The sun., 1918-10-07

awe for the easles. SUNDAY order were
promptIy turned bacl nv guards who
naced tho road. iea,,nS tovard ,he
scenes OF oonfuson. b,t driver. who
honestly were rr,ii,ng 20 bein carry
refugees from noint No ,o,nt or as,,s, IN
other way, r,.re ,,.,cor,aa
IN the PARK IN front OF the Pertn
Amppy city HAL prowmsh army tents
nsd sprung up overnight. Guardsmen
s,.,.,, ,he 1891 p, as ~
IN The h,.,n.s. .oo,,nn. ,a,~ naos ~.
,,,sro ,ha r,s.. $500 nv. aa 100 80
,ha ,,ra. 80 ~. 49, sa'
rs, Ivinao,,, "a 49, $3.50. -.
nrot.c, ths s,onSs 20 aoo.,. 80 .r "
FOR the ,ni,ltsrv esnsc, ~ IN. torsr
Porth anbov ,r.s 10 n,d,,, non,,r, hoci,
10 normaiItv
49,,
al "e saoons Oh Fertn Amooy, as
az ooe.n Amooy, mao oeen cioseo
so"puy Scr .no e.ppsions OF satul-
,hro,,.h m Dessm 10 spreau u
,.,ias S.'. s,vh' y sw W.
r,ass at,acnsd 20 ,,,,,tnh ,o ~. WI. r,.. v
bayonets, regulated traffic instead Of the
poheeheh VINO Formerly had done such
"orN'
The long lines OF refugees trying to get
passes which would permit them to get
back TO the homes In the danger zones
stretched away from the police head
quarters IN the City Hall through yes
terdsy ana last night. As In the matter
OF most statistics or the disaster no COM
plete nsures OF the number OF refugees
SUN peine housed IN Perth Amboy and
the neighoorinB towns were available
even last night
Incomplete figures gathered by the
Red Cross showed that by nishtfail yes
terday there we're 400 OF the refugees
being cared for at Plainfield. 1000 at
Railway. 1880 at Elizabeth. 100 at
westfleld, thirty at New Britain and
1. 600 at woodbrIdee largo mart ~
the remaining Thousands we're nj Perth
Amboy. Severty-five of the refugees
were sent to Manhattan by the Red
Cross and OF these thirty five we're placed
In a Government building at Abingdon
Square and West Twelfth street and the
rest sent to small hotels here or to the
homes Of their friends or relatives
Estimate Of Red Cross Ala.
The Red Cross authorities estimated
that altogether they had cared for and
several hundred families scattered in the
hurried flight.
In one Catholic Church in Perth AM
boy, the congregation OF which consists
mostly OF Slavs. moro than 100. chiehy
women and children. slept Friday night:
On saturday and yesterday the rellei
workers learned that an epidemic or
whooping cough had begun among the
children. The sufferers Immediately
were placed In amoulances and taken to
various hospitals, where they were kept
apart from the other patients. Last
night call came from Plainfeld for
nurses, where It was said that several
cases OF Spanish influenza had occurred
among the homeless being housed there.
The Red Cross Immediately sent the
nurses that were needed.
Prof. J. s. Pray, head of the United
States Housing Commission. arrived at
Perth An,boy yesterday and will take
charge of the reconstruction work on
workmen's homes. He said that the
commission would see that a series Of
hills is constructed between the bar
racks and the working units to decrease
the danger to the men in case Of ex-
plosions.
The compensation claims Of workmen
who have been injured and the families
Of men who have been killed will be
handled by Col. Trask, He arrived from
Washington Yesterday with six assist
ants
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