Daily Republican., 1881-06-09
FOURTH EDITION,
Greer's Car Coupler.

Fer the Republican.
We wish for the sake of humanity
you would call the attention of the raj
road men to the self car coupler for cars
brought TO its greatest perfection by
the inventive genius Of Mr.. Thomas
Grier Of this city. Such has been the
loss of life by those employed in this
department of the railroad service, and
of passengers by cars jumping the
track, that an invention that prom
iSes to save accidents and lives ought tC
be hailed with delight and most rcali,
ly accepted by railroad men. Twenty
years ago by an accident happening on
the ears in Burlington, New jersey and
directlyanother a6 uanbCry, Connccti-
cut. MrGrier's mind was set TO work, to
invent something that would afford
greater security than the Old mode OF
coupling; he has worked his inventive
genius from time to time and laid aside
his work and commenced again and
again and labOred at it till now we think
he has arrived ut the most complete sue
cess. The invention couples with the
greatest certainty without the intCrvcn-
tlon OF men--there is the greatest room
for the play OF the coupler and the cars,
and they are 80 fastened that there is no
| danger OF a bolt flying out and the cars
! jumping the track. The machinery is
so simple and plain as to obviate the
| objections against the two or three hun
dred inventions that have hitherto been
made for this purpose. The objections
to other inventions have been to their
want OF completeness, their complcNity,
thereby increasing their cost and royal
ty as much as 5000 car or coupler.
This new invention is said 10 exceed all
Others III every particular and obviate
the objections on account of the cost,
Here is Il chance for some active Capi-
talist or enterpriSing railroad man to
become interested in it and push the in
vention to the greatest success
being recOmpenSed himself and THE in
rention rewarding and hOnoring the in
ventor The man who has produced
such an invention as this which affords
security anu saves the lives of the peo-
pie Is entitled to greater honor than the
rich or great i'll other things and though
it may not be thought Of he is a great
beuelactor and produced greater and
more beneficial results and entitled
to more honor than the selfish million.
are or so called great ones of earth.
Our communities are tired Of having
men crushed to death by railroad cars,
and especially breakmen who are gen
orally young men thoughtless and dar-
ing, tempted by railroads for small pay
to endangcr their lives that others may
make money, OF even men more mature
or experienced placed in positions that
every pretenSe cannot guard against the
contingencies that may destroy them in
a moment. If Railroads for a few pal
try dollars will not adopt such an in
vention as this, then the time is coming
and soon, when the Legislatures of the
States will pass laws rendering said
roads Irresponsible for damages, accidents
and loss Of lives without these precau-
lions, or making them guilty of man
Slaughtcrin the death of such employees.
We hear there will be Convention ,,
Ii New York on the l4th Of this month,
md we trust Mr.. Grler will lay This
uventiOn before them and we doubt
lot he will be able to compete Success '
nlly with all other Inventions and we
rust our railroads will adopt this in
for the greater security '
II human lite. =,