, 1874-11-05
Browne wilt discharge his hsnnlorhnna At tho
dfslectA pembra OF tbe lAto Republican can1l-
RAILROAD NEWS.


Everybody known that railway work Is moro
tlnNgerous tlen my othor occupation. Any man
WIN accepts situation aa brakosu,an, conduo
tor OF cnglnoor, ID liable At my moment to bo
hurled Into eternity, OF to bo crippled for 1,fs.
It has bacn the cuetom that mon MANNED whilo
In thb performance Of .heIr duty wore employed
by tho Company in Honao may or othor, to givo
tho man q chauco to Darn living for himsolf
and family. Lately. however, the Michigan
Clntral on Recount Of necessary totrouehmonts,
has lesuod tho following order:
The custom Of paying tho halis os Eadn who are in
jsifcd III tho employment Of tho Company md to
sa ID sr
o4peusc, and which has become very bnrdoisorno.
When wo ernploy men, 70 Pay tl'on vases. but do
tss bs or support han or sir iaiiies ha n casa 4
caausty. Thu not earnings Of railroads hsvo become
slas bsrden aud tha utau nust bo employed with tho
distinct understanding that tho Company will pay ttam
@ @ basoes
Absolute necessity eomPofs III to adopt this rs, and
But while this IL necessity for Tho Company and
that syer5 man may 10 provided for In easo Of saa,
aty recommend 70 them ali 70 @ insnro , ag.nss ,,,
trlo ior svsry man 10 protect himself .g.nHt loss Of
sass ~hass = As Ss:ssss T. asSs ssa S:sr
csre to nsqre thotnseives hat vbs,,sysr easu.|ty.
which Is liaho to larpon to ., may befa them they
HiH3 70 kEtFlt1EA Will EoHiAVtI 3A4 "Asnuus
anrcty- Men who will not whou they ay at trlilng
exponse, thus guard themselves and families, ought
nj liz s 1assers s S a S sessnt ~ Com
pany Of Hartford. conn ia responsible Company,
aud managed By fair ami honorable lnen with whom
sae.n II III sSei asal!nes. s ~ In name that oompsny % bo.
caso It is bsttor known to than others. md becnnsc
charRpd tley viii bo snrs of io proieeon agreod to
Is Il Is se1tan thst tho Company mus. discontinue
+,nFrr hnHf lila nf
Healent upon injuries, wc as for the time Loaf by
en who meet with casualties, writo 5ou THIS litter,
make provision for thonaasves by lnsusng With this
Company, whose agont Will call On thenl fur TINT pir-
In tho employment Of all ether rartice, uneer-
aand fully thuir risks, and do not expect thcir en-
raoyera 70 pay shesn penson. Or suppor themselves
ua In tho future to all other ompoyers do. nnd 1t
simply because Of the interest tako IN tho ncn In
our employment that wre thia letter, for thetr and
sour iNtosslon aud advice, aud hopc none Of tlcn
will leave himself without nes4s q support tn eaae Of
a's e5ss xsf IT 1 IL future noe; * of s cssnv
{wlsir has nocoua absolutely necessarily bo fully tn
doratood, aa well III thss advice.
Two FAKES AND ONE HIDE on THE ERIE.
N1oat railways are conteut with ono fare but
by denying 10 passengers 4 "lay.over" ticket,
if for any reason in passing over that long line
they wish to lny ovor moro than once, the Erio
iustanco: A passenger buys his ticket in Nov
York for Chicago. lie has friends in two or
thrca places whom ho wlshes to visit. say somo
half way between Port Jeryis and Suaquehnu-
nah, and others at Djneba1nton. In tho frat
for the part Of tho road 10 rides over
wost OF Port Jervis, and retain his through
ticket, Or ho will loso bic right to
rido to Buffalo or tho Falla: soat OF Dingianton.
that Jim Fisk and Jay Gould stole tho receipts
Of tho road for years issued bonds for more
thsn tho road wns worth aud then stole tGam aR
we'll; but this is no roason why its prosont
managers should systematically exact from
the public two faros undor such circumstauceB
THE pESfafLyANIA COMPANY.
Tho managers Of every railway in the country
aro morally and, 1t is believed, legally bound to
adopt all improyomcnts which tend directly to
promote tho safety OF their passengoss.
aaeesss ss d. IL oes h1 e courts a ss aoua osss Stsss
claim them THO WoBtern public will therefore
bo surprised to learn that . crest and wealtly
corporation like tho PennBylvaula Railway atill
similar device to prevent tho "teleecoping" OF
it's n,--a year ngo last December the W,itof
was OH train on that road uhen five persona
vera inasantty killed by tho telescopinG Of
Tho cars.--a tragedy whioh would not
had tho carB been constructed with tho Miller or
como similar platform. It waa simply murder, 10
gsatifY tho greed OF tho Company. III not pro-
vidiug proper safeguards agahat such accidents:
Its cars arc still coupled with .old-fashionod
links, through which vouaca togg!es ara put to
proyeut tho suddan impact Of ono car oh anoth-
or. II Ia a miserable centriranoe 10 promote
teleBcoping and murder when collisions occur.
PERSONAL.
hi. Henry 9. Wentworth has been appointed
| Gonoraf Passenger Agent OF tho Michigan Gem
tral Railroad Company. With headquarters in
Chicago.