The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-05
QUARANTINE IN NEW ENGLAND
Drastic Efforts to Head on Epi-
demic as Menace Grows.


BosroN, Oct. Quarantine measures
were put into effect throughout the
whole OF New England to-day for the
purpose Of checking the spread OF
Spanish influenza
The Emergency Health Committee,
named by the Mayor Of Boston. ordered
all saloons closed for an indefinite
period and requested all churches to re-
main closed Sunday. The reports Of the
State Health Department showed a con-
siderable decrease in new cases. Seventy
nine communities outside Of Boston re-
ported 4,773 new cases and ninety-one
deaths. against 1894 new cases and l5l
deaths reported yesterday from eighty
three places. New Bedford reported
1883 new cases.
The Boston Board Of Health. in an ef-
fort to stop the spread OF influenza. Is
sued an order tonight closing from mid
night Sunday until further notice ~
saloons, bowling alleys pool rooms. bill
Hard halls. slot machine parlors, soda
fountains and auction rooms.
The death ratio In Boston continues
high. Reports at 10 o'clock tonight
for the last twenty-four hours showed
1854 deaths from influenza and twenty
nine from pneumonia.
The epidemic Is spreading rapidly in
the western part Of the State, but Is
being held in check in the eastern Sec
ton. where most Of the organized work
against II has been done. DIR. Bernard
w. Carey. State Epidemiologist. esti-
mated to-day that $4,000 cases Of In
fiuenzs had developed outside Of Boston
with more than 5000 deaths.
At South Hadley. Mount Holyoke Col
lege, with its 500 women students, was
placed under strict quarantine. There
are 400 mild cases at the college.
Twelve deaths and seventy-three new
cases were reported from Pittsfield. Mis-
Margaret NJ. Morton. night superin
tendent at the House of Mercy Hospital
who had Just resigned TO become nj
army nurse, was among those who died
In Vermont local health boards il
twenty eight cities issued orders clos
Ing schools, churches. motion p!ctur,
shows and public gatherings. The Stat
Health Board held a meeting to-da,
to arrange for a State wide closing pro
gramme There are 1000 cases In tn
| State, with half OF them at Montpelie
and Barre. There are ESQ cases at Bur
lington and 200 at the University o
Vermont,
! Drastic regulations amounting prac
| tically to quarantine, were put into ef
| feet at Yale University at New Haven
! All buildings were closed TO visitors an,
the use OF the college halls and lectur
rooms for concerts. lectures and meet
| ings has been forbidden during October
The college is practically free from in
fuenza.
There are 140 cases at the naval bias
at New Haven, and the Yale Student
Army Training Camp men have been or
dered away from the naval reserves un
I'll the danger Is over. In the city Q
New Haven the disease has spread un
I'll the local hospital facilities are made
quate to accommodate them.
! Only four OF the military and nava
| students at Yale are infected. TIL
Cloister a "Shefr'' fraternity house, ha
been made an emergency hospital. Ope
| air services will be held Sunday by bot
Protestant and Catholic organizations.
| Newport. r. l., reported that for tn
| first time since the disease became ep
demlc in that city there were no death
| from 1t during the day. Most Of tn
$50 cases newly reported are light
Conditions in the Second Naval distric
are much improved Four deaths fror
pneumonia occurred at the Naval Hos
pitai and nine new patients were &C
mitted.