Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-20

by the Public Service Commission.
John p. Dohoney, the Investigator of
accidents for the commission, to-day
made public the compilation for the
first half of this year. compared with
the corresponding period of 1913.
The persistent preaching of safety
nrst coupled with the elimination of
grade crossings where practicable, ap-
pears to be having a direct effect.
During the epriod referred to of this
year the total number of accidents
was 6,657. OF this number 472 were
killed on the steam roads and II on
the street railways; 4,626 were injured
on the steam roads and LASS injured
on the street railways.
Compared with the first six months
or 1913 there is a decrease of So in
the number killed on steam railroads
and 1,124 in the number injured. On
street railways there is a decrease of
Z in the number killed and 1853 in the
number injured.
OF the fatalities on the steam roads
14S were employees, passengers and
34 others. The latter class includes
20 accidents at grade crossings. At
these places, also. 81 were injured
During the first six months of last
year 55 were Killed and 121 injured.
The number of trespassers killed on
the steam roads during the first six
months of the year was 2S5; 295 were
injured.
During the first six months of 1918
314 were killed and 321 injured.
OF the fatalities on the street rail-
ways were employees, 5 passengers,
trespassers and SO others.
There were As employees killed and
$500 injured on the steam roads dur
ing the first six months of 1914, a
decrease of 6 In the number killed and
decrease of 973 in the number in
Jured as compared with the first six
months of 1913. The occupations of
those killed and injured follows
Brakemen, 40 killed. 1,196 injured;
sectionmen and laborers, 90, 69S; en-
gineers, IL, 232; trackwalkers, o, s.;
car inspectors, 10, 90; conductors. s.,
295; firemen. Z, 4S5; crossing watch
men, Z, 6; yard crews, 6, 2S5; fagmen
.. 112: carpenters. 8, 35; car repair
men, 2. 10; freight handlers, 1, 239;
signalmen, 1, IS; car cleaners. 40 in
jured; baggagemen. 81 injured; ex-
pressmen 8 injured; miscellaneous, 8
killed, 93 injured.
Sanatoria Crowded.-The Economy
and Efficiency Commission to-day com
pleted one of the busiest weeks 1t has
put in since 1t was created Commits
sioners Jacob Soffel and William III.
Fisher made a thorough examination
of the fish hatcheries in the western
part of the state and the chairman
Alto Sanatorium and the State For
estry Academy. The commission has
the warmeSt praise for the work that
Is being carried on at the sanatorium
and found conditions as favorable as
could be expected under the circum-
stances. The state institutions for the
insane are on the next itinerary and
1t is likely that Messrs Soffel and
Fisher will visit Polk and Warren.
while Chairman McDevitt visits Nor
ristown, Wernersville and Spring City.
The demand for admission to the state
sanatoria and the limited capacity has
impressed upon the economy commits
sion the need of the Legislature maxi
ing better provisions in the future for
this branch of the State dependents.
Visited Forests.--Forestry Commits
sioner Conklin and Deputy Williams
have returned from inspection visits to
state reservations.
Policeman nNamed.-Henry II. Schwa-
lenberg. of Wilkes Barre. has been
commissioned a policeman for the
pennsylvania Railroad Company in
Luzerne county.
Palmer Away. - Lew R. Palmer.
chief inspector for the Department of
Labor and Industry. is in PHILADELPHIA
on departmental business.
Inspected Hatcheries. - Fish Com
missioner Butler has returned from
an inspection trip among the state
hatcheries.
Scranton Notary.-Fred A. Hughes,
of Scranton, has been commissioners
a notary public on recommendation
of Senator McNichols.
Telephone Company Sales. - The
Public Service Commission has ap-
proved the purchases by the Bell
Telephone Company of the Saltillo
Company, Huntingdon
county, and the Leroy Telephone
Company, Franklin county, and also
the purchase by the Economy Stock
Company of the Somerset
county plant owned by w. G. Moon.
Lancaster Visitors.-w. ]. Griffiths
manager of Rocky Springs Park, Lam
caster, and B. Frank Kready, a Ian
caster lawyer. were at the Capitol
to-day on business.
Assemblyman Whitaker CaIIs-As-
semblyman Samuel A. Whitaker. of
Chester visited a number of the State
to-day.
Inspection Trip.-John P. Dohoney
investigator of accidents for the Pub
lie Service Commission, expects to
leave tomorrow for a trip through
the western part of the State to gather
data for the commission.
Dissolution Decree.--The decree OF
dissolution of the Home Trust Com
pany, of Pittsburgh, by the Allegheny
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