The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-16
ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAYS.
Statistics show That 1855 People
Were Killed in a Year.

Were Killed In n Year.
The statistics of the railways in the
United States for the year ending
June 3d. 1900, prepared by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, show the
following interesting facts about ac-
cidents:
THE total number of casualties to
persons on account of railway accidents
during the year ending June 30, 1900,
was 5s1S5. The aggregate number Of
persons killed in consequence OF rail-
way accidents during the year was T.
S65, and the number injured was 50.-
800. OF railway employees $3.50 were
killed and 80, CAB were injured. With
respect to the three general classes of
employees: these casualties wer dis
tributed as follows: Trainmen, 1896
killed, 1851 injured; switchmen, nag
men. and watchmen, 272 killed, 5000
injured; other employees, SS2 killed,
1902 injured. The casualties to em~
ployes resulting from coupling and Ts-
coupling cars were: Number killed
1892 injured, 5,229. The corresponding
figures for the preceding year were:
Killed, $50, injured, 6,765.
Inc CdSudilltS ITOfl COuDllDB anu UNI
coupling cars are divided as follows:
Trainmen, killed 1888, injured. 1903;
switchmen. flagmen, and watchmen,
killed n, injured 1854; other employees
killed II, injured 1862. The casualties
due TO falling from trains and engines
are assigned as follows: Trainmen,
killed 412, injured. 1859; switchmen,
flagmen. and watchmen, killed As, in
jured sol; other employees, killed ~.
injured sos. The casualties to the same
three classes of employees from collis-
ions and derailments were as follows:
Trainmen. killed $50. injured, 1867:
switchmen, fagmen, and watchmen,
killed H. injured 141; other employees,
killed 20. injured 445.
The number of passengers killed dur
ing the year was 249. and the number
injured 4.12S. The corresponding fig
ures for the previous year were 2S9
killed and 3,442 injured. In conse-
quence of collisions and derailments SO
passengers were killed and 1.743 in
jured. The total number OF persons,
other than employees and passengers.
killed was 5000: injured. $50. These
figures include casualties 10 persons
classed as trespassers, of whom 4.34G
were killed and 1880 were injured. The
total number OF persons killed
at highway crossings was $50,
injured 1850. distributed as
follows: Employees. 20 killed.
SO injured; passengers, 1 killed In
jured; other persons trespassing. III
killed. 20i injured; not trespassing. SIS
killed. 1000 injured The number OF
persons killed at stations was 521. in
iured 1886 This statement covers:
Employees, killed 1i3. injured $50; pas
sengers. killed a. injured $40; other
persons traspassing. killed 33s. injur-
ed 3g3, not trespassing. killed 80, injur-
ed 227. The summaries giving the ra-
ito OF casualties show that out OF
every 800 employees was killed, and
out OF every 20 employees was injured.
With reference to trainmen--including
In this term englnemen. fremen,
conductors. and other trainmen-
IL ia shown that was killed
for every i37 employed. and 1 was in
iured for every IA employed. one Gas
senger was killed for every 2Si6.6is
carried. ana I injured for every ia9. 740
carried. Ratios based upon the number
of miles Travelled, however. show that
Gi.fl8Gsf passenger miles were accom-
plished for each passenger killed and
.s6b.Ais passenger miles accomplished
Tor each passenger injured. The CORE.
spending nfurea IN these latter ratios
Tor the year ending June %, 1899. were
6i,gsl,ts0 and i,zsgi20o pasgenger-miles