Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-16
Railroads Kill 1889 Persons
During Fiscal Year 1907.
INJURED NUMBER 111,o16
In Every 1,4S2,631 Passengers Car
ried One Meets Death,
CASUALTIES AMONG EMPLOYEES
Heaviest Loss Of Life Falls to Rail-
way Men and Trespassers
on Property.

There were II, $50 killed in railway acct.
dents during the year ending June 80
1907. according to an advance sheet show
ing statistics embraced in the twentieth
| annual report Of the Interstate commerce
commission just made public. The num-
Der of injured reaches Iii, O16
The number of passengers killed In the
course of the year 1907 was go and the
number injured 1901. During the pre-
vious year 800 passengers were killed and
10. 764 injured.
There were $40 passengers killed and
s,113 injured because of collisions and de-
railments.
The total number OF persons other than
employees and passengers killed was 6.695;
injured, 1881.
These figures include the casualties to
persons trespassing. of whom 5,612 were
killed and 5,5l2 were injured.
Mortality Per Mile.
The total number of casualties to per-
sons other than employees from being
struck by trains, locomotives or cars was
1897 killed and 4,S76 injured. The cas-.
ualties- of this class were: AT highway
crossings, passengers killed, l: injured,
20: other persons killed. 9S3; injured,
1.197: at stations. passengers killed. ~;
injured 1Oc; other persons killed, 80: In
jured, $50: at other points along track.
passengers killed. 4: injured. Il: other
persons killed. 3 SO; injured. 2,26s.
In 1907, l passenger was killed for every
/ 49, G31 carried and I injured for every
81, OH carried. For 1906 the figures show
that 2.222. 601 passengers were carried for
killed, and a, 131 passengers were car
ried for ! injured.
With respect to the Number of miles
Travelled. the figures for 1907 show that
5.i4O.2o3 passenger miles We're accom-.
plished for each passenger killed. and
o 10, 493 passenger miles for each passen-
20, 1O3. 1876 passenger miles for each pas
sknger killed, and ., 1898 094 passenger miles
for each passenger injured.
The ratios Of casualties indicate that ]
employee in every 800 was killed and en-
ploye in every - was injured.
With regard to trainmen-that is. en-
ginemen, firemen, conductors and other
trainmen-it appear that l trainman was
killed for every 125 employed and l, was
injured for every employed.
In their annual reports to the interstate
commerce commission carriers include re-
turns for all casualties to passengers.
employees, trespassers and other persons.
The figures are therefore not comparable
with details in the commissions accident
bulletins, based on monthly reports. since
the latter relate chiefly to casualties to
passengers and to employees while OH duty
on or about trains.
Casualties Among Employees.
The total number of casualties pm rail-
ways for the year was i22.a55. Casual
ties occurred among three general classes
Of railway employees. as follows: Train
men, 1861 killed and 90 755 injured: switch
tenders. crossing tenders and watchmcn.
100 killed, 109i injured: other employees,
1925 killed. As, 788 injured.
Casualties to employees coupling and un-
coupling cars were: Employees killed. 3OS:
Injured 1853 The casualties connected
with coupling and uneoupltng ears are
assigned as follows: Trainmen killed, 272:
injured. 1902: switch tenders, crossing
tenders and watchmen killed, 10: injured.
l49; other employees killed, II; injured.
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Casualties due to falling from trains,
locomotives or cars In motion We're:
Trainmen killed. 437: injured. 5,S0S;
switch tenders. crossing tenders and
watchmen killed, IS; injured. 100; other
employees killed, o.: injured. $50. The
casualties due to jumping on or off trains.
locomotives or cars In motion were:
switch tenders. crossing tenders and
watchn,en killed. II: injured, III; other
employees killed, 66: injured. 72O.
Casualties to the same three classes of
employees in consequence of collisions and
derailments were: Trainmen killed 778;
injured, 6.273: switch tenders. crossing
tenders and watchmen killed. Z injured,
So: other employees killed, III; injured,
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