It is also to be hoped that this sad accident will awake the R. R. authorities to a sense of the danger in which they place all their passengers by always backing after stopping at testations. "They appear to be incapable of stopping at the right Sown as it comes in, stops, and then preplace and standing still. The train slows sently begins to back at almost every station. This should be changed at once: they should either have engineers who can stop at the right place, or they should have good on each car platform to prevent any one coming out till the cars have come to their final standstill. It isa wonder there have not been innumerable accidents with such downright carelessness. This certainly should be a warning to them. While speaki of the railroad, the authorities woul do well to take some notice of the complaints the loose way in stations, especial tientsin and Tan; which matters ae are to No definite and satistuctory arrangements are made regarding the reception and discharge of luggage, but one is left to the mercy of a lot of dirty coolies to get on as best ho can. There is no system, and apparently nobody in charge to assist one without or loss. The contrast getting his things off or, on the cars between here and in Japan in this regard is very great, There, no coolie is allowed near the train within the enclosure, and guards render all necessary assistance in getting one's baggage off, outside the enclosure, and in securing such assistance as' may be needed, if one is a stranger and does not know the lines. The Chinese have not given the least attention to arranging for the convenience of the passengers, nor is there the least attempt at neatness or cleanliness on the cars. Frequently they present more the appearance of a pigsty than of a place for human beings to rest in for a time, the floor being strewn with the debris of things eaten, and other unnecessary dirt. It is high time some of these things were remedied, The Railroad authorities owe it to themselves and the good name of their nation as well as to the travelling public.
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