- Il me semble que nous allons dérailler!....... - Vous avez peur en chemin de fer?.... moi pas..... ma vie est assurée pour cent mille francs.... je ne serais même pas fâché qu'il nous arrivât un accident pour pouvoir me faire payer une indemnité par ma compagnie.....
- Il me semble que nous allons dérailler!....... - Vous avez peur en chemin de fer?.... moi pas..... ma vie est assurée pour cent mille francs.... je ne serais même pas fâché qu'il nous arrivât un accident pour pouvoir me faire payer une indemnité par ma compagnie.....
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- I think we are going to derail!....... - Are you afraid of riding in a train?.... not me..... my life is insured for 1000 Francs.... I wouldn’t even be angry if we were involved in an accident so that my insurance company would have to pay me an indemnity...... Charivari
Description:
A man in a train car says he's afraid the train will derail. The other man says he's not worried because he has really great insurance. The train connection Paris-Orléans was built from 1837 to 1843. The speed of the trains was very moderate and the interior similar to horse carriages. Trains were not allowed to stop outside of train stations. Scientists of the period predicted serious brain damage of the passengers caused by the excessive speed of 25 km/h (15 miles per hour).
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
3rd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, December 19, 1857.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
