Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-01-18

Injured IN any one way are hut III
lcouplng freight cars, aud they thinK II
lreuarkabl. that 10 invention has yet
been generally adopted in place OF tue
oh link and pin. A number oil ihVen-
ltious have been examined by the com
missinu.rs amongst which was the
| safety car coupler invented by w. v.
Perry well known in Wilmington, ana
while they declined TO give preference
for any particular invention, tha' choice
depending entirely upon the test Ut the
cugpiers, it was well known however
THAI Mrsperry's coupler embraced all
the POINTS alluded 10 in the following
commentator If the commissioners :;
| such a coupler must Of course mo-
on = coupe autoIa 'lcaIly WIN one OF
LIS own kind, bat il u ust admit # ihE
c upied with the ordinary torn OF draw
pars, without subjecting the brakeman
10 any increased danger, ana II II per
init such 10 ~ COup.ed with II, al! thc
hetfer II Is not necessary TO ell large
Iupon thi- point, the truth is apparent
u a !, and covers the question ct Nar!a'
ton IN nci sht, for which 1t must be
-qually well adapted - the common
form |. must be simple enough not +"
be liable To- get out OF ordtr ana SO
srrnug rs MOTTO be easily broken. And
the most complete must be lnconsldor-
Au!e above that Of the ordinary draw
bar, pin and link.
| Are there aIy such couplerS ." We
IthuK there are. The only reIudLlns
luuestiuu then is wheiher'lt is p ac'l Il
| bic OF desirable tor SO SINAI! a stare IS
IConuec;icut, with 70 few railroad cor
| .uratiOns, 70 inaugurate compulsory
| legislation IN tEi, direction We have
been more pei picXel over this question
than any other connected with the sub
| ert. our first inclination was 10 an
wer it III the negative and were sutn
| Ell alton likely 10 result IL any i'll
lteri.reucp with the tfeo intrrChauy" If
cars. We should still feel obliged 80 OPP
| pt >" such action although 1t mlgnt
,sem to he N the interest Of humanity
rut + our views are correct OIL the other
lppilr-, we DO nor see how any trouble
an cone in this direction. We there
tore see no sufficient reason why the
work shOu Il Lu' he begun here. Leg
| station OF this character Is no new de
Iparturr toy Connecticut, on y He,ctoipr'
III Las been directed more towards the
safety Fl the Passengers, than Of the
leAplOye,
II seems that the Massachusetts,, RAN
road Commissioners have come L. the
ane conclusion with the CONNECTICUT
Commissioners, and the spec.a. com.
luittee u, Ontario Ia, taken a similar
view f the matter. The b.l. referred
to he Connecticut commissioners makes
Iit compulsory on railroad COMM ,son.
ers TO furnish every car with all HutO'
lma.ic coupler The commissioner, how
ever DO nlt 20 mat far but Won d app.y
the law ou0y - all new carr. They "a'
We would therefore recommend the
leuAG' mn u 4 az r'IIlI!ny ina al
freight car, hereafter bought Ut bun
By the corpora ions Ope.atHs raa4t.d /,
m :hi> .'a'", shall be equipped Wit,
automatic corp rrs, the draw bars OF
| when sLd' Dr TT the uutn-m height
| ElIcA h., been recommended by me
ilnasDer car bJ''dtr and with deal
b ocks sum iril : lhI2k 10 give II II less
than on: iuJ. space between the cars,
when the block come together, and hat
sun ar draw lar, AMI C"upler> -h"H,d
b. .laae rs. oi in ali renewals. ltIt x
Or;-Ctti that this i, half way me4.-
IRE, we answer, ttat i, just wha. it is
iuteui.1 10 be. To require our compa
MES 10 suD>tl u'e, Il; once automatic
uVupl"ts for those EOE in use on tn, e
more u an $500 freight cars would, III
uur Judgment, be imposing All unrra'on
aOle hurOe If eApen,-.
| 81 iG is thought best TO provide Adj.
| iioNa projection in the Us" If old cars,
| Their may be aGpp ed some such device
as wa shown Us lUr q Tar ylvutei on =
rolling cola to De attached 10 the END
Dt a car and long enough to reach from
IL" SIDE If the car under the draw tar
taking hold Of with the hand, Or in
rtLer words 10 be a substitute tor the
stick Away: III pace an i rea for
Use
| Thus a starting p int has been made
in this important matter which we hope
will become genera a.. Ovtr the Union,