The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
rERcESTAGE OF CASUALTIES.
One Trainmnn IL Killed for Every
1872 Employed.

1872 Employed.
Washington, October 16.--The ninth eta
tistical report Of the interstate commerce
commission for the year ended June
80. 1896, gives interesting information
concerning the mileage, equipment. num-
Der OF employees. capitalization and valu-
alton, accidents and earnings and expenses
Of railways IN the United States for tho
year named.
One hundred and !ifty-cne roads, rep
resenting 30.475 miles OF operated mile.
age, were in the hands OF receivers on
June 30, 1896, decrease OF eighteen roads
from the previous year. The capital stock
represented by the railways controlled by
receivers was $742, 597 766. and the funded
debt was 1893, 1866, The total railway
mileage on June 30. 1896, was 1S2.776, an
increase OF 2il9 for the year. Georgia
showing the largest increase, 233 niles
The number Of locomotives in service wGs
$3.50, and OF cars OF all Glasses l,237, G49,
an Increase Of 251 locomotives and cross
cars, OF the total cars and locomotives,
448,S54 were fitted with train brakes, and
545,5s5 with automatic coupers. The num-
Der Of freight locomotives fitted with auto
matte couplers was 3373, out OF total Of
20,35l, and the cars In freight service fitted
with train brakes was 37a,05S out Of n total
OF 1.22i,ss7.
An interesting feature of the report is
a summary showing the amount OF COM
pensation paid 10 the railway employees OF
the United States. which aggregated $685.
$50 Their aggregate compensation
amounted to over 80 per cent OF the total
operating expenses OF all railways. a
slight decrease from the preceding year.
Much data on the capitalization and valu-
alton Of railway property is contained in
the report. The amount of railway capt.
tai, 1t is shown, was SIC. 500. ss5.,7l, which,
when assigned on a mileage Lssis, shows
a capital OF s59.6lo per mile OF line. and,
II current Liabilities be Included ass part
OF the capital. s6006S per mile OF line.
The amount OF capital stock was ss,226,-
527 ,269. Traction Of over 20 per cent OF
the capital stock paid no dividends. The
total dividends amounted TO SS7, 500, 81.
Passengers carried during the year num-
bered 81. 772,737, an Increase of over A.
000,0 900 compared with the previous year,
which, however, showed a decrease OF 3D.
1865, s37 as compared with 1894. The freight
tonnage amounted to 765, S91 1856, the largest
ever reported for railways In this country,
and an increase OF nearly 70.000,000. Gross
earnings amounted to 81 ,150, 1G9.37G, an in
crease Of nearly S75.000,000 resulting in n
net income of over $50, 100000 larger than
the prevfons year
Nearly 1900 employees were killed and
almost 10000 injured during tie year, an
increase in fifty Of those killed and over
1000 in the number injured. One hundred
and eighty-one passengers were killed cnd
nearly 5000 injured The number OF per-
sons, ''other than employees and passen-
GERS killed was s406 and those injured
5s45. These figures include casualties to
persons reported as trespassers. FOR every
444 men employed on railways one was
killed, and for every twenty eight men em
ployed one was injured. One tra.nman
was killed for each 152 trainmen EMPLOYED
and one trainman was injured for each ten
men employed. The number OF passengers
carried for one passenger killed was 2,s9f.-
474 and the number OF passengers led
for one passenger injured WAS l7SIS2.