Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-12-02
PATHETIC RESULT OF TREsPAss-
INC.

The Washington Herald is engag
ed in the laudable work Of raising
fund for the support and msintenanc
Of the Eve SIN all children of Mr.. an,
Mrs. Gray Of Tuxedo, Md, who ar
left dependent BY the sudden an,
awful death Of their parents. AM
the parents, whose unexpected takin,
off left these tive children dependen
upon charity for care and sustanancs
met death by violating the law, in
fringing upon property rights and
sacrificing personal safety to presum-
ed convenience by walking on the
railroad tracks. They were proceed
Jog along the tracks Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad in the vicinity Of
Washington, when they were over
taken by train, run down and kill
ed.
This instance is only one Of many
which go to emphasize the danger Of
using railroad tracks as public high
ways And this danger is greater
now than ever before. 1t increases
all the time. While the danger is
ninimized whee only small number
Of trains travels the road, it is in
tensi6ed when the train traffic is liber-
al. And on nearly every railroad in
the country today there is sufficient
travel to make walking on the tracks
at any time attendant with serious
danger Of loss Of life or injury to
persons.
On the section OF the railroad
sers Mr.. and Mrs. Gray met their
I'd fate, the custom Of using the
dbed for walking has been con-
" increasing, says the Washing
Herald, in preference to a per
safe highfay. The police
urol this part Of the track bad
%. az to the pains Of serving
f6nal notice on number Of near
residents Of the danger Of walking
ne the tracks, but the warnings
needed. That fatality
have attended this plair
I'D of common sense and ordi.
! precaution is only natural.
And thus it was that two human
lives were snuffed out and five help.
less children thrownupon the merciei
Of charity by performance 10 which
80 many persons are addicted in spit
Of the danger attending it. In thi
instance it was two residents of
small community in Maryland. i
the next it may be residents of ano
Their community in which the DANCE
Of walking along the railroad track
will be Just as apparent, but will b
disregarded with the same appalling
indifference. For it il appalling in
difference for persoas to walk upO
the railroad tracks, even when the
have some reasonable excuse for s.
doing. When there is no incentiv,
save possible atom of personal con
venience, the recklessness is criminal
Where the law cannot step in anC
suppress this grave evil, it is only
possible to hope for a reform by
thoroughly educatig the people to I
knowledge Of the great danger they
invite by using railroad tracks a.
public highways. There are no pos
sibIe conditions under which this may
be done with assurance of safety. Or
the contrary, every walk along ;
railroad track is attended with danger
Many persons feel that they are per
fectly able to take care Of themselves
but they do not know what is liable
TO happen, especially on railroad
where many trains are constantly il
motion. The only safety lies il
keeping away from railroads, excep
when using the trains for the pur
lose Of going from one place 7
srother. Trespassing is ever accom-
panied by deadly danger.