The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-28

"The Truth No. 2"
 This newspaper printed Tuesday, it's advertis columns, ''The Truth Mo- " in which the following paragraph appears:
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 Unfortunately the officials who investigated the Westport wreck in order to ascertain why lives which he labels 1.-The Truth No D.
 Following exhaustive inquiry, which included the e1 Coroner J. J. Phelan concluded that longer would have prevented the wreck.
 Upon this fact and the failure of the road to install the longer the coroner based his finding of which means assume, that cupabe officers of that company will be arrested and tried to jury.
 There seems to be question if the engineer in charge of the train had five years clear behind The evidence taken by the seems conclsvel to show that the train moving at less speed than 50 miles hour. Other evidence to show with taty that Mo- 20 would have taken the train safely at the speed at which it moving.
 If mistake not officers of the company of great authority than Mr. Meen upon such subject testi fled that the Mo- 20 would be safe at speed much greater than the 25 miles hour which he evident ly intends to assign when he says had the been Mo- 20, the regular speed limit for which is 25 miles an hour the result would have been the same "
 There experts of the highest authority who be- may be taken at speed of more than 60 MILES AN HOUR by train and engine of the type of the train which wrecked at Westport.
 The problem is not difficult Given solid road bed good condition safely at 90 100 miles hour The safety will decrease the track the sharper the the slower the speed which the train must be
 The Mo- 20 very long It represents but slight departure from straight ne Therefore is the reason that it may be taken at speeds approximatng speeds safe straight tracks
 Mr. Mellen evidently that he is the victim of prejudice public claor official hatred None of these views to be tenable
 Two of Fairfield county have found his crimna1ly negligent in failing to provide longer The failure has been called his attention by the Inter State Commerce Commission He. and his officers had full notice of the conditions but failed to vide the remedy
 There not accident, but many. The wreck of the Boston Express at Westpor preceded by the wreck of the Federal Express at Bridgeport. These wrecks from almost identical defects. The State Commerce Commission has pointed the similar lty of the conditions clearly and conclusivev coroner for Fairfield county has shown them.
 Neither Coroner Phelan, the Inter State Com merce Commission be deemed for instant to be spired with prejudice against Mr. Meen his It is their duty to protect the public against careless rail- roading and they trying to do 1t.
 It is true that the Westport serious wreck this year in the that many killed.
 But the Merchants Express and the Portland Ex- left the rails under circumstances that tial with death, and these wrecks real source of alarm the in which women ac- tualy slaughtered.
 And 1t may be regarded significant that Mr. Mel len s The Truth Mo- 2 does not consider those Phelan recommendations which provided argement of train for simpler fire extinguishers and for automatic train stops.
 Yet, presume that if another accident shall occur and other shall criminal negligence for other truths complaining of the injustice of mankind who will not permit railroad monopoly trains iii disregard of human life and human necessity.