Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-05
6,022 KILLED BY
TRAINS IN 1923
OF This Number 2,779 Were
Trespassers and 1873
Passengers.

Washington. were 1922 per-
sons killed and 56,464 injured in con-
nection with the operation of trains in
the United States in 1923, according
to statistics gathered by the bureau of
safety of the interstate commerce
commission OF those killed the toll
among trespassers was the highest,
while employees suffered the most
from injuries Summarized, the cas-
ualties follow: Trespassers, 2,779
killed, .3,047 injured; employees, L.
645 killed, 39,734 injured; persons car
ried under contract, such as mail
clerks, pullman conductors, 81 killed,
674 injured other nontrespassers, q
$50 killed, 1852 injured.
There were 103 employees killed
and 1854 injured in coupling or I'M
coupling locomotives or cars, COM
pared with 81 killed and 1,498 injured
In 1922. Casualties to employees due
to coming in contact with fixed struc-
lures resulted in AZ killed and 861 In
jured. There were 105 employees
killed and S,167 injured in getting on
or off cars or locomotives.
A rapid increase was noted in the
number of accidents at grade cross
ings. In this connection the report
said:
During the calendar year 1923 there
were 5,218 accidents at highway grade
crossings, which resulted in the death
OF 2,268 persons and the injury of g.
314. Automobiles figured in 4,007 of
these accidents, 1859 persons being
killed and 5416 injured. There were
1S derailments of trains as a result
of collisions between trains and auto
mobiles, causing the death of 10 per-
sons and the injury of IL In addition,
there were six derailments Of trains
as a result Of collisions with automo-
biIes, but without death or personal
injury.
.'We have participated with the Ma
tional Association Of Railroad and
Utilities Commissioners In the effort
to devise ways and means for decreas-
ing accidents at railroad grade cross
ings. We were represented at con-
ference on prevention OF such acct
dents held in Chicago April SO May L,
1924, called by 81. G. Taylor, president
of the association, pursuant to reso-
tuition adopted at the last annual con-
ventiOn. The conference was attend
ed by representatives of many rail-
roads, state commissions, the Ameri-
can Association Of State Highway Of
ficials, United States bureau of pub
lie roads, National Safety council,
American Automobile association,
United States Chamber of Commerce,
American Railway association and
other organizations. One of the main
purposes of this conference was to
determine ways of co-ordinating the
efforts of all organizations engaged in
promoting safety at grade crossings.
Our bureau of safety is in touch with
what IS being done by state commits
sions and others actively engaged In
accident prevention work"
Inspection Service.
Concerning investigation Of brakes
and safety appliances, the report says :
approximately 1,170,OO0 cars and
locomotives were Inspected. The
number per 1000 inspected which
were found with defective safety APP
planes was 52.7S. The correspond
ing record for the preceding year dur
ing which the shopmen's strike oc-
cured was 1OO.31 end for the year
ended June 80, 1922, Il was 5O.54.
Hours Of service reports were filed
by 1.166 railroads, Of which 786 re-
ported no instances of service in ex-
cess Of the limit prescribed by law.
Three hundred and eighty railroads
reported total of 1922 instances OF
excess service, this number represent
ing a decrease of 26.4 per cent COM
pared with the preceding year.
eve investigated 100 train acct
dents, of which 80 were collisions and
AZ were derailments. The collisions
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