Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-19

By statistics Just published, we learn
that the number of railroad accidents |
in this country, during the past year, |
was one hundred and eighty five, against |
one hundred and forty the year preylons. |
The fatality, however, was in favor OF |
1865. The number of lives lost during |
that year, being three hundred and for
ty-five, against tour hundred and forty |
in 1864. These casualties, be it remem- |
bered, were the result of railroad acct |
dents alone But the catalogue OF |
steamboat accidents, presents a sicken- |
ing aud fearful list of deaths, and multi |
atioRs resulting in death, and which is |
still worse, and more to be deplored by |
the sufferers themselves, painful and
lifelong disabilities. The number OF
casualties ON our rivers, lakes, and
other navigable waters, during the year
of 1864, amounted to one hundred and
Ninety ht,-resulting In the death OF
TIN ee thousand eight hundred and serenity
nine persons; most of them meeting their
terrible fate, by fire and drowning.
without moments previous warning.
But the bloody catalogue is not
vet filed up. To these are to be
added, two hundred and eight from
accidental drowning, by breaking
through ice, by floods and freshets;
by fording streams, and while bathing.
Then we have record of seventy-nine
who persisted from the effects of frost
during the winters of 1S64-5 and 1866.
To these may be added more than t'0e11-
tu-eioht hundred other casualties, occur
ring within the last eighteen months, and
resulting in death and manning for life;
from machinery; Funaways; kicking,
goring and biting of vicious animals;
cutting with axes and other mechanical
tools; falls from scaffolds and Buildings;
the telling of trees; logging and rafting;
caving in of coal banks and other mines:
being thrown from horses and carriages;
from slipping and falling on sidewalks
and in the Streets. from reckless driv-
ing of hackmen, omnibus drivers, truck
men, and fast young men; from bites of
rabid animals; from sun-strokes, burns
and scalds; from unprOvoked assaults OF
ruffians, thieves, and robbers and assas-
sins: and from other causes.
The above startling hist of almost nine
thousand human beings killed and
manned in in this country, since the COM
menoement of 864,-and not one of
these casualties occurring in the army
strictly speaking, is liable to be repeat
ed. if not increased in numbers every
year.
These alarming facts, showing the
terrible liability of all to accidents by
flood and field, have been carefully col
ated from records; and may therefore be
depended upon as correct. They have
in no way been exaggerated; but, upon
the contrary, cannot, from the nature
of the subject, come up to the actual
number of accidents. Probably many
hundreds of the minor cases OF injury
are never reported; and also many seri-
Gus casualties daily occur, that are new
er heard of, and recorded by news
papers, the source from which the
above statistics have been obtained.
Until within a very recent period, the
unfortunate victims of accidents and
casualties, oftener than otherwise the
results of recklessness, or carelesness
on the part Of others, have had no re-
course, they having been manned for
months, frequently, if escaping death,
have been disabled from pursuing their
usual avocations; and as u consequence,
they and their families have in many
instances. suffered from want. But
lnow. thanks to the new form of insur-
lance. known as Accident Insurance, every
individual can provide against these uu-
fortunate contingencies. For the tn
fling sum of fire dollars on every thous-
and dollars, person can be insured
lagainst death, resulting from any accl-
Ident, by the''UNITED STATES ACCIDENT
| INSURANCE Co, of Syracuse, n. Y
This will give the insured t5e dollars per
week if injured by any accident what
ever. and disabled from following his
usual avoeations. Or, iii other words,
for every flee dollars, a person IN the
preferred class of risks, pays as premi-
lum. he is insured III this company
against DEATH from whatever accident,
lin the sum of one thousand dollars; WIN
a weekly compensation OF f1e doHoys IN
the event of disabling injury. This
amount he win receive each week he Is
so disabled, for the term of twenty-six
weeks, or SIX months.
At the same rate, Twenty-Five dollars
will insure an Individual of either sex,
lin the sum OF fire thousand dollars, for
one wear, in the event of death from any
accident whatever, (which sum goes to
whoever assigned by the insured; and
also gives a qOeekly compensation OF
twenty five dollars, lfreceiving disabling
Injury. ~. p. rs-
/ Thus ifa mechanic, farmer, merchant,
For professional man is insured in the
UNTTED,STATEs ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO.,
and meets with a disabling accident, he
will have the satisfaction of knowing
that ''kiS salary is going on. F" -ta..
The amount of premium IS so trltilng,
compared with the benefits derived, that
| very few men fail to avail themselves of
this form of insurance. Mechanics,
farmers, professional men, labOrers, and
persons of every class, are liable, daily
and hourly to some one OF the long lists
Iof accidents enumerated IN this article;
and should not neglect to secure them
self and their families, when they can
do so, at so comparatively tritiing ex-
pense. !.e- ,t.a ....t ..,,. ~:
The same company insures persons IN
sums varying from fire thousand to ten
thousand dollars; for periods of from one
to twelve months. and ten years; with
weekly compensations of three dollars
10 fiflg dollars. 4 81 ,aa5g q ea
Those in the preferred class of risks
receive, Tin the event of an inlury,) the
same amount each week, while disabled,
as the pay for years policy. AT the
east, where this form of insurance is
better understood than it is as yet, IN
| the Western States, it is rare to lind a
4 $500, - oloao 1Uhn q not IN