Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Foreign News
July 20, 1769
The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
A hackney coach and its horse plunged into the Thames near London Bridge after the horse lost footing while turning; the coachman escaped by jumping onto a lighter, but the carriage and horse sank.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
LONDON, April 15.
YESTERDAY afternoon a very extraordinary accident happened near the Bank side coffee house, by London-bridge, where a hackney coach having set down a fare close to the causeway, a narrow pass, in backing the coach to turn about, the horse lost footing and plunged into the Thames with the coach, and the tide running up very strong drove them about thirty yards, when both carriage and horses sunk and were seen no more; the coachman saved himself by jumping upon a lighter just before the coach sunk.
YESTERDAY afternoon a very extraordinary accident happened near the Bank side coffee house, by London-bridge, where a hackney coach having set down a fare close to the causeway, a narrow pass, in backing the coach to turn about, the horse lost footing and plunged into the Thames with the coach, and the tide running up very strong drove them about thirty yards, when both carriage and horses sunk and were seen no more; the coachman saved himself by jumping upon a lighter just before the coach sunk.
What sub-type of article is it?
Local Accident
What keywords are associated?
London Accident
Thames Plunge
Hackney Coach
Horse Sunk
Where did it happen?
London
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
London
Event Date
Yesterday Afternoon (Dateline April 15)
Outcome
coach and horses sunk; coachman saved himself.
Event Details
A hackney coach, after setting down a fare near the Bank side coffee house by London-bridge, backed to turn in a narrow pass; the horse lost footing and plunged into the Thames with the coach. The strong tide drove them thirty yards before sinking. The coachman jumped onto a lighter just before sinking.