The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-09
Time to Call a Halt

The siekenng subseiency Of certain daily newspapers
the Seattle Electric company was never more s'nkngy
shown than during the last couple Of days.
These Stone & Webster bootekers have tried by every
means in their power 70 she Electric company
from all blame Tor the horrible death of Mrs Braeke't who
was crushed and ground beneath the wheels Of desaed
Madison cable
To judge from their accounts OF the tragedy, the poor
woman vas eupahy blame for her death in jumping
from violently carecnng urehng ear. which was speed
ing down bill towards heavy grade below Fourth avenue
She should have calmly waited until the brow Of the hill
was actually reached before she made last desperate ei
fort to save hcFsclft
And these same newspapers nothing In the admitted
had been repeated deraments Of Madison
point where Mrs Bracket lost her lie due
and worthless rails which should have been torn
up replaced years ago These old rails battered
that the langes have almost disappeared in piaeesi
But the Seattle Electric company to save money, did
not replace these rails Hence the frequent deraents q
and. iinaIy. the killing Of Mrs. Bracket
Nushing has aroused the indignation Of The people
Of Seattle nany has this eodbIooded staying
OF wife and mother Every in the city feels that
she too guarantee Of life when she boards Mad
ison street other She may Rcs back home alive
and she may not Il all depends upnn chance.
Employed in the office Of The Star is young
who almost lost her lie Sunday BY attempting take
the Fort Iawton car which wrecked by tic cheap and
defective signal system Of Seattle Electric company
Anybody who keeps their open Seatsle hear
these orepeated stories Of derailents and collisions
Scarcely a week passes BY that does bring
Of these socalicd accidents"
The hospitals Of Seattle without patients,
10 them from street cars.
And all the time that this bloody work IS going the
Subsidized organs singing the praises of the great and
good Seattle Electric company and what benefit II . to
the community
Is any wonder that the people Of this city IN
censed7
Few Of the many victims Of Stone & webs,rrs eeonom-
ica railroadn get what rghsully eouing
TO them in rho shape Of damages.
No sooner IS a man. or woman. hurt. than the claim
agent Of company rshcs the hospital where the
sufferer lies passing magic ali guards and
reaching the cot he seeks
There he is permitted compromise for
small Of gold iudicousy displayed the victim per
hzps when ether arguments fail
In nine eases out of ten the man or who thus
compromises is in fit condition conduct such nsgo
tiations. In they do know that
thousands instead Of hundreds would be their eeompense
they refused compromise and appealed thu
II shac and disgrace thar claim agents thus
allowed Seattle hospitals The prasce should be
stefny prohibited No who has been injured should
be subjected to any such Unfair influences the claim agent
brings bear until health has beer recovered and capable
lawyer consulted.
There Is only way, apparently. to make the Stone
Webster concern do its duty the public and that
Is by making Improbable neglect ii.
No victim should eomprsmss damage claim. but
should the penny that the law will award
When this policy generally adopted the Electric company
viii longer find it profitable operate over old and de-
ectvc rails Madison street cheap and unsafe
signalling systems The Fort Lawton other lines.