Saturday 31 May 1845 (p. 2, col. 8) FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.-An Inquest was held before Mr. THOMPSON, County Coroner for Westmoreland, at the Greyhound Inn, Great Strickland, on Monday last, on the body of James PATTERSON, navigator on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. Deceased had been employed in driving a "gullet," and a quantity of earth and stones had fallen upon and killed him on the spot. The head of the unfortunate man was dreadfully crushed. He was a native of Scotland, and about 29 years of age. Verdict "Accidental death."