158 COACHING. 



cart and to tear away the wheel of the 

 coach with a part of the axletree. The coach- 

 man was thrown from the box and pitched 

 with his head upon the ground, by which his 

 skull was dreadfully fracturedj and he died 

 instantly. The coach went forward on three 

 wdieels for ten yards, and then fell over. 

 One of the outside passengers received a 

 severe internal injury, and very faint hopes 

 were entertained of his recovery. Another of 

 the outside passengers was thrown under the 

 coach, and had his thi^h broken in two 

 places. He was conveyed to the Leeds 

 General Infirmary, and sufifered the amputa- 

 tion of his limb, but died in the course 

 of the nio-ht. 



In August, 1828, as the Devonport Mail 

 was leaving London, the horses, which were 

 thoroughbred, took fright, and ran off at full 

 speed. The coachman was unable to stop 

 them, and in passing Market Street, the near 

 wheels of the coach comius: in contact with 

 the lamp-post at the corner, the pole and 

 splinter-bar were broken, the horses broke 

 loose from the carriage, and galloped off, 

 dragging the pole and broken bar after them, 

 till the near leader rushed against the lamp- 



