Show KILL TWENTY SIX EACH DAY railroad statistics given out for the year end ng june 30 1905 washington during the year end ing june 30 1905 according to a detate ment issued by the interstate corn merce commission an average of twenty six people were killed a day and injured a day on railroads in the united states the total killed during the year was 9 while the injured numbered 86 the greatest casualties were among the railroad employed emp loyes as follows killed injured 06 the number of passengers killed was and injured in the previous year passengers were killed and 9 injured the total number of persons other than employed emp loyes and passengers killed was 5 injured 8 these fig ures include the casualties to persons trespassing of whom 4 were killed and 5 were injured in 1905 one passenger was killed for 1 car ried and one injured for every 70 carried for 1904 the figures show that 1622 passengers were car ried for one killed and 78 gers were carried tor one injured |