The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-04-04
RAIL WAY CASUAL TIES IN 1912
TWO HUNDRED AND NINE KILL
ED AND 1857 HURT IN 1912.
Long Standing mo Wreck Record
of Georgia Railroad Broken. Cen
trail and Southern List Largest.

trail and Southern List Largest.
ATLANTA.-F thousand, five
hundred and sixty-six persons killed
or injured is the appalling toll OF
Georgia steam and electric railways
in 1912, according to a report issued
today by the state railroad commits
sion
OF this number 209 were fatalities
more than the death roll in the
hood-swept city of Dayton, Ohio
The steam railroads were respon-
sible for 1911 of the deaths. The cleo
trio lines of the state killed IS.
The Georgia Railway and Power
Company, operating in Atlanta, alone
had II killed and Cal injured While
the casualties reported by the local
corporation overshadow in number
those of any other street railway in
the state they are no greater in
proportion, as the Georgia Railway
and Power Company transported
more than 60,0O0,000 persons in the
twelve months.
Casualties on the Increase.
Comparison with the previous year
show that the casualties, instead OF
being lessened by modern safety de-
vices and regulations are increasing.
Twice the number of killed or in
jured by the steam railroads in 1911
were reported in 1912 In 1911,
however, other persons than passe4-
gers or employees were not included
in the reoprts.
The same big increase is noted in
the number of victims of the street
railways
A comparison of the two years
shows that the steam and electric
roads combined killed 50 in 1911 so
far as reported, and 209 in 1912.
They injured 2,O84 in 1911 and more
than twice as many, or 1857, in
1912. The total of killed and injur-
ed in 1911 thus was 2,16, and in
1912 1856.
the Central of Georgia railroad
was far in the lead in the number of
casualties The Southern was next.
81 Killed on Central.
The Central of Georgia s. victims
totalea ls087, OF whom "a were killed
and 1893 injured OF the fatalities
4 were raseeng gers. 70 were employees
and 81 other persons, in which cate
CORY come trespassers, mail employ
ees, express employees and news
agents. One hundred of the injured
were passengers, 773 employees and
so other persons.
The Southern railway killed Al
persons and injured 551. Three OF &
the killed were passengers, II en-
and IT passengers. One hum
dred and eighty-one of the injured
were passengers, 324 we're employees
and 46 other persons.
The boast of the Georgia railroad
that it never had killed a passenger
on its lines was stilled il 1912 by
wreck between Rutledge and Social
Center. in which four passengers
were killed. A little later in the
wear a fifth fatality among the pas
seneers was recorded. The Georgia
had a total of 13 killed and $50 in
iured. These figures include passen-
gers. employees and other persons.
Majority Are Trespassers-
Other railroads reporting large
number of casualties were: Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic, killed 10,
injured 434: Atlantic Coast Line,
BILLED IS, injured 1913; Augusta
Southern, injured %; Georgia South
ern and Florida, killed 2, injured "a;
Georgia and Florida, killed 2, injur-
ed rs; Georgia, Florida and Alabama
killed 4, injured 81; Louisville and
Nashville, killed 8, injured 1872; Ma
con, Dublin and Savannah; killed /,
injured 40: Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis, killed 20, injured 16S;
Seaboard Air Line, killed IS injur-
ed 1856.
One hundred and one of the per-
sons killed in 1912 were, for the
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