The Globe-republican., 1901-04-04

service And these trains arrived and
departed in the night hours. Jhe sec
tion men, cattle and horses. had The right
of way in the day time, unmolcsted, and
an accident seldom occurred from him
drances on the track. The business west
is constantly increasing, and the oriental
trade will continue grow.
The writer's first railroad pass was
written on slip of paper 1t WAS issued
by Gov. Matteson, Governor of the
State of Illinois. who was President of
the Chicago s. Alton railroad. The pass
was good for one trip from Springfield 20
Bloomington, in the summer of 1859. Ir
some years afterwards before rail
road passes came in vogue, and tho tspass
system has siuce become : great part
of the railroads economy. A coupon
ticket. Gone nine feet long is recorded lis
another thing that has followed the rail-
road pass. Railroad travelling is much
more economical than it used TO be and
railroads have become great thorough
fare.
"a prominent engineer the other. day
was talking about the engineers part of
the railroad business" says the Asfzansas
City Traveller, and during the CONVERSE
tion told great many interesting things
connected with life on the locomotive
and its dangers. He WAS aske 81. of. what
one thing engineer is most afraid and
in reply stated that it is a hog, and then
he gave the following reasons why sach
| is the case: s.Nothing will ditch n train
quicker than a hog on the traois. An en-
gineer will run through ~liole herd of
sheep and will even lit a COW horse
| without thought OF danger, bat the sight
| of a hog between the rails make lAis hair
stand end. L have newer heard
scientific explanation Of why a hog will
| throw all engine eff tie track nine times
out of ten, but any railroad man will tell
| you it is so. AS L can figure it
out. being shortlegged animal, the
hogs body is closer to. the ground than
that of other animals and more apt to
get underneath abe engine, and then, too,
there's something about the bulk of hog
| that seems to Eft the wheels of 1ocomo-
tive right OFF the rails and slew them
aside. Whatever may be the cause, L
know thas a hog on the track will make
| for a moment a coward of the bravesr
| man who ever held a locomotive throttle.'
| Following tho full text of the new
| federal law requiring railroads to report
| accidents:
lit shall be the duty of the general
manager, superintendent, other proper
officer of every common carrier engaged
| in interstate commerce by railroad to
| make to the interstate commerce commits
sion, at its Office In Washington. District
of Columbia, monthly report, under
oath, of all collisions of trains where
any train or part of train accidentally
leaves the track. and of all accidents
which may occur to its passengers en-
ployes while in the service of such COM
mon carrier and actually on duty, which
| report shall state the nature and causes
thereof, and the circumstances connected
| Herewith.
| tsSec. 2. That any common carrier
| failing to make such report within thirty
days after the end of any month shall be
| deemed guilty of a misde meanor and,
/ upon conviction thereof by court of COM
| petent jurisdiction, shall be punished by
a fine of not more than 800 for each
and every offense and for every day dug
ing which it shall fail to make such re-
port after the time herein specified for
making the same.
| ssSec. 3. That neither said report nor
any part thereof shall be admitted as
evidence or used for any purpose against
| such railroad making such report in
any suit action for damages growing
out of any matter mentioned in said re
port.
Sec. 4. That the interstate commerce
commission is authorized to prescribe
for such common carriers a method and
form for making the reports in the fore
going section provided