The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-02
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

The summaries Of railway accidents con-
taincd IN the report for the most part differ
from those appearing In reports for prior
wears. belne presented IN creator detail,
and especialv being classified under the
general heads OF Accidents resulting from
the movements Of trains locomotives or
cars.i and 'Accideuts arising from causes
other than those resulting IRON thE move
ment OF trains, locomotives or cars
Tho total number of casualties To- persons
on account OF railway accidents, as shown
for the yenr ending june ~ laVl Was VI
TsA. the number of pers 2ns hllleu haa..i5n,s
been s455, md the number injured oS,4as;,
an railway employees, 26Tl were Killed and
A. ,i42 were injured .k, ,,,.
three general classes 81 eenlp3IoSSSss'-is IN.
jured; switchmen, hagmen anu Watehmen'
115 Killed, 100 inturedt other cmpl9yfs'
g6s killed 2s,2s7 injured INC ,, S3seal MA
uncouullng cars were employees kued. iye,
Injured 2T6S. The correspondents hguros
for The year 1900 were Killed 2S2 ln1uted,
500. The casualties connected with coup,
ling aud uncOuping cars are osslSneu gs
follows: Trainmen killed, l63, injured. ~ :
wltehmen s9gmean ana ep wHsgns j. 5'i o
Injured. 10T. The casualties dde TO fAlthg
from trains locomotFes or cars Ia MOTION
switchmen, nagmen and watehmeR klhGt'
"a Injured 222 other employees killed. 81.
Injured 49, The casualties due 20 Jump
ing on or off locomotives or cars IN motion
We're trainnen killed. 65 injured. NlsS'
switchmen, fagmen and watchmen killed
IL, injured, 144 other employees kileA, "
Injured 423. The casualties 10 thC same
three classes OF employees from, collisions
and deraiments were trOinmen killed, 4OA,
Injured, 25OS; switchmen hagmen ana
D S,gaIsP d 5S g. aur SlHFg See 81 0'pp' '
The number OF passengers Killed during
the year was 2s2 and the number Injured
4pSs THIS corresponding figures for the
previous year We're 2i9 killed and APPS N
]ured. AS result OF collisions ana deIail
ments 10 passengers We're killed ana -@le
Injured The total number Of persons
other than employees and passengers killed
was 54O9. injured. 1909, These tgures ln
clude casualties TO persons clnSSed as tres
! were injured. The total number o.
casualties TO persons other than EN-
| ployes from being struck hy trains,, l9g0
motives or cars were Abs killed and 3a0,
| injured. Casualties ~ this class occurred
| MS follows. AT highway Crossings-pas
sengers Killed 3, injured. II; other. per
| sons killed, S2S injured i343; az stations
| passengers Killed. u. Injured. 34f; othel
4 persons Killed 3Ts, injured J53; and "
| other points along track~-paesvngets XII. a
! @, injured, 2T other persons killed 2S'H, ~
/ inred II1T The summaries giving the rATi'
I Of casualties show that one ont Of ever,
/ 400 employees was killed and one out Q
/ every twenty-slS employees was Injured
/ With reference 20 trainmen Including 10
! this term cnpinemen. bremen conductor
and other trHinmcn-it IS shown that on'
| was killed for every 1876 employed and on
1 was injured for every thirteen employed
/ One passenger was killed for every 2153,
400 carried and one injured for every -
! 74S carried Ratios based upon the mum
| her OF miles Travelled, howevcr, show In
! 6l.J31. 54S passenger miles were accom
! plishcd for each passenger killed and 3Af0,
! D67 passenger miles accomplished nv gHcl
pnssengcd injured The corresponding hg
ures IN these latter ratios for the year end
/ ing Juno 30. 1900, were B4Al3,GSi AM
| 3,SS5,91S passenger miles for each passen
ger Killed and each passenger injured re
! spectivey.