| Description | Lady Ednam was 37 years old and had lost her 7 year old son Jeremy in a tragic cycle accident the previous year. The crash killed Lord Dufferin, Lady Ednam, Sir Edward Ward, Mrs Loeffler, Col. L. P. G. Henderson (Pilot) and C. D. Shearing (2nd Pilot).
Includes cuttings from the 'Dudley Herald', 'Bystander', 'Daily Sketch', 'Evening News', 'Express & Star', 'The Times', 'News Chronicle', 'Daily Mail', 'Birmingham Gazette', 'Birmingham Post', 'Daily Mirror', 'Daily Express', 'Northern Times' and 'Dudley Herald'. The cuttings include details, eye witness accounts and photographs of the crash; biographical notes and photographs of the Viscountess; reports of the inquest; photographs of the Garden of Memory at Himley Hall; the response of the local communities of Dudley and Himley; poems; the search for the jewels of the victims around the crash scene; the funerals of the victims; the annual visit of Estate employees to Himley Hall; and controversial letter penned by the Duchess of Sutherland (Viscountess Ednam's mother). Also inclues loose newspaper cutting regarding 'Railway Intelligence' from 'The Times' [24 Aug 1861]. |