Transcriber's Note: Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=. Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals. Minor typographical and punctuation errors have been corrected without note. Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed. Mismatched quotes are not fixed if it's not sufficiently clear where the missing quote should be placed. [Illustration: cover] [Illustration: title page] NOTES ON RAILROAD ACCIDENTS BY CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, JR. AUTHOR OF "RAILROADS: THEIR ORIGIN AND PROBLEMS." NEW YORK G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS 27 AND 29 WEST 23D STREET COPYRIGHT 1879 By G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS CONTENTS. CHAPTER. PAGE. I THE DEATH OF MR. HUSKISSON 3 II THE ANGOLA AND SHIPTON ACCIDENTS 12 III THE WOLLASTON ACCIDENT 20 IV ACCIDENTS AND CONSERVATISM 27 V TELESCOPING AND THE MILLER PLATFORM 43 VI THE VERSAILLES ACCIDENT 58 VII TELEGRAPHIC COLLISIONS 66 VIII OIL-TANK ACCIDENTS 72 IX DRAW-BRIDGE DISASTERS 82 X THE NORWALK ACCIDENT 89 XI BRIDGE ACCIDENTS 98 XII THE PROTECTION OF BRIDGES 111 XIII CAR-COUPLINGS IN DERAILMENTS 117 XIV THE REVERE CATASTROPHE 125 XV REAR-END COLLISIONS 144 XVI NOVEL APPLIANCES 153 XVII THE AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC BLOCK SYSTEM 159 XVIII INTERLOCKING 182 XIX THE WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE 199 XX THE BATTLE OF THE BRAKES 216 XXI THE RAILROAD JOURNEY RESULTING IN DEATH 230 XXII THE RAILROAD DEATH-RATE 241 XXIII AMERICAN AS COMPARED WITH FOREIGN RAILROAD ACCIDENTS 250 PREFACE.