The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-14

dent of the American Museum of
Safety, which has charge of this
annual award, for which thirty
seven Glass I railroads competed. |
A touch Of sadness was injected
into the luncheon because at the
very time the award was being
made in New York, the funeral of
c. N. Woodward, assistant to gen.
eral manager of the New Haven
railroad, who has had charge of
safety activities during the past
four years, was being held in New
Haven. Mr. Woodward passed
away Monday, following a short
illness. He was aware that his
railroad had won the coveted Har-
riman award, but unfortunately did
not live long enough to be present
at the ceremony of presentation.
In presenting the medal to Mr.
Peiley, Mr. Williams said:
"Those who have followed the
safety records of our Glass rail-
roads during recent years could not
| fail to be impressed with the re-
markable showing made by the
| New Haven during this time. Ac-
cording to the records published
! by the interstate commerce COM
| mission, this railroad has reduced
it's employee casualty rate 94.16 per
cent. comparing 1882 with 1928.
ION investigating the methods
that have been employed to accom-
plish this reduction in employee cas-
ualties, the. committee of. award
was impressed by the following
statement contained in the report
submitted by c. N. Woodward. as
sistant to the operating vice presi-
dent and general manager:
"'(a) Insistence by our presi-
dent, and vice president and gen.
eral manager. that an improve
ment be made in safety acorn
plishments. treating this phase
of operation on the same basis
as any other phase of operation,
demanding from the heads of de-
partments results rather than
alibis. and backing up the safety
departments efforts 100 per cent.
The cooperation of heads of all
departments was thereby Sc
cured
This statement bears testimony
to the fact that leadership and
supervision are fundamental to any
effective accident prevention pro-
gram.
"Mr Pelley. we of the safety fra
ternity have learned with increas-
ing interest from time to time of
your aggressive support of, and ac-
tive cooperation in, the compre-
hensive program for life conserva-
ton that has been inaugurated
upon the New Haven under your
inspiring leadership. Without such
leadership the Hartman Gold
Medal cannot be attained in these
DAYS of keen competition among
this enthusiastic group of contest
ants for the most coveted of all
railroad safety awards"
The Hartman Gold Medal is
awarded each year for the most
outstanding all-around safety pro-
gress among Glass I railroads hav-
in~ a locomotive mileage of TO-
100000 or more locomotive miles,
taking into consideration the rec
ord of safety to passengers to en-
ployes, and activities tending to
promote life conservation and ac-
cident prevention.
A silver medal, similarly award
ed to Glass I railroads with be-
tween 100000 and 10000, 600 To-
connective miles per year. went to
the Atlantic City Railroad COM
pany: a bronze. medal for those
with less than 100000 locomotive
miles. was awarded to the Teyas
Mexican Railway company: and a
Certificate of Special Commando
ton was presented to the Pullman
company, ''in recognition of its out
standing achievement in safe trans
portation. having carried 10000
900 Pullman passengers nearly
seven billion passenger miles with
out the loss of life Of a patron or
an employe."
Mr. Williams referred to the rec
ord of Class !. railroads in carry
ing 100000 passengers in 1892
with only a single fatality in a train
accident, and pointed out that "it
is also of keen satisfaction to, re-
cord the fact that in all classes of
accidents the records indicated
that there were only % passengers
killed in 1882 as compared with !
Al during the year 1881.
Comparing 1892 with 1922. Mr.
Williams showed that passenger
fatalities of all kinds were only |
for, every 06,235,393 passenger
miles last year. asN compared with |
for 177.553,445 passenger miles
ter years ago.
Present also at the luncheon |
were r. L. Pearson. vice president |
and general manager of the New |
Haven railroad: John s. Goodman.
of the Atlantic City |
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