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upon some straw, in order to be taken to a surgeon in 

 that place. 



That Everett was not suffering any great agony 

 from his share in the accident may be assumed 

 from the circumstance that on the way to Marl- 

 borough he observed to his companion in the cart, 

 who was an elderly woman, that he had often saluted 

 a young woman, and did not see why he should not 

 salute an old one ; and thereupon he saluted his 

 companion. 



History does not relate that this led to any com- 

 motion or disturbance in the cart, or in any way 

 interfered with the setting and recovery of the 

 broken legs. 



Enough has been said to show that in the days 

 of coaches very serious accidents occasionally hap- 

 pened. So they do now. No returns exist of the 

 killed and wounded in the coaching - days ; but 

 regular official returns are now made of such disasters, 

 the result, of which I believe is to show that, in com- 

 parison with the number of persons travelling, 

 injuries, both fatal and otherwise, are fewer by 

 railways than they used to be by coaches — notwith- 

 standing the hackneyed saying of the old coachman, 

 ' If an accident happens to the train, where are 

 you 1 but if it happens to a coach, there you 

 are !' 



