Show NUMBER NUMBE Of RAILROAD ACCIDENTS ACCIDENTS' SHOWS INCREASE Over 2000 Persons Killed in United Unite I States in Quarter Ending June 30 WASHINGTON Nov 28 The 8 The Interstate Interstate Inter Inter- state commerce commissions commission's accident bulletin Issued today for tor the tho quarter ended Juno June 30 1913 shows that as compared compared compared com com- pared with returns of ot the tho lh corresponding was a 0 total Increase of in the number of ot persons killed and of In n the That number umber Injured in ra railroad accidents of all kinds in hi the tho United States There was WILS an increase se ot U 12 In ln a athe th the t J of t accident r h Sand u I ment meat us r t Ol U derailments reported per cent b being caup aul caused d by b broken rn rails l The total number of C casualties in all aU classes of oC accidents incident 1 to railroad railroading ing during the quarter was 2535 killed and injured Of or these totals 2286 were wore killed and Injured d in tn other than train accidents including accidents to employees while at work to o passengers passengers gers getting on or off oft cars cara and to tres- tres tres passers The total number of or collisions and derailments derailments de de- de- de repotted reported for the tho quarter was na 2596 3 96 of ot which collisions and de derailments derailments derailments de- de affected passenger trying trains The financial damage caused by the accidents w was 89 a n m material increase over the returns for the corresponding quarter quarter ter tel of or 1912 |