The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07

lean travellers abroad, accustomed to
free and easy habits, stray upon rights
Of way and are. surprtae6 ~ well ~
I kfstv6A i, NE ssfxS1~a fdstAnferN anu
hustled before . masissrate, who re-
/ lieves them OF part OF their surplus
and sends them an chastened and
wondering at the beautiful system
/ France forbids any person not be
longing to the railroad service to enter
upon It's right OF way except with Q
! the United States In fsnis respect IL
shown by the results. From 1901
to 1910. inclusive, In the United States.
| 50,o2s trespassers were killed. and
| in the United Kingdom. A.434: in the
United States 53.427 injured. and in
the United Kingdom, 1918.
permit signed by a superior railroad
officer. Violations are punishable by
fires up to 1919 and Jail up to a
Month.
In Germany the penalties range up
to f25. The European public has be-
come thoroughly educated to the idea
of keeping off the right OF way.
Canada fines trespassers up to $50
or tmprisons them up to two months.
The Wabash Railroad operates a part
of it's mileage through Canada. In
the year ending June 30, 1914, "a
trespassars were killed and 1875 In
tured on the lines of that road. of
whom only were killed and injured
In Canada Edward b. Pryor, receiv-
err of the Wabash says:
THE law in Canada Is very strict
ly enforced. The result la the we
are not burdened with the trespas-
sing evil in Canada"
The American Slaughter.
In the United States laws are few.
and even where penalties are pre-
scribed mag istrates hesitate to impos~
them, largely under stress OF local
opinion. Citizens want to do as they
please, and local au .lorities dislike to
feed and lodge convicted tramps.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
C. c. McChord summed up the con-
sequences before the Cooperative
Safety Congress in Milwaukee in 1912.
He stated that in 20 years the tres
passers killed on railways In the
United states totalled ss.73s and the
injured g4646, or 181.379 casualties
In all. equal to the entire population
of the city of Columbus. o. OF those
injured, he said the majority were
seriously MANNED or crippled for life.
These trespassers are not all hoDoes.
They include little children and wage
earners living In the vicinity. whose
| death or disability leaves famikes
destitute. or 1000 investigated cases.
I5sS were self-supporting: 3i2 were
llaborers, and the list also included
actors bankers. BARRIERS, bartenders,
chaufreurs. chemists. cigar makers,
clergymen, engineers farmhands. hsh-
| ermen. horse dealers, lumbermen.
lunatics. merchants. miners, musicians
sailors statesmen. school teachers.
aaoemakers soldiers and students. ot
the one thousand. 273 are known to
have left wives or children, 376 were
single and the family connection OF
the rest was unknown.
Marcus A. Dow. General Safet,
Agent OF the New York Central Lines
points out that there were $4,000
persons under 81 years OF age killed
or injured while trespassing on rail-
WAYS of the United States from 1901
to 1910. enough to make mile posi-
for every mile around the world.
i Track Elevation Does Not Stop
| Trespassing.
| Elevation of track in Chicago was
resorted to at an expense OF 70 mil
lions which liz expected to reach lot
millions. Does anybody suppose &C
feeble a precaution as that hes end
ed deaths and accidents to tres
passersp Not at all. They leap over
a city ordinance and climb up on tns
elevation in their conscientious deVo
ton to the pursuit of being killed ans
| MANNED In three months 3S9 ar
rests were made on the elevated rNgh
| Of way of four systems. Only 81 0
| thee offenders were punished.
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