The age-herald., 1901-07-17
Interesting Figures Given Out
 by Commerce Commission
7,865PERS0NS WERE KILLED
For the Year Ending June 30, 1901, Casualties to Persons On Account of Railway Accidents
 Was 5s, 185.

teenth annual statistical report of the Interstate Commerce Commission furnish some startling and interesting figures This report has not been Issued yet but the following with respect to railway acci- dents Is taken from 1t:
 The total number of casualties to per- sons on account of railway accidents dur ing the year ending June 30 1900. was 5S,- 1s5. The aggregate number of persons killed in consequence of railway accidents during the year was T,Se5, and the number injured was 5o,S2O Of railway employees 255o were killed and ss,e4S were injured With respect to the three general classes or employees, these casualties were dis tributed as follows: Trainmen, 1,396 killed, 17Sn injured; swHtchmen, fagmen, and watchmen, N2 killed, 3,O6O injured; other employees, Ss2 killed, 1s,012 injured. The casualties to employees resulting from coupling and unooupling cars were: Num- Der killed, 2s2; injured, 522s. The corre- spending figures for the preceding year were: Killed, 26o; injured, e,76.
 The casualties from coupling and un- NoNPNAAAo NHAo aAo uaNlueu 4S IOllOWB. Trainmen, killed 1Ss injured s,aOs; switch men, f1agmen, and watchmen, killed IT, in- 1ured 1.264; other employees, killed IT. in- Jured 1892 The casualties due to falling from trains and engines are assigned AS follows: Trainmen, killed 412, injured 5o1: other employees. killed 72, injured 5e5. The casualties to the same three classes of employees from collisions and deraiiments were as follows: Trainmen, killed sso, injured 1867; switchmen, flagmen and watchmen, killed Il. injured 1A; other employees. killed 70. injured 445.
 Number Passengers Killed.
 The number of passengers killed during the year was 249, and the number injured 4l2S The corresponding figures for the previous year were 239 killed and s442 in- jured. In consequence of collisions and derailments SS passengers were killed and l74S injured. The total number of per- sons, other than employees and passen- gers. killed was 5o66; injured, 6549. These figures include casualties to persons ciassed as trespassers. of whom 4348 were Killed and 48S0 were injured. The total number of persons killed at highway crossings was 7bo injured 1850, distributed as follows: Employees, 20 killed, 5s in- jured; passengers, 1 killed, injured: others persons trespassing. I'll killed, 2o4 | injured; not trespassing, 558 killed, 1000 injured. The number of persons killed at stations was 521, injured SS3s. This state- ment covers: Employees, killed 113, in- ftira6 I70. T. 64e; other persons trespassing, killed 3ss, injured SS3; not trespassing. killed Ss. in- jured 227 The summaries giving the ra- tio of casualties show that one out of every 399 employees was killed, and one out of every twenty-six employees was in- 1ured. With reference to trainmen-in- cluding in this term enginemen, fremen, + conductors, and other trainmen-it is shown that one was killed for every 1s7 employed and one was injured for every eleven employed. One passenger was killed for every 2.S16,e4s carried, and one injured for every 13s, TAO carried. Ratios based upon the number of miles traveaed
 however. show that 64,41s,es passenger miles accomplished for each passenger injured The corresponding figures In these latter ratios for the year ending June ao 1899. were 61, ,5so and 4,2ss, 200 passengers for each passenger killed and each passenger injured, respectively. One summary shows that in the course of thirteen years. ending June 30, 1900, in consequence of railway accidents, S6,277 persons were killed and 46s.o7 persons were injured. The injuries reported va ried from comparatively trivial injuries to those of fatal character. The casual ties for the period mentioned occurred to persons as follows Employees killed, as,- $40; injured, a61, 7S9; passengers killed. 34S5; injured, s7.729 other persons dnclud-
 ing trespassers) killed H,452, injured 69 b0e