The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-12-11
hUnsgR o. PERSONS KILLED IN
RAILRoAo ACCIDENTS
Readick. Fla- Dec. :, 1870,

AaN 81 W. NArAlAe " NNaie
IN readers of the Banner by contin-
sally writing ON the same subject
win cut cutting expenses Cwill have
some laterl and write a little on sug-
resfions received from last Banner.
namsly Railway accidents. mad logs,
etc
Z md ty consulting the records
thaf one passenger out OF $500 who
travels meets with injury or death,
whus with railway employees it lie
quite different Our railroad COM
ulfsion has OF late years been pub
ushIur q tsbulated list of the number
of injuries and deaths caused by rail
road accidents on the different roads
in ne state. and as both the A. c. L.
and A. n. lines have been having
many serious wrecks. with several
deafhs and injuries lately. have
lnuked up the records OF these lines
and end a. follows:
The total number Of persons injur-
81 and ALLIED hy RAILROADS In the state
fuT ne yvar ending March 81, 1905,
49, SCI The A. Z. 4. operates 1908
miies. and had 35 killed and 392 in
fured. making a total OF 427. or one
persou either killed or injured to
sarh e. miles operated. The S. A
e.. oprrates al miles and had 20 kill
81 md 20 injured. total. 24S. or one
5000 either Killed or injured to each
aIl miles operated. The r. r. c.
IN operates SIS miles and had kill
81 ant injsred. total IL. OF one
$3.50 allied az injured TO each 81
uH.s operated The G. ). & F. line
oIrrafes Isf miles and had = killed
a. injured. total s. or one person
tiIlei or injured 90 each IS miles op-
erafed
70 show up che number OF killed
go injured according 10 mileage may
49, uufair a. both the a. c. L. and
E A a. roads run more trains than
en- other Two roads. therefore are
murs uuble 20 accidents. etc. 80 will
shou them up from a point Of cper-
afiur expenses. etc.
To a a.. a.. had one person killed
e. injured co each $4,000 Of operat-
ana sKpruses. The 5. A. L. had one
prraun ALLIED or injured 90 each SILL
So of Operating expenses. The C. S.
a. had one person killed or injur-
81 fo each Sloo 900 Of operating ex-
rsusas The p =. {. had one person
tfned or injured 20 each S204 900 of
SEPARATING expenses.
rhr lasi legislature has given our
uuUruad commission an expert civil
snriurrr Geo examine roads etc, and
uur raliruaI commissioners are seem
turir twins to correct this evil: and
fhr rrraf difference between the mis-
hars uf fte tWo roads. compared with
~ other $40 roads cannot help make
o. believe there is something in the
SEVERAL makeup and operation Of
49, 600 roads that needs mending.
anf aH rbC passenger and freight traf-
e. muU uay Tor these disasters. IL
sens tu me that d. is the duty Of the
uuuers thar b. Co have Improvements
uln1e as fo me safety Of the opera
tuTr and fhe general travelling public
Reaii1 uhy have the 4. c. L. and
s. o. roads 30 many more injured
and tiied than the other roads? I
uunder u BE- b. the duty OF the legisla.
turr to ~ and COMPEL these reads
g. have less accidents of this kind or
49, an1 uhat would be- the best rem.
cdf to b. applied 20 correct these SAD
$40 horrible occurrences.
benete f he coming legislature
ouuid and would pass a law COMPEL.
ne IN railroad companies 60 pay all
ciaiurs Cor injuries and deaths out OF
go ~ earnings OF the roads. so that
60 oguert Of these roads would be
Cuu1ufIlei to bear the burden. and not
~ uruIlr. ne A. q. l.. and =. a. L.
uuaff sbuI have as few accidents
.fs uItsr rUads
Al. HEH fhaf rhe people must pay
fr. .| rralt ami horrible cost bill
rf .|.".. IHs owners of these roads
o.. ..r.Hn' manage AMI receive the
ffII.-H. H. made FEB fo0r This eN
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u". .r. several persons las,
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