Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-01
Recent FATALITIES
Due TOINFLUENzA
Percy, W. Tracy Of Army
Motors Division and Corp. /.
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F.E. Neil Among Victims.

Percy w. Tracy. formerly purchasing
agent for the Premier Motor Car Com.
pany and lately with the motors divi-
sion. Quartermaster Corps, as super
visor of the parts division. died at
Emergency Hospital Wednesday after
noon of pneumonia, following infiu-
enxa, contracted about two weeks ago.
The body has been sent to his former
home at Madison. Wis. where the
funeral will be held Sunday or Mon
day.
Mr.. Tracy was one Of the best known
Of the younger men of the automobile
industry. He was one OF the staff of
experts of the motors division, and
was one of the first called to assist the
government in its production Of stand
ard motor vehicles for war purposes:
He was one of the men who helped
build the standard truck.
He is survived by his father, his wife
and a six-year-old son. Adams Tracy.
Corp. Francis E. Neil.
Corp. Francis Emmett Neil of this
city. a member of the 9Th Engineer
Regiment, died at Camp Humphreys,
Il
lowing influenza. and was buried this
| morning from Immaculate Conception
| Church here. He was the son OF Mr..
| and Mrs. James Neil. 1926 18th street
| northwest. His mother reached the
base hospital at Camp Humphreys
too late to see her son alive.
| Corp. Neil became ill following his
| laborS in caring for the influenza suf-
ferers at the camp, whereby he him.
self contracted the disease.
The young soldier. who was but
| twenty-six years old, was educated in
/ the public schools here. He Joined the
| negineers July Is last. During his ILL
ness his regiment went overseas. but
this fact was kept from him.
Augustus r. Stanley.
Augustus Robbins Stanley, pub
licity manager for a branch of the
| ordnance department, died yesterday
at his home. 1S4S Ontario place, of
pneumonia following influenza The
home, at Middleton, Conn, for inter-
ment. Mr.. Stanley was thirty years
| of age.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. A
K. Stanley; his father. DR.. Stanley.
for forty years superintendent of the
| Connecticut General Hospital; his
mother and a brother Capt Charles
Stanley, now in France.
Deaths From Influenza.
| Deaths reported from influenza up
| to noon today follow:
| Samuel Bernstein, 10 years, Walter
Reed Hospital; Leo F. Baker, % years
| Providence Hospital; Charles III. Wea
yer, "a years, PIG Champlain street
| northwest: Augustus r. Stanley, so
| years, 1S4S Ontario place northwest;
George P. Grant, IS years, Bright
| wood. d. c.: Belle Dyson, So years.
St Elizabeth's Hospital; Lawrence
Scruggs, 81 years, 1920 K street north
| west; Daisy Harcombe, 33 years, 1929
LIST street southeast; Estefle Delanp.
81 years, 1871 / street northwest:
| Percy w. Tracy, Al years. Emergency
| Hospital; Barbara L. Richmond, IS
years, 302S O street northwest; Wal
| ter Oates, SO years, Providence Hos
pital; Olin R. Miller, 81 years, 1928
| 18th street northwest; Paul J. Simon
ton. "a years. Garfield Hospital: Ralph,
| o. Hanks, 30 years. 1919 LIST street
| northwest: Mallie RIMS, So years. 400
| Sd street northwest; Percy w. Tracy
Al years. Emergency Hospital. and
Pauline Ruppertus, 81 years, Provi-
| dence Hospital.