Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1915 — Fewer Train Wrecks Occur, [ARTICLE]

Fewer Train Wrecks Occur,

A great decrease in the number of collisions and derailments of railroad trains for the quarter ended June 30, 1914, was reported by the Interstate Commerce commission. As compared with the corresponding quarter of 1913, there was a decrease of 737 in the number of train accidents. Defective roadway and defective equipment together caused more than sev-enty-two and three-tenths per cent of all derailments reported. In train accidents the total number of persons killed was 104, while 2,167 were injured.