As the accident involved a troop train it received considerable press coverage, The British Newspaper Archive lists 260 articles on the subject, but many of these are syndicated versions of articles produced by the London newspapers. "The Times" (London) noted in its 4 July 1863 edition that ""Had it been Sydney Smith's famous bishop who had been maimed in this sad accident, greater interest could hardly have been excited in the minds of the public."" In all eight articles appeared in "The Times" newspaper between 30 May and 2 July 1863.