The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23
RAILROAD ACCIDEsTs.



ChristoDhes. WASH May -. Is.
The tsEFabis END on" collision on tna
Pailadeapdia 4 Reading railroad AZ Exeter
wssk ego, following several sther accf-
dents Of eomparatfveiy small moment
although within the power e railroads 70
prevent. suggests 10 the mind OF the irzv-
cling pubitc the unpleasant thought fna8
what has been can be-
Believing - DO that u y ne desire OF
al ranfee0 conpenses 20 cenoa1 sns.,
business wRhout sccsdeofA the oainiai
fact remains that collisions are frequent.
disastrous ans cosuy. lei Ia suns.anoe
hiue y sssn9 eo0s = pscssn' sccaoes'.
ot Inc osscssptien IeasIeo 70 s.so aIn
eAcep< 70 PsfHetuats systsus s"aa - eD =.
stAntsy sxnimune i.s ostsr MsApsy 70
pfev 70 Wioe e.ss apa a..0
eupIsm.ey "a tue e3ulpn..is 0a o1l $3.50 ...
aSou en1 - ~ ee $3.50" s :. 1 -.
the pstrons u our sys1e, .na y. '1N .'
msse sA o.sss.s - ss.. scp.'s ~. -, -
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- Au1 -. - -. -, 49, - -. -
pleasure to pay them = weal-deserved com
p..n JIM. 80, ~. nsa s. ~. ~ -. -
- - $3.50. 80 .. !. 49, 80
49, So 80. :. a. 81 80.
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a.lm oss, . . uss ~, !. a1 ~ $500. -
a,ss.,a,, - CO.., .,,d ~. 49, ,hss,, ,ro,,,
having justice done and protection afford
ed TO those entitled thereto. Then why
should not the same principle be put into
operation In AeaAalf Of the people?
The '.aar brake has saved the railroad
companies an enormous amount Of money
and reducing TIN working expenses con-
siderahly, and fear that too much conn.
dcnce 10 now placed upon that mechanical
apparatus and h,ards e,rpoef the engineer
$50 fifs the train up on the road 10 pre-
vant his c,.n mach frusn annfhIlasion. hat
there is a liu,1t 4, this nover
T7aan Why not adont = ulas, that has heen
nut In oneraNon ana fos,nA rreatIy To re-
daee ana aImost destrov tha nossIha,,tv ~
'.ena on collisions. and IL companies won't
do - volunt.r1ly for tha Aenex,t ~ tha,r
patrons why mot try = little .strust.. the
.orv ara rractico ana force thar, "a IA a.,
The svstem known = sstha hlocks make
n airanrf imnonsttia - lave she~a acc,-
Aeats mn m onHrnstoun a hsuf ,Ilusf "a tea
~ the fUaIowinr nfafsSaenf vhirh I er-
tract from the nin,,tesp a urncnerasnrs AZ
the Inatitute Of Cavfl Ensaneerp T,onfsn.
ana the address az " n pree.a q q
nresidAnt. or Novems,er 1 - That very
dirflnnuished and learnad ~analernan savs
raxe Ia volunna ,e6 .Raiivuva..,
ssrN. ..eetv - .h. x.....- "a -.
freedom from coaiision are dus To the in.
trodtiotion % the hlock system, which Is
Wprked enfireey By electric aagnAje. and
1neG o. Oeen 91aoe compulsory On Al
1no eaxey q railroad travelling. ~ Al.
iected - mcoern improvements IN WORK
Ans. - snown - sHo foasowanx tActS'
III iess. no pcsson IN o,0ess journeys
Wa Aaiieo: 10 L.. one petson In zAsis.osa
los.nsys w&1 1ineo, NJ - one person IN
0W so -. ~, -. 49, Mlseo' IA 80. ono
psso.' AZ 1900. J0 s-s vas 1lHea.
=, - - e - :" ie'' "e1o NO. IN Asoe.
III :" lss'. 20
ING ssaus'Ns OF cur raiiroau opcFaiiohs
k ~ .uss0 uhs s1ater
n'e"se u sAc's, .ho ysA nssc y no reason
seA.see u,s eost pIosnnS ana Hiaih-
Hs, way nss Siouiu Hos oe AZ any
ming. .nes shou0 nc Dexter. lot the hnes
sre not % cfoWoeo. IN this Wesserh sec
ton more espeeiaAy.
me report OF rauroad collisions In tho
Inisea StAin Tor March alone shows forty
hse eouis'ohs' ihkinx tnAt month as an
average. would xWs Sso Collisions per an
NAM WAR me loss VIII amount TO In
damAxea rsinng stock alene Is imposes BILE
o teu. ou'. snaco 10 otnet claims ana
charges. Win certainly make large
amount ANNUALLY 10 ee charged up TO loss
aeconnt,
Why should there not be an Official gov
ernmene Investigation into tho cause Of
each 81 these by . government engineer.
say one In each state, OF. where traffic is
light IN several states under one turisdsc-
ton. giving that officsr power by law 10
compel the compazlfcs 10 carry Out his re-
concentrations 10 proven: repetition Of
such zccidensg
IL the same principles were In operation
Oh railroads a. are Ia operation on steam
boats, much greater security 10 life ard
travel would be obtained. and yet the ratio
OF railroad travel In enormously larger thar
the ether, and seek only protection q,
life 70 fhA aavua pecpie