The Washington times., 1905-11-12

- 7 EW TURNER'S are SeneIdliy dC-
cused of being little too rapid
" says the New York Tribune.
Their heaI-h and their manners
are said to suffer from the habit OF al
ways hurrying. But it is hardly any
wonder that her citizens acquire this
habit, for things happen rapidly in New
York
Every six minutes. for example, child
is born, and every seven there is a fun
eraI. In the course of last year, ac-
cording 10 the statistics Of the New
York city health department 1855
babies opened their eyes on this busy,
restless town. and in the same length of
time IS 0G0 human beings. weary of its
din, found the rest of the grave Should
New York, therefore. be regarded as
one great family, it could not be accused
Of race suicide. Every forty-two min
utes, the births exceed the deaths by one,
so that If it should close its doors on
all the rest of the world there would still
be thirty-ave more inhabitants every
morning.
The fearful ravages of consumption
among the people of this city are little
realized, until 1t is understood that on
an average throughout the year one New
Yorker succumbs TO this disease every
twenty-eight minutes. Indeed, every
fourth person that is buried in this city
Is a victim OF tuberculosis of the lungs
In some months, however, pneumonia
kills still more. In March, as a RUE,
deaths from pneumonia are nearly twice
as many as from tuberculosis, ana IN
the early spring people are won't 10 ole
here from this disease at the rate OF one
every fifteen minutes.
Those who say that "it is safe to
stay at home" do not known much about
New York As a matter of fact, IT
is $500 times safer to travel on a rail-
road train than TO move about in the
streets of this city or on the waters
within its boundaries. And it is also
dangerous simply TO box ones self up
in a house. From some accidental cause
or other, New Yorker is killed every
hour and three-quarters.
Some one is killed by a street car. or
an elevated or subway train, either by
being run over or in a collision. every
six hours. Some one browns IN New
York every eight Pours. and some life is
lost IN n burning building every four
teen hours. To show that life in this
city is far mere dangerous than f;jiaS
in a steam ,a:lroad tram, one nect s!n.-
ply compare the number Of passengers
killed in all parts oI the Gnised states
i'm a year and ne number Of aceidental
daatbs in New York. Out or lUn, UOU 600
DeopIe who Travelled o. stcnm trains -
the year 1903 according to the Interstate
Commerce. Commission. only 200 met
death or one I'm 1000 J)O. The accid eatal
deaths in this city last year announced
10 6.l9I. or one for every 500 inhabitants.
The sheer dread of living kills IA New
Yorker every ten hours. In the last
wear there were S53 suicides. Poison was
fkc means used most and on an average
some one in this city seeks death In this
way once in every twenty-four hours,
Tho less painful method of suffOcatlOII
hV eas comes next in popularity, one
ding In this way every forty hours.
while some one commits suicide by shoot
ing every two and a half days In April
peopIe Kill themselves faster than in
any other month.
on an average in that month some one
ends his or her life every eight hours