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Show V, The Railroad Death Rate. Returns of tho Interstate commorco commission show that in tho year ending end-ing Juno 30, 1904, thoro wore 10.04G persons killed and 81,155 injured on tho railways In tho United States. Of theso 70.G99 wero employes, of whom 3,032 wore- killed and G7.0C7 injured. Tho greater part of tho remaining casualties cas-ualties woro suffered by trespassers, j of whom 5,105 woro killed nnd 5,194 ' Injured. It is presumed that for acci dents to persons classified as trespassers trespas-sers tho railways wero In no sense ro-Bponalble. ro-Bponalble. . |