The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-28
THE ROAD Is SETTLING UP.
MANY TTC1INS or THE ID. r.. AND
". ACCIDENT ARE BEFSG PAID

Nearly $4,000 PAtd for Loss OF Life 90 Far,
and About $4,000 to the Irjursd-Ther-
sre About Twerty-Rve Ciaiur- Vet w.
settled, E,aht OF witch are To- Lo.- ~
Lifs-Ths Settlements Rept Very or.,.
The ofncials Of the Delaware Lsckswsnna
and Western Railroad have been quietly at
work since the recent accident at the Hack
ensack meadows negotiating the settlement
OF claims made and compromising suits
brought against the company By admInistra-
tors OF people killed in the accident or By
those injured.
Up to date there have been seventy.tvo
complaints lodged against the com psny. thir-
teen OF which we're for loss OF life. The com-
pany has settled forty-seven OF these cases.
five Of which we're for loss OF lie.
They have. through their agents. paid to the
administrators Of dead persons about $50 600
and have paid the claiments for damages on
account Of injury nearly $4,000. making .
total OF nearly $4,000 paid already.
There are In the neighborhood OF twenty
five cases. the settlements OF which are pend
ing. Some have brought suits for large sums.
and do not feel like coming down to any terms
tho company seems disposed to offer.
Tho death cases havo been settled for $1,000
each in oil but one case. that OF william /
Turner Of BaskinR Ridge. N. j.. whose admin.
iStEhtOE - shlu 10 nave received ABOUT SlU,UO0
The othor death cases settled are those OF
William H. Adams OF Summit N j.; John Fish
Of the same place; Walter X. burlington OF
short Hills N. j.. and L. n. Clark Of Baskina
:, Those NOT raid yet are wiliIsm Ferguson. Of
ward J. Morrell Of summit. John IL Rimmsr
Bs5clif Of diadstons, Carl ii. Schultz, Ma r1
Hill. and Charles Z Mlnohner Of summit
settled 10 Newsri, i've ia II. Summit. Re one Ism Ia
l!ockaway. n. j.. three In Brooklyn. two Ia
willie. one in this city, one in Morristown. on.
In Bernardsyil!e MI. one in Chatham, N J and
eases have BEEN Settled IN the aSosn SiS
In the damage cases tn. amounts paid hsv.
paid to Fredores Talma9o a. Cha ChatSsm soSp
M to $4,000, paid to a man who will probably
accented s.. 500: sAsothsF sSsd III Tor 5000 ana
UP by hi, injuries. Superintendent Heosoner.
Lawyer John Griggs OF Paterson. and the com-
who have had charge OF the m attor have found
cases similar to those two the hardest to
in majority OF the damage eases tho aver
age docs not amount to over 5000 q case but
an item Of $1,000 here and $500 thsr:
company official said last night:
The company has neyer QUESTION: ed It's liza
meet everybody fairly 1t has been extremely
provoking the way some lawyers have acted,
and / overheard a prominent lawyer mako the
remark the other day that Il was disgrace to
the profession. the way some Of them have
acted.
"One man offered q certified check for
$1,000 to each Of several persons for their
SsI5 Mga Mss the ~ ISs We hsyc had
who went to work the day after the accident
sued for Sl0O.O0U but he has not got it."
Mono Of the officials ned to be able 10 an
proximate what tho whole amount OF damage
would he. One man said
IT go to man to- NJ light and offer him 5000
and he says he will walt until tomorrow, he
10 sure to want 5000 more"