The casualties due to falling from trains, locomotives, or cars in motion were: Trainmen killed, 413; injured, 5,254; switch tenders, crossing tenders, and watchmen killed, 16; injured, 171; other employees killed, 67; injured, 606. The casualties due to jumping on or off trains, locomotives, or cars in motion were: Trainmen killed, 103; injured, 5,026; switch tenders, crossing tenders, and watchmen killed, 2; injured, 133; other employees killed, 57; injured, 611. The casualties to the same three classes of employees in consequence of collisions and derailments were: Trainmen killed, 480; injured, 4,759; switch tenders, crossing tenders, and watchmen killed, 11; injured, 70; other employees killed, 63; injured, 722. The number of passengers killed in the course of the year 1908 was 381 and the number injured 11,556; during the previous year 610 passengers were killed and 13,041 injured. There were 143 passengers killed and 6,215 injured because of collisions and derailments. The total number of persons other than employees and passengers killed was 6,402; injured, 10,187. These figures include the casualties to persons trespassing, of whom 5,489 were killed and 5,756 were injured. The total number of casualties to persons other than employees from being struck by trains, locomotives, or cars was 5,018 killed and 4,572 injured. The casualties of this class were: At highway crossings, passengers killed, 5; injured, 7; other persons killed, 832; injured, 1,755; at stations, passengers killed, 48; injured, 82; other persons killed, 464; injured, 581; at other points along track, passengers killed, 4; injured, 29; other persons killed, 3,665; injured, 2,118. The ratios of casualties indicate that 1 employee in every 422 was killed and 1 employee in every 17 was injured. With regard to trainmen—that is, enginemen, firemen, conductors, and other trainmen— it appears that 1 trainman was killed for every 150 employed and 1 was injured for every 8 employed. Returns indicate that in 1908, 1 passenger was killed for every 2,335,983 carried and 1 injured for every 77,017 carried. For 1907, the basal figures, which include data. on account of switching and terminal companies, show that 1,432,631 passengers were carried for 1 killed and 67,012 were carried for 1 injured. With respect to the number of miles traveled, the figures for 1908 show that 76,332,905 passenger-miles were accomplished for each passenger killed and 2,516,687 passenger-miles for each passenger injured. For 1907 the figures were 45,440,253 passenger-miles for each passenger killed and 2,125,493 passenger-miles for each passenger injured. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS. The Twenty-first Annual Convention of the National Association of Railway Commissioners was held in the rooms of the Commission at Washington, on November 16-19, 1909. This association is com posed of the state railroad commissions and the Interstate Commerce Commission, and meets annually for the purpose of hearing committee reports and papers, and discussing matters affecting transportation subjects generally. The last convention was probably the most successful one ever held in the matter of attendance and the importance of the reports, papers, and subjects considered. All of which is respectfully submitted. MARTIN A. KNAPP. JUDSON C. CLEMENTS. FRANCIS M. COCKRELL. EDGAR E. CLARK. JAMES S. HARLAN. APPENDIX a. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURES AND OF PERSONS EMPLOYED BY THE COMMISSION. 1909. 69 STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURES AND OF PERSONS EMPLOYED BY THE COMMISSION. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATION AND AGGREGATE EXPENDITURES FOR THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1909. Sundry civil act, May 27, 1908.-For salaries of Commis sioners, as provided by the “act to regulate commerce". $70, 000. 00 For salary of secretary..... 5,000.00 Sundry civil act, May 27, 1908.-For all other necessary expenditures to enable the Commission to give effect to and execute the provisions of the "act to regulate commerce". To further enable the Interstate Commerce Commission to enforce compliance with section 20 of the “act to regulate commerce" as amended by the act approved June 29, 1906, including the employment of necessary special agents or examiners.. To enable the Interstate Commerce Commission to keep informed regarding compliance with the “act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads," approved March 2, 1893, and to enforce the requirements of the said act.. To enable the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate in regard to the use and necessity for block-signal systems and appliances for the automatic control of railway trains (unexpended balance of $50,000 appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, reappropriated and made available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909)................ $75,000.00 700,000.00 350,000.00 100,000.00 39, 236. 66 Total..... Amounts expended under appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909: As salaries to Commissioners and secretary.. All other necessary expenditures....... $75,000.00 687,600. 36 Examination of accounts, act approved June 29, 1906.. 105, 223. 92 1,264, 236. 66 |