Show COST OF WRECK southern pacific railroad will pay out about 1 francisco accident insurance policies regular life poll ies railroad damage set estimated dam age to train etc total these figures represent ahe elnan caal phase of the recent terrible wreck of the train at henda north of santa barbara in which 32 men and women were killed and 16 badly injured inquiries the rail road officials indicate that many of the who were killed had ac aident policies which contained the usual specifications that the amount be doubled in case of death in a train wreck one company will have to pay accident losses amounting to about and another company about 2 it has been ascertained that all the who were killed had left insurance policies in varying amounts in about six or seven companies the total of these poll cies approximate the southern pacific under the law of this state has no defense against claims for damages by those injured and the relatives ot those killed the company has effected some ments and will settle all the cases 3 quickly as possible one of the rail road officials expressed the opinion that the company would get off by se aling in the aggregate for under the law of this state save in the case of contributory negligence a railroad company practically insured the life of a passenger holding a ticket he has paid for |