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Foreign News
May 17, 1867
Gold Hill Daily News
Gold Hill, Storey County, Nevada
What is this article about?
An American traveler reports severe overcrowding and mistreatment of natives in Indian railroads under British rule, leading to multiple deaths. Confirmed by Captain Williams, noting large numbers of train fatalities.
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Specimen of British Rule in India.
An American traveler, writing from Bombay, under date of last January, says that the worst of our inconveniences in railroad travel are insignificant compared with what is endured in the East. "Last year no less than seven or eight corpses, if we remember rightly, were taken from the carriages of this line (Calcutta and Delhi) alone—victims to a barbarous system of over-packing. Men and women are often so packed in a third-class car as to be compelled to remain standing during the entire length of a journey, sometimes 400 or 500 miles, and at the hottest season of the year. Nowhere are the natives treated otherwise than as wild beasts. Tickets for distances under those paid for are constantly issued to the ignorant."
This statement is confirmed by Captain Williams, an under secretary to the government, who says that the number of persons found dead in trains is very large.
An American traveler, writing from Bombay, under date of last January, says that the worst of our inconveniences in railroad travel are insignificant compared with what is endured in the East. "Last year no less than seven or eight corpses, if we remember rightly, were taken from the carriages of this line (Calcutta and Delhi) alone—victims to a barbarous system of over-packing. Men and women are often so packed in a third-class car as to be compelled to remain standing during the entire length of a journey, sometimes 400 or 500 miles, and at the hottest season of the year. Nowhere are the natives treated otherwise than as wild beasts. Tickets for distances under those paid for are constantly issued to the ignorant."
This statement is confirmed by Captain Williams, an under secretary to the government, who says that the number of persons found dead in trains is very large.
What sub-type of article is it?
Colonial Affairs
What keywords are associated?
British Rule India
Railroad Overcrowding
Native Mistreatment
Train Deaths
Calcutta Delhi Line
What entities or persons were involved?
Captain Williams
Where did it happen?
India
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
India
Event Date
Last January
Key Persons
Captain Williams
Outcome
no less than seven or eight corpses last year on calcutta and delhi line; number of persons found dead in trains is very large
Event Details
American traveler from Bombay describes overcrowding in third-class railroad cars forcing passengers to stand for 400-500 miles in hot weather, treating natives as wild beasts, issuing short tickets to ignorant; confirmed by Captain Williams