Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-08

loved husband made an address there
during one of his races for congress. He
has also preached near there.
Your article I'm Midst of Life We Are
in Death, was of more than usual inter-
est to me- If the government would take
notice of all the accidental deaths in the
United States, explaining how they came
about, giving advice on the same, publish
ing in book form for free distribution, as
it does so many other books and PAM
phlets, many lamatable accidents would
be prevented.
At my leisure, during the last few
months, have been making a study of
the accidental deaths which have occur
red in my home county, Paulding, since
1882. when it was surveyed.
Though this country is sparsely settled,
was surprised at the number. While IL
Is impossible to get the exact number,
have the circumstances concerning more
than $50 fatal accidents which have oc-
Cured in Paulding county alone, during
the past n years. At that rate, while
Paulding is older and larger than some
counties in the state, it is a great deal
younger and smaller than many others,
there have occurred in Georgia, alone,
during the last three-quarters of centu-
ry. q, 800 accidental deaths. Taking Geor-
gia as an average of the states, the start
ling number of more than 100000 deaths
have occurred from accidental causes in
these United States during that time.
Just think of 100000 saddened homes,
three dozen a day, when, with proper
care, forethought, and judgment, at least
three-fourths of them might be avoided.
Is it not worth while for Uncle SAM who
takes so much cognizance of cyclones,
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in
foreign countries, to pay some attention
to these sad occurrences in his own?
The causes of the fatal accidents and
numbers from each, as nearly as they can
be classed, in Paulding, have been: on
railroad, 80; burned, 26; trees. Is; drowned,
IL; firearms, IL; machinery, IL; falling,
z; runaways. z; exploding boilers, 6; light
ming, 8; poison, 5; blasts, 8; frozen, 2;
choked, 2; gas in well, 2; kicked by mule
2; bathing while too warm, 2; storm. /;
hydrophobia- /; snake bite, /; miscella-
neous, s. Very truly yours,
]. WOFFORD COLE.
P. S.-Maybe the following paragraph
from page 35S of A. II. Stephens History
of the United States will throw some
light on the question of when the cold
Saturday occurred:
1.-THE winter of 1S34-35 was noted for its
great severity throughout the United
States On the 18th of January, 1885. mer-
several other places. The Chesapeake
bay was frozen from it's head to Cape
Charles and Henry. On the Sth of Feb
ruary the thermometer fell to degrees
below zero, as far south as "a degrees
north latitude. The day before, the 9TH,
is remembered as the cold Saturday to
this day. The Savannah river was coated
with ice at Augusta Orange trees were
killed as far south as st. Augustine, Fla,
and fig trees, nearly 100 years old, were
killed on the coast of Georgia. The
ground in the interior of the state was
covered with snow for several weeks. The
falls of snow in Georgia on the 14th of
January and I'd and Sd of March aver
aged from IL to 13 inches deep"
Whites Statistics of Georgia says:
February 8. 1885, coolest weather ever
known in Georgia.
From the best information 1 can get,
February Z, 1885. was the cold Saturday.
J. w. G.