The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-14
RAILROAD CASUALTIES.
Report of Commerce Commission Tells
an Appalling Story.

The total number of casualties to per-
sons on account of railway accidents
during the year ending June S0 1899.
according to the report of the interstate
commerce commission, was 81, 743. The
aggregate number of persons killed as
a result of railway accidents during the
year was 1923, and the number injured
was A, $50. OF railway employees, 2,210
were killed and "a, 1923 were injured dur
ing the year covered by this report With
respect to the three general classes of
employees, these casualties were divided
as follows Trainmen, 1,155 killed, 16,
663 injured; sWitchmen, f1agmen, and
watchmen, 273 killed, 1892 injured; 9TH
er employees 1872 killed, Is, ,26S injured.
The casualties to employees resulting
from coupling and uncOupling cars were,
persons. killed. 260; injured, 6,765. The
corresponding figures for the preceding
year were: killed, 279; injured, 6,98S.
The casualties from coupling and un-
coupling cars are assigned as follows:
Trainmen, killed $50, injured 5,055;
switchmen, fagmen, and watchmen,
killed, IA; injured 1888; other employees,
killed 6, injured Ut. The casualties re-
suIting from falling from trains and
engines are assigned as follows: Train
men, killed 337, injured 8, 3,053 switchmen,
fagmen, and watchmen, killed so, injur-
ed 377; other employees, killed 62, injur-
ed $40. The casualties to the same three
groups of employees caused by collisions
and derailments were as follows: Train
men. killed 2SO, injured LIB; SWitchmen
hagmen, and Watchmen, killed IA, in
jured 115; other employees, killed 40, in
jured 325.
The number of passengers killed dur
ing the year was 239, and the number
injured was 3, ,442 Corresponding figures
for the previous year were POI killed
and 2,945 injured. In consequence of COL
nsions and derailments. 50 passengers
were killed and 1857 passengers were
injured during the year embraced by
this report. The total number of per-
sons, other than employees and passen-
gers, killed was, 4,674, injured G, 255 These
figures include casualties to persons
claSSed as treSpaSsers. of whom 4040
were killed and 4,730 were injured. The
total number of persons killed at high
way crossings was 693, injured l, ,125. dis
tributed as follows: Employees, 10 kill
ed, 80 injured; passengers, 2 killed II
injured; other persons trespassing, 17O
killed, 1853 injured; not trespassing, 5O2
killed, 902 injured. The number of per-
sons killed at stations was 443 injured
1906, This statement covers: Employees
killed SO, injured 2, 2,139; passengers, kill
ed 81, injured $50; other persons tres
passing, killed 2S2. injured 444; not tres
passing, killed Al, injured lab. The sum-
maries containing the ratio of casualties
show that l out Of every 42O employees
was killed and l out of every q en-
ployes was injured. With reference to
trainmen including in the term en-
ginemen, fremen, conductors, and other
trainmen- it is shown that l was killed
jured for every IL employed One pas
senger was killed for every 2. 1S9. .O23 car
ried, and l injured for every 15l 99S car
ried- Ratios based upon the number of
miles Travelled, however, show that 81
051, $50 passenger miles were accornplish-
200 passenger miles accomplished for
each passenger injured.