New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-18
4 WORD TO TRI TELLERS.
DON'T SETTLE DAMAGE CASfo Win
RAILROADS BEFORE CONSULT
ING 4 LAWYER.

ING a LAWYER
People who have the misfortune 70 be injured II
railroad accidents should offer to treat with h
COMPANY regarding damages or af,X their signatures
TO papers until they have had time to recover IRON
the shock AMI until they have consulted "A corlpe
/ tent and trustworthy lawyer. Railroad companies
employ large staff Of able lawyers ana physicians
who work in the interests Of their employers and
the man whose nerves are shaken and VINO Is SUI
fering bodily pain is fit cope with them when
7 1t comes a question Of settling damages case
in point.
\ few years ago Il New-Yorker boarded sleep
ing In Il the big Eastern cities, bound lor
tte West. About O'Clock in the morning the seep-
ing car left the track on the side of a mountain
pitched over the embankment and landed in river
far below the track The passengers-fortunate'y
they were al men-were thrown violently from their
berths AMI then hurled about the car as IL
was rolled over and over In its descent the car
came to n standstll bottom side up in six feet OF
water The passengers managed to CLIMB To the
roof Of the overturned car. where they sat wound
cd wet and shivering with cold, until daylight
when they rescued.
After the terrible sensation of going down the
embanlIment in the car" said the New-Yorker tell
ing the story In DelmOnlco's the other evening we
all kept dead silence for several minutes. Then
could hear the splashing Of the passengers In the
car It was black pitch in there. and every one
seemed too stunned TO speak In en1eavoring to
keep my head above the water | came in contact
with
"'Are you badly hurt? asked
81 don't know. he answered How are YOU?
81 don't know | replied. We must try to get
out OF here. | think the water Is rising
THE car was overturned. you know. and that
put the windows up above our reach. or course
the glass had been shattered and as we climbed
up | could feel the cold air coming through the
openings. IL seemed very good | can tell you. The
man who was with me caught hold first and drew
himself through the window, crawling out ana
pcrchng on the top Git really the bOttom) or
the car Then after various attempts. followed
him our car far out In the river and the
embankmcnt was 50 high and steep that those who
had escaped going with Us could do nothing
10 rescue US II was late in the fall and the air
was bitterly cold OF course wore nothing but
our nlghtshirts and had been soaked in the
water that suffered terribly. AZ daylight,
Just before the wreckng train arrived, | noticed
the man who hal crawleI through the window win
me Ills face was cut and bruised in a fearful way
Noticing that h, had bound tho sleeve Of his night
shirt around one arm / asked him If his arm was
hurt.
81 don't know he said and he unrolel the
blndlgc.
Ills arm from wrist to shoulder was sit wide
open lie turned pale when he saw that but ne
very brave about it. and We bound up the wound
W. then found that was pretty badly cut NJ.
and our nigh'shlrts wrr" IN ribbons on" 81 my leg
my .rf, foot - s.. what was the trouble with 4.
My co. said. Their is a hole there that
can pnt my whole thumb in
Ii was fortunate that thr wreckns party arrived
when II d! Tor " weTr cnJa n."iy ~ nd
q special whsK.l ms OF 80 littc town wh"',
clothes were provided for Us. Numerous physicians
had arrived and they gave us every care IN the
Il was anxious to get on to - whore hal
friends AMI feeling able t, De- moved the mex, day.
/ started that afternoon con.L noi Walk 81
telegraph ahead and have a clrrlag" ami physician
waiting - the station 20 meet me. , ,.
Oh. have arranged all that he sai WIN
clans WHO hli attended M At the wreck He AMI
another pty stefan werr assisting me 10 Try carriage
" / want 70 introduce You to the general manager
Of the road h. said ,
nnd was anxious to give ne every comfort
rs YOU lost what You had with YOU IN the car.
h. said. ! want - provide you with some money
Il toll him that had lost including my CASH
handed that amount 70 me-. My trunk. YOU Know
'T he p2ysicIan thcn introduced mo to another
man. who afi"rward proved t. bee the general COIN
: Sow sai the physician. while are at IT,
lets settle the question Of damages.
@ D19r ~, laialnE 'm bo %T tha5 'i I'm " sc
w:ai to yet away and 60 t. bed -. ..-,.,,.
th, 'Rins Now tha hat W. ' are at it, lie; finish
- But I can't do 1t. Doctor,
&" .. on. =, yeg are not hurt
"'WcU, have examined you You're cut M. but .
rs nothing serious
IRA rather walt Ny nerves are shaken. my :
head Is light don't care anything about IT,
80 We'll how much do you want?
u don't want anything now Doctor.
You viii be- al rigtt again IN Vice.
=" i iou't think 60
"'Wcll. two weeks
" Ira sure | don't know
How inuch "A week do YOU WANT
" Five hundred dollars week
ON. that's too mucn.'
"'Wcll. don't care. / want to 20 away AMI go to P
bed. GIVE what You want-only let me 20.
" How about go?
Anything you say. | want 10 GO
" sign this. please. Here Is your check.
and that IL what | got. \ lawyer aftcrwafi |
old my worth $2j.vN one Of the high
officials u the road whom | know personally later
admitted might have gotten $3.50. The man VINO
'raWlcl with settled under the same conIi-
Ions for $50 lie was in 4 high fever ~ the time
Ic was III for months afterward. Take care what
'ou do II you get out Of a railroad accident
alive"