New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-30
cleveland und Erie Railroad Aeeisen..

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SIR, In your editorial to-day on "Reilroad
s.ishtst" your r-fefe,s s accident the Cleveland
an EI1 Road Just ~ the tine Of us, oOltou 4
fso rag.pf that tic b5,sk, 'PossH Of bh,
thu uds0a A.y-I Road would bG'o been q
wtsevsr Usrs hadtssa - storm hs'r ropH iats br,s
10 aesili % there "a no part Of ,hA roaa whrre rascr
e,iDo train for long distance ahead rerbap, fc mile.
Thee are no grades eopy from TIE ClsrelIsd
HsraH q th. lg;h inst. the lslovias:
"About II o'clock Ills forenoon lBcil,cn received
:. the Gle,.a AID Vie Railroad Pninessi
tsHb, aoed-n co u" 'o'd sSou' i'e mice ea' 81 fin.
vile frpttv'ss1 neitP ~r'. buried ~ a 'n'N-oa'A 20 th
roin AID tie eipfe, ran MN tufaio e,no ard wa,
also stopped by TIE snow Ne is.p sgst
ahead apd The Accommodate tsn dssbod ino s rear
OF he sKpfosA'
IRON hi, yoa can SEQ how u.,lo. would hvo been the
brakes The bind ard drilling end the freezing ead
we're the cause II lie distser. a The Hrruit ssys.
u tia; l. yri known ihr o. tho ACCIDENT f. that
bsst lie nrr ri-a. saw the ,isua aud ..oprt4 ihe
Murray. Of the Fpfs, train sayf y" sent ols bft'ntn brA
10 , to Aeroan,odaiin and thsn tod tho oher hr4sc
brit brif back usary ror~n md b'oro tie Other
euld reach The AGO tie Accommodation N anu tie
ooi.i0n occurred
Two trains were oppeI By the signals, b.. the 'hd
coaia not sec the Signals ed bu, tyr Tho cold liz sSl
would have bceii here.
trs may safely assert that there 10 railroad in The
United that has carried many passengers over s.
s Of road where ANAL per cent have been injured ~
on ~ Cleveland AID Ero road and feel assured hat II you
had bsca swa, ofue violence Of tho storm That rsgrg AZ
the tine ,h, s,d sccdrnt oceuued l you would not have
spoken 50 seventy tho c. aud T.. roAd.
Here let us ssy that s travelling public much fHo'
moEs blanc railroad accidents htn Railroad Frodohts,
Directors, Supefn,cndents, Conductors &c. themselves
We sre IRE feat people, and snd beyond snd above M
we nu.t travel fast No matter n tho mercury Ia the Their
uiometer IA s. lg 30 below zero, shd cAEwhse', sre.
rails brittle A. pipestsm tho passengers are growing
scodn fretng ind many Of them swearing n they do not
make twenty FIVE thirty miles hour rhopsh they arc
every moment In danger nsan death. When the mercury
4. railroad trains should not % allowed 10 nsks over
twelve mile. hoor rnd let the passengers seold they will
Congress. duty 10 the lie cad nb Of tho Traveller that
the nall express should not be Ieeued 10 make twelve
~ miles hour when tho mercury st0 Iwould go
dow and sBfo and u slow no connections would Do regular
y made OF the efa accidents would be avoided, and
human lie would be saved Ispcsk nom little experience
Tor have been twice thrown nom railroad tsch this month
hs last time In tho night down enbAnsmeu Of fry set
with thirty i've passengers with cad through tho
mercy u knd Providence escaped did ell the others In
- lsn without serious Injury Let US net lay all tho blame
TO the rairosdl They do no, deserve IT, Accidents vii
sometime. happen over which they have no control
Hep York Jan. Is, 1864. JAn