El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-19
RAILWAY STATISTICS.
Accidents, Earnings and Expenses
For One Year.


For One Year.
In the annual statistical statement
upon the railways of the United States,
issued by the interstate commerce com
mission, two features are of special
interest. These are accidents" and
earnings and expenses" The total
number of casualties to persons on &C
count of railway accidents during The
twelve months covered by the state
ment. says the G ODE Democrat, was
47,742. The aggregate number of per-
sons killed as result of railway acct
dents during the year was $3.50 and the
mum per injured was 40, SS2. OF rail-
way employees 1858 were killed and 3D.
76l were injured during the year cover
ed by this report. With respect to
the three general classes OF employees,
these casualties were divided as fol-
lows: Trainmen, 1141 killed, 10, 645 in
jured; switchmen, watchmen and flag
men, PAP killed, 2677 I'M ured; other
employees, SIS killed. 13,439 injured.
The casualties to employees from cou-
plipg and uncoupling cars were: Per
sons killed, 279; injured, 69SS. The
corresponding figures for the proceed
ing year were: Killed, PA, injured,
-62S3.
The casualties from coupling and un-
Trainmep. killed 1872, injured $3.50,
switchmen, fagmen and watchmen;
killed 80, injured 1886; other employees,
killed I, injured PIP. The casualties
resulting from falling from trains and
engines are assigned as follows: Train
men, killed 356, injured 2979; switch
men, fiagmen and watchmen, killed 80,
injured $50: other employees, killed 81,
injured 521. The casualties to the
Of
by collisions and derailments were as
follows: Traiumen, killed 262, injured
1867; switchmen, f1agmen and watch
men, killed Ii. injured SO; other en-
ployes, killed SO, injured 367.
The number of passengers killed dur
ing the year was 221 and the number
injured was 2945. Corresponding fig
ures for the present year we're ~ kill
ed and 2795 injured. In consequence
of collisions and derailments seventy
two passengers were killed aud 1l34
passengers were Injured during the
year embraced by this report. The
total number of persons, other than
employees and passengers, killed was
1850. injured, GIG. These figures in
ciude casualties to persons classed as
trespassers, of whom 1868 were killed
and 4749 were injured. The summaries
containing the ratio of casualties show
that one out of every 447 employees
was killed and one out of every
twenty eight employees was injured.
With reference to trainmen-in-
GLIDING in the term enginemen. fire
men, conductors and other tralnmen---
it is shown that one was killed for
every $50 employed and one was ipjur-
ed for every eleven employed. One
carried and enc injured for every no.
141 Carried. Ratios based upon the
number of miles travelled however
show that so 542 $40 passenger miles
were accomp lished for each passenger
killed and 4, 543, 270 passenger miles &C
com plished for each passenger in
jured.
of the United States, covering an
operated mileage of 1S4, 64S.26 miles,
were 81, 247, 325, 621 for the year, being
greater by S125, 235, S4S than the cor
responding item for the fiscal year
preceding. The operating expenses
during the same period were $S17, 3d.
276, being an increase of S65, 448, 512,
as compared with the year 1897. The
items comprised in gross earnings from
operation for the fiscal year under con-
sideration were: Passenger revenue,
1926, $40, $50, increase as compared with
the previous year, S15. 1884 .563; mail
$34, Cos, 352, increase 1858, 1856: express.
S25, 9Oo, 0I5, increase S1.0O7 ,OO9; other
earnings from passenger service, ST.
224, COO; freight revenue, 1916, 727, 7l9,
increase, Sl03, S7S, 405: other earnings
from freight service 81, 683. POS, increase
S473, 54S: other earnings from opera
tior including a few unclassiied items,
S31. 203, $50.
The operating expenses for the year
were assigned as follows: Maintenance
of way and structures, S173. 1858, in
crease as compared with the preceding
year 81, $50, sos; maintenance of equip
meut, Sl42, 624. S62; increase, $40, &c.,
5O4; conducting transportation, 1854 >
GA ,276; increase, S32, 49, 14: general
expenses, s36 1866; decrease, 1853.
Toe gross1earnings averaged S6755 per
mile Of line, and operating expenses
S4430 per mile of line. These amounts
sre re- pectively S633 and 1924 greater
than the corresponding figures for
1897. The report contains a further
analysis Uf the operating expenses of
railway in the United States for the
years 1895 to 1898, in accordance