Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-26
Casualties ]

Vas one hundred and eighty-five, against
one hundred and forty the year previous;
The fatality, however, was in favor OF |
1865. The number of lives lost during |
that year, being three hundred and for
ty-five, against four hundred and forty |
in 1864. These casualties, be 1t remem-
bered, were the result of railroad aecl
dents alone. But the catalogue OF
steamboat accidents, presents a sicken-
ing and fearful list of deaths, and multi
atiOns 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, anu
other navigable waters, during the year
of 1864, amounted to one hundred ana
ninety eiq1t, resulting In the death of
TIN ee thousand eight hundred aud Sere1a.y-
nine persons; most of them meeting their
terrible fate, by fire and drowning,
without moments previous warning.
But the bloody catalogue is not
vet filled 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 a record of seventy-nln
who persisted from the effects OF frost
during the winters of 1868 and lo65-6.
To these may be added more than t1ce1'-
ta-eiqht hundred other casualties, occur
ring within the last eighteen months. and
resulting in death and manning for life;
from machinery; runaways; 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 dTlv-
ing of hackmen, omnibus drivers, truck
men, and fast young men; from bites OF
rabid animals; from strokes, burns
and scalds; from unprovOked assaults OF
ruffians, thieves, and robbers and assas-
sins: and from other causes.
The above startling list of almost nine
thousand human beings killed and
manned In in this country, since the com
mencement of 1S64,-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 mp 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 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 consequence,
they and their families have in many
instances, suffered from want. But
now, thanks to the new form of lnsur-
ance, known as accident Insurance, every
individual can provide against these IN
fortunate contingencies. For the tri
fling sum of fire dollars on every thous-
and dollars, a person can be insured
against death, resulting from any acct
dent, by tbe'"UNTTED STATES ACCIDENT
INSURANCE Co, Of Syracuse, n. Y
This will give the insured fire dollars per
week if injured by any accident what
ever, and disabled from following his
usual avocations. Or, in other words,
for every fire dollars, person III the
preferred class of risks, pays as premi-
um, he is insured in this company
against death, from whatever accident,
in the sum of one Thousand dollars; with
a weekly compensation of tire dollars in
the event of disabling injury. This
amount he will receive each week he is
so disabled, for the term of twenty-slx
weeks, or six months.
At the same rate, Twenty-Five dollars
will insure an individual of either sex,
in the sum of fire thousand dollars, for
one year, in the event of death from any
accident whatever, which sum goes to
whoever assigned by the insured; and
also gives a qUeeklv compensation of
twenty-five dollars, ifreceiving disabling
injury.
Thus if amechanic, farmer, merchant,
or professional man is insured in the
q NTTEDssSTATEs ACCIDENT INSURANCE Co.,
and meets with a disabling accident, he
will have the satisfaction of knowing
that 'hiS salary IS going on.
The amount of premium is so tritling,
compared with the benefits derived, that
very few men fail to avail themselves of
this form of insurance. Mechanics,
farmers, professional men, labOreTs, and
persons of every class, are liable, daily
and hourly to some one of the long lists
of accidents enumerated in this article;
and should not neglect to secure them
self and their families, when they can
do so, at so comparatively trifling ex-
pense.
The same company insures persons In
sums varying from fire thousand to ten
dollars; for periods of from one
to twelve months, and ten years; with |
weekly compensations of three dollars
10 .tifl.y dollars. ..f
Those in the preferred class of risks |
receive, lin the event of an injury 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 find a
person of whatever class, who is not in
5ured against accidents; and there is no
doubt that when the principal Is gener-:
ally understood, every person of Ordi-
nary prudence who has the welfare of