Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1912 — “SAFETY FIRST” [ARTICLE]

“SAFETY FIRST”

Is the Rule of th© Monon Route— A Proud Record. To all officers and employes: In the unfortunate accident at. Sand Pit on June Bth last a mail clerk employed on train Xo. 5 was killed as the result of the collision of that train with Xo. 8. The Chief --Inspector of Safety Appliances of the Interstate Commence Commission lias reported officially after investigation, that "This accident was caused by the engine man of train Xo. 5 temporarily overlooking train order Xo. 13 1 and failing to have his engine under such control as to enable him to bring it to a slop before passing the switch leading to the Side track at Sand Pit." This accident broke the proud record which this company had until then maintained since its organization, for the records show that during a period of over nineteen years not a single passenger has been killed on the Monon as the result of a train accident. Your attention is called to this in order to stimulate you to renewed care and vigilance iln handling trains, so that the Monon may continue to justify the confidence of the traveling public in its reputation for .safety, than which nothing is of more importance. Remember always that the rule is “Safety First.”

FAIRFAX HARRISOX,

o President.