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law to thoroughly Investigate tho recent accident
ho Chicago Alton 1atiroad, whereby many vaiMAld
tho same to apeody punishment.
Resolred, That " tender our heartfelt !sympathy
TO tho afflicted families of Warden smith. J. r. Fs"ry
and Noah DlyobteB In thoir great bereavement.
Joliet Republican, san md Sional, and TnE um1oAuo
lies Of tho decoaacd.
pnEss COMMENTS.
From our e1oha"ges We ni soifSe to o. ,aom,ng
gunnl1I,sa on 1no 1oc'hs ''A4''l' "'o"o''l "o"A
oae orloso: Ex,n -, ~ ,ou,. n.nunu,on
calamity OH tic Ohicago i Alton Halfway tho re-
conductor Of tho freight train. e WINS told ly tho
st.ion-Agent At Lomont that hc VIVA running Oh til.
40 on tho switch aud whit for It. Instead Of 70 doing
10 pushed forward headlong and tho inevitable col
cali secn m occnrroneo e s as tia an ACCIDENT is
worho thnn 1noekory. It ia great crfme md tho
responsibility Of the wholesale ,slau8ntor belong.
ns clearly to tho who violated tho weunlcrRlood
rules md regulations OF tho ron ~ il ho had pulled
an obstruction OF tho track mud stood by to sec tho
| nllr1erous work accomplished. rigid investigation
will Of course bo Ind mid II The evidence shall confirm
tue story nov VT tod " regard to the freight condactor
morlsB. Ho deserves at least fo term In the pcnl
tontiary, ana whom no have q few examples Of that
IseT ,o1n Sas my ~ nS n a Lesson @
snfcr than It nov ts. Mcnnwhlle, asn 's said tho
guilty party has diaappearcd we holo tho Company
Should no escapo a!togcther Public sentiment will 10
likely to 10y the blame which belongs to hn on tho
From The Mem Fork 73nts.
etory which is painfully familiar to Tho public is
| I'm r. &tct roi1r tJrrfh 1tfuf
Eleven persons Killed snd thlrty-hve wounded rsst
bc added to tho long ust Of victims Of tho criminal
1nanagej In tho present case 1t Is admitted thrro Ia
no exouao for the disaater, aud It Ia chnrged to tho
freght-trnin With which lilo o1preaa camo In collision,
From Tho facts atac, thoro seems to DO doub.
upon tIa point, md au opportunity is presented
10 inict such punishment ior reckless run
ming Of tratns aa viii make, tho crimo of
aa must
f,rnishsd BY The officers Of tue road but 4 this fatry
| lin coniuctor Of tho freight train who was on tho
main track when he should hsvo been on ths Siding at
trayepa Bhiio no and nour can 10 Iono SO oectiyo
ns to hod tho persons in charge 10 strict acco,lntabs-
ty when ianstera occ,lr "a sccns to have been lilo
companies, aso, must bo hold responsible for tho aafo
% e ssas sye sa rolling VI ana ns 's &
my cout s;op must bo nut 10 tha needless aacrco
ofhamsh afs %gsa ;, oSs y fslixsys s1,s r.. ,.u
wo b,yo no hear. 10 Comment ~ % tho 1sat railway
slaughter Whose % eanchoy sais Is vii m be To- found ese.
snce Tim vcar cums in lila aeemn noat horrhio mi,
holnous. of course the man oulpgit il ito rocAeas
conductor Of tn frefont rin WIN n,,oh to i,nyo kont
t cut Of tho WV BIT railway comnsuT hag no btIe-
inesa 10 employ rcckless conductors. Good mon are
S h4 At fair aw to ee ss
@ posons a s to o @
| deliberately sacrtfcca hurnan lid to says a
| smaIl e1irn n.ttanrn of nav and oltpht to ba
sul1narlls and severely punishcd We again for tho
years to preyant n teso "o asphefp Let he
satoa psss laws intIetina no Of S950o0 for he kill
Ing Of my 9 na i 9o
to the actual blall,e Of Tic COMPANY for the Haccl.
deat The sheTiG + the county WIRE tae sseilsn! d A.
road on which lfo ID lost or pasaengers arc injured
unless tbs conpasy LAVE into his hai,s; in trust, o
s nne Won
Boon bo ~ raro @ Is corporation With soul.
Another S Ssr5sa d1,s;sp0 dstn0 % essortea ,
morning. passenger and coa, train tie Chicago
from Chicago on Saturday nleht Killing i've persons
Instantly injurng sir others 30 TINT thoy died in
] Tow hours, and Woundlng many others 10 severed,
sasr Ws ao ao tF an aeeo '0s And
pretty easy; accorug to accounts thus far nt hand
90 & ana ho TIN po boya 1ao
for it 1t the station. For somo reason un
] dared II to proceed, Aftor II the confusion wa
over tho conductor was nowhere to 10 found and 1t
lie not among the Killed or ssohnflc', 1t was in
fcrred that he had fed, knowing lis quilt Tho Obi
cago Alton Railroad haa hut siugle truck although
its local business is yery arge1nch larger even tLat
some roads that maintain two tracks, With two tyackt
disasters Of this nature arc iroBBbc aud tho oalcert
Of tho road, who have high reputation % managers
viii now probably conBlder tho sub 1ect worthy q
attention. The shortcomings Of conductors and cng
neers cannot alwaya ho forcseen and provided against
but the lack Of facilities for moving trains nopend
emily Of each other inexeusahlo in rich corporation
From TIE Ne.o FORK 9F'hune>
By dtsaater Oh the Chicago, Alien st. Louis Nail
road, eleven people havc bean Killed and tlirty-hv
wounded: OF thiR latter number, It Is thought tim
Hrversi VIII not long survive thoir INJURIES Tue re-
port which we have received puts the entire reaponsi
binty 1nr THIS "acclucnt'' On t1b CONDUCTOR OF
freight Train who isoboyed orders, went on when b.
should have waited, md 10 ran into passenger tral1
coming down tlio road. or COURSE this nun ts th
guilty party, the report ho true; but ho is said +
have uecampea therefore there can bo no roparator
| for thia shocking loss OF lfo and cr1cl manning
There Will be heavy bills OF damages brought agains
the managers OF tne hne' undoubtedly anu the fuEi
rFSV4 f&N NFfhN all &1f-