Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-06
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before it killed any one, and $1,000
times before it injured a person.
There were 80 fatal accidents and
o01 not fatal, resulting from the move
ments Of trains for the year covered
by this report.
There were no fatal accidents TO
passengers, and IS injured. There were
10 fatal accidents to employees ana l5'
not fatal. Accidents to those tres
passing were % killed and - injured;
to those not trespassing, nine Killed
and - injured. The accidents TO thos@
Ilnot engaged in the movements OF trains
were 10 injured.
This WAS one killed to every Il
trammen employed, and one injured TO
every Is employed. In 1902, there was
one trainman killed to every $50 en-
ployed, and one injured TO every ID
employed. The ratio of casualties shows
that there was one employee Killed ~
every 423 employed ard one injured to
80 employed.
To passengers, in 1862, there were two
fatal and - not fatal, against % IN
jured in 1868
The liability to death and injury TO
passengers is shown by Tie fact tnat
there We're none killed to 6,393,oi6
carried and one injured to 249,i02
passengers, and none killed to 192,9eS.-
1872 and one injured 10 6S,922,zll
passenger miles accomplished.
The injury to trainmen of those killed
is much larger than in 1902. Inc IN
crease in the number of trainlnen enl-
plOyed was small, about one per cent,
and hence the cause Of accidents must
be found other than by increase IN
number employed.
There were seven killed and 40 III
jured uDon the street railways during
the year covered by this report. or
this number 2S We're passengers, tao
being killed and Sc injured. This is on"
more killed and 10 more injured than in
1902. While it is to be regretted that
the per cent, each year of accidents i'll
crease more tnan in mileage. it is u
matter OF some satisfaction to know
that the accidents are so few compared
with the number of passengers carried.
There were carried 80, 123, ia passengers
last year, the number killed being one
to H,5G1 ,oJ7 carried, and one injured to
S1S,952 carried. Statistics show that il
IS evident that there is less liability to
accident both upon steam and electric
railways in Maine than in the United
States.
The total number of employees. in
Guiding general officers, upon the steam
railroads in Maine. for the past year
was Sill, being ga more than for the
CORE spending year, 1862. The number
of days worked was 2.327.137 days. an
increase of Hills days worked. The
,Nf 70,
ton was $4.435.379,5S. being $685., 1G5. s.
greater than was paid for wages i'll
1902.
This small increase in wages paid
employees. exclusive of general OFFICERS,
makes a total increase of Sl3S,5S3.C6
paid to employees.
From the returns OF street railway
companies, though incomplete in some
cases, We are able to give very nearly
the increase in number Of men EN-
plOyed, and the wages paid. 1t is to be
regretted that some street railway cor
rorations fail to fill out the blanks SO
that this interesting and Instructive
information may continue from year TO
year.
As nearly as can be stated there were
employed LIPS persons for the past
year. being 123 more than in 1902. The
number of days worked was 231. go
days. an increase over 1902 of 3S,043 in
days worked. The total compensation
paid in. wages WAS $3.50. 500. q gain in
wages paid of S62391.335. The aver. &c
daily wages was $1.6i, practically the
same as in 1902.
The total amount Of wages paid by
steam and street railroad COMPANIES
for help during the year 1903, was 81
S!S.Sae.5S and the total number of men
employed was 9.236.
In conclusion the commissioners say:
THE duties of the board are largely in
the line OF public safety, and in closing
our report touching the general
physical condition of the railroads of
the State. we feel impelled to refor 70
the general Improvement apparent in
all the lines of steam and electric
roads. We cannot forget the men who
in all the departments OF mana cement
of operation, officials and employees, are
worthy of the highest corlmGndation
for their skill and industry. their caro-
and caution, their integrity and !o,-
atty. 1t is neither hattery or idie
boasting to say that they are Of t!S
highest type of railroad men. Their
duties are oftentimes trying. the
demands upon them exacting, but they
are invariably efficient and alwa IS
gentlemanly."
Mre M,hel Tbo,oneoo ,t,Lv