New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-13
fAdSer;ise meut.
RAILROAD COMPANIES AND HUMAN llFt

To she Editor Of The v. \. Tribune
SIR: The legal duty of all railroad companies to
adopt at once, promptly and generally, precautionary
improvements Of tired and undoubted value oacua'ed
TO save te and mitigate danger, needs no argument
to convince "A thinking man. But, unfortunately for
the people and the stockholders there are quite too
many of those in authority who do not sufficiently
realize their responsibility in this matter Their
thoughts are occupied about too many other things:
their duties as Superintendents clearly not their
sole thought and study. Large fortunes are accumu-
lated in few years from small salaries and the yer-
dat masses Of th ooS Up 20 our aaway a.
b ,sboeers and the safety OF their employees and the
preciou. daily committed their keeping Sup
pose instance, suggested few years since, a
seat be provided in Of each locomotive. and one OF the
directors required 20 ride front Of each passenger trau
how long would Il be before the Aforesaid officers would
make the inquiry OF their mechanics Are trains ar
ranged 70 stop they possibly can be :
We also have profound conviction tha they
when in position. This may be strong case bu, is
directly the point Is ABSOLUTE FOLLY AID rHs FERssr
foremost upon Of his vo,on. the power 20 arrest
II instantly II required The time, Trust not far on when
men nj IN In authority receipt OF prncely salaries
d6 10 ave- ,h.s minor 10 then-prmsry To the traveller
s,ocshoder subjects little Of their attention IL - an
rfortunae fact the interests of railroad corporations that
comparatively smart abio men work for salaries The
men OF thought and of action are their own employer
they have the lt and Judgment 10 adopt and get te
buefi of improvements before they driven into them BY
public sentiment legislation. We wish were fully under
stood by railroad officers that the OF AL great enter
prises Is drpendent upon atte nton 20 little things
officer may neglect improvements eaeuaed 10 prodac.
10 neglect any the safety of human life OF tho
control of the inherent In every MOVING
train fearful responsibility for any man to assume ana
undertake that no man possessing the O
Railroad will neglect to give attention TO such
device for one IL rather ought 20 De- the most
important thought Of Superntendens business 70 anticipate
and provide the antdoe for every danger 70 when DIS tram
liable man Of sufficient ability aud conscience for the posi-
ton hardly until satisfied that ne had performed ais
to say quiet his conscience BY
saying that nothing vii happen to u.s. we are all rht and safe
Irredb I'm
other train shall have another axle break
wheel rails all right The cattle along our road
are educated nobody will place ob,rcons
on our .s or Py @P ,ns I An as wound 'Se S &
clause fact We wonder where some railway mana
Accidents will occur that escap. the rigid scrutiny
Wheels break when eas, rXpeced sxes ditto rais ditto
chs- also. Murderou' villains will place DISTRACTIONS on tue
Of the train frequent necessity 1t will not do, Messrs kal
way officers for you IN reply 20 this you are bored 10
death BY improvements of all Sorts aid do not know
what decide you ought TO know and you do not
you should conde in the better Judgment Of those who do L.
Is poor 10 shrk your responsibility BY saying THESE are
the opinions of some overgune inventor and entitled o no
all times to substantaie we maze no statements We are
prepared prove think we have gwen sufficient
amount thought and study 10 the subject Of railroad scident
know what Will podae the largest amount OF safety in rail-
way transit Our familiarity with railroad mechanism dates
back 1882 and esotistc enough tn think that we
charged with being novice Perhaps the greatest
of difference in our case as against mat OF most invent
TRIED PROVED AND PERFECTED INVENTION we consequently
have never had to un,ay anything
that not to BE- cased with those who present them i'm
untried sud and doubtful value do sell
rights and ask companies 20 incur tine expenses aud
trouble OF experiments We know just exactly what we propose
DO intend 70 do IT, and also intend that every rail
road company the Union sh. adopt this or some
other equally good for the purpose.
IL be- hoped that the time nearly az hand when railroad
.ga be better controlled than heretofore There mas been
stos iher too much t'ustm9 70 S these matters and ~
bile selling cheap you will come t. IT, 9entenen
and will eynce your wisdom aud orethouyh by acting
promptly and trying while you cheap and evidence
.
will furnish the machines for the 'ntire equipment Of
road and vii allow four months trial before set. aud
each company shall be- Judge whether the improve
desirable. This precauon, undertake 70 will
promote the security Of life and property IN rsisay trains 70
hitherto unknown the aeonc language Of the
late Nj hoss Dean, universal adoption would mark
the safety life and property conveyed by railroads We
mechanics fhe following roads; Hudson River Cleveland
snd Toledo Terre Hsue and Richmond Michigan Central Old
Colony and Fall River, sc.
L. 5 RAILROAD C,R-BRass Co, No. 81, Pnss,. n J.
W. g. CsEAsER, Sec.