Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-07
FEWER ACCIDENTS
ON STREETS HERE
Washington Compares Favor
ably With Other Large
American Cities.
DECREASE IN DEATHS
DURING THE YEAR 1912
Carefully Prepared Report Submitted
to Street Safety Association
by A. J. Driscoll.

Remarkably few street accidents
which resulted in serious injury or
death occurred during 1912 in Wash
ington. as compared with other large
American cities, it was shown by re-
port made at the August meeting of
the Street Safety Association, held last
night in The Star building.
The report had been carefully pre-
pared, and was submitted by A. ].
Driscoll, chairman of the committee on
statistics. the information and figures
on deaths and accidents in various
cities having been obtained by appli-
cation to the various police chiefs and
superintendent.
During the calendar year of 1912, ac-
cording to the report, total of thirty
persons lost their lives from accidents
on the streets of Washington. Seven
Of these deaths were attributed to
automobiles. one to motor cycle, two
to bicycles. nine to electric surface
cars, four to horse-drawn vehicles and
seven occurred in steam railroad catas-
trophies.
The list of those who were seriously
injured during this time shows that sixty
two were injured by autos, ten by motor
cycles, twenty-five by bicycles. seventy
eight by street cars, ffty-nine by horse
drawn vehicles. and six by steam rail-
roads. The minor casualties resulting
from these causes numbered 94S.
The list of deaths in Washington dur
ing 1919 showed a decrease of eight, COM
pared with the record for 1911, according
to Mr. Driscolls report. The number Of
serious accidents to Washingtonians was
reduced thirty-one in a corresponding
period, while there was a slight increase
in the number Of minor injuries received
from street accidents
Fatal Accidents in Other Cities.
Figures furnished by the police de-
partment of Baltimore, which city has
population Of about 500, 900, showed that
during 1912 forty-three persons had met
their deaths in street accidents, thirteen
more than were killed In Washington.
The number of those seriously injured
showed an increase over the Washing
ton figures of geo, a total of 1855 being
listed. No record is kept by the Balti-
more police of the minor injuries received
in street accidents.
Philadelphia, with a population OF about
million and half. had ninety more
deaths during 1912 than were recorded
here, 113 fatalities resulting from street
traffic appearing on the records No rec
ord of minor casualties is kept In Phia-
delphia either. Mr. Driscoll said, but the
number of serious accidents in the
streets was 5,O91, which was 4,S54 more
than occurred in Washington.
In Boston, with a population of 100000.
fifty people were killed II the streets, the
report stated, and 1876 were seriously
injured, being twenty more deaths than
occurred here and 1879 more accidents
of a serious nature. In New York city,
which has a population Of about five mil
lion, no record Of the accidents which did
not result fatally is accessible, the
port went on. but 515 met death on the
streets Of the city 49, more than the local
fatalities during the same period here.
The best showing of any city so far
as deaths are concerned is made by Buff
falo, Mr. Driscoll reported, only five
persons having been accidentally killed
on the streets of that city during all Of
last year. The serious accidents and those
Of minor nature are not recorded by
the police.