Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-26
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
An Interesting Compilation by the
Interstate Commerce Commits

Interstate Commerce Commits
| sion.
The total number Of casualties to per-
sons on account of railway accidents
during the year ending June 80, 1899,
was 51,743. The aggregate number of
persons killed as result of railway
accidents during the year was 1923 and
I the number injured was 1850. OF
.ailway employees 2.210 were killed and
| S4,923 were injured during the year
covered by this report With respect
, to the three general classes of employees
these casualties were divided as fol-
| lows: Tranmen, 1 ,155 killed, 16, 663 in
! jured; switchmen, fagmen and watch
men, 273 killed, 1882 injured; other
employees, 72S killed, PCS injured The
| casualties to employees resulting from
| coupling and uncouplng cars were,
persons killed, go; injured, 6,765. The
corresponding figures for the preceding
year were, killed, 279; injured 6988.
The casualties from coupling and un-
Trainmen, killed, 1870; injured 5,055;
switchmen, flagmen and watchmen,
killed, "a; injured .533; other en-
ployes, killed. 6; injured, 1T. The
casualties resulting from falling from
trains and engines are assigned as fol-
lows: Trainmen killed, 337; injured,
itpb loo oh
men, killed, so; injured. 371; other en-
ployes, killed, 62; injured, $40. The
casualties to the same three groups of
employees caused by collisions and de-
railments were as follows: Trainmen,
killed, $50; injured lib switchmen,
flagmen and watchmen, killed, IA; in
jured, lis; other employees, killed, 40
injured, 1926.
The number of passengers killed dur
ing the year was 23S, and the number
injured was 3,442 Corresponding fig
ures for the previous year were 221
killed and 2,945 injured. In conse-
quence of collisions and deraiiments 80
passengers were killed and 1,557 pas
sengers were injured during the year
embraced by this report. The total
number of persons other than employees
and passengers, killed was 1914; injur-
ed, 6,255. These figures include cas-
ualties to persons classed as trespas-
sers, of whom 4040 were killed and
4,730 were injured. The total number
of persons killed at highway crossings
was 500; injured, 1125; distributed as
follows: Employees, 10 killed, SO in
jured; passengers, 2 killed, II injured;
other persons trespassing, 10 killed,
16S injured; not trespassng, SOP killed,
902 injured The number of persons
killed at stations was 443 injured, 81,
306 This statement covers: En-
ployes, SO killed, 2,139 injured; passen-
gers, 81 killed, $50 injured; other per-
sons trespassing, 2S2 killed, 444 injured;
not trespassing, Al killed, 143 injured.
The summaries containing the ratio of
casualties show that l out of every APO
employees was killed, and 1 out of every
q employees was injured.
With reference to trainmen. includ
ing in the term enginemen, firemen,
conductors and other trainmen, it is
shown that l was killed for every 1856
employed, and l was injured for every
II employed. One passenger was killed
for every 2,1S9,023 carried, and 1 in
jured for every Isl 1898 carried. Ratios
based upon the number of miles trav-
eled however, show that 81 ,051 $50 pas
senger miles were accomplished for
each passenger killed, and 1888 200 pas
senger miles accomplished for each pas
senger injured.