The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01

policies was en- the life of the great
Jumbo when he came 10 New York on a
Monarch Line steamship.
He had such q rough voyage that at
one time II seemed as If the uader-
writer must lose. But he didn't, and,
unfortunately for the Barnum circus,
Jumto's owner. he was not reinsured
when later the life was knocked out OF
aim by q locomotive at a railroad cross
iGg-
Race horses are frequently insured at
LlOyds. so are bank deposits. and once
at least the voice OF a PTlma donna has
reen-
Another curious case OF insurance in
the same line was that in which d gTeat
singer. VINO had been engaged 20 give
series OF song recIJaIs before Queen Vic
JoriS- insured the lie Of the queen. lest
ner death should cut short the series
Tor which the singer had ordered eiabo-
rate gowns and had Cancelled other
profitable engagements. Also If the
Queen had died the singer would nave
been compelled TO 90 into mourning and
could not appear n opera The Queen
lived through the rCcitaIs. 50 the SINGER
got her money from another source than
the underwater.
TIE Prince OF Wales jubilee stamps
we're insured at LIoyds, toe. q prom
inen- firm Of underwriters guaranteeing
that the issue would De successful. as
il was \ somewhat odder risk was the
insurance o. a glass bed packed in
twenty cases and shipped 30 an Eastern
potentate. One case WAS damaged, and
The underwater had 10 pay IN part.
VIII Bet on Anything.
There is very little that a LIoyds IN
jeTwrIteT VIII not bet upon. If for in
stance. you are uncertain about the per
torrance Of your gold tooth. upon which
you have expended capital and the den
list some skill, communicate with
LIoyds. London. Somebody there viii
insure 1t for you. The thing has been
done before.
IN the South African :, when the
life companies we're chary Ct battlefield
risks, there was always Lloyds to run
to, and the underwriters there did q
heavy business in such risks. II came
cut at the same time that gate money
for cricket and football matches had
been insured.
The underwriters were willing, in the
case Of popular games, 10 do this fer
comparatively small premiums. though
their ability 70 calculate chances II this
kind of speculation might seem to be
uncertain when the British climate is
taken into consideration
That doesn't cut so much ice with the
LIoyds underwater. II ne loses On one
Kind Of bookmaking he equalizes the
loss on another.
Insurance Against Twins.
Many Of them VIII insure against
twins. Che welI-known underwater has |
made public announcement that he is |
always ready to lay a thousand to one
against any such blessing falling upon
happy father.
Once he Insured against twins. and 1
triplets arrived But he considered that |
covered by the policy and paid cheer |
IuiIy, content win the advertising the |
publicity gwen 20 the fact conferred up
on him gratis and not even insisting on /
deduetius from the benefit the amount |
OF the Queens bounty, e5, which IS al |
ways bestowed in such contingency
OF course. marine risks compose the |
greater part Of the business undertaken I
at L;oyds, but that has its out-of-the- /
way features. The presence Of bullion I
On a ship increases the insurance rates /
in proportion 10 the amount involved
Guarding Gold in a Wreck.
When the steamship st. Paul ran on
the New Jersey beach off Long Branch /
in fog six years ago, in her strong |
room was million and quarter in /
gold bars consigned to 2 firm Of bankers |
IN New York. Il was essential to the /
underwriters that this gold should be /
taken of the ship at the earliest pos /
sible moment, for If she should break
Up their loss would have been enormous
4 special steamer was chartered to |
set The gold and a special guard was
provided for it a sagging chute was
Iiggod from the st. Paul ta the other
steamer and down this the gold was
sent. twelve men armed with revoIvers |
keeping watch over the operation.
They kept guard till the gold was
landed and transferred by truck 70 a
vault II Wall Street, and the under
writer's fears were set at rest