The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-29

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among three general classes Of EN-.
/ lployes. as follows rrainmen. 1874
J killed. 2l,sos injured; swiich tend
ers. crossing tenders. and watchmen,
200 killed. l.44s injured: other en-
ployes. 1895 killed. 27.s7s injured
THE casualties to employees resulting
from coupling and unconpling cars
were: Employees KILLED f67. injured
l2.S64 The corresponding figures for
the year 1901 we're killed 19s, injur-
led 2,76s. The casualties connected
with coupling and uncoupling cars
iare assigned as follows Trainmen
llilled, 141, injured 2.475, switch tend
ersy crossing tenders. and watchmen
lkllled IL; injured 2S5, other employees
lIalsd 3 injured 1O4, The casualties
due to falling from trains, locomotives
or cara in motion were, trainmen kill
ed 81, injured 1921. switch tenders.
icrossing tenders ard watchmen killed
40, injured 27e other employees killed
so, injured $40. The casualties due to
jumping on or of trains, locomotives
OF cars in motion were. srainmen kill
ed IS. injured 2,6s1. switch tenders,
crossing tenders and watchmen killed !
~, injured 2Os. other employees killed 4
SO, injured 452. The casualties to the
same three classes of employees from
collisions and derailments were. train
men killed 245. injured $3.50, switch
tenders. crossing tenders and watch
men killed I2, injured 20. other EN-
ployes killed 81, injured 640
The number Of passengers. killed
during the year was s45 and the num-
Der injured 6,6s3. The corresponding
figures for the previous year we're 2s2
killed. and q.9SS injured. As a result
Of collisions and derailments 10 pas
sengers were killed and 1929 injured.
Tho total number of persons other
than employees and passenger killed
was 5.274. injured 1885. These 1g-
nres include casualties to persons
rlassed as trespassers. Of whom 4,4Os .
we're killed and 4.S54 were Injured. .
The total number of casualties to per
sons other than employees from being
struck by trains. locomotives. or cars
we're 1921 killed and 1878 injured. ,
Of this class occurred as
follows: At highway crossings, pas
sengers killed, 8; injured. 9; other
persons killed. S24; injured, 1926; at
stations. passengers killed, 49, insur-
ID. SS2; other persons killed, S43; in
ured. 482; and at other points along Z
rack passengers killed. z; injured.
l9; other persons killed. 2,s15; IN
ured. 1.755. The summaries giving
he ratio OF casualties show that /
,ut of every 4O1 employees was killed,
md out OF every "a employees was
INJURED. With reference 70 trainmen
including in this term enginemen,
iremen, conductors, and their train.
nen--it is shown that l was killed for
very 1876 employed; and ! was injnr-
d for every 10 employed One pas
enger was killed for every 1,SOS,7oj
arried, and ! injured for every 81
IA carried Ratios based upon the
lumber of miles travelled, however,
how that 57.O72.2s3 passenger miles =
we're accomplished for each passeng- q
" killed, and 2.946,272 passenger p
niles accomplished for each passeng- Is
n injured. The corresponding figures
n these latter ratios for the year end
ng June 80. 1901, were 61,5S754s and =
.479. .C67 passenger miles for each q
killed and each passenger Il
injured, respectively. a