Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1893 — Heavy Cars the Most Safe. [ARTICLE]

Heavy Cars the Most Safe.

Every commercial traveler has an opinion of his own as to that position which makes a car the safest one in a train. Some of them ho d that it is the one next the l aggage ear; the majority maintain that the comer of the train is the least dangerous, while there are still individuals, in the minority to be sure, who favor the rear ear. These opinions have been gained in many Instances from practical experience in railroad wrecks, which are, of course, by no means infrequent in certain sections of ihe country. As such they are entitled to consideration, but the dissimilar views really go to show that the position of a car in a train as regards its greater or less safety is a matter of speculation alone. Upon one matter, however, all the traveling men agree, and that is that no matter What the position of tho car is, the safest cnes of ad are the heavy sleeping, parlor, buffet cars and the like. They are commonly referred to by the drummers as “better than an accident policy. ” There is every reason for the holding of this favorable opinion or these cars. Their heavier frames and trucks render theii telescoping a difficult matter, and they are less Unely to leave the rails in a time of collision than other cars, in consequence of their greater weight.—New York Herald.