New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11

will be directed by DR.. NJ. B. Mcmillan,
assistant sanitary superintendent OF
the Health Department.
Entomologists from three states met
yesterday in Commissioner Emerson's
office to plan for the study Of insects
with view to determining whether
they carry the infantile paralysis
germ. Collections of flies, mosquitoes
and other insects will be made and
infinitely studied.
Among those present were DIR: r: +.
Felt, New York State Entomologist;
DR.. Thomas Headlee, representing New
Jersey, and DR.. n. Z. Britton, of Con-
necticut. The city was represented by
Charles T. Brues, assistant professor
of entomology at Harvard, temporarily
associated with the Health Department
staff.
GO New Cases Outside City.
Sixty new paralysis cases at places
outside the city were reported yester-
day to the State Health apartment, the
greatest number for any day, making
total of $50, with seventy-nine deaths,
since the outbreak of the epidemic.
Oyster Bay reported five, New Ro-
chelle. Walden, Wappinger's Falls,
Utica, Poughkeepsie and Shawangunk,
three each; Mount Vernon, Liberty:
Westtown. Minisink, Holbrook and
Patchogue, two each; Glen Cove, Lake
view, Hornell, Ellenville, Mineola, Ram
apO, Dunkirk, Rockland, Elmont, South
Hampstead, Franklin Square, Osweg''
Brockway, Greenburgh. Bayport, lsilc,
Roslyn. Highland, Oak Island Beach,
Huntington Station, Haleslte, Bolivar
Belle Terre and Arlington, one each.
NF l,roctnr of tho d.
vision of communicable disease of the
State Health Department, said yester-
day Commissioner Emerson IN asking
New York people TO remain away from
the Catskills had misunderstood re
quest of the State Department. IL
was wished, he said, to warn people
from visiting Sullivan and Ulster coun-
ties. but Greene County, in the Cats
kills, was safe. as there had been
only two cases within its boundarls.
Islip Residents Agitated.
Wealthy residents of Islip, Long Isl.
and. are agitated over the spread OF
the epidemic. At a meeting Of the
Town Board last night they offered 10
finance a liberal inspection to prevent
it's further increase.
A petition, bearing the names Of Au-
gust Belmont, Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting,
William X. Dick, II. B. Hollins, jr., Al
Ian Pinkerton, John b. Stanchheld,
Charles Suydam, jr., and others was
presented, urging drastic action.
The board adopted a most stringent
quarantine, which provides that large
red signs shall be placed on all the
HIGHWAYS. at the entrance to the town
and at the railroad stations, refusing
to allow children under sixteen years
of age to enter the town limits, even
with health certificates.
/ Other Places Act.
Z Officials in Great River were notified
/ that no more children from the city
would be allowed to enter That place
/ Beach resorts are also putting up the
bars. At Saltaire notice has Deen
posted that no children Will be al
/ lowed there. At Point o WOODS OF
/ fcials will meet all incoming boats ana
will order any children they may ma
/ to return.
Eighty new cases were reported 10
the New Jersey Board of Health. New
! ark had forty; Jersey City, seven;
West New York and New Brunswick,
| FIVE each; Camden, three; Kearny and
/ Trenton. two each; Bayonne, Bogota,
| Gutenberg, Hoboken, West Hoboken,
. Dunellen. Perth Amboy, Asbury Park,
Raritan, Wall Township, Hanover,
Acquackanonk, Newton, Linden ana
Union. one each. The total for the
state is 1900.
New Cases Reported.
Following are addresses of new
naralysis cases reported yesterday TO
the Board of Health:
Manhattan.
No. 1870 Broome Street, III Essex
Street. So Mulberry Street, 70 Gouver-
neur Street, Is City Hall Place, 900
Greenwich Street, 226 Macdougal Street,
267 West Houston Street, Is Cornells
Street. 7 Sixth Avenue, Carmine
Street, % Minetta Lane, 52S Second
Avenue, 396 East Eighth street 80 East
Fonrtb Street. 619 East Fifth Street
$50 East Twelfth Street, 495 East Seyo,
enteenth Street, 81 Avenue A, 80
East Thirteenth Street, 539 East FIJI
teenth Street, 306 East Fifth street
rs Lewis Street, 100 Cannon Street