The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-06-19
RAILWAY MURDERS.
Dangers Of Isolated Carriages IN
49, England
Oner O1portsnifl1z k6r Thieves and
MurASreFs to CoAmit Crime
The AmerAGak sy1teR
t6sse.s IL Preferred.

The arguments in favor Of the "cor'
ridor" or american" system Of travel
ing for general railway passengers in
England every day, grows more en-
phatic and tncoatrovertible The
newspapers contain almost daily &C.
counts Of awful murders or attempts to
murder by persons usually unknown,
who have made good their escape from
the little isolated carriages and left
their victims to be "discovered" In
some casual fashion. Only a few days
ago another horrible tragedy, that
might have occurred to anybody in the
same situation, took place during the
short railway ride Of not more than 20
minutes between Hounslow station and
the great London terminus, Waterloo.
A woman, 2barmaid from tavern
close to the Hounsiow station, got into
o carriage.alon and her body was
found on the arrival Of the train at Wa
terloo stuffed under = seat, the head
horribly battered. She had started out
to meet her lover. and in the train must
have been attacked and murdered by
some brute, whose identity up to the
present 10 undiscovered.
Z The horror Of the thing must appeal
strongly to every woman who has ever
been in London or IL acquainted with
the English method Of travel. The up
permost object of the ordinary man or
woman who travels long or short dis
tante is to get into carriag6 alone. In
the small, cramped compartments you
feel in too close quarters to want to be
bothered with strangers, therefore
you naturally do your best to get into
carriage where you won't be 'wor-
ried." But recent dreadful events have
made people nervous Of the lonely car
riage. Women shun it because
Of awful stories of violence and
deaths that have come unawares
upon some poor soul who has
. set out in good health and spirits, while
men shun it becauseof the stories Of
blackpail and SANDER Of which unprin-
cip1ed women frequently make them
the victims. The days Of the old Eng
lish compartments" are, indeed, num-
bered, and it will not be long, l am sure,
before american trains" are the rule
ON every line in the kingdom. 1851
. Travelling ip England is very expen-
siye work, at any rate. The fares be-
ing divided into three classes, the very
poorest and meanest accommodation,
which they call third class" cost about
the same rate which in America 10
charged for the ordinary train. Hyou
have third-class ticket, however, you
cannot buy Pullman car ticket. To
be entitled to purchase superior ac-
commodation Of thiskind you usust pri-
marily invest in Atfrst-class" ticketA
which costs three times the amount 6f
third-class, and not until then are you
allowed1to to buy Pullman caraecommo-
dations. If you are going for long
journey Tor as long one as you can
take in Ea9lanD this makes the cost
about four times the amount you would
pay if you did net hszea luxurious soul
aad long for springs and cushions.
I hear. however, that to meet the de-
mand of the vast body of Americans
who are coming over here for the
diamond jubilee" there is to be
complete reinforcement of the train
service in Great Britain, and cars such
as.we are accustomed to in the states,
and prices to match, will be one of the
white stones marking the latter glo-
ries Of her majesty's sixtieth year upon
the throne.-Chicago Times-Herald.