Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
PLAN EMERGENCY
onn,ln,led from page I

Chairman Topkis and Judge Marvel,
both very hlav men. offered IN this con
tingency 20 start at once TO learn IT either
Turn Hall or the Country Club could be
obtained They hope 10 learn something
nv 430 O'Clock this afternoon
Mrs Lea. who has been trying 70 learn
whore and how many cots the Red cross
has available, WAS delegated 10 attend
to this part Of the work.
pr f,llegood reported, that 20 ply
uiriang had reported 7l6 cases ri cold =
Grin and pneumonia But this he added
did not moan 7i6 cases of the "Flu
fte said that ono physician said he waa
treating 20 patients but that not one
of them had the characteristics ~ tho
Spanish influenza
"If a person has the influenza, be
will know X said Dr Elegood lie
NAV 90 to 4 physician 70 learn Wha' is
the matter with him, but he will not GO
there again. IL he has the disoase Iic
also stated that tho disease IS not found
in fhc air but that a healthy person
may ho infected with tho discase from
ono suffering with u
Mayor Lawson reported that he had
lclanhnncd to III thc hospitals in the
city asking them tn take B pneumonia
refused. stating that they did not
have n spare cot. or room 70 put any
more patirnta A. mn hospital n typhoid
fovcr patient was waiting IN he admitted
Tho committee decded that an appeal
should bo made to the hospitals setting
forth tho exiprnciez ~ tho sItuat ton. !.
and asking them ~ try md squeeze
in serious patients, until the Emergency
Hospital can hc located and equipped
The offer ~ Mrs Colcnen du Pont
who suggested fhat 2 homo ~ hers N
tho country ~ utilized IN this emergency,
| was discussed, and il WIS decided that
| this might be used ~ a convalescent
| home later on.
Tho question ~ nurscz md the equip
/ nent ~ tho Emergency hospital Will
| bc left ~ the Red Cross
! Ruby Rodgers, four years old. of JOB
| West Ninth street. was taken 10 the
! Delaware Hospital last night by Mrs
I +, NJ Rosenberg. q neighbor The
/ child was suffering from pneumonia
| as a result Of first going through sleRe
of Spanish Influenza Mrs Rosenberg
! told he attendants NJ the hospital that
/ the mother of the little girl vas down
with pneumonia and Il y thought possible
| that the father nf the child IL also afflicted
/ Mrs, fkOSentFTF Sahl tllflE WIZ HS HL'
n look after Mrs. Rodgers and that she
was afraid to nurse her for fear Of con-
| tracing the disease and carrying IT to
1 her child and husband However, Mrs.
| Rosenberg said that she docs all the
errands and looks after other matters
1 for her as best she can without exposing
/ herself to the disease The Delaware
! Hospital IS looking after the stricken
/ people at this house.
TWO CAsEs ST HOLLY OAK.
Two cases we're reported 70 the Della
ware Iospltal from Holly Oak Those
/ afflicted are two Workmen Tor the stewart
/ Wiley Co. at that place.
At the Pennsylvania Railroad camp
at Shelpot Park. where . workman
was reported suffering from the disease
and whom it was found difficult to keeI
in bed and who wandered about tbs
camp. there are now four cases reported
1t IS Understood that the railroad com
panv has provided a btnldIrg wher,
those attacked can be- isolated.