New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-13

THE AGE OF WHEELING ACClDENlo'
=, ROLL or DISASTER THAT worLD MAKE
RAILROAD ATTORNEY TURN PALE.
To tho Editor of The Tribune.
Cir. In vour recent editorial upon The Age OK
Wheeling" there is much truth which the cycls'
and the public generally Will recognize
tiouably the moderate Use OF the WHceI - Pug
sicallv and mentally stimulating IL l. u''''
p,abIt. = new important and powerful factor III our
social economy. In its train 1t mas piou4"' "0'
only hoalth strength. wider and keener oose''"
,ion q finer and clearer appreciation OF h''u'
beauties together with peasurabie eNci''h'e"'' 'r'
also good roads for the masses. better rai'""s ~,
commodations and a distance ahhlfi'ii'o' - '0
professional and practical man.
NV only criticism upon your edl'ori"i - ma
ia,oros tho danger i'm the machine arising lioin
had construction. ana that which even uhu1' nc
most perfect workmanship mheres. under t"e
necessary conditions in the material ITSELF as We"
as that arising from it's ignorant ana cfl'i''''"'
careless uss and abuse on the public highway
n as YOU remark. the doubt as 10 the ''0''a,'l7
yo nj the bicycle has been dispelled by the sa'"''
ina Of tba League OF American Wheelmen the
doubt as 10 whether We are dong our "u'' a.
communities in restricting and regnla""s nS ''
still unfortunately remains. . t.
rho blcvclist by our easy-going American III
,t,ro,,,o IN his dual character Of man ana ma
chine of vehicle and pedestrian, Is constant anu
,ooravating menace to the travelling pupnr'
7or tho safety of the public. which includes '"e
bcvclist stringent measures are rePu''eu "
mel Tho latter TO observe the rules OF the io""' "
condne him TO his character of vehicle whlcn he
h ohstIrotoI, maintained in the courts, to Keep
bin, from, the public waiks. and from mixing IN
discriminatory with pedestrians .
n the danger to the pedestrian is now great-to
the bicycllst it is much greater. NO au'"'"''o
record Of the deaths and injuries caused oS t' -,
can he hod-I regret that it Cannoi-for II Woulu
-r,,l at 10
l,rkinr in the careless use Of the wheel
ordinary observation viii. however. conhrm any
one iuGicially minded. IN the opinion 'i'' u".
ratio of deaths injuries ana determines - '"S
to,ol number OF persons carried was as s'e'' upon
our railways as it is among those VINO use ."1 W.
c cvr th. public Indignation could not ns CON i
,ySotd and no laws regulations or RESTRICTIONS
would be considered too harSh o' SoN0'' "
6ur railway dividends would vanish in decrend
mkrSn; The daily journals scarcely fai! 10 re-
cord bicycle accident sH r3 pyov ii journal
ind reported on ono road in that Ig; ." one one
afternoon the following blcXc iSsamsbe Rider
nn% ON" rider falling from wheel disocaes W.
fingers ore bicycle collapsed rder in crTiago
foot crushed and wrist broken; three prey
Ied one made unconscious 10y " nd' ~i ,nd one
severe scalp wound a tandem ana slhglt Irino
codcd throwing ,hs ,d tttfy inircd one badly
ok The cheek and the cheek bone cluSi',u ,i,, th,
accidents n;ll ,.t,...l. fortuna
attorney would have considered himsei no, '"'''
to nave compromised the damages LOT 49, -. yors
/ cp the following from one % your ,.Nr,,I and
CONTEMPORARIES records Of accloe"'S' '''' ''
| serious on recent SUNDAY s,hi,,ino inhaled
* bicycle rider killed Charles Scn h Vata.
on a carriage pole; tandem snnrs ,' h., ~ ra".
wan: iftern men rolled in heap IN nrH ,y r.
| in t'lc veland: woman run down Oh "'' ""' ~
| church; a head-On collision. ,,,,, o,.,idants arc
| d1iiv numbered by scores and hundrens t ~.
utis nn tLn Iirht ~ statistics. How long FI u.
Iii mi. % ON before become Ndll}}ii ~
crinpes? Who will proi@cj Us a lErne scneraons
,,i,st tLat understand for thens'iN'S, tlu 10.
| understand when another shows tneln' az H., IN,
| IT. iTo v1ich e, neraton do we belong p :
| Newport. August 10. 1877.