Killed. Injured Killed. Injured Killed. Injured Killed. Injured The following is a statement of the date of each accident, the place where it occurred, the train, the cause and the extent of the injuries inflicted upon each person, and the name of such person, as follows: 1869. December 4. Dennis Kerrman and his wife, Mary Kerrman, while attempting to cross the track near Kinderhook, were struck by the engine and killed. December 9. Alexander Ferguson, an employe, was run over in the yard at Greenbush and killed. December 14. Stephen Bell, while upon the track at Kinderhook, was run over and killed. 1870. January 11. John Mackey, an employe, was crushed between the cars at Greenbush and killed. February 3. Charles Phillips, Charles W. Sprague and Henry Sipley, employes, were killed near Chatham. Freight train broke in two parts and ran back into train following. February 12. Patrick Burns, an employe, was struck by a bridge near Chatham and killed. April 4. Thomas Lanian, while attempting to get upon an engine, fell, was run over and killed, at Greenbush. April 7. Wm. Noodle, while playing upon the top of freight car at Greenbush, fell, was run over and killed. August 26. Edward Brown, while standing upon the crossing at Greenbush, was struck by the engine and killed. Communications intended for this company should be addressed THOMAS L. GREENE, Albany, N. Y. The undersigned have caused the foregoing statements to be prepared, by the proper officers and agents of this company, from the books and records, and have examined them, as far as practicable, and believe them to be correct. (Signed) THOMAS W. OLCOTT, President. JAY GOULD, President, and L. D. RUCKER, Superintendent of operations of the Erie Railway Company, being severally sworn, each for himself deposes and says, that the statements in the annexed report, which has been signed by each of them, at the end thereof, are true and correct, according to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. (Signed) Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 16th day of January, 1871, JAY GOULD. L. D. RUCKER. MORTIMER SMITH, Notary Public, N. Y. The Atlantic and Great Western Railway has been leased and operated by the Erie Railway Company since the 1st day of January, 1870. CHARACTERISTICS OF ROAD. Length of road... Length of double track, including sidings, Length of branches owned by the company, laid... Weight of rail, per yard, on main track.. 56, 60 and 671⁄2 lbs. Number of engine houses and shops. Number of engines. ..... Number of first class passenger cars (rated as 8-wheel cars) 11 166 60 Number of second class and emigrant pas ..... senger cars (rated as 8-wheel cars) Number of baggage, mail and express cars (rated as 8-wheel cars) Number of freight cars (rated as 8-wheel cars) Length of main line of road from Salamanca, N. Y., to Dayton, Ohio..... 387.50 miles. DOINGS OF THE YEAR IN TRANSPORTATION, AND TOTAL MILES RUN. Number of miles run by freight trains .. ... Number of miles traveled by passengers, or number of passengers carried one mile.... Number of tons, of 2,000 pounds, of freight carried in cars..... Total movement of freight, or number of tons carried one mile .... Average rate of speed adopted by ordinary passenger trains, including stops (miles per hour) Rate of speed of same when in motion.... Average rate of speed adopted by express trains, including stops Rate of speed of same when in motion.. Average rate of speed adopted by freight trains, including stops .... Rate of speed of same when in motion........ Average weight, in tons, of passenger trains, exclusive of passengers and baggage.......... Average weight, in tons, of freight trains, exclusive of freight 678,601 2,743,518 |