. Railway master mechanic [microform] . pc»ntp amount of wages and salaries paidwas S4RR firvi 5S1, This amount represepts 61 87 percent of the total operating expenses of railways, or»?*■!(> ppr mile of line. The total compensation for1806 was greater. The total number of casualties to persons on ac-count of railway accidents for the year endiner Tune30. 1897. was Of these casualties re-sulted in death, and 36 731 in injuries of varyingeharaptor. Of railway employees. were killedand 27 R67 were ininred during the year. Accordingto the three p-eneral classes t
. Railway master mechanic [microform] . pc»ntp amount of wages and salaries paidwas S4RR firvi 5S1, This amount represepts 61 87 percent of the total operating expenses of railways, or»?*■!(> ppr mile of line. The total compensation for1806 was greater. The total number of casualties to persons on ac-count of railway accidents for the year endiner Tune30. 1897. was Of these casualties re-sulted in death, and 36 731 in injuries of varyingeharaptor. Of railway employees. were killedand 27 R67 were ininred during the year. Accordingto the three p-eneral classes these casualties were di-vided as follows: Train men. 976 killed. in-inred; switchmen, flagmen, and watchmen. 201killed. Ininred; other employees. 516 killed. injured. The casualties to employees resultingfrom coupling and uncoupling cars were, killed, 214; HAMILTON & DAYTON RAILWAY. flagmen, and watchmen, killed, 32; injured, 357; other employees, killed, 51; injured, 544. COMBINATION CLINKER TONGS. CJn^—. At the last meeting of the Western Railway Club,Mr. W. H. Marshall, assistant superintendent of mo-tive power, of the Chicago & Northwestern , during the dis- i-^ ■ cussion on long locomo- -£} five runs, tint excellent i---wV results in the way ofmainta:n>ng clean fireshad been obtained onhis rood try the use ofco-^biW^n clinkerfon^s. Th^se ton^s weredvis~d hv Mr. Will-amL. Williams. generaltravpPno- fireman oftl>at road The de«ign ofth;s appbapce is clearlyshown in the aceom-panyng engraving. TheRTvpliance really com-bines three tools in one-,namely, hooks, top^ chisel. The hooksare used to null up theclinkers, and the ton-sto remove them, thechisel comin into playwhpn the clinkers arefound stuck to thegrates. The great ad-vantage of ths appli-ance is that fires can becleaned on the roadwithout loss of time,thus effecting a savingin time and of fuel. Tna recent test 22 clinkerswere removed in th-eeminuses leavng the fiein pe
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