The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-04 00:00:00

MARK IItTISII,

RAILWAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE
COMPANY ;
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 12 and 13 Vie., cap. 40.
Offices, 3, Old Broad-street, London.
DIRECTORS.
Chairman—JOHN DEAN PAUL, Esq., 217, Strand.
Deputy-Chairman—GEOßGE BERKELEY HARRISON, Esq., 21,
Great Tower-street, City.
llnmphrey Brown, Esq., M.P., Twining Park, Tewkesbury.
James Clay, Esq., M.P., 25, Montagu-square.
Georg° Clive, its 1., Sanderstead Court, Croydon.
Samuel Whitfield Daukes, Esq., 14, Whitehall-place, Westminster.
Harvie Morton Farquhar, Esq , 16, St. James's-street.
Alexander Gre'g, Esq., 10, Lowndes-vreet, Belgrave-square.
The lion. Arthur Kinnaird, Pall-mall East.
Geor..-e Robert Paul, Esq., Portland Lodge, Worthing.
Bankers—Nestv. .tralian, Paul, Paul, and Bates, 217, Strand ;
Messrs. Ransom and Co , Pall-mall East.

Standing Cow-Het—Henry Davison, Esq., Itrick-court, Temple.
Solicitors —Messrs. Fry and Holt, SVAlbrook H 'use, City,

Surgeon—Barnard Wight Ilolt, Esq., F.R.C.S., 5, Parliatnentlstreet,
Westminster.
Secretary—Alexander Beattie, Esq.
This Company has teen established for the purpose of affording
compensation in casts of personal injury, and the payment of a cer-
tain sum in the event of death by railway accident.
During the year just closed the following are the particulars of the
claims that have been made on this Company by 37 persons who
have sustained injury in travelling by railway :
No. 1. A holder of a periodical ticket, No. 5,091, met with an ac-
cident by falling oft the platform at Pres:on, on the night of the Ist
November. Adjusted by a payment of 71. Gs.
No. 2. A mail guard, insured by a periodical ticket, No. 5,584,
whilst travelling from Coatbridge to Perth, on the 29th November,
having occasion to get out at the Stirling Station, he slipped between
the platform ant post-office van. The injury he sustained prevented
him from attending to his duties till the 3d January. Awarded 20/.
No. 3. the holder of a periodical ticket, No. 5,396, whilst travel-
ii from Macclesfield to Manchester, on the 31st December, was
thrown against a gentleman sitting opposite to him, and received a
blow on his face, which rendered him incapable of attending to his
business for a few dad s. His claim was settled by the Companypav-
ing at his request 5 guineas to the Manchester Infirmary, the
claimant being himself a medical man.
No. 4. A commercial traveller, and holder of a periodical ticket,
No. 16,880, met with an accident at the Thirsk Station of the York,
Newcastle, and Berwick Railway, whilst about to proceed to New-
castle on the 24th of January. The injury consisted of a severe
bruise of the thumb, caused by a porter shutting tne door of the car-
riage, on his left hand, before he could take his seat ; the accident
obliged him, after remaining a week at Newcastle, to return home
from his journey, which he was unable to resume until February 11.
Awarded 311. 103.
Thehalder of first-lass ticket, issued at Leicester, January
28, was a passenger in the trill it that ran off the rails between Blis-
worth and Wolverton ; he was thrown with great violence against
another passenger, and the shock unfitted him from attending to
business for some days. Awarded 14/. 147.
No. 6. The party in this instance is a clerk in the Travelling Post-
office, and the holder of a periodical ticket, No. 5,474, and was se-
verely injured, Especially in the face and eyes, by the collision of the
mail with the goods' train, that occurred on the 13th February, near
the Abingdon Station, on the Caledonian Railway. Awarded 2101.
The injury to the eyes appearing to be of a permanent character.
No. 7. The holder of a single journey ticket was also a passenger
in the same train. the claimant was about to proceed to New
York, by the Canada, but the injury he received prevented him from
doing so. Awarded 301.
No. S. The holder of a periodical ticket, No. 7,343, was injured by
the collision between the passengers' and goods' train in the long
tunnel in the Leeds and Bradford Railway, on the 18th February.
Awarded 40/.
No. 9. A commercial traveller, holder of periodical ticket, No.
16,851, was travelling by the mail train that left Newcastle at 4 r.m.
on the 15th March for Manchester, and susta ned a severe shock
by the engine running off the line near the Victoria-bridge.
Awarded 101.
No. 10. A Government officer and his wife were passengers by the
mail train that left Durham at half•past four o'clock P.M. on 6th
May, which ran into an engine in the siding from the points not
having been properly set, near the Belmont Station of the York, New-
castle, and Berwick Railway, They were both much hurt by the
collision. Awarded 351.
No. 11. An engine-driver, whilst driving the engine of a goods'
train on the 25th of May, between Blisworth and Wolverton, was
thrown beneath the engine from the train corning in collision with a
bale of cloth that had just fallen on tile line from a passing train ; he
was much scalded and otherwise severely injured. Awarded 421.
Claims 12 to 17 were made by parties who were travelling by the
excurs on train on the 3d July from Leek and Macclesfield to
Liverpool, the weight of whieh overpowered the breaks on entering
the station.
No. 12. The claimant, withhls wife and mother-in-law, from Leek,
second-class passengers, were all bruised. Awarded 6/.
No. 13. A young woman from Leek, a third-class passenger, had
her face hurt. Awarded 2/.
No. 14. A man and his wife, employed in the manufacture of silk,
third-class passengers, were both slightly injured by the shock.
Awarded 21.
No. 15. A passenger from Macclesfield had insured himself and
family, six in number, thr.?e of whom received some injuries from the
concussion. Awarded Si. ss.

No. 16. A scntleman holding a periodical ticket, No. 8,751, left
Macclesfield in the above train, and was so shaken as to be inca-
pacitated from attending to his business for a few days. Awarded 61.
No. 17. A second-class passenger from Macclesfield was severely
injured about the spine and neck, which still confines her to her
room.

No. 18 and 19. These claims were made by two gentlemen,
holders of periodical tickets, employed In the railway post-office,
and travelling by the mail train that left the Euston Station on the
evening of the 6th of July, and ran into some waggons of a goods'
train, proceeding on the same line, near Harrow. One of them
sprained the muscle of his back, and the other was thrown agaitst
the corner of the pest•orlice, breaking one of his ribs, and being
otherwise injured.
Claims No. 17, 18, and 19. are in course of adjustment.
No. 20. Ilie claimant and his wife were third -class passengers by
the same train ; ha escaped with a few bruises, bu„ his wife was
much injured. Awarded 151.
From the accident that occurred to the excursion train at Cow-
lai:-s, on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, on the Ist August,
when six persons wore deprived of their lives, and many others in-
jured, the following claims have arisen :
No. 21. A tanner from Dubheads, near Crief, was hurt about the
head and face. Awarded 61.
No. 22. A carpenter from Auchterardcr, received a b'ow in the
head. Awarded 4/.
No. 23. A fanner from Strathallcn, was also hurt about the head.
Awarded Si.
No. 24. A draper,..from Auchterarder, was injured about the thigh
and side. Awardedl/. 3s.
No. 25. A man. front A uchterarder, was severely bruised about the
ribs.

No. 26. A brother to the above was sightly injured. Awarded
2/. 2s.

No. 27. A female was bruised, and otherwise internally hurt.
Awarded 6/.
No. 28. Another female was injured about the chest and side.
Awarded 2/. 2s.
No. 29. A man, from Auchterarder, was slightly injured.
No. 30. A farmer, from Tulliebardine, was seriously bruised.
Claims 23, 29, and 30 arc in course of adjustment.
In most of the above cases the sum awarded is exclusive of the
medical expenses incurred by the sufferers which have been defrayed
by this Company, in addition to that of their own medical officers,
who promptly visited the injured parties on hearing of the accident.
The utility of such a Company is demonstrated by these cases,
and the conviction that the premiums which the railway traveller
pays are but a small addition to the cost of his journeys, and create
a fund for the relief of those who from those to time suffer by railway
accidents, which no human foresight can prevent, will it Is hoped
secure the public support to this Company.

Table of Premiums.
Table for a Single Journey, irresp,ctivc of distance, to Insure
1,0001. In a tint-class carriage, at a premium of 3d.
5001. in a second ditto ditto 2d.
2001. in a third ditto ditto Id.
For the convenience of frequent travellers, the Company also
issues period,cal tickets, to Insure 1,0001. for one month, at a pre-
mium of ss. ; for three months, 10s. ; for six months, ltis. ; for
twelve months, 203., with the option of travelling in any class car-
riage, and in any railway in the kingdom.
These tickets .ay be obtained at the stations of most of the rail-
ways In England and Scotland, of the provincial agents of the Com-
pany, and at the Company's office, 3, OA Broad-street, London.

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