C. Mathews
Macready
Cumberland
Buckstone
Launcelot Gobbo
Shaksperian
Miss. Faucit
Port
Miss Corra
Astley
Ducrow
Davidge
Surrey
Victoria
Warde
Hammond
Drury Lane
Charles Kean
National Theatre
Hamlet
New York Commercial Intelligencer
Judas Maccabeus
Sacred Harmonic Society
Handel
Mr. Adam
Theatre de la Bourse
M. Masset
Academy
Variétés
Opera Comique
Rossini
Barbara
Pausilippo
San Carlo
Giovanni di
Sachi Newmarket
Lord Jarney
Agat
Muley Ishmael
Daget Flambeau
Teiverpool
Faray
Knowsley
T. Stanley
Templeman
Lord Stanley
Betsey Austin
Heaton Park
Lord Miltown
Cruiskeen
Mr. Ramsay
Lanercost
Lord Maidstone
H St. Bennett
Mr. Stephenson
Be Lightfoot
Ole Bull
Mr. Caden
Harpurhey
Mr. Graydon
Roscius
R. Bell
Medwa
Whitelock
Doctor Grainger
Marson
Wees
Lord Eglinton
J. Boswell
Magdalen
P.p
Fowler
Lalla Rookh
Darling
Queen Anne
Aimwell
Diedoss
Dawsoh
Newmarket
Turspay
T.Y.C. Gaubs
Lord Tavistock
E. Edwards
Mr. Wilson
Louisa
Duke of Portland
St. Pera
Ayrebie
Lord Exeter
Corban
Lord Lynedoch
Colonel Peel
Buckenham
T.Y.C
Mr. Wreford
Glencoe
J. Day
St. Swithin
Velocipede
St. _ Nicholas
A.F
Mr. Thornhill
G. Bentinck
Lynedoch
F Jeffy
de Capote
Lord
Besson
Hellespont
Lichfield
Mr. Greville
Mr. Beers
Col. Peel
Mary Anne
Watts
Cara
Jeffy
Bonafide
Blancoe
Wreford
Duke of Grafton
Thornhill
Elphine
Raymond
Lord Lichfield
Currency
R.C
Scott
Reas
Worrall
Antler
Mendizabel
Jenny Jones
Fame
Alemdar
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