Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-23
THE RUTLAND HERALD
II EspAN, Arm. "a lNrN.
The IrIc gaiiroad Disaster,

The Iric Railroad Disaster
Til, l,aI., disaster on he Erir railroad
was one Of the most fearful that has h'on
recorded in ia, history II rulroaa,ug he
this country It make the blood ran
cold a. the detail ara presented ta ua hN
the daily pres, aud the iir,t impulse "n
the part Of individuals, as To- condemn II
with strong epirlat. 81 hatchery cold
blood, and similar expressions, The
news prints come To Us with lengthy oai-
torialS, written while in the heat Of anger
Of outraged indignation If the Wholesale
slaughter that has been committed 10y
railway managers. Is this burst Of con-
domination lust and right Is it iu,,it'
able on the part Of the press or the PEG.
pie. These savage accusations indicate
Too great haste, aud lead the public 10
draw conclusions for which they have no
warrant in any testimony that has been
Fticitra by the inquest
We can see no occasion for abusing the
officers and directors If every railway,
immediately after fatal accident, as it IS
manifestly frequently unjust to the men
who are victims Of this loud Clamor. and
generally, after the full particulars are
presented, ends in recantation and apol-
ogy. In ihis particular instance, to the
careful rcl4er Of the accident, and Of the
subsequent, investigation, beyond the
knowledge that the train was thrown
from the track and the cars precipitatod
down the bank, many persons killed and
large number injured, acknowledging all
the horror attending the catastrophe, and
with deep sympathy for the injured and
those who mourn the loss of friends, there
has nothing transpircd from the evidence
10 warrant these fierce denuneiations from
the press.
The evidence shows one broken rail
rails will break and managers cannot .
avoid il, and one exception is not proof
that all the iron used in laying railways
is of quality unfit for such purpose /;
yet the criticisms of the press and of in
dividuals would lead us to believe that .
there is not rail Of sound iron in use for /.
the transportation Of persons and prop
erty.
Railroad directors and officials are men
like the rest Of the world They are not
human butchers and assasssns as some
would have us believe The Indignation
is all right in its proper place, when it
comes before the public supported by ey-
idence of carelcssness or negligence In
such cases we are as ready to condemn as
the most Jealous; but until culpablc guilt
is proven we submit it is not Just or fair
to help wholesale denunciati0n upon our
railway managers and officials We be-
lieye that there should be more thorough
inspection of all railroads-such as they
have in England continual inspection I
day by day, rail by rail, tie 10y tie We
need more stringent laws upon this sub
Jet and in reference to railroads in gem
eral The time has come in this country
when the expense can be afforded on
our leading lines. and it is the right Of the
people to demand it. We also would urge
that every rail in the country should be
replaced by steel rail if they be safer.
We will join with cur cotcmporaries,
whether city or country, in trying to spur
on the popular Indignation, where it
should be Justly merited But we do not
believe in the constant. practice Of hurting
savage epithsts and criticisms against a
dozen men who are generally as innocent
Of the matter rs those who denounce
them, for il is unjust to individuals, and
is of no possible use to,thc public
FENIANs ENGRAVING FROM CANADA.
We are informed that large number
of Irishmen residing in Montreal and
other points in Canada have been rapidly
emigrating to the United States within
the past few days. The step is taken, it
is understood, on account Of the seizure by
the government Of all the correspondence
which passed between the Fenian lodges
Of New York and Montreal Over four
hundred persons are implicated in the
correspondence with O'Ncill and O'Ma-
hony, and the entire affair will be- brought
bnfnra tbn ca,r. ~ Dtfoua