Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-03
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.

The summaries Of railway accidents
contained in the report for the most
part differ from those appearing in
reports, for prior years, being present
ed in greater detail, and especially
being classified under the general
heads of. Accidents arising from
causes other than those resulting from
the movement of trains, locomotives
or cars.
Tie total number of casualties to
persons on account of railway acci-
dents, as shown for the year ending
June 80, 1901, was 81, 794, the number
of persons killed having been SASS
and the number injured 1880 OF
railway employees, 2,675 were killed
and ALA were injured.
These casualties were distributed
among three general classes of EN-
ployees, as follows: Trainmen, 1887
killed, 1915 injured; switchmen, flag
men and watchmen 175 killed, 1,190
injured; other employees, 963 killed,
%, 237 injured. The casualties to en-
ployees resulting from coupling and
uncoupling cars were employees kill
ed, 1913, injured, 2,76S. The cores
ponding figures for the year 1900
were killed, 2S2. injured, 5,229. The
casualties connected with coupling
and uncoupling cars are assigned as
follows: Trainmen killed, 1853, injured,
2377; switchmen, hagmen and watch-
men killed, %, Injured 2S4; other EN-
ployees killed 10. injured, 107. The
casualties due to falling from trains,
locomotives or cars In motion were
trainmen killed, 376, injured, 3,147;
switchmen, dagmen and watchmen
killed. IL, injured, Ia; other employ
ees killed, 60, injured, 423. The cas-
ualties to the same three classes of
employees from collisions and derail-
ments were trainmen killed, AGA, in
jured, 2,50S; switchmen, fagmen and
watchmen killed, IL, injured, 81; other
employees killed, so, injured, $780,
The number of passengers killed
during the year was 2S2 and the num-
Der injured 4,9S8. The corresponding
figures for the previous year We're
249 killed and 4,128 injured. AS a
result of collisions and derailments
10 passengers were killed and 2,20S
injured. The total number of persons
other than employees and passengers
killed was 5,49S; injured, 1909. These
figures include casualties to persons
classed az trespassers, of whom 4,6O1
were killed and ASS Were injured.
The total number Of casualties to per-
sons other than employees from being
struck by trains, locomotives, or cars
were 4,135 killed and 1905 Injured.
Casualties of this class occurred as
follows: At highway crossings-pass-
engers killed, 3, injured, IL; other per-
sons killed, S2S, injured, 1,343; at
stations passengers killed, d, In
jured, 344; other persons killed. 378,
injured, 553; and at other points
along traek-pa passengers killed, 9, in
jured, 27; other persons killed, $500,
injured, lit. The summaries giving
the ratio of casualties show that /
out of every 400 employees was kill
ed and / out of every &c employees
was injured With reference to train
men-including in this term engine
men. firemen, conductors and other
trainmen-it is shown that ] was
killed for every 1856 employed and /
was injured for every 13 employed
One passenger was killed for every
2. 1853, 400 carried and / injured for
every 121. 74S carried. Ratios based
upon, the number of miles travelled,
however, show that 81, 537, 54S passen-
ger miles We're accomplished for each
passenger. killed and 3.479,067 pass
enger miles accomplished for each
passenger injured The correspond
ing figures in these latter ratios for
the year ending June 30, 1900, were
64,413. 6S4 and 3,SS5.41S passenger
miles for each passenger killed and
each passenger injured, respectively.