The Passing of a Voice For Conservative Values

You can go to the CDC website and get some stats on coalminer related deaths. They have been doing studies for years on that, althought the people particiapting are declining. THe rates I gave you were projected to 3000 based on the chart I looked at. Yes, it's a sad thing. But keep in mind, the more we learn the better gets.

The war dead of this country for the 20th century was around 350,000.

From 1900 to the mid fifties there were more than 1000 deaths per year in the coal mines of this country.

For every direct death, there were five others to die of anthracosis.

1000 deaths x 55 years (approx) = 55,000

55,000 X 5 = 275,000

275,000 + 55,000 = 330,000

From about 1955 to 1975 there were about 500 deaths per year in the coal mines.

500 x 20 years = 10,000

330,000 + 10,000 = 340,000

There were additional deaths after 1975, but at a much reduced rate. So I'm afraid my arithmetic was off.

Nonetheless, you must admit that the loss of life in coal mining is horrendous, rivaling what we lost to our wars. Just because my numbers were wrong doesn't mean that it is not a tragedy.