The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-02-07
Travellers Accident Insuramc<
90. Of Hartford.

Tho necessity Of On institution Of this
character had long been felt by the Aneri-
can public before this company, which like
every good thing, has been foil owed by ".
rious less responsible initators, reduced tho
risk Of accident to the matter of . science,
and added smother most beneficent enter
prise to the philanthropic institutions of the
country. How often are cases brought to
our notice where families, which have long
lived, perhaps plainly, but comfortably at
least, where all were well fed and we'll clad,
where tho children wcre kept at school,
where comfort prevailed, and where want
was never known and never dreamed off,
how often into such homes has an accident,
which disablcs the father for q few weeks
or months, brought penury and want. A
carpenter, while in pursuit of his daily avo-
cation, falls from scatfold and breaks a
limb. Immediately the $l8 or $50 per
week. which formed his entire income, aud
resume his occupation, his family find it
impossible to procure necessary clothing
and fuel, and even food; the children are
taken from school, and such as are old
enough set to work, and the whole family,
in a few weeks, is reduced from comfort to
wretchedness. Every man, be he laborer,
merchant or professional man, whose income
depends on his personal exertions, is liable
at any time to be deprived Of this income
by some casualty.
TO provide against such misfortune is the
object Of tho Travellers Insurance company
of Hartford. By the payment Of few dol
lars yearly, q person secures weekly sa-
larry which will support his family, in case
Of any disabling accident, and in case Of
death by any casualty, the payment of n
/ sum to his heirs which will save them from
poverty and restitution. This company
was the first in the United States to insure
against accidents, and is now well csta-'
blshed and recognized in the east as the
most reliable of oil similar organizations.
Within the past eighteen months it has
promptly paid weekly compensation i'll orcr
screen hundred cases, without con,esting q
single one.
As tho reputation Of this Company has
extended to the Northwest, and its bust
ness in this section has become important,
branch office has been established
in Chicago at which all claims for
losses may be adjusted without reference
to the parent office, thus offering TO us the
advantage Of a reliable and firmly estab-
lished company without the disadvantages
and delays usually incident to policies taken
in eastern companies. Gen. Julius White
who formerly devoted his attention to null
tiplying casualties among the rebels, has
accepted the charge Of this branch office,
assisted by Mr.. J. Goodwin, Jr., formerly
Of the 4Etna Insurance Company Of Hart
ford. These gentlemen are well known ~
capable and reliable business men, and cs-,
pecially well versed in matters pertaining
to insurance. That they have been willing
to accept the management of this Office is
sufficient assurance that the company merits
and that it will obtain success II IL
the intention Of these gentlemen to establish
agencies throughout the northwest so that
the advantages Of the company may be &C
cessible to all. When we consider the snf-
fcring which is SO frequently occasioncd for
the want of such provision as can easily
be made by every man through this compa.
ny, it seems that il must Immediately be-
come popular, well patronized and extens-
lively useful.