Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-14
STATES FLU. CASES
NUMBER 100000
Probably $4,000 in Richmond
With Large Majority Not
Reported to Officers. ),
SCOUTS BEGIN SURVEY TO-DAY
One Hundred and sixty-Four
New Cases and Six Deaths
Here Yesterday.
SCOUTS BEGIN SURVEY TO-DAY

$4,000 in this city. Virginia and Rich
mond health authorities. with the CO.
operation OF the popuiace, arc boiling
With activities to preven. the disease
from taking Its tragic toll OF human
ives. With only few scattering re-
ports in the office OF Chief Health ON
GER Roy X. Flanagan yesterday az
tcrnoon at o'clock, 164 new cases
were marked on the chart At that
nour SIX deaths from grippe had been
e -. sen. 1ct an ambulance. hearse.
emergency car or doctors automobile
met one at almost every corner: and
st shere We're few other machines on the
cases for 1ota, number o.
In addition to thc2reported cases at
O'CLOCK, few. minutes later saw
chief fcoman Ely. of the. navy re-
cruitins station. telephone DIR: Flanna-
gan that every man OF the large force
al the station. was i'll with the grippe
and epf Mr hin,sett. sfae ,1 VINO was eonyaieseent
rlsy. IT is possible that action may be
taken ut once to prevent sailors from
coming TO Richmond during the epi-
Dr.. Flanagan stated yesterday tina.
losce OF young men and women
the Be- Boy ses seoHis ieaSer SaSer se
cr. to visit all the doctors in Richmond
ssnd get Gompiete report OF the cases
haps a third OF the cases have Been
reported; There arc hundreds Of cases
nh that VIII never n be reported. since no
scouts SURVEY will begin this morning
Al o'clock. The Boy scouts and Camp
Fire Girls. as old as sixteen years. will
with automobiles at their disposal are
especially urged to come. Women
driving their own cars are urged to
the force The authorities say there
Will be no danger, as they will not go
into the hospital at all.
NEED FOR VOLUNTEER
NURSES MOST PATHETIC
Chief Health Officer Flanagan stated
last night that the need for volunteer
women workers was pathetic. Mrs.
Ferris. chief of the STAFF of nurses con-
ment. is i'll with the influenza. OF the
job. Miss SDaiy and miss barroW. and md
srppe Is ss5lI early Misses f ton hss
the John Marshail High school. While
Boiling, who has been Indispensable
TO the Health Department.. is al homt
waiting on her husband, who is, con-
fined at home with the influenza. DR..
praise OF Miss Ray Van wort and Miss
Branch, two of the John Marshali High
Yesterday in his Office. This situation,
says DIR. Flanagan. demands that
women put aside some OF their fear
and come to his rescue at once. This
survey to be made to-day.
So far as the state at large Is con
the spread OF Spanish influenza is far
from encouraging, and in some sec
tions conditions arc truly distressing.
Up 10 SUNDAY total or $4,000 cases
of Health. while It was estimated that
the total In The entire Commonwealth
could hardly be less than 100000, ~,
disease within the last day or so has
made it's appearance IN counties which
In the southeastern section OF Nir-
ginia and perhaps is giving even more
trouble in southwest Virginia; The
beginning TO suffer from the malady
and II has likewise reached the East
ern Shore.
MEDICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS
RENDER VALUABLE HELP.
Forty different places have asked the
State Board of Health for doctors, and
in thirty five instances these calls have
| been accomplished by using the third
colleges OF Richmond and the univer-
their aid the crisis could hardly be
have have also e been used to good advantage
as attendants. Help has likewise been
given by surgeon General Biue. who has
supPPSsiHi sfEsn aeatR nsslses ssryee from 'ns "
Calls for nurses have come from
nifty different PLACES. Some communi,
while others say they will be satisfied
to have only one. In several rural
noas eeme SO ala aiarmed % that Se they decline @ to
nurse those who arc sick OF the i'll
fiuenza.
Board OF Health Sunday when Miss
Ella. Agnew. chief OF the home eco
nomic division OF the extension work
rendered the use OF her county agents
many Of whom have had experience
in nursing. Some have already been
assigcnd to heids where the services
will be particularly valuable.
MINING OPERATIONS
SUSPENDED IN WISE
In Wise County mining operations
nave been suspended at several points
claiming hundreds of victims. despite
ations to prevent the spread Of the
s,onesa tS.a of ss es is
a like number at Fries, in Grayson
County. While Norton. Toms Creek and
are In M IS Serious Ts plight. in"v In clarKs n
County 40 per cent of the people are
i'll at present. or are just recovering
southampton County also appears TO
have been hard hit, as 500 cases are
reported at Boykins and 500 at Sed-
ley. Pulaski has $500 cases. Buena
Vista, 1000; Roanoke. i,oo0; Martins
vile, 1900; Clifton Forge. 5000, and
Danville over 700. OF the students
at the University Of Virginia. 264 are
reported as having the disease.
The foregoing figures which are
based on reports received up to Sun
day afternoon.give a conservative view
Of the situation, which, TO say the
least. Is grave one. In several places
the physicians have been so busy that
they have been able to get only about
two hours sleep a night, and it is no
uncommon thing for one doctor to have
as many as $50 influenza patients.
STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
USEFUL ALLY To BOARD
Every possible effort is being put
forth by the State Board OF Health to
aid the stricken districts, and IL has
found most useful ally In the state
council OF Defense. long stride In
have been takcn before the end OF
this week when relief. trains Will be