Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-09
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fA,xsDss. Mica. Nos 8-Sfats Rail
ss,41 Commissioner i5.i;iazs has taxed
prompt keri0a - prsssat rspstitioa ~
ths LATTE Csssk horTor Iomorros he
uill iasas 70 al railway managers aud
s1peFiatsa1snts copy of ths-foIiosing
order
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LAasIso. Mica. Nov. j 1863
To Csasral Managers sad supsrintsnd-
snts u Railroads:
II hAs bssn forcikly dsmoasfrstsd By
recent sxpsriences in the burains o.
Tazsenser coaches IN case u seridens,
that az kno~n precantlons should be
taken - prusent TIE rspotitioa OF such
Eres ia The future The department.
urges upon ali rallroad conFanies doing
pa-ssagsr business IA tAis state % pro
vids az coaches. baggage. express add
Dail ears sith the best xn0sn aPpli-
aaens adapted Toe hand uss.
= sxiiEguah Are, such ire sx
tizgclshsrs 20 he placed within easy
Fea-n aud -most eongentent f0r use.
Also. that al oli used foe lighting
coaches 4ad ears above nEmsd. be thor
ougnly t.sted. an1 noae uscd which viii
Bot stand the test q 30 degrees Fab
rshhest ss tbs statutes provide. And
~ Gaze other mstho,is are Used IN light
ilg they must 5e a. safe or safer tnaa
The oii prescribed 70 Oe used
We fuTthuT urge that al heaters con-
nectrd slih The passenger car service
shab o. the safest knnsn pattern and
ie placed AMI kept a perfect coalition
and ao5fs iea1iug 10 Tie ARE box - So
c,lrs4y lsckea When not opened for the
paTIos- az pnttirg 10 fu~. The class u
irAil hesisrs that ars easily broken up
- c&ss q arcsuaat, aad thoss haviag
ceogs opaning int0 the IRE box that
eealt Do caseiessly EFT opea. should DOT
l. used. and II Ia use should be aban-
asasd al oucs. All eOmpanies having
tbsn "a uss. 10 case ~ accident there
tr1oi. AL be held % strict accountable
~ uGder the pfoFisions Of the law. The
BAKER hot 0afer heater Vas recon-
mead-d by this department in 1850. in
do1ht exists az % what heater
that the company would Be- safe n
adopting the baker hot water heater. on
which there T. 40 patent. and which can
a - " - - - cattR.E4 III -tE1& Gtorrts
or he pipes utilized Tor steam. or the
water IN the pipes heated by stesra.
whiie the heater can be used ia smer-
gsncles- Aad with the experience
gained BY the three years. there has
been but little improvement in that type
Of hester. dolly made more safe 10 con
struction- but IL has been thoroughly
demonstrated that when this class %
heaters are heated by steam from the
sngise, they are comparatively safe; aud
- previously recommended a. stated
Above. they can be used 10 emergencies
And such cases have arisen many times
when steam could not be had from en-
giass. and u vas essential 20 have some
heater that could DO worked indepen.
IDENTITY. four cooperation IL respectful
" urged that the lighting and heating
% cars be made AZ safe a. possible with
the best known appliances with an ear
nest sfort that some system or systems
viu % perfected that viii nleet the ap-
proval OF ali concerned.
SIMEos K BILLINGS,
Commissioner % Railroads.