The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-07-21

IT'S IMPORTANCE.

-f.1N IT'S IMPORTANCE.
kvery man n abs to accident mo natter whxf his &C.
cupattn pursuits, whether No travels mach
az s whether he works smid the whrl and elarer o.
moving machinery, In q STORE s~yess otBce. edit
ors sanctam. The liability b, OF eourse net equal Is
all essesyet STATISTICS and newspaper AIs dive plenty
Of illustrations Of careful sedrntary men, who killed
seriously injured By someof the acidenas of
daily, while other may drive railroad train
planning mill for Of years without scratch.
THE PIONEER COMPANY.
The Travellers Insurance Oonpany, OF Hartford.
Conn., the hrst to successfully the prse
tce o. accident insurance in this eesntry. Its founder
was James g. Patterson, ESQ., Of Hartford Conn, who
has Witnessed the working Of accident insurance. in Eng
land. A charter was obtained ffsa the Connecticut
Legislature Of 1863 contemplating only the insurisg Of
railway passengers and other traveler In the spring
Of "a, amendment the charter obtained, aa-
thorisng aslnss against .redents kinds
and the company iAsas tss arsa pcs,ss, Apr l. 1904
CHARACTER AND STABILITY OF THR COMPANY.
1t has paid up cash capital Of balf million and on
the LIST day Of May It's net surplus sTAo esSOO.
The capital and asyetts are prudentiy invested In good
secnres that be turned 70 cash st one days notice
TO INSET any sudden and sweeping losses ii has been
successful operation since April s 1894 and UP o. May
l, 1856, had isued zy sossand po,ies and paid
fifteen hsdred lossss-in addition the large
Of el2l,6oO realised 10 thirsy-sve policy holders
f,r less than 600 received In premums.
ACCIDENTS INSURED AGAINST.
This company inures against tie following
An forms Of dislocatons broken bones rupsured ten
dons, spsains. usions crushnss ganshot Wounds
poisoned wounds, burns and aids bss Of mad dogs
serpents, unprOvok-d assaults ny bnrgnrs, robbers
nnrderers, etc. the action Of lightning nstroke the
effects Of explosions, chenicaIs foods earthquakes,
suoeation BY drowning eheking when such accident
al injury Is the of death to the insured OF
Disability 10 follow his usual avocAtion.
We say In general terms. the Travellers
against every possible form Of casuay life and limb
everything except disease.
THE CHEAPEST PROTECTIVE NsURf see.
general accident policy IN the Travellers Is beesed
be the cheapest form Of protective Insurance extant
It larger risk in proportion to the amount Of
preniun than any other class Of insurance within the
means Of nearly every an, and she hundreds no
experienced In benefits can testify 20 ns rsiae.
lns occupation ~ii policy far tvo thaas.nd
dollars In u atsi accident dollars per week
= case o. disabling bodily injsry .ss soaPeas.iie %
70 his usual business NOS 70 exceed ~ cnfy SIX weeks for
any one accident
Any cshsr sum- from $500 up . SD. ecc "a proportion.
specially
charged hazardous rates.
wkEKLx coxPRNsArroS.
An importaat oonsideraxion, which comments scci-
dent insurance % public favor, a. ia system Of wseky
compensation Under an ordinary liz policy, the per-
sou waos s Life ~ |. insured CO never reap ". en
neirs amer his death Rut any person Insured IN sae
. 4 ss:ss o
n. usual business. can rsesiys nss..ese - esce and
dollars per week toward psyios doesors bills ana fniiy
expenses. H NaH tmAl vUNHa
NO MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED.
An sgrs are taken, except cAildrea. The state of
the health 10 not inquired into; but policy win be
issued q hvs minutes notice.
] TOTAL LOSSES.
AH AL -a ur.vo,e
th llNofs-
HIieg. 4 Name and DsscrRdsa frrm. omp,Sy.
I sl5 Etsphsa Super, Peoria, railroad
coadoetas, killed BY falling
' between cars, Dec. 10, 1854
Is first total loss Of the CON- ~
Osa Tbssa Rs ' seos Merchant N..
lr psrvile, Illinois, cboked TO
a. death whilE ssiinE his dinner
10 new Aork--..-- ~ W 2,00o %
- INDIANA. M
A,os4 chas Creditor, Fort Wsyne,
n Ind, Student, arms blown
on BY Premntns discharxs
y q eannon, March, A. 1856
died fur weeks aiter..,.... 10 90 9.eoo 90
WEEKLY coMPENsAFEoN PAID 10 THE nRcHAr-
a M les or TIE NokTnwRsT.
- ss.s ILLxNoEs-
4s06 Hans Tverson. chicagp, Aa1
cAaniuf. nnssr cut a. b. ma
FEM chinery --....---.......-. ID 90 % ~
Ans Martin kabn, Chicago, Oar H. H4.
pairer, back strained lining. II % no 90
95ss Loyal hid. 6slssbsrs Mana
fscssrsfi hsad cut u pisains
sso y.ess iiims irsepor. 0coc.r ~"
hand injured By w....-...-. $50 0m
IGT9e John A. Kelly, chicsss. Car
Psntsr, fell rom sca4osdas NJ % NJ 90
uey pentsr, nnnd injured Wy Al - eN
1884 Ignssx Dockman, Bslsevil1s,
Cooper, thumb brused....- eco no o.
G56o Wn Wisr, IT,, Monmouth,
II Manufacturer, shouidR d.
IN ioeefed---..-,-..-s..-...-. ~ % % %
0f1b L A RAgen, Dsnviils, Plasssrsr,
sAsg.s Iien hssss. - % 40
hlsEsd esstai rlssss -. y. Ms A@
eeeo Jacob Hire, grsspor, Cooper,
ttl speAnet bnek u hntnx, II
ssaseetl,s-e, ss...s.s.:... rsea 30
- y. pses1t. stusk ~ -tnsin 1bo& II = Is %
l4o1 w e1sl1s, 1s1rSnta Rnlsoss. hs1 -.
cukarm uith hafeAst.... .. In ~ 10 %
e563 NoahD. Haydsns npFing1eld,
Ralnesgs thnuk cut " esg+. go ~ ~