Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04

in the fall of 1918. is estimated to have
cost the legal-reserve life insurance com.
panies about Sl0o, 100000.
An estimate of the amount the Govern
ment Bureau of War Risk Insurance will
have 70 pay or account of influenza deaths
is $50. 900, 900.
The epidemic moved from east to west,
starting in Boston, and taking about a
month to reach the Pacific seaboard,
The American Public Health associa-
ton has announced the belief of the med
ical profession that Influenza will return
next winter and a special session will be
devoted al the meeting of the association
in New Orleans in October to the Develop
ment of methods to control the disease.
A report by the Department of Insur-
ance of Canada gives s9,SO3,0N as the
amount Of infiuenza-pneumonia claims in
Cured by Canadian and British compan-
les operating in Canada.
ABNORMAL DEATH RATE IN 1918
The rate Of mortality the life insurance
! com. "a MES had to meet in 1918 was about
30 per cent. greater thar in 1917 and IA
! per cent. greater han the average death
. rate for a score Of years. This great adj
vance was due mainly to the influenza
> epidemic, the ravages by which continued
during several months of the current
! year. Thirty-eight life insurance COM
panies reporting to the New York Insur-
ance Department We're allied upon to
pay for death claims and endowments
about 500. 0dN.OO more than in 1917. The
increase in death losses paid by legal re-
serve companies was approximately $L3,
100000 in the United States and Canada
mainly due TO the influenza. IN lives un
A. N 1890
tality the surplus funds Of legal reserve
companies as they stood at the end OF
1917 were depleted more thar $s7, 900, 900
Normally the increase Of surplus should
have heen about $40, 0o,0 900. indicating a
direct draft on surplus of about ST, ON, ON
owing to the abnormal mortality. Fra.
ternal orders having limited surpluses ant
small reserves suffered very severely.
LARGEST 1918 CLAIM
The largest payment on a single lift
in 1918 was in the case of Robert A. Row
an. of Los Angeles, Cal, the amount be
ing s575.oN, The second was in the cass
Of Rowland Gibson Hazard Of Peace Dale
r. l., the amount being s494, 400. The thirc
was in the case OF Edward b. Smith. o
Philadelphia, the amount being $3.50, 000
Fourth in rank of amount We're the case
Oh FRANK I. bOSler. OF carlisle, "a, sea
bury Davies, of Baltimore. and Raymond
w Tunnel, of Philadelphia. the amount
being 10000 each,
Robert A. Rowan, of Los Angeles, Cal.
who carried the largest policy paid II
1918, was a real estate man. Or. Samue
r. Hartman, of Columbus, Ohio, who ha'
a policy for sl73,773, was the inventor an
manufacturer of Peruna and left an es
tate estimated at more than 100000.
In the total amount paid on policie
during the year, New York city natural,
ranks first. with S37. Az. 0OO. The amount
paid in Vermont follow;
Burlington, 1913, 900: st. Adams. sl29, 900
, Rutland, sl25 900; Brattleboro. S123 $50
Bennington. $40, $50; Springfield, sos, son
. Newport, $97. 75o; Windsor, $s5, go Barre
$40, $50; Bradford, sA. 80: ST. Johnsbury
. ST., 600; Montpelier, s52,5OO; Bellows Falls
81, 800; Randolph. $40, ESQ. Middlebury, $50,
600; Pittsford. s35, $50; Hsrdwick, $4,000
Richford, $4,000; J~effersonville, s31,oof
Manchester. s31, oO0, White River Juno
ton, 1910 MO; Barton. $50. $50; Bristol. s24
$50; Essex junction, 1924, $50: Fair Haver
s24, $50; Groton, s23, $50; Hartford. s23 ,25t
Waterbury, s23 $50; Danville. $40, $50; Char
lotte, sls,5so; Enosburg Falls. SIS, 50
Bethel. $1,000; Morrisville. SIG 500: Derb
; Line, SIS, $40; Graniteville, Sis, 500; Johr
, son. sl5, 500; Mortified. SIS, 500, Orlean.
. sl5,5 800 Proctor, sl5,5o; Underhill. s15.50
Vergennes. sl5,500; Woodstock. $l3, Isl
Brandon, sll,625; Ludlow, 81, SIS; Milton
81 SIS; North Bennington. 81. so5; Stow,
Nl,e25; Wilder, 81, sos; West Rutland, $40
n $50.