The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-30
TO MAKE FREIGHT CARS SAFE.
Western Railroads Must Protect the Lives
of Their EMPLOYEES.

of Their Employees
Chicago, June 2e.-Western railroad
managers a few days ago received a
communication from the secretary OF
the interstate commerce commission
notifying them that the provisions OF
sections 4 and 5 OF the cat passed by
congress in March, 1898. entitled IAN
act TO promote the safety Of employees
and travellers upon railroads by COM
polling common carriers engaged IN
interstate commerce to equip their cars
with automatic couplers and continu-
Gus brakes. and their locomotives with
driving wheel brakes. and for other
purposes" Will become effective and
will be made operative from and after
July 1, 1895.
Each common carrier served with q
copy of the order is requested 10 file
with the secretary Of the interstate com
merce commission on or before July
10, 1895. a statement showing the num-
Der Of cars owned by II July 1. 1885; the
number OF cars equipped July i, 1919,
with grab irons, in conformity with the
requirements OF said act OF March 2.
1893; the number OF such cars IN its
own repair shops or yards July L. 1885.
for the purpose OF being so equipped
with grab irons, hand holds. and draw
bars: the number OF cars owned by
other carriers but IN It's possession, or
in its own repair shops or yards FOR the
purpose Of being so equipped. the num-
Der Of cars owned by - but In the po-
session OF other carriers July !, 1885:
the number Of cars owned BY 10 and on
IL line July |. 1895. the number OF cars
owned by other carriers. but in Its po-
session on said date, not so EQUIPPED
nor in its repair shops or yards FOR
the purpose Of being 50 equipped.
The act OF congress referred 10 pro-
vides as follows:
Section 4. That from and after the fst
day OF July 1895, until otherwise order
ed by the interstate commerce commits
sion, II shall be unlawful for any rail-
road company 70 use any car IN inter
state commerce that is not provided
with secure grab-irons or hand-holds
in the ends and sides OF each car for
greater security TO men IN coupling and
uncoupling cars.
Sec. 8. That within ninty daye from
the passage q this act the American
Railway association Is authorized here
by 10 designate 10 the interstate CON-
merce commission the standard height
OF drawbars for freight cars. rneasur-
ed perpendicular from the tops OF the
rails 10 the center OF the draw bars. for
each Of the several guages of railroads
used IL the United States. and shall
fiX maximum variation from such
standard height 20 be allowed between
the drawbars of empty aod loacsd cars
Upon their determination being certi-
fed 20 the interstate commerce COM
mission. said commission shall al once
give notice OF The standard fixed upon
10 all common carriers. owners. Or Isas-
sess engaged IA interstate commerce
commission IN the United States oG SUCH
means as the commission may deem
proper. But should SAID ASSOCIATION
fan . determine standard as aooF :
provided z shall b@ the duty u TIE IL
te-ztzte commerce comm issi0u q DO -
before July I. 1884,. and % Immediately
give rGflce thereof "a Aforesaid And
after July ]. 1895. no cars. either lo1ded
or uuicsfe1 shall be used in inter
state traffic which Do rot comply Win
the standard above provided for
The American Railway association
MAY D. 1873. and within after The pas
SAGE ot szld act. drly fled with the IN
terstste commerce commission a cerii-
ncate showing that the association. n
conformity with Esid act. Designated
and determined that he standard
height q draEbarE for freiFHt cars.
measured 2e-Den4icuiaT for7n TIE level
u the tops % the rails . tke center =
ne 6rzz bars f0F standard gauge rsll-
roads IN the United states. saau -
thfrry-f1u- ard oue haE inches. ard for
TIE narrow gauge railroads TEsr;y-sir
inches snt that the maximum s2Sla-
ton from SAGA standard asight % p
allowed between TIE dTavbars q empty
and lozde4 cars shall = three Inches.
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