Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-23
PERSONAL AND GENERA,

synopsis Of the report of the vice
-e;ident OF the Mississippi and Tennessee railway
showing. the result OF the careful and systematic
management characteristic Of its officers.
Fred Defuniak, general manager, and
Gilbert C. Breed. assistant general manager and
purchasing scent Of tue Louisville and Sashvi lie
railroad have rendered their designations and 1t
is reported that they will be accepted.
Ga the 23d Of November, 1882, Just Fifty
years ago to-day, II. w Baldwin, OF Phfladelphia,
turned out the first locomotive from Wnat has
since become known as the great Baldwin Loco.
motive Works. II made on It's trial trip one mile
per hour and every time 1t stopped had TO be
pushed TO start It again. Now the finest engines
"a the world are made there The Workmen's
Association Of the ests blishment will celebrate
the hftieth anniversary Of the first locomotive
to-day.
Report OF The roceedipgs OF the stock
holders meeting OF the Memphis and Charlie sion
railroad WI Il be found elsewhere It will be
that pre- iminades were taken looking toward the
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Company, and
the formation OF a coot'aet with some other par
ties not mentioned but intimated in the report
of Vire-PresIdent Jere Baxter TO be the Memphis
and Kansas city corporation. Judge Baxter was
chosen president by the newly-elected directory,
who also reelected SIR. Cruise as secretary and
treasurer, and Col. Thomas r. sharp was chosen
V.ce-presice1t.
Statistics have been prepared showing that
deaths by siroad accidents are very few, in com
parison with those Incurred in transportation by
water. During 1SSO-Si, according 10 the British
wreck abstract. 9Sl lives lost the British
coast alone. and in 1881 the number of lives lost
by rail Including trespassers and others killed
tue track in Great Britain 1926, OF whom only
$50 were passengers and employees while there was
probably 50 or 100 times much travel BY TalI as
by water. The losses by sea were from 2SS differ
ent vessels Not unseldOm by the wreck of a
single vessel several times many lives are lost
as by all the railroad accidents in the kingdom;
and this IS Tue also. One accident on the Missis-
sipsi river in lS65. Destroyed lives than all
the victims of train accidents Tor the past years.
K ferring 10 the criminal indifference Of
some railroad arrangements in regard to expend-
ing money for appliances calculated tn insure the
safety of the travelling public the Mechanical Ners
thinks the best remedy would be in exaeting from
the companies such price for the privilege OF
keeping up a stngy, inadequate, hap-hazard sys-
tenn OF conducting their Affairs, that selfish re-
gard for their interests Will drive them 10 the
other extreme Whether all the money thus
drawn from rich and careless corporations should
go TO the persons injured. part OF it to the
public treasury, is matter of detail not vital to
the argument No one would grudge the sufferers
the money 50 unhappily gained, and there is no
danger that people would feek to be silled or
mangled for the compensation in prospect The
main thing is to make liberal expenditure Tor
safety the cheapest policy for the company, and
recklessness and meGnness the most expensive
Life is precious, and no penalty in dollars and
cents can be regarded as excessive which is neces-
sary for its protection