Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-12-11

gross nareleesnees did their best to
launch us into eternity. 1t is no
fault Of theirs we are not six feet
hepeath the sDd to-day. We have TO
thank but one hand cold in death
for putting on the air brakes or few
OF US would have lived to tell the
the horrible tale. Ii Is their fault
we suffer to-day and that many 20
foo,less through this world and
Others injured for life, but what do
they care.
/ If the public could but I've in this
hotel and see the petty devices they
resort to, TO get the people to settle,
saying the road was insolvent aud
II they don't take that they won't
get anything. Then again they
send their agents around to the
rooms, iuquiriug when We intend
leaving, say ing the climate is So
tad we will never get we'll Citizens
of Salem, don't get sick. for the wise
and mighty railroad men pronoun,e e
you will never recover. Theil
agents went from room To room
saying all the house will leave this
week and will leave you alone. In
consideration of the fact that have
not been out of my bed but one hour
aud fifteen minutes since the wreck,
do not consider am yet able to
he thrown out In the street. / paid
il,em all they asked for my ticket,
md they failed TO keep their com.
i'act with me. New, until / am
veil they must provide for me.
An instance of one of their cow
,rdly acts is shown in their watch
ng room where the two injured
daughters of a German family were
wing. One of the company's doe
ors entered the room, during the
iarent's absence, and insisted OH
me of the young women, who was
nadly hurt, to get out of he'd and
walk. She felt she must do as bid.
md upon making the effort, she was
helped, fn fainting condition, back
tn her bed. Another daughter, who
h I'd her foot badly crushed, Was told
to throw her lininent away that
her regular physician prescribed,
and to get up and walk, saving "you
are all right" When her foot is in
such condition she is unable to
put 1t to the floor.
wonder If the railroad people are
adopting the Christian Science cure?
The girls were found ON the return
of their mother, to he in a highly
nervous condition. But before the
father had the opportunity to see
his daughters, some of these men
took him to room below, and told
h IN that his daughters were all
right, and wanted to make IA settle.
ment, bu. the far-seeing father said
81 will see how my children's in
juries improve, and we settle at an
other time"
! This C 'mpany seems to think they
can throw people through tres,les,
MAIN them for months and life,
then try to dispose of them as quick
~ as possible, giving them a few
hundred dollars to heal their broken
wounds.
Ask these same men to tuar t,.c
risks of their necks and 90 through
that bridge AS we did and we vic
tins would like 10 hear their an.
swer. Do unto others as you would
have others do unto you does Tot
seem to he the maxim these gentle.
men work out, but beat them all
you can if they are foolish enough
To be beaten and then go and have Il
social glass on the good days work
that has been accomplished. There
are a few of us who are not afraid Uf
this company; neither will we be
browbeateI by them. They are
guilty of manslaughter, and they
know it, and it is their fault we are
manned to day and they know that,
and We do not intend to be thrown
around AS they see fit; we will tell
them there are laws aud just ones
yet in the land and one corporation
cannot rule the earth and all that is
in it. A VICTIM.
Toward. the Settiny sun