The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-10
|T[CT|ON FOR
||HE PASSENGERS
4 and Lagoon Railroads
/ Are Lax in Their
Methods.
FEATURES OF
/ EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM
Care and PrecautIon
luufd Be Taken for the
/ Safety of Patrons.

I. neople pay their money. in
,sses hard earned. to ride on a
Il the first and greatest Liability
1 the company assumes Is their
~ and unqualified protection
M and every danger. Can it
4 that the SalAir Beach railroad
- lie side of the contract with
--<onsp The fact that few accl-
I've occurred on the road in the
- not argue that it would be
n take new and increased pre-
70 prevent accidents in the
4 The fact is that there IS abso-
M sneedy and effective way OF
-ruicatIng with the engineer. II
IN fell off an open car or slipped
A 's,ssine from coach TO coach. as
-,ssngers frequently do, the tram
4 not be stopped until the catas-
n vas complete.
Company Is Lax
4, rreat railroads use bell ropes
'rrtautions, but there are no bell
. connecting the passenger cars
she engine on a Saltair train
.IaIaon TO bell ropes. most rail.
fmploy the more modern method
<umunicating by the air brake
Al the Saltair engines are of the
Ia and do not permit of this ar
cent but the new one does The
IA Is informed, however, that no
4 kss been made TO take advan-
H Il the safety signal precautions
L pcsslble by the appliances OF this
e1eine. With a few cords con-
"a With the air tubes 1t would be
#le with the new engine, by q
. krk Of the rope, to communicate
lager to the engineer and bring
|rzln TO an instant stop, But as
an accident. large or small.
[ happen TO Saltair train without
|'Egineer discovering IT for an IN
..e period. There is no necessity
|eplctiEg the terrible results posi-
y this event
Better Light Needed.
Ec.her Improvement that citizens
"a Welcome is the better lighting
[sopen cars Frequently these are
|6ghted at all. and In no case are
Il lighted as they should be, When
amps stuck up at either end OF
/ oper cars are burning they cas'
II feeble flicker, and the center
3 The car is practically enshrouo-
dhrkness. Lamps on these opeT
always be well lighted anc
cleaned, and it would be q wei
Improvement If additional lamp:
Employed to light the open cars
Iagoon Road Also Defective.
What has been said of the Saltai,
epplles equally to the Lagoon
The engines on this hne ar
sith the air-brake appliance. bu
y never, or seldom ever, an.
OF communication from tn
- with the engineer True, tn
ppe hangs suspended from tn
q the car, but II is not connected
'h the locomotive. hence is abso
useless in case OF an emergency
ny purpose for which 1t Is In
And often, too often, the pas
H forced to return home In car
p2ed In Egyptian darkness. Hal
Qn on the last train returnin
1goon Monday night were in alb
darkness, a coal oil lamp beln
"a for illumination in the othe
- Any night a passenger migh
apm the train and his fall woul
noticed. the first intimation tn
- would have that an accider
Turred would be when the mar
nmains Of the victim would b
tne following day.
Possibilities of Accident
tne possibilities OF such an az
are no idle surmise or WI
for the protection offered on tt
Gcurslon cars Is virtually n
ne there are chain guards whic
.pposed to be utilized for tho pr
OF the passenger, but In mar
ees they are broken and on o'
lev occasions are any Of the
IN fact, II no other method
eaopted, then these guards al
tNns require to be thorough
uled and repaired, and this don
uo be rlgidly seen to that th'
'operly and Systematically use
mo passenger who, because
4 owded condition of the car
70 ride homo on tho footboar
'ang q l!ttlo cleaner than t
ocam, he has absolutely no pr
- out he pays his money oil {
Eunlic Demands Its Rights.
ner and most important pol
he rolling stock should be cal
Inspected daily, It is obligato
me transportation company
n mis inspection and It's omissi
srlous and fiagrant violation.
WI III a defective condition
equipment renders the compa
,ne groasest negligence, VIII
enit In unparalleled cutastror
Y 1ppalling loss OF life. Is this
;'a made at the stated period
wTny notl 1t is too late to ma
n non when the Coroner's jury r.
verdict Tho time to do IL
III u mus, go far as human 70
u Ell prevent disaster. AS
me- when the public pays for
<kansS II is not only entitled
comfort, convenience G
N 49, sSsslole protection from dan