New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
INJURIES TO PASSENGERS NEEDLEssLY AGGRAVATED
The Ambulance Cha ser
and the Company Adjust
er Worry the Victims.

man who had been knocked down by New
York streetcar the other day and carried into
the hack room Of drug store was thus addressed
by the policeman bending over him:
Say your whole family is outside Which one
do you want to see?"
rs my wife there?" asked the injured man
feebIy.
NO. but there's your father and your uncle and
six brothers and two brothers-in-law. It do beat
all how they all got here ten minutes after the
accident added the policeman, new member Of
the force.
The victim looked dazed. 1t came revela-
ton TO him that he had such numerous family.
He feared that he seriously injured and had
lost his identity for according to his best recol-
lection he had only one relative besides his wife
within a thousand miles
The poor lad is hurt bad nnurmured the police
man conpassioately. after waiting In vain for an
answer and sticking his head through swing
door he beckoned father and uncle" The
whole squad OF relatives made a football rush for
the door. but the policeman held them back and
permitted only the designated two to enter Father
had bristIy red hair and Irish jaw. Uncle was
a sharp-faced youth of quite dissimilar features.
The injured evidently Of German descent
A strangely assorted family, which would have
interested any anthropologst, not taking into con-
fderaton the diverse racial types of the relatives
outside.
I'm from the company" exclaimed the Irish
father" darting to the sufferers side
I'm from the Office of Fix & Trix," declared
the uncle" getting on the other side
Sign this paper" chorused the alleged relatives
in a breath one holding forth release of all
claims against the company and the other re-
tainer empowering the law firm of Fix & Trix to
bring suit for damages.
You're not hurt at ALL my friend said the
company adjuster. ,th quick optimism
you're very badly injured declared the ambu-
lance chaser. with mournful emphasis.
Its only scratch
Its a serious injury
a fine pair of doctors.i muttered the policeman,
as adjuster and chaser elaborated their contrary
diagnoses OF the injury.
"Don't listen him-you'n be well in week
and here's a nice wad of money for you the
spot if youth sign this paper" said the company
representative. peeng of greenbacks from thick
pert dealing cards.
Don't you do it-theyre 81 bills shouted the
runner Sign this retainer, and you'll get 5000
sure Fix & Trix never got less than that from
any Jury. Look az this newspaper article-how we
recovered $4,000 last week fer leg and arm
S 600 for foot Don't take the dirty money OF the
corporation and be cheated out OF your rights"
Money talks" said tbs adjuster. grir1ly- Sixty
one sfxty-tvo sixty-three-I'n give you SIS right
on the SPOT You need it now. and God knows
how many years II would be before you went
through all the courts with suit and then had
10 pay half to the lawyers and all expenses
''I'u lend you money! shrieked the chaser des-
perately by George. I'll do it out of my own
pocket and they can't call that Illegal Don't sell
your birthright for a mess Of pottage. Don't let
that corporation shark do you out OF thousands of
dog gars"
Here's the long green and it's yours il you
sgn.' reiterated the adiusteE. THAT cheap skate