The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-23

chickens, an oyercoat, Of some oysters.
Upon his return Henry might be called
up and instructed to carry the sts.9
over TO the house. As an evidence Of
neglect or incompetency in repairs
THE WORLD is informed by several old
veteran engineers, that they have not
known when their engines were in
complete repair and running order for
years past, and that they hardly know
when they are safe.
Then, to follow this, the trains are
made up by another official, and in
order to secure brakemen, raw Ital-
ian is taken up here at Martinsburg,
who, after working in the pits ut
Brunswick and decamping, and who
possibly never saw brake-weeel in his
life, Ii instructed To % out with 50 and
10 on such a train. This il the new
method 81 railroading; and consequent
III the cause Of 10 many damaging
wrecks. The same official says TO his
interiors, "Do not discharge anyone.
The company cannot afford it." Mr..
50 and so objects to railroading with
such brakemen, but the same official
says firmly and determinedly eco y
and Mr. so and so thinks Of his large
family, dependent upon him for live
lihood, and hegocs. Possiblyin less than
twenty-four hours the news is wired Of
a wreck his wife thinking he might
be killed, sends her daughter to the
depot to ascertain-th the child approach
es the official in charge who knoaes moth
ing, and instructs her to go to the chief
telegraph operator. He too, knoars
nothing, and finally after scratching
his head and holding the child in sus-
pense, says: ~ believe your father
is hurt The same man knowing
that her father had been killed in
stantly, and that his corpse was ex-
pected II q short while.
How long /? Oh, how long shall this
state Of affairs continue ? Cannot the
organized railroad men come together
and say We aciH not 90. We will
not risk our lives with such reckless
management. We will not run such
risks of throwing our families on the
the world, by filing an untimely
grave.
Also as an evidence Of the manner
in which they are working their en-
ployes, THE WORLD would state that
one of the oldest veterans in the COM
pany's service has been suspended for
leaving his engine at Brunswick for
want of sleep and something to eat;
while another younger man who
served four days constantly last week
without sleep, was notified that if he
refused to go out when again called he
would be Immediately discharged.
Another old engineer rode nearly all
the way from. Cumberland to Martins
burg asleep with his hand on the
throttle. This is what you might call
railroading of the nineteenth century,
improved and revised by the magnetic
and electrical brain power ~ of set Of
money seeking officials.
Another improved feature is that
when these worn out employees refuse
to go out, they have in several in
stances been locked for five and ten
days; and when they do go they are
limited with the use of oil and waste
The World has made a conscien
tious and honest effort to obtain al
pertinent and reliable facts in regard
to the numerous wrecks that have
occurred within the past two months
But little reliance could be given t.
the information furnished by loca
officials for the simple reason that they
were required to follow imperativeIin