The sun., 1916-08-24

81 per cont. 1t liz thought that the
excellent showing for Manhattan and
Brooklyn may he due to the qusk fol-
lowing Va and removal OF suspected
cases. hut even at that the more crowded
sections naturally would bc expected to
nave II higher percentage Of secondary
cases, unless DR.. Frost's theory Is to he
"cccrted that the germs are not trans
United by human carriers but by dust.
Jersey Has ~ New Cases.
Sixty-cight new cases were reported
Yesterday in New Jersey. -Four new
communities were attacked, bringing the
number up to 20. and the number Of
cases to 2.223 The new cases reported
were; Newark. thirty-four: Bayonne.
Asbury Park, Paterson. Pompton, three
each Matawan AMI Plainfeld. two each
Hainmonton, Beryenfeld, Ramsey. Ruth
erford. Florence Township. Bloomfield.
Orange, Gutenberg. jersey city, North
bergen Township. West New York,
Madison. Perth Amboy. Milestone Town
SNIP. Long Branch. Ocean Grove, Ha-
worth and Salem, one each. The new
centres were Hamfnonton and Florence
township In Burlington county. Madison
IN Middlesex county and Matawan in
MONMOUTH county.
The Massachusetts Department of
iieaIth yesterday received reports Of
eieNenc new cases. Tho total for the
state now is 277. Six new cases were
discovered in Connecticut. making n
total OF 401.
The city health board Of Fort Wayne.
1nd.. ordered the opening OF schools
there deferred until October . at the
earnest IN order to guard against the
spread Of the disease. There are six
cases In that city. Health officials of
Maine. Rhode Island and New Hamp-
shire. meeting in Boston yesterday, de-
cided that no restrictions are neces-
safy henceforth for travellers within
these states. A uniform certificate was
adopted for persons journeying INTO
states where Identification Is required.
Many New Cases Up state.
The largest number OF new cases In
the history II the epidemic was reported
yesterday for New York state. not IN
Guiding New York city. There were 1875
new victims and six deaths recorded,
the highest mark previously set having
been seIenty-nine asses for n single day.
or l02 cases in fort"-eight hours. The
total OF victims outs. dc New York city
in this State now is 1870. and 1856 have
died from the epidemic.
Yesterdays deaths we're reported
from Huntington. Red Hook. East Fish
kill. Ocean Beach, South Hampstead and
Richmond. The new asses reported were
AS follows Huntington. six Ocean
Beach and North Tarrytown, five each :
~Poushkeepsic. oyster Bay. Hampstead
and Patchogue. four each Sayville. Wa
warsing. Fremont and Fallshurgh.
three each Portchester. East Fishkill.
Elw1od. Port Washington. Lawrence,
East lsl!p. New Hyde Park. Frceport,
Ncrthport. Buffalo and Liberty. two
each Babylon. Lake R~onkonkoma. Syos-
set. Rockville Centre. Woodmere. Sea
cliff. Old Westhury, Iloslyn. Nyack.
Walden. Lloyd. Red Hook. Nav Berlin,
Cotnwall-on-Hudson Rriarcl'ff Manor
%Lockport. F~ultonville. Scarsdale. Brutus,
North Pelham. Raldwinsvillc. Green
hurgh. Whit" Plains. Tuckaho", oswcgo.
Serbia. Saratoga Springs, Middlegr Va,
Mamaroneck. oes!ninc. Beacon West
SayN!ll". Dix Hills. Fair Ground one
onta city. Oneorta Town. Black liver
Richland, tiouverneur, Arlington. Split
Rock. Southaven. Bluepoint. Cold Srrinr
Haraor. Asharocken Beach. Good
Ground. Westhury. Garden city Park
Seat ~. f:as' Norwich, Bayville, Soutf
Hampstead. syracuse. Auburn. Minetto
ponley. ,:osheo. blooming ';roN. and
Mddletown. one each.
Residents IF Overhead and Southold
l.. /. are up III arms against the puaran'
tine. calling II a "curtaiinent of persona
liberty" TO prevent families with healthy
children from entering aud leaving tn
neighborhood. There is talk OF hringin.
a test case in court.
Nassau ounty l.. l.. reported 10 new
: cases yesterday and ! death. So far -
cases have been discovered in ovSt"
Bay, iiempstcad and North Hampstead
with g. deaths. Tn" .ntirc town o
| iirmps cad Is quarIntlned. no health Ger
tiiicatcs being recognized. The high
: ways are guarded and ears and TRAIN
i, are watched closely. There is Cons.d'r
! ahl,. feeling against these strong pfcvcn
| tive measures. Th" new cases yest,ria.
; were: Fioeport. ., and Baldwin, Sea
{ ford. Rockville Centre. Munsor, M.neola
- Great Neck, Glen cove and oyster BAY
: ! each. The | death was IA Munson.
, There were Q new cases OF paralysl
in Youkers yesterday, making 4 total t
date OF 81 cases and II deaths.