Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1914 — Increase of Train Wrecks. [ARTICLE]

Increase of Train Wrecks.

In a bulletin the interstate commerce commission shows that in the quarter ended June 30, 1913, as compared with the corresponding quarter of 1912, there was an increase of 140 in the number of killed, and of 8,283 in Injured in railroad accidents. There was an Increase of 124 in the number of train accidents. Defective roadway and equipment caused more than 69 per cent of all derailment reported, 15.1 per cent being caused by broken rails. The casualties Incident to railroading numbered 2,535 killed and 49,911 injured. Collisions and derailments numbered 3.596.