New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-17

Sir, -Soue,hins mus, Be done" in everybody mou,h
whenever sfesmhoa; - burnt er blown up or railroad
train into smashed 20 pieces som-thng mast be
done 10 prevent these horrible and 2yodabe eAsaAss
rrpeAt the newspapers from end the country o.
Other. Wei said but xkG: shan be done, and r4es
What sre yea DOING IN The matter now. good reader
Whist haze you done he time pas; more hSn many Of
those who wers burnt IN the Henry Clay, blown ap IN
the R,indeer 81 rOEned at NorwSlk Bridge snd who
ard jealous upon this question once IS any
Of Is are nsw WI you wit until you have lost some
ard dear perhaps anotter friend or I'LL in due
yoEr turn comes for broken neck limb take an &C
tive ineres. forthwith and follow this business up with your
time and means until something has been eoHs thar VIII
Note the few facts about 70 be stated and which be
matched by hundred others and how wicked corPo
rsops in exposing you 70 risks and how foolish you
arr il submitting 20 be thus endangered
The writer has long been traveller upon railroads ana
81, smbOais and Witnessed many accidents I'D resulting
from mean and stupid attempt A; economy. That At
Princeton few year, since, whert man WAS pad $50
s3CU Per year change switch after trains had passed
drt and then leave the spot 10 labor upon the
road elsewhere In the present case the switch sAs ms
placed not placed and part OF Train run into tue
cSDa-thrte persons allied and twenty one wounded
Upon the return Of the writer Philadelphia the train
sgaln thrown of the track At another place ro re
sane Al Boston, where deGf engineer backed
bis train into another under way and lost his own he
thereby AZ Netdbam where tram pat back 10 a fog %
lana passenger sDd into and is last ear Quilted
person killed. by the steamboat irs at it, heels. At
New Haven, where exists rsscay contiyance for
Ddng The life ont Of people and where the Directors Of
the road oug kt % be placed couples, dashed breast 20
breast Thousands knew this spot we'll \ narrow plat
form between two tracks. which passengers exchanging
trFins ookged n cross and where woman was once
kltd and crushed between opposite moving cars. Ca
board the mena the year before her last race with the
Hetry Clay wqen from Packages connected m some way
with her boilers she careeDed 20 render neces
say 90 beach the bost 10 prevent her from sinking. Tue
certificate Of the Boiler Inspectors this boat had
out eighteen months evously But il IS almost waste
Of time bring these things up Any taver OF common
obserya cunot bat have noted again and again the
forms demanded every where 10 ensure his safety
The popuarre remedy tor these evils law and pen
stts these good TAR they 90 but laws and pen
sltt osses have always existed bat from r-ckssuess
or stupidity uDwsrrantabe have and still sill be taken
Prsrtsf not ration i what the public want
Who wishes 10 be burnt blown up that so coo may be
PAID biz Tela endure bodily anguish and be made
cripple tor life for half the money
There is but way % reach these corporations
eec;ualy and that Is through public patronage ia this
way hey can be Effected usanter.
a Travellers League must ~ Formed, which shall ap-
point and antan permanent Board OF Investigation and
Reference, and this Board should travellers report all
cases which meet their eye OF negligence abuse inca
ps0ty connected Win our great public conveyance and
the public should Withdraw All coun'euance and patronage
from such lines exhibit and publish monthly
fcaits 0 their right CONDITION To any efficient ass)ca
non OF this Kind the writer would willingly pay - year
To insure greater safety and increased comfort Are there
not some gentlemen IL wealth and leisure who viii effect
public beIeft by carrying ibis thing through Cannot
Travellers Life Insurance Company be started on this ba
s which will thus the prosecutor for damages ia
case Of culpable disasters SrARHNWN.