Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1901-08-01

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The spondlng figures for the pre-
cedlng year were; Killed 260 injur.
ed, o1o5.
Killed From Coupling.
The casualties from coupling and un-
coupling cars are divided as follows:
Irainmen, killed lSo, injured, 3S03 !;
s~itchmen, hagmen and gstchmen,
killed -, injured 1854; other employ.
es, killed Il, injured lo2.
The casualties due to falling from
trains and engines are assigned as fol-
lows: Trainmen, killed il2, injured
1853; switchmen, hagmen and watch
men, killed A, , injured SOL; other
employees, killed -, injured 5o5.
The casualties 10 the same three
classes of employees from collisions and
derallments were az follows: Train
men, killed $50, injured 1857; switch.
men, hagmen and watchmen, killed
II, injured l4l; other employees, killed
70, injured AS.
Passengers Killed.
The NUN Der OF passengers killed dur
ing the wear was 249 and the nun Der
injured 4l2S. The corresponding fig.
ures for the previous year were 239
killed and 3442 injured. In conse-
quence of collisions and derailments
IS passengers were killed and l743 in
jured. The total mum Der OF persons,
other than employees and passengers,
killed was $500; injured, 65is. These
figures include casualties TO persons
classed az trespassers, OF whom 1876
were killed and 1880 were injured.
The total nun Der OF persons killed
a. highway crossings was $50, injured
J. $50, distri buted as follows: Employ
e., 70 killed, So injured; passengers,
killed, 3 injured; other persons tres
passing, III killed, 204 injured; not
555 killed, 1880 injured.
Killed at Stations.
The nun Der OF persons killed at sta. |
.ions vas 52l. injured 1886. This |
statement covers: Employees, killed
.I3, injured 2570; passengers, killed
4, injured 646; other persons trespss-
.Ing, killed 335, injured 1893 not tres
passing, killed 80, injured 227. The
summarizes giving the ratio OF casual
ie= show that l out OF every 399 en-
JIoyes was killed and l out OF every
p employees was injured. With refer
.nce 70 tralnmen-lncluding in this
erm enginemen, hremen, conductors
iJL gLlcT EIdlDucu-4L II I- EuDNu LiIdb
vas killed for every l37 employed
,nd ! as injured for every II employ
i.
one passenger was killed for every
!. 30, 643 carried, and ! injured for
very l59,74O carried. Ratios based
lpJn the nun Der of miles travelled,
JJHeger, show that 64, Alb 53i passen
Ter miles were accom- pllshed for each
PASSENGER killed and 3, s35, AIS ps=sen
;er u les. accomplished for each pas
enger injured. The corresponding
igure= in these latter ratios for the
ear ending June 30, 1899, were 81,
81 SO and 4,239, 200 passenger miles
" each passenger killed and each
passenger injured respectively.
Record for 10 Years.
One sum mary shows that in the {
,our-e of l3 years ending June -, 1890, Z
Il couse. ueuce Of railway accidents
" III persOns were killed and io9, ,027 i
Jersons were injured. The injuries re-
,Jr;ed varied from com parstIvely tri- Z
ia. Injuries - those Of a fatal charac-
er.
The casuslties for the period men
.0ued occurred - Iersons az fo.iows:
Employees killed =, $40, injured 36l,-
-: passengers killed 3435, injured
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