The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-23
THE wOLLAsTER DISASTER.
The Company Settling with Portland
Victims.

Mr.. Frederick P. Mosely, purchasing agent
of the Old Colony railroad, and DR.. Daniel 81.
Lovejoy, both of Boston, arrived in this city by
the Pullman train Monday evening and took
rooms at the Falmouth Hotel. They come
here as representatives of the above named
road to make an examination and record Of all
the cases of those belonging here who were
injured ia tine Wollaster disaster, and as far
as possible to make a settlement. Their man
ner of proceeding is for Dr.. Lovejoy to exam
inc each patient in conjunction with the doc
tor attending the case, and then both parties in
consultation to determine the amount of dam
age that shall be paid. In this way fraud is
guarded against.
The company's proposition is to pay 10 each
case, after settling the doctors bills, the actual
loss in clothing ard time sustained, though in
most of the cases rather more than that is
paid.
The above is the same method that has been
pursued in Boston, where the company, up to
Monday night, had settled 225 cases, there be-
ing comparatively few remaining unsettled
and those being mostly such as on account of
the seriousness of the cases it is impossible as
yet to determine the extent of the Injuries.
1t is the intention of the company to settle
every case they can without litigation. In
some cases where the company were satisfied
that the claims were fraudulent on account of
Misrepresentation they have paid them.
The object in thus doing is, after all mat
ters in connection with the disaster are settled,
to make an example of such parties by having
them arrested and prosecuted to the extent of
the law. The meeting for examination and
negotiation in this city commenced yesterday
afternoon at room No. so Falmouth Hotel, and
was continued through the evening. Previous
ly to the agents arrival here the company had
telegraphed to Dr. Ge1rish to visit all the doc
tiers in the city and learn the particulars of
each case, which he did, and on their arrival
they were furnished with such list, thus help
ing them considerably. Several physicians
and surgeons of the city were present at the
meeting yesterday, among whom were Drs.
Green, I. A. Foster, French, Fl. P. Merrill,
Holt, Alden and Toford At the solicitation
of the company's agents DR.. Green made a
thorough examination of each case, of which a
complete record was made, to be used in case
of litigation. Settlements were effected in the
following cases:
Josiah G. Skillings No. 10 Forest street.
J. I'll. Winslow, No. 1872 State street.
Roscoe M. Stevens, No 9 Henry street
John A. WEIGH, No. Cobb's Court.
James 81. Colby, Newbury street.
Michael G. O'Hearn, No. IA Deer street.
Peter j. Deehao, No. 80 York street.
81. L. Winter, No. II Dow street.
They were unable to effect a settlement in
the case of Dawson McGlinchy, which will
probably be the only case of failure. Three
cases in charge Of Judge Cleaves will be ad-
justed this morning The agents of the GEM
pany will remain in the city until this after
noon and nothing reasonable will be left I'M
done on their part to effect settlement in the
remainder of the cases. Yesterday afternoon
the mother of young Stevens who was killed
in the disaster. was appointed Administrative
of his estate by Judge Cleaves of the Probate
Court, and she will be settled with by the Pres
ident Of the company as soon es the necessary
papers are ready.