Show TIGHTEN THE REINS the NEWS dislikes to deserve or to obtain we the reputation of a grumbler I 1 yet public inte reata require that it do a good food deal of criticizing both of men and methods froum from time to time it has bag felt C compelled to speak with some severity concerning unprotected railway crossings where fatal accidents have recently occurred and where many more are certain to occur unless preveat lve measures tar far better and more effective than any now in force shall be instituted but the deadly crossings are sot not alone those these where steam railways ply their snorting traffic le there are ar electric street car crossings where the utmost care and coolness of the operatives are necessary to the protection of human life aud and there are also the deadly sidewalk crossings over which occupants of vehicles are permitted to drive with a wild recklessness as aa to pedestrians 7 safety that in plate plain ter terms ap is simply criminal ao an accident occurred last evening at the intersection of two of our busiest streets a lady being knocked down and perhaps tia it plod pled and run over by a team and buggy although it appears appear that the driver was using a fair amount of diligence to avoid the crowds crowdson of pi feraby A legal hearing will develop the facts iu in this case came pending which we do riot not care are to make comments that maybe may be deemed prejudicial or otherwise A few moments before this accident occur occurred reds however and only a lock distant a performance was witnessed which since it happily bad no merlou consequences may be referred to with biti all propriety especially is a it proper matter of criticism to in view of the fact that the chief performers were public officials and in the cites pay we refer to the breakneck speed jig at which the fire department came whirling birling bIr lIag along first south street from the wet side aide station at the intersection of east bast temple street the busiest center of the whole city and at the very time when probably more people were in the vicinity than at any other hour boor of day or night there was not the slightest slacking blacking of speed simply the clanging of the gong the me steaming horses and clattering apparatus anti and two lines of startled citizens between which the tumultuous vision had I 1 just not pasted passed now it if this is in mossback ism lem make the most of it 11 we demand in the interest of human life that a stop be put to such senseless driving st at aoh places and at such hours the fact that nobody has been kille kilie yet to ie no argument against cur demand what we insist upon is that these invitations to death these constant tempting of pr providence 01 be discontinued of course it is desirable that a paid fire department gets to the scene of danger as quickly as possible also that it bag baa the right of way along all streets street and over all crove crossings lEge but what to is the burning of a few more shingles in a root compared with the reckless destruction of human life even in the attempt to save burning buining property and what justification Is there for or the brutal remark when indignation alion to is expressed at such recklessness and surprise that fatal consequences do not attend it well we lot let folks get out of the way if they don dont donit it want to be killed 11 II we suggest to the chief of the police department that he again enforce the order requiring that vehicles be driven at a walk over crossings in the business districts district we suggest to the chief ot of the fire department that he be warn his bis drivers against being so insanely an to respond to an alarm that they respect neither locality hour or other conditions in making their runs run |