Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN RAfLRoADS. .-The comparative security from accident, which Eng lish railroads enjoy, is the result, not only of the greater plenty of money there, but also of the more prudent disposition of the people, Never wes Q truer remark than that an English ostler, when he shuts the coach door end cries all right" represents trait of na- ti0nal character inst as the American, who un- der the same circumstances, calls ont Ego shesdP typi6es the restless haste of our coun- txymen. s2 sss F as53 Faa
 A tFsin in England never stops, even for a minute or two, without one set of employees
 carefully oiliug every part of the machinery and running gear, while another set, with hammers,
 goes from wheel to wheel, knocking to see if there is any flaw or weakness in the iron. It b still fresh in the memory of all, that the Bri- tish prime minister, when going to the great naval review, and about to step upon a train just as 1t was starting, was immediately jerked back by policeman. In every way, indeed, and without any distinction as to persons the English railroad companies enforce caution and foresight l 5 S1s sag kssi,s
 Bnt it is ip the more liberal outlay of means,
 both in constructing and running their roads, thst the British companies exceed our own in snsuring safety An English railroad is fenced
 h on either side, and has gateway at every
 crossing, with stationary watchman at each
 Tate, who shuts it when train is due, and would net open even for the queen herself.---- Thcre ars also double tracks, telegraphs and
 lights along tho roads for night trains. Acci- dents from defects in the coustruction of roads,
 e evea from laches instheir management, at least 0 far as the directors are concerned, are slmost unknown in Enghhd. The conductors are carefully selected, and are generally per- fectly reliable men; instructions carefully pre- pared for every emergency, are issued to them !; end e all adhere strictly to these instructions, misconceptions, are rendered. practically impos- sihle. Analogous cases to a'conluctor having it left to his option when behind time to wait ct aststiou, or to run on at the risk of a colli- sion, ore unknown in England for in England human life b too sacredly respected, and too large an amount of capital employed iu work Ing railroads, to admit either of such aa option on tho part of condactor, or of conductor suficiently incapable as to create risk. asa
 The Euglish public, moreover, sustains Eng. llsh compsnies in this free use of money. The fare, in . first class car, in Eaglaud, is nearly three times what the Sfare is here and it is paid without murmsr, becaase travellers there know that sptety and speedare costly. Auan nay 60 ftom Philadelphia to Pittsburgh for about nine dolhrs. To go from Loudon to 0lasgow, which is butlittle further, involves an expsnses of twentysive dollaIs 1t is true that e1nks1nEsuf6 Haelnna is ssomewhat more Exur01gt tkans car b America, but the dilIssx sses between the intereat ef money, 50 that what is saved here in the car and its appoint ments. is sayed,ih tho capital invested in the mad Moreover. England, as compared with the United States, is both a small and deusely
 popalated coautrt, so that sswer railroads sup ply the! dernandssof larger namber of people.
 Wheaa Aperieanssh shecome as thorough and careful e tAs English, and are as able to build god ro1dd regaailess of expense, railroad ceaualll1e win become as rare bere as they are theses .A@ A- s ha
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