SAFER RAILWAY TRAVELLING.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."1 Sre,—You have made room for so many matters in the Spectator that are of moment to the public at large, that I believe the appeal which I desire to make will not be disregarded by you. The grievous end to a noble life, which has filled with indigna- tion all who have known the circumstances under which Miss Florence Nightingale Shore met her death, has once again brought into prominence the grave danger of separate compart- ments on our railway lines. Those of us who have daughters or young girls under our care have long been alive to this danger. Only those carriages which are open throughout their entire length, such as are run in America. and were sometimes used here before the war, will free us from this peril. If a wave of recklessness as regards life and property is abroad, no greater temptation could be given to weak and criminal instincts than the present method of travelling. The sad sacri- fice of Miss Shore's life can only verve travellers in the future if it arouses the demand for corridor trains or, better still, open saloon carriages—and the change should be made as soon as possible by the railway companies.—I am. Sir, &c., 8 The Mount, St. Leonards-on-Sea. J. G. MAYNARD.
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