New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-18

next station 20 meet him. and Die Starring With sueh
kpovledee would he 70 incur fhe peuay Of murder.
Ba, -hese established and undeDsbe fsets. the m-r-
ces sry penny wise aud pound fossh managers OF our
railroad. have murderoosy pushed ASIDE on reasoning
ketbs Tel. graph clocks aud registers vii no doubt
do what il c.imd for them. but they cost none! az
first ard il takes money TO work them They Will
prevent collisions 70 be sure, but 80 will careful con
ductors with good watches has been proved year
after year. on many long inc Of road. Toe later
plan makes clear saving to enhance the dividend. aud
:. the stockholders will undoubtedly approve it so cng
a. ve avoid collisions, which We mean 10 do. II our
company we're not sbuDdanty able TO be its own un
"dervriter, we could and would get our property in
sur,d against the effects Of collision for far less THAI
it would coat TO establish and work the teleg aphic
precautions" SO far as the mere value OF cars aud
engines is concerned this conclusion is probably cor
rect But il the value of human life and the human
comfort Of safety be taken into the account, even no
further than its pecunary aspect extends insurance
could not be effected in any way cheap By adopting
tis telegrspbic arrangements The crime OF the rail-
road directors lies in refusing 70 consider and provide
for tie Infinitely valuable interest of human life which
is extended to their keeping They take what they
suppose TO be- and what for sugh we know may be- the
mott prudent precautions for the safety Of their prop
erty They have right 70 expose that property to the
risks which il now encounters. But in the Present
state of science and art they have right TO expose
human life to it. They bound BY the honorable and
lucrative PORTION which the public has aloSed them TO
assume directors and guardians Of the greai modern
power Of oconloon, 20 provide for tsa' public all the
securities against the damage Of life and limb which
that system Of lOcoHotion admits Of
No company can excuse itself on the plea that other
companies have neglected to establish such teegraphc
precautions. We care not whether a single company
NAV have used them Their effects certain and well
established 20 perfectly demonstrate 70 the dulest
comprehension that il the duty Of every company with
out waiting for another TO adopt them If by ccnsd
cradle increase Of salary conductors could be employed
having second sight which could view all points Of the
lire at once from any other would it not be the duty o.
the directors TO employ them in preference TO the short
sjelted individuals now employed Yet even conduct
o1s of such miraculous vision would be inferior to the
tetrsphc arrangement for il dOes not follow that
man who has ewes will always them he should -
The teleQraphic plan has the advantage of not only max
ing it the duty of the conductor to look at the register
at each station to which he arrives but OF the station
master repnd hin of it's record Indeed the register
psy be easily arranged 70 show in sight of all the
passengers the vital intelligence, whether or not train
has left toward the station for which they about
to start If has they viii start, and the moment
they do 30 will be recorded at the next station to pre-
vent any train from meeting them On this simple sys
TEN the neglect of person will be checked by the
wachfuness of another aud the dong of both will be
open to the inspection Of the passengers. so that grant
Ing the wires to be in working order, il is hardy pos
bic thing that the proper intelligence shall fail to be
transmitted and observed If the wires out oorder
let the trains stop where they are I'll the wires are put
in order The superiority Of the system to the employ
ment of secOnd.sghted conductors if such could be
hsd is as all the eyes Of Argus to single pair. How
long before this enlightened age shall be allowed to make
use Of its own light for its own self preservation
Such are some ofhe why call the directors
of notorious RAILROADS. murderers actual
stuctve and shall continue TO do till they mend their