The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-14
NEARLY THOUSAND BURNED;
DOZEN MINNESOTA TOWNS GONE:
MANY MILLIONS DAMAGE DONE
EPIDEMIC STILL
ON DOWNWARD TREND
Two Local Physicians Recover Enough to
Resume Work-,There Have Beer
IL Deaths Since Saturday
Noon.

Continued progress in the work OF
stamping out the epidemic of Spanish in
fuenza and pneumonia, which have been
pandemic in Barre for two weeks, was
indicated to-day in reports from the
board OF health and the special relief
committee. Doctors representing the
state board of health, as well as the led :
eral physicians brought here through the
good offices of Major Draper of Boston.
have been released from local duty, and
at present are combating the disease else
where. Thus the local situation has re-
verted to the care Of the local board of
health and the committee There were
few new cases reported through the
week end, and to-day the number of
fresh calls for assistance were not nu-
merous.
The only disquieting feature of the
situation is the danger that an over.con.
fident public will cease to offer ministra-
tions to those who still are urgently in
need Of assistance. The imperative need
OF volunteers is manifested particularly
at night, when dozens Of homes as well
as the City hospital must perforce have
additional help If the sick ones are TO re-
cover. For fortnight volunteers have
made telling sacrifices in behalf of the
sick, and it is time that they were re-
lieved. The clearing house for voluntary
services is at city hall, and il is hoped
that fresh assistants viii offer their
services before night Much work re-
mains to be done, and if the progress of
the malady is to be permanently arrested
Rt once, helpers must come forward.
Members of the relief committee ioined
the board Of health to-day in urging that
people who are unencumbered by sick
ness at home volunteer their services un.
til the situation clears. Much NAV de-
pend on the number Of people who yolun-
teer.
Two more local physicians were avail
able for duty to-day. DIR. NJ l.. Chand-
Ter of Park street has made a good re.
covery from the malady and called on
patients this morning. Likewise DR.. ".
G. Goodrich of Washington street Is
praetieing his profession again, after hav-
ing been detained at home for nearly two
weeks Both doctors will count nightly
IN the efforts which the board of health
is making to give Barre a clean bill at
the earliest possible date.
An encouraging sign is the relatively
small number of new cases, but beyond
that fact is the well established convic-
tion that the malady has spent its force
In other words, il has been observed that
a very large majority of those who have
developed symptoms of the grip in the
past two days appear to have it in mild
form None of those who lately have
been stricken are desperately i'll, and
with good care early recoveries seem GER
tain.
Since Saturday noon II deaths have
been reported, as follows; Quincy N. Car
penter Of upper Granite street; Miss An.
ME A. Ahern of Al East street; Harry
Davidson Of "a River street, Mrs. Edison
Lander of IL West street; Giuseppe Biel-
Ii Of so Berlin street. Raffaelo Gariboldi
of II Center street; Pedro Acebo Of 4
Ahern place; Giuseppi Beriui of Lewis
street; Hervey Hebert Of l50 Brook /
street; Joseph Capt. of 2s Circle street; /
Mrs. John Brozicevic of Is Wiley street. ,