| Show editorial DONT TRY IT AGAIN A letter recently appeared in the omaha world herald which has received national acclaim it later developed that it had been written witten by chester E beltz a fireman who works for the union pacific railroad mr air beltz had long been interested in tile the cause of safety partly as a result of the safety training which he received from the railroad here heie in part Is his letter addressed to the unknown driver of a car which was almost struck by a train 1 I dont know who you are but I 1 do know you we were re scared to death when you drove your car across directly in front of a speeding passenger train it was so close that 1 I in the cab could see ee the young girl your sweetheart I 1 presume throw her hands up in front ot of her face ni cringe up against you in stark horror lion or if idere I 1 were that young girl id pull away from you fast you liae have good sense son you jon probably say you love her I 1 wonder those we love we it try ry to protect but not you that have haie been a n nice ic 0 present to hand your mother a broken and battered body and how do you think that w we e in the cab of that engine would feel we are human beings too you and your girt girl were on one second from eternity son 1 I hope you read this and know it means you and that them girl will too next time you so go driving around stop and look we dont want to hit you but we are helpless as we cannot swerve from fram our given rail if I 1 v were ere yau id thank god for that split second he granted you 1 I said a prayer tor for all when I 1 realized you were going across perhaps what saved us all now think it over both of 0 you and ill belyou bet you are both still shaking in your shoes and please for gods sake dont try it again |
