The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
LIVED OVER SEVENTY YEARS.
HEALTH OFFICER LEHARDY'S
LONGEVITY REPORT.

The Health Departments Death Re
port for Last Year VIII show
Long List of Aged Persons-The
Irish and COIOred People PredOmi-
Date--COmparative Statement for
the Last Four Years shows the
Number That Reached 10 Years
About On u Parity.
Probably the most interesting feature OF
Health Officer LcHardy's annual report,
which will be submitted to Mayor Meldrim
the early part of the present week, viii
be that showing the number of decedents
during the year 1898 who were over 70
years of age. The report will be an in
spiration to Savannahians who wish to
live to a good old age.
While the scriptural allowance of three
score and ten years is reached by COM
paratively few persons, and the number
is steadily decreasing each year, still the
health department records show that the
people here come about as near approach
ing it as do those In any othSr section
of the country. \ comparative statement
of the records of longevity for the last
four years show that the average is re-
markedly well maintained and that the
people have as much reason for expecting
long lives as those elsewhere. Strange as
it may seem, it appears that the number
of white males who have lived over sew
enty years has been the same for the
last three years, and the number of white
females who have enjoyed the same dis
tincton for the last two years has also
been the same.
A reference to the list of old persons
who have died during the last four years
shows that the Irish and colored people
predominant. OF the two however, the
latter furnish a larger number for the
list, it not being a seldom thing TO have
report of the death of colored persons over
100 years of age. This has never been ac-
counted for by any other reason than
their unusual vitality, together with their
plain diet and simple methods of living.
Then, too, they get the benefit of the OBJ
servance of the old adage which prescribes
plenty of sleep as means of attaining old
age.
DR.. LeHardy's report will show the fol-
lowing white descedent for the past year
to have lived over seventy years: Byck,
Lehman, II; Cohen, Abraham, 81; Cole
man, James, n; Courtney, Patrick, 81;
Donnelan, Peter, SO; Donnelly, Peter, so;
Doyle Lawrence, II; Galaher, Patrick,
II; Green b. F., 20; Hannahan, Lawrence,
81; Harris, A. j., 70; Herb, John T., Is;
Jowett, J. j., II; Jackson, Henry Rootes,
n; Lynch, John, Y; Manion, Timothy 20;
Maxwell, w. c., II; Mcdonald, Thomas,
So Nash, Patrick. IL Weinges, Henry w,
II. Following are white females: Benson,
Margaret B., 20; Cassels Sarah, 70; Collins,
Fannie rs; Collins, Martha s., Il; Conner,
Catherine L., "A; Duffy. Mary, So; Haig,
Ann, II; Helms, Rebecca, n; Hoff Nancy
c., SO; Kean, Eliza, 50; Kruger, Louise c.,
rs; Lynch, Rosa. Is; Mcclure, Margaret,
81; Mcclure, Rosina, 20; McKenna, Mary
Ignatus, rs; Metzger. Mary G., rs;
Myers, Pauline, 70; Morse. Nancy
., 70; O'Brien, Inclivia II;
O'Connell, Eliza, 70; Postell, Sarah B.,
90; Prenty, Catharine, 80; Ridgate, Mary,
Y; Reid, Ruth E., 81; Roe. Mary TO- Rob
erts. Eliza. rs; Ryan, Mary. 70; saussy
Margaret, 49, Schaul, Anna, H. Shields
Mary A, 70; Smith, Rosina. 81; Sperber
Sophin, rs; Ubele, Mary, 70; Wagner Mary
c., 70; White, Maria E., II, and Wood
field, Sarah j.. &c.
comparison of the longevity reports
for the last four years follows