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Document Summary
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Accident Returns: Extract for Accident at Armagh on 12 June 1889
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Sample Quote
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"Guard Henry's evidence (taken in hospital), as to what took place after the train stopped near the top of the incline, is to the following effect:-He states that on the train stopping he put on his hand brake, and did not notice that the vacuum brake had been applied; that in about three minutes Mr. Elliott came to the van and told him to apply his brake (which he stated he had already done), and to scotch the wheels with stones: that he accordingly got out and put one stone under each of the six van wheels, and also under the three right-hand wheels of the vehicle next the van; that as he was putting down the last he felt the carriages coming back, upon which he at once got into the van, and tried, with the assistance of two passengers, to get an extra turn at the brake handle; and was still doing this when Mr. Elliott jumped up on the left step and told him to do the best he could with the brake without breaking the handle, Henry replying that he could do no more. Henry states that Mr. Elliott then said, "Oh, my God! we'll all be killed," and jumped off; that the speed gradually increased till it became so fast that the hedges could not be seen as they were passed; that he was still in the van when the crash took place, and knew nothing more till he came to his senses in the infirmary; that it had been his intention to go back and protect the train with fog signals, &c. after he had done scotching the wheels."
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Archivist's Summary
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The report into the Armagh disaster, in which 80 people, many of them children, died after a portion of an excursion train ran away down an incline and collided with a following train.
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Category
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Accident reports |
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Related Event
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Accident at Armagh on 12th June 1889
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Date of Publication
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8th July 1889 |
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Author(s)
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Major Gen. C. S. Hutchinson
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Publisher
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Board of Trade
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Sourced?
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Yes
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Source
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University of Leicester Library
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Original Document Link
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None
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Source Format
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Bound Volume
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Document Copyright
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Crown
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Permission Requested?
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No
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Permission Granted?
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Yes; under our OPSI click-use license No. C02W0005088
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PDF Available?
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Yes
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PDF File Copyright
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This PDF file is subject to the terms governing the reproduction of crown copyright material. Depending on the status and age of the original document, you may need an OPSI click-use license if you wish to reproduce this material, and other restrictions may apply. Please see this explanation for further details.
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No. of Pages
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18
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Size of Download (Mb)
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2.7
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