The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-20
RAILROAD CASUALTIES.
Report OF Commerce ConmIssEoa Teus an
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The total number Of casualties to
persons on account Of railway accid-
ems during the year ending June 80,
1899, according to the report Of the in
terstate commerce commission, was
Las. The aggregate number Of per
sons killed as a result Of railway acoid-
ents during the year was 7,123, and the
number injured was A,62O. OF railway
employees, 2,2IO we're killed and 1923
we're injured during the year covered
by this report. With respect to the
three general classes Of employees,
these casualties we're divided as fol
lows: Trainmen, LBS killed, 1868
injured; svitchmen, fagmen and watch
men, 2T3 killed, 1892 injured; other
employees, 7S2 killed, 1928 injured.
The casualties to employees resulting
from coupling and uncoupling cars
were, persons killed, go; injured, 6,765.
The corresponding figures for the pre-
ceding year were, killed, 90; injured,
6988.
The casualties from coupling and IN
coupling cars are assigned as follows:
TrainmeD, killed 80, injured $3.50;
switchmen, fagmen and watchmen,
killed, "A; injured 1888; other en-
plOyes, killed 6, injured III. The cas-
ualties resulting from falling from
trains and engines are assigned as
follows: Trainmen, killed 337, injured
3,O53; switchmen, hagmen and watch
men, killed so, injured 377i other en-
plOyes, killed, 81, injured $40 The
casualties to the same three groups of
employees caused by collisions and de-
rsiIments were as follows: Trainmen,
killed $50, injured LIB; switchmen,
f1agmen, and watchmen, killed, IA, in
jured lis; other employees, killed 40,
injured 325.
The number Of passengers killed
during the year was 239, and the num-
Der injured was 3,442. Corresponding
figures for the previous year were 221
killed and 2,945 injured. In conse-
qUence Of collisions and derailments,
81 passengers were killed and 1857
passengers were injured during the
year embraced by this report. The
total number Of persons, other than
employees and passengers killed was
4,674, injured $3.50. These figures in
clude casualties to persons classed as
trespassers, Of whom 1910 were killed
and 4, 73O were injured. The total num-
Der Of persons killed at highway cross
ings was 693, injured LBS, distributed
as follows: Employees, 10 killed, 80 in
jured; passengers, 2 killed, II injured;
other persons trespassing, ITO killed,
165 injured; not trespsssing, 500 killed,
9O2 injured. The number Of persons
killed at stations was 443, injured
1906. This statement covers: En-
pIoyes killed 50, injured 2,139; passeng-
ers, killed 81, injured $50; other per-
sons trespassing, killed, 282, injured
"A; not trespassing, killed Al, injured
I43 The summaries containing the
ratio Of casualties show that 1 out Of
every 40 employees was killed and 1
out Of every q employees was injured.
With reference to trainmen-includ-
ing in the term enginemen, fremen,
conductors and other trainmen-it is
shown that 1 was killed for every 155
employed, and 1 was injured for every
IL employed. One passenger was killed
for every 2,189,O23 carried, and 1 in
jured for every Isl, 1913 carried. Ratios
based upon the number of miles tra7-
eIed, however, show that 81, O51, $50 pas
senger miles were accomplished for
each passenger killed, and ABS, 200
passenger miles accomplished for each
passenger injured.