The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-06
ACCIDENTS THAT DON'T PAY.
THERE HAVE BhEN ALTOGETHER TOO
MANY THIS SUMMER.


| the Disasters or the Last Four Months.
| The United States Mutual Accident Associa-
tlon Of 800 Broadway. OF which Charles D. Peet
In President and James Il. Pitcher is general
| manager. recently sent to members OF certain
| divisions, into which oil members OF tho asso-
citation are classified according to the risk. spe-
| cial premium calls for 81. The associations
| officers say that the numerous disasters on
| land and water during the summer have
| caused fatal and disabling injuries to an ex-
tent almost unparalleled. In addition. these
disasters coming during q period OF greatly
| disturbed financial conditions. call for ex-
| traordinary measures OF relief In conse-
| duence the company, in common with other
| companies. has been called upon to meet
claims for Indemnity greatly in excess OF the
| ordinary.
The company also has been appealed to by
claimants and beneflciaries. not only to antici-
pate maturity In the payment OF claims. but
| even to anticipate by advance payments tho
periods OF disability. People laid up with in
juries which they knew would disable tn em
for eight. ten, or twelve weeks have ask ed that
tho money be paid to them In tho course Of
their sickness. instead Of being paid at the
termination OF the sickness. the usual time for
payments. They have said that on account Of
the hard times they needed the money Mt
once. and in meritorious cases the COM
pany has paid the claims at the time
asked. Counsel for tho company say
that ordinarily the regular income OF the
company Is sufficient to meet the regular ex-
penses. but add that because OF tho extra
amount Of claims and the present financial
condition the company recognized the desira-
bility OF increasing its income and considered
the extra assessm ent the best way for so doing.
The company advertises that it has an emer-
R,,,r l.~fS M
In view OF the limitations with which tho laws
OF various states surround reserve funds. they
cannot apply these funds to the present emer-
deem 1t the best policy to market any OF the
company's securities In the present business
The special calls are made payable in thirty
days. The company states in its call that
these calls do not mean any increase In tina
Insurance" but that they do mean that the
value OF your insurance will be Increased for
ese is fhe as
concludes its call by saying:
The proceeds OF this special call viii be devoted to
the % the .rpns 70
shall ray these pssm@ Jun eau, Iwsnynye
or for such portion Of the year the pellets. shall be
In talking yesterday of the action OF the COM
pany and the epidemic of accidents this sum-
mer William Bro Smith OF counsel for the COM
Here are some figures. obtained by men In
our 4iiiee going over , I've New York papers.
May IL to Sept, The list snH Is as Paows som
Miy IN II. e on LSsG Fri. in
plunged down an embankment. Killing six and wound.
June sNTwen.y'ons War pcpar.m.nt clerk. killed
and nr,y nuredby the falling of the old fords Thea.
s,Isd and injured
June 2o-seven persons killed and NIFTY shocked by
number wSands,i By sG5 ia n eastern kansas.
eo 5SS
than twice that number injured In tornado which
July io-seysntoen killed in the cold storage ware
house fire IN Chicago.
iured in collision on the West Shore Railroad near
July ia train ran into horse car in Chicago.
killing three and rounding nine
snd wcsRaed .sS Harlem killed
July ?5.in wreck on the baltimore and Ohio thirty
Of Of
Aug 5non me Lake Shore road three were killed and
Aug 0-In RIookyn. a stroke of lightning struck
Aug Il"Seven lost their lives in hotel nr. in
and Danv'iio road eish: were killed and many In:
Ang 2o-A fast train struck a carriage a. Leroy. NJ
Y, killing all nve OF Il. occupants.
sixteen ~ers Killed and not less than 100 Injured 'fo''
Aug 3l-A train broke through bridge on the Boston
jurtng many Others.
nsn
Sept. lS-ln u collision on the Big Four road noar |
Manteno ILL.,. eight were killed and twenty injured
Sept. 22-In u collision the Grand Trunk Railroad
near King bury. Ind eleven were killed and twenty
Dns injured
The following Ia the result OF an attempt to |
classify some Of the accidents reported dur |
nary accidents. not recorded" said Mr.. Smith.
there were undoubtedly more than one thou.
sand lives lost during this period by food and |
tornado. not included in these figures"