Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-01
FEWER PASSENGERS
were KILLED ON
RAILROADS
Decrease in Mortality from
Railroad Accidents shown
in Report Of Bureau Of
Economics.

Bcoanec the press report of rail-
way accidents Ia the year ending
June 20. 1911. given out by the IN
terstate commerce commission "dld
not safucicntly analyzc the flgrres
20 bring out their Significance ana 20
avoid the danger Of mlsundcrstand-
ms the bureau ~ railway econom-
lea has published q bulletin nnnlyx-
ing such figures, with the result that
the showing from n railway stand
point looks less appalling,
The press bsiilctIn stated In ppft
that 10. aps were killed ana iso, lsg
injured On the railways of the Unit
ed states during the year; that there
was notnbls decrease IN the mum
her ~ passengers Killed az composed
with the previous year. that there
were i.sfs. 03g railway employees. and
or these one In ass " killed. and one
IN thirteen injured.
The bureau of railway economies.
~ ~ analysis. oalls particular atten-
tlon "a the fnct that the number ~
passengers on passenger trains kii'cd
during the year. for whOae death tho
railways were probably responsible,
Waa only %. II nnaiy1en the stntis'
tica na follows:
Total Killed. 1885: injured. $780,
ihs.
From this make deductions "a fol.
lows: Trespasaers killed s.aSt. injur'
cd s.eft: other persons tnnt passen'
gers or cmploycs) killed i.i5f. I'M
iered s.o75.
Leaving passengers ana cfnpioye'
killed a.sss, injured i3g.fT2. Of THU
number passengers comprise $50
killed and is.s3s injured. and en-
tlayes comprise 33.e0e killed and
I2e. 03e injured.
Accidents 90 passengers arc furthe
analysed rs follows: Total passenger
killed. SIC. injured ia.s33.
From this deduct for pauaengeri
on trains, killed 49, injured $40, an'
for ncwshoys, express and maj
clerks. Pullman employees. etc. Rslie'
and injured $751;
leaving as passengers proper OF
passenger trains killed 2si and In
jured il.aes. Deduct from this ac
cidents sor which railways are no
responsible, such al passengers com
ing In confRct with cbstrucsions. get
ting ON and off cars. being run owe
10 yards and ON CROSSINGS. killed IS
ad injured s.saz.
Accidents 20 employees are analyses
thus. Total employees Killed s.cos. In
jured i2e.03s. From this make de
auctions as follows. Industrial asci
dents on bridges. az stations. ahops
etc. killed 48s and injured 1887
cmpbyss ON duty Killed az and IN
jured 1854; falling from and Eetiin
on or off cars or engines In case
where railways evidently are not re
sponsiblc, killed 453 and Injuries
l1o.10s; being struck or run over b
cnglns or cars In vars, al croaslns
or elsewhere. killed i.2ls and injur
ed i.sii.
Leaving casualties 20 employees 10
which railways may have been re-
sponssble. killed i.2el and injure
l3a.l3s.
4 Total passengers ana employees kill
cd for. whose death railways ma
, have been responsible. 1887.
In conclusion the bureau says:
ut should be noted that many d
, the casualties resulting from derail
ment, which are included anon
those for which railways may hnv
been responsible, are due 10 maticlou
obstruction Of tracks and the negl
gence az srainmen and signalmei
Thoy arc not tabulated here beeaui
the report Of the commission do'
not separate them into those OF ph'
sengers and employer Tho tvt'
number Of accidents from tines
causes amounts TO 50 deaths and ~
!. injured.
~ may be further remarked thi
: muny 0f the accidents 20 cfnpioye
: such AS those resulting from couplin
. ears. are due to negligence OF the en-
ploy4s themselves. but tins statistic
/ do not permit 81 further anaiys
! | along this line. II should also
nsten that many of tho injuries 81
! relatively slight. the only reau'r'
, meat in oranr 20 act them into q
: Statistics halng that the eEnpio'
ns,si he gnsapacliatnd tor work =
, ! al iennt throa aaya in the agarasa
|, | during the ten DAYS isrmediAteiy r.
lowing tho accident. For examiii
!. Tho hlghcat single class OF iniufi'
from coupling cars. y01 resulting
confusion or inccratlon of fingers.