The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-31

dividends and all the rest of the glittering
thing. While in Europe not long ago, he
found the Insurance habit prevailing there
TO a very great extent. Some very large
policies are held by foreigners, and as
rule, in American companies. In reply to
question as TO who carried the largest life
insurance, Gen. d'Utassy said the distinc-
tion undoubtedly belonged to a certain
Duke Somebody, of England, whose vari-
Gus policies in many different companies
aggregated Sc, 900, 000 The Prince of Wales
was generally believed by insurance men to
be the next large holder with something
like &, $4,000. The Car of Russia is also
insured TO large amount, but of late in
surance agents had not been urging him to
increase his holdings on account of the
activity of the Russian bomb throwers.
And speaking Of bomb tbrowers, the in
surance fraternity owed great deal TO the
late MIR. Norcross, of Boston, VINO tried
the experiment on Mr.. Russell Sage. Since
that event wealthy gentlemen are less diff
1cuit Of approach by insurance agents,
after they are entirely satisfied on the
point that they are insurance agents and
not wandering gentlemen with bombs.
Several very large lines of insurance had
been taken out by rich gentlemen since the
sage incident, and agents are still quoting
trade from brisk to buoyant and beyond.
As 10 the largest life policies held in the
United States, the general thought no one
disputed Pos;ma tier General Wanna
Mr. Wanamaker is insured in several
companies to the amount Of 81, 505, 000
There are two other Wanamakers in Phil
adelphia, William II. and S. M, who, lare
good patrons, the former being insured for
Sls5, 900 and tho latter for 100000. Proba-
oily the largest policy Is carried also by a
PniladeIphian, Mir. Hamilton Disston, the
/ accounts aggregated S605, 900. Another
philadelphia, w. w. Gibbs, has policies
amounting to 100000, while Willard E.
! Winners amounts to 1915, 900. Other citi-
zens OF the Quaker City carry amounts as
follows: g. @. Green, $3.50, 600; Thomas
Y. England, S255,000 George Harding,
500, 600; Henry Disston, 100000; William
Disston, Sll0,000; William j. Smith, $780,
600; Charles (. Hasse tine 100000; DIR.
William Pepper, S250,000; Mars shall A
Phillips, $500, 600; w. NJ. Runk, S225, 090
Frank Thompson, $1,000 j. B. Stelson,
S5l5,000; John NJ. Sharp S150,000; H. r.
Shoch, 5000 600.
BIG INSURANCE IN NEW YORK.
If there is any one in New York who i:
not loaded up with life insurance it is not
because Of any oversight on the part of the
enterprising agents. New York is the
home of several of the largest companies
and it has been the policy of all hands con
nected with them to see that no one es
capped. Chauncey NJ. Depew, first in some
other things, is believed also to be frs
among all New York in the matter Of life
insurance. His holdings are placed a.
S500,000 Next to Depew is j. A. Bostwick
of the Standard Oil company. with 1886 600
Z. w. Devoe has S250,000, and within one
year Cyrus w. Fiel had the same amount
Since Mr.. Fields illness it has been stated
that this has been cut down considerably
but insurance people say they are prepared
to pay somewhere near the original sum il
the event of MIR. Fields death. Four mem
bers OF the Havemeyer family carry insur
ance to the amount of about $500, 600
Other New Workers are quoted as follows
lsidor Cohcheld, 1890, 900; w. H. De For
rest, S125,000: Alex Barrett, 100000; M
M. Belding, $4,000; H. J. W. Alexander
$3.50, 600; Rufus Hatch, SIC, 600; G. H. Ham
ilton. $1,000 L. c. Gillespie, $4,000; E