Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 212, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1911 — Awful Slaughter on Rail. [ARTICLE]

Awful Slaughter on Rail.

The appalling toll of human life exacted by American railroads is reflected in the fact that the Interstate commerce commission receives dally from responsible officers of interstate carriers an average of 30 telegraphic reports of accidents Involving the loss of one life or more. The reports are made in response to an order for the commission which became effective July 1. Generally the railroads are complying with it