Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-05
MARKED INCREASE
IN FATALITIES LIST
According 10 Reports There Was
a Decrease in Number of
Train Accidents

Washington. ID. c.. Sept. 5.-Rai-
road accidents during the quarter end
ing March 81. 1914 resulted in 2,lOO
persons killed and 42.61A injured, ac-
CCrding to a preliminary report made
by the Interstate Commerce ComlnlS-
sion to-day. OF these l2O were Killed
ard 2371 injured in train accidents
1909 killed and 1864 injured in
ether than train accidents. and '9
killed and 24,Gi9 injured in industrial
accidents.
There was a decrease of 3S in the
numb ber OF persons killed and of 1.2at
in the number injured in train acci-
dents, a decrease of III killed and of
1.S3O injured in other than train acct
dents and decrease of S killed and
Of 2.193 injured in industrial accidents
in comparison with the same quarter
year ago.
The total number Of collisions and
derGilmcntl on steam railways re-
ported for the quarter was @,lS5 t,233
collisions and 1852 dcrailmentsl, or
which 1ST collisions and SO derail-
ments affected passenger trains. The
damage TO cars. engines and roadway
caused by these accidents, including
the cost of clearing wrecks, amounted
TO S2.94S.937. These figures in gen
eral show decreases compared with
figures reported for the preceding
quarter and show a decrease of 456
in the number of collisions and a de-
crease Of Sal in the number of derail-
ments reported for the same quarter
of the previous year.
AS compared with the correspond
, ing quarter of 1913. there was de
crease Of 90S in the number of train,
accidents
Defective roadway and defective
equipment together caused over 15' per
cent. Of all the derailments reported.
OF deraiments due to defective road
way, over 20.4 per cent. We're caused
hy broken rails. and of the number
due to defective equipment over 500
per cent were caused by defective
wheels
Stationmaster Changcs.-Herbert r.
Shaver, former stationmaster at AL
tCona and recently assistant freight
trainmaster at Huntingdon will be
named on October | as assistant train
master at HollidayshUrG. in charge of
the branch lines to succeed w. G.
SNYDER. present trainmaster there. who
will retire October I on account of
having reached the age limit. He will
he succeeded at Huntingdon by T. J.
Scott now assistant freight trainmaster
at Mif1in
Reading Earnings.-The July state
ment Of earnings of the Reading Com
panN the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway Company and the Philadel-
Thla and Reading Coal and Iron Com
IcnN were issued last night. Decreased
results are shown by each of the three
companies. Gross revenue of the rail
way company was S2.S21.799. a de
crease Of $3S7,607. Operating costs
were curtailed by s1T6.916. leaving net
earnings Of S1.12T.601, or S212,690 less
than last wear. After the payment of
tired charges there was left a surplus
of &55I924. a decrease of S2O9.O24.
Gross earnings Of the coal and iron
company We're s1.S22.951 a loss of
S229,255. Expenses were S1.914,O11,
S2"I.f20 less than for the same month
last wear. the resultant loss in op-
,eratjon being S91.O59, or 1885 more
than for the same month in 1913.
Reading Company results show gross
receipts of S560,S1O. a gain of S6,7OG.
Tho final surplus Of this company for
tho month is S91.S37. a decrease of
S2.l27 from last year.
Slow Freight Shutdown.--All slow
freight movement on the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad will shut down at 6 o'clock to-
night. Traffic will he resumed at mid
night Sunday.