New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-16

at certain seasons under certain penalties; and yet
thew put men at a lower estimate, and grant them
less protection than they do rabbits and quas and
terrapns. Thee are protected at least from April
10 October; but as for men, Winter and Summer, in
wet weather and dry, day and night, our legislators
allow and legaIze one steady fire upon them--one IN
intermitted destruction-wthout let or hinderance.
In fact. when we heard that the Hon. Mr.. - had
brought bill oto the Legislature for " the better
protection of terapins, while he was opposing, by
every meals in his power, the bill for prohibiting
and annhilatirg the quor-trafic, we could not but
repeat the words of Him who spske as never man
spake: " Hoo much, then, IS a Man je',er than
SHEEP" The Hon. Mr.. - would be quite indg-
nsnt st the heaihenism Of "our town. if we allowed
even dogs to Kill the sheep; and were be on Jury
trying some poor wretch for stealing and killing a
sheep, being moved thereto by his hunger and love
of mutton, he would say guilty and advise the
Court to punish him to the extent Of the law; and
yet ten, fifteen, twenty deaths from rum, among
hard.v working men, do not excite his commserstion
much 90 the gradual extinction of terrspins Truly
some very decent men, nova days, strain at a gnst
"end swallow a camel"
We have Just come from looking al a horrible sight;
and the particulars will state in their naked sim
plicty. few DAYS since q mon who usually does not
drink much-a capital workman-a very active man
at Lis business-left home to visit neigbcring town
II is said tire truth OF this we do not know that his
wife, seeing that he had been drinking, followed him
some distance, and tried in vain 70 prevail on him TO
return. He went TO "our town" and on his way
back called to see some old acquaintance. He was
fine, open-hesrted fellow" his hear. in his
"hand; and it is admitted all hands
that be drsnk at both the licensed tsverns in our
"town" About the time the train was ex-
pected, which he was to take he was seen coming
arr in.arm to the depot with friend. He stopped
at the licensed tavern near by, and drank at leas'
once-the last time he drank at any tavern or place
the les. time he ever paid anything for liquor.
People were unwilling 10 say the man wasint'xicatSd;
and vet tie oke-massr told himself that he felt il
necessary to see him ssfe in the ear, and did so.
Meanwhile tie train was taking in freight; aud, when
the signal was given TO start, this was seen to
have left the ear and to be standing the platform
Of the depot. The conductor and tcketmaster both,
seeing that he intended to jump ON, screamed TO him
to stop; bet, although naturally very active man,
be made sort of weak move to grasp the handle of
one Of the ght cars it passed him, and dropped
down between lie the rail- and four passed
over Lin before the train could be stopped. He was
dead when they took him up Where hewas crushed
we saw the marks of blood; and whore they laid him
in the depot we saw two more large spots of blood,
and near by the blood soaked clothes they had taken
from him. Here are ,he naked facts they were told
us by these who knew them.
A jury of INQUEST was summoned and the justice
Of The peace who acted coroner is admitted by all
who have said anything about it to us, to have con-
Quoted the investigation fairly and thoroughly-the
only regret we have heard expressed being that he
did not at any cost of labor and money trace the
victim of this sad accident every step of the way
from his own house until he was XII led-whom he met,
what taverns he called at how many times be drank,
who sold the liquor who drank with him; that if
rum YVES the cause of his death the fact might be
stated under the authority Of the finding of an in
Quest; or if rum was not the cause of it-rum sold
in strict accordance with statute awstha the fac.
might be made TO appear in order TO remove the deep
imprC ssion made in community that this man was
Il victim of the 'quortraflic
There is one fact which may be stated for what il is
worth The bar at which this man got his last&ram
was closed on Christmas night I'VE think that was the
tme,) for the reason that the keeper found there
was SO much rotiDg that he could control IT, The
sign bosrd swinging In front of the house covered,
in part to Indicate that open house was no longer
kept-since which the place has been entirely quiet
The keeper OF this place is sober, Industrious kind
hearted man, but, it would seem, with conscience
asleep 10 the dangers Of his business and as he
had a small stock of liquors hand he concluded to
open bis bar long enough 10 sell what wac left. lie
opened his bar the very day or the day before some
saw on which the victim Of this terrible acciden. on
the railroad bought his last glass there. We do not
wonder at his sharp expressions Of regret when he
beard what had taken place within few rods of his
decaniers.
We have spoken Of these new developments in the
liquor traffic with as much calmness as possible, in
order to have readers look at the facts they are
unrelated to localities and unAssociated with names
although the key to this artcecan eeasy given and
every fact here stated proved. Come Messieurs
Executors of the Laws, let have that Prohibitory
Liquor Law enforced that we may seem ID put our
men under much protection from destruction as we
do our terrspins.
ETCHINGS OF NEW YORK. No. l.
THE GERMAN FLOWERGIRL.