The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1907-12-20
MILLIONS TO SAVE LIFE.
Splendid Record Made by the Union
Pacific During the Past Year.


IN the present age, is held of little
value. Whenever there i, an accident
IN which lives are lost, sensational
lists generally bring forward the ar
gument that great employers of labor
DO not exercise Lhc right care for the
protection of life. The annual report
OF the Union Pacific Railway, shows
among other interesting things, how
great has been the effort made during
the past year to reduce to the mini
mum the possibilities OF accident and
of the destruction Of human life and
personal injury incident to the opera
ton OF railways.
During the past year about two
million dollars were expended in the
installation of safety appliances, all
for the purpose Of reducing to the
lowest possible degree degree the
chance OF accidents. That this ex-
pend ture has not been in vain is
shown by the comparative report of
the loss Of life and personal injury on
account of accident.
For the year ending June 30, 1907,
The total number of employees killed
on the Union Pacific system was 66.
and injured $50, out of total of
27,Oco employees, and 9j per cent. of
the Injuries were very slight. During
the the year 1906, 63 employees were
killed. During the year ending June
81, 1907, there were but three passen-
gers killed and lG6 injured. In 1906
Two passengers we're killed and 1876
injured. During the year 1907 those
employed as postal clerks, eypress
messengers, etc, one was killed and
139 injured. compared with killed
and Is injured during 1906. Other
persons who lost their lives during
the past wear through railroad acct
dents Q. III gys'em lUwher 35, with
injuries t. ,..-ntusl 10 killed and
73 injured in E3G. The total killed in
all accidents luring the year 1907 was
l05. The total injured ll04, against
ia killed ANA 1888 Injured in 1907.
When 1t i, taken into consideration
that the increased business handled
by this con pan is indicated by in
creases Of Hr per cent in tons OF
freight carried one mile and Il 81 per
cent in the passengers carried one
mile, 10. l6 Q'r cent. IN the total train
mileage and 5.Tl per cent. in fhe total
car m!leovr. The decrease in the loss
OF lille i, rrmarkah!c.
The principal train accidents dur
ing the year, inc. ldr Il collision be-
tween 9. ruuutng wild freight car and Il
tr-.-. tra.a near Cheyenne on Aug
Vs. 20, l.Wt. % "nicn one engineer
va NUI,A sn fireman and one
brakeman injured. This accident
WAS due 60 ilura tu properly set the
brakes il Jnr yheyenr.c yard.
On September 4 1906, through de
fcctlye track near Rcd Buttes, Wyo,
ming, p s-yu- or tuin was derailed
one trespu~,yt belt n his way Over
the line wa. >..lrG and another tres
passer AID Il passengers injured.
On Octuuer g., 1865, passenge
train was dcraieu hy a broken raj
near Wamegu. Kansas. One con
ductor and torty-siX passengers wer
slightly injured.
On October 10, 1906, freight train
collidcd at Ridge. Wyoming, own,
to overlooking Of train orders. Tw,
engineers, onr fireman and one brake
man were k.i.cG, and two firemen in
jured.
On December 3, 1906, one brakema
was killed il collision betwee
freight trains near Point of Rocks
Wyoming.
On January ,. 1907, at Brule, NJ
bra ska. two passenger trains collldet
causing death to one passenger an
injury t. seven Passengers, four ma