Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-05
STORIES ABOUT INSURANCE.
SS,OOO,0OO Stak~d on the Lives OF
Prominent Atlantinas.

From the A1anta (Gd.l Constitution.
Even statistics are interesting some
times. II the men in Atlanta whose lives
are insured should all die at once, the in
snrance companies and societies would
he out of pocket nearly $4,000, 900. The
regular sold line" insurance of Atlanta
amounts to $5,000,000.
1t is said that l.. J. Hill carries the
heaviest life insurance of any man in the
city. 1t Is stated on pretty good authOri-
" that he has sos, 600 on his life. Capt.
}. w. English, whose valuable life was
seriously threatened some weeks ago, has
S5O0O0 OF insurance. James w. Harle
carries $4,000. A. b. Steele carries
b0OOOO. Tue insurance of the four citi-
lens named amounts to over 5000 900.
sam lnman. who is in excellent health
and has an ample fortune already, has an
insurance on ms life, amounting to $780,
900; w. >. Thomson carries $50, COG; Bob
Clarke, OF Pamela, carries $4,000; Willie
HaygoOd, whose excellent health is we'll
known, has his life insured for $25 600:
Alderman Charles A. Collier has $25, 900
IN his lie; DR.. B. NJ. WOOley carries $25,-
600; George Muse carries $4,000; II. |.
hlmball carries insur nee amounting to
Sl5 600; h. +. May has a like amount.
Judge Richard II. Clarke and Judge
Howard Van Epps carry good
lines of insurance. Judge Marshall
j. Clarke is a bachelor and says he
needs no insurance. II is possible. h Ow-
ever, he may want some in the course OF
events. John NJ. Greene is one of the
$4,000 men. Henry Lewis has $4,000,
Capt Gay has $4,000, Col. Foreacre has
$4,000, and Messrs. Oglesby & Meador
have $4,000 each. Mayor Hillyer carries
$4,000, Senator COlQuitt carries $4,000.
Senator Brown is not heavily insured now,
as his policies have nearly all matured,
and he has received the money. Capt
Harry Jackson is reported as carrying
$4,000. The firm of Elsas, May q Co.
carries 100000.
Atlanta is a good insurance city, and
there are large number of men who
carry from $1,000 TO $4,000 insurance
Those who are named are not by any
means all who carry $4,000 and over,
la the last few years some interesting
losses have been paid in Atlanta. Sena-
Tor Ben HIPS life was insured for $40, 900.
and at his death that sum was paid to his
wife, who invested II in four houses, that
now pay her a handsome return. Oliver
ii. Jones died leaving $40, ZOO 81 insurance
money to his heirs. EX-GOg. COnley,
Wh nose death occurred recently, was in
sured for $4,000, Mr.. Menko had $4,000
DIR. Be- dfeld had $4,000, and DR.. Drake
had $1,000. Maj. Ben Crane had 1000 on
his life.
Ii is said that Hon. A. H. Stephens
could not get lnsui ance on ais life. At
mis- death, therefore, ne left no insurance
money.
Most Of the Atlanta preachers are in
sured for sums ranging from $Z 600 to So
900. When DR.. Leftwich WAS here be
was insured by his congregation Tor So
900, Rev. NJ. B. Wharton is insured for a
ike amount. Rev. Sam Jones has S5.000On
his life. sam Small has no insurance.
nut will probably take some soon. Rev.
Henry Mcdonald, Rev. w. A. Gambler.
Rev. J. w. Lee, Rev. G.. A. Nunnaliy,
Rev. n. Keff Smith, Rev. Z. A. Evaus,
Rev. DIR. +. II. Barnett, Rev. W. b. Bon
nell (uOw in China) Rev. T. Z. B0ykin
and Rev A. B Qulllian are the ministers
who are insured.
Ouly "a le cuiOred men in Atlanta are
insured, David Howard, the undertaken,
has a $1,000 paid-up policy. COlOred PEG.
pie are not careful enough with their
health, hence the objection OF insurance
companies to insuring them.
The heaviest insurer in the United
States is Hamilton Disston, of PhiladeI-
phia. He has $4,000 on his life. john
3. stetson has $36O,0OO. Pierre Lorillard,
John Wanamaker, Cyrus w. Field, John
V. Farwell have $250,000 each. Edison
Keith. Of Chicago, mas 100000. Charles
A. Dana. of the New Y Ork Sun, has SI20,-
000 on his life. Colgate, the soap man, has
100000 in the suds. II. B. Clafiin has
1925 600. Russell Jones, of Chicago, has
100000. and GEORGE NJ Pullman, the pal
ace car man, has 100000. Henry Ward
3eecher nas 500 900 on his life, and Tai
mage has $4,000.
The heaviest Insurance ever paid in the
world was paid some years ago by Eng
lish companies, there were three heavily
insured noblemen, the duke of Newcastle,
the marquis of Anglesia and the earl a.
Fief. The total paid by the companics
TO the heirs Of these men was So 250, 900.
The neirs OF sir Robert sCliton received
81, 250.00 at his death. Napoleon III had
his life insured for 5000, 900 aud this was
the fortune OF the Empress Eugene at the
death Of her husband. President James
A. Garfield left policy Of $4,000. Pres
ident Grant left no life insurance. Pres
ident Cleveland has bis life insured.
One Of the largest sums, II MOI the larg-
est, ever paid In this country on the death
OF man was paid 10 the heirs OF w. N.
5witzer, Of St. Louis. lie die0 several
years ago, leaving insurance TO the
amount OF 100000. A man quite well
known in Atlanta died with very heavy
insurance. n. b. HarwOOd, whose death
occurred in Florida some months ago,
was quite we'll known mere. He was In
sured for $3.50. 600, and his wife has already
received over 100000 Of the amount. The
rest will BIZ paid In week or two.