Logan Republican | 1903-01-23 | Page 2 | Railway Accidents

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. Tho Intlr-Statc Commerce Controls- M slon have Issued a statement which shows that during tho throo H months ended Sept. 30. 1002, H thcro wero 2(13 persons killed and H 2,013 Injured in train accidents. H Other accidents, including those H sustained by employes whllo at work H and by passengers In getting on or H off cars, etc., bring the total number IH of casualties up to 12,007, tho killed H numbering 815, and the Injured 11,102. H During tho three months covered by jH the statement the traillo of a largo iH majority of the railroads has been IH heavier than over before, necessitate H Ing the employment of new men lit JH train and yard work. jH The total number of collisions and H derailments was 2, 148, of which 1,444 were collisions and 1,014 derailments, H ot which 51 collisions and 1)2 derail- incuts effected passenger trains. Tho H damage to cars, engines and roadways Ll by the accidents amounted $2,108,- jJ We do not know tho sources from iH which the Commission gets this in- jH formation but wo donot bcllovo tho jH figures given arc any where near cor- rcct. Wo havo something over 200,000 iH miles of railroad in this country with H over 2,000,000 men employed directly. iH Among train men accidents aro of - H any frequent occurancc. Wo bcllvo jH there arc thousands of such accidents jH that aro never heard of beyond tho H train dispatchers oil Ice. Tho num- j bcr of collisions reported show that jH our system of moving trains Is still jH far from perfect. H