I’ve read that stat too, but I think that was an estimation of the number who died world-wide. It seems nobody knows for certain but estimates of deaths in the U.S. at that time, ranged from 120,000 to 500,000 thousand.Even with computers these days, the China Corona Virus is showing that it is still difficult to come up with accurate numbers, ESPECIALLY when China may be intentionally working to suppress the totals________________
The first year of the Bible Training School in Cleveland, one of the students died of the flu. AJT and Mary Tomlinson made part of their home a dorm for the unmarried students (also fed them their meals), and one of the students died in their home. In his diary, AJT reported several had been sick (including himself) with what he thought was the flu.During that time, the Wilson administration was more concerned with the COG teaching of members not going to war than the effects of the flu. The church (and AJT) were subject to investigations and if I remember correctly the Evangel was censored. It is said that doctors and nurses often refused to treat those who suffered from the flu, and towns people avoided contact. It was often left up to people of faith to take care of the sick and dying.
I have read estimates of as many as 50 million died from the Spanish flu________________
I’ve read that stat too, but I think that was an estimation of the number who died world-wide. It seems nobody knows for certain but estimates of deaths in the U.S. at that time, ranged from 120,000 to 500,000 thousand.Even with computers these days, the China Corona Virus is showing that it is still difficult to come up with accurate numbers, ESPECIALLY when China may be intentionally working to suppress the totals________________
The first year of the Bible Training School in Cleveland, one of the students died of the flu. AJT and Mary Tomlinson made part of their home a dorm for the unmarried students (also fed them their meals), and one of the students died in their home. In his diary, AJT reported several had been sick (including himself) with what he thought was the flu.During that time, the Wilson administration was more concerned with the COG teaching of members not going to war than the effects of the flu. The church (and AJT) were subject to investigations and if I remember correctly the Evangel was censored. It is said that doctors and nurses often refused to treat those who suffered from the flu, and towns people avoided contact. It was often left up to people of faith to take care of the sick and dying.