The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-27
TIMES BUREAU
AT STATE CAPITAI.

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Indianapolis, July PA frightful
increase in the comparative number OF
casualties" on interurban roads for
April. May and June this year over the
corresponding time last year IS what
the railroad commission says in its
quarterly accident bulletin. which will
be issued in a few days. These three
months last year showed thirty-eight
instances against eighty-ei for the
current year, or an increase of $50 per
cent. Only seven persons were injured
in interurban collisions during those
three months last year, while this year
the number was sixty four, an increase
Of more than 900 per cent. There
were twelve deaths in 1909 as against
none for the like period of 1908 The
bulletin also shows these increases in
accidents due to interurban accidents:
Fractures from two to twelve; sprains
from three to seven; cuts and bruises
from thirty-three to forty-three.
Shesterton Wreck SyveIIs Figures
Fhe most serious accidents during the
last three months were two trolley
wrecks in the north part of the state
one being the Chesterton wreck on the
Chicago, Lake Shore 6, South Bend road
in which eleven persons were killed
Eight were killed in another wreck
The interurban roads, during the quar-
ter killed two employees and injured
three.
The bulletin will give the following
data on interurban accidents for the
quarter Injured on interurban pas
senger cars, eighty eighth; injured by
collisions. eighty four; by getting on
and off moving trains, seventeen; by
getting on and off moving trains after
stops were made, 4; miscellaneous.
three; deaths, twelve; fractures or dis
locations, twelve; sprains. Z; cuts and
bruises. forty three; miscellaneous,
fourteen.
Accidents to employees: Deaths, two;
fractures or dislocations, three; sprains,
none; cuts and bruises, six; miscel-
laneous. three.
Accidents to trespassers: Deaths,
none; fractures or dtslocations, five.
Steam Roads Improve.
A much better showing is made by
the steam roads in the state during the
quarter than is made by the interur-
bans. On the steam roads the bulletin
of the railroad commission shows casu-
alities a 5 follows: On passenger trains,
twenty five; on freight trains seven
on station grounds. one; postal and ex-
pressmen. two; by collisions, one get
ting on and off moving trains, seven:
getting on and off moving trains after
stops were made, five; miscellaneous.
twenty-t two
Results: Deaths. one fractures or
dislocations three; sprains, three: cuts
and bruises, twenty-three; misceIIane-
Gus. five.
Results to travellers on highways
from injuries by steam roads Deaths.
fourteen; loss of limb one; spinal in
juries. one; fractures or dislocations,
four; cuts and bruises, ten.
Employees killed or injured on steam
roads: Conductors, twenty two: en-
ginemen. twenty; f1remen, forty eight ;
yard and road brakemen. ninety eight ;
mechanics. seven; laborers, eighty four;
miscellaneous. seven.
Thirty-FOur Fall From Cars
Causes of accidents to employees:
Coupling and uncoupling. thirteen: col
lisions, twenty-one; derailments. eleven;
getting on and off trains. twenty-four;
by use of tools or machinery, twenty
! one; falling from cars, thirty four;
side Instructions. ten; miscellaneous,
one hundred and fifty
Results: Deaths. eighteen; loss of
limb. one; loss of fingers or toes. three.
spinal injuries, one; fractures or dis
locations, thirty; sprains ffty-seven;
cuts and bruises. 163; miscellaneous,
thirteen.
Accidents to trespassers on steam
roads: Deaths, thirty four; loss of
limbs, seven; loss of fingers or toes.
four; spinal injuries. six; fractures or
dislocations two; sprains. twenty four;
cuts and bruises. two.
The bulletin shows an increase of 10
per cent in the list OF employees killed
and injured on steam roads in the three
months OF 1909 over the same three
months of last year.
Wreck Could Have Been Averted.
Had 1t not been for the Chesterton
wreck, in which eleven persons lost