Evening journal., 1918-10-15
THREE NURSES, ONE
DOCTOR ARE DEAD
Pneumonia Continues to
Claim Many Victims in
City and Vicinity
RURAL DISTRICTS
ALSO HARD HIT

Pneumonia, the aftermath Of innu-
enza continues to claim many victims
in Wilmington and throughout the
State
Three graduate nurses Of the Della
ware Hospital have died, one on sun
day and two yesterday from the dis
ease, which they contracted while car
ing for patients.
Miss Elsie "a Began, Glass Of 1905,
Delaware Hospital died yesterday at
her home, No. 1906 Harrison street, after
a weeks sickness. She had signed for
work overseas, and was helping at the
hospital while waiting for her call. She
is the daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. Paul
J. Began. She asked TO be buried in her
uniform.
Miss Anna Bowman, Glass OF 1915.
Delaware Hospital, died yesterd;9'
morning at the hospital, after a weeks
illness from pneumonia. She contract
ed the disease while taking care Of sick
nurses. Her home is in York, Pa. She
was considered a splendid nurse.
Miss Mary Dwyer, class Of 1918, Della
ware Hospital, died on Sunday in Della
ware City, at the home Of a patient she
was nursing. Her home is in Kenneth
Square.
DR.. E. /. Nichols, No. 1923 Mt. Salem
Lane, with offices at Ninth and Wash
lngton streets, died yesterday from in
fluenza-pneumOnia, which he contract
ed while treating epidemic victims
Several cases OF deaths from pneu-
m0nia where physicians were not in
attendance We're reported 10 the cOro-
ner's Office today, they being as fol-
lows: Della Pinker, No. 81 French
street; Nicholas Shirscha, No. 4i3 West
Front street, and Fred Kraft, No. 1911
Lobdell street.
Stricken with pneumonia while work
ing at the Submarine Shipbuilding Cor
pOration at Newark, n. j., Arthur r.
CadOri. who was one Of the draftees
who left here for Camp Dix on May .,
died on October Q. The young soldier
was buried at Riveryiew cemetery on
Monday.
Mr.. CaaOri who is survived by wife
and parents, was granted a furlOugh to
work in the shipbuilding plant at New
ark.
Charles Dasher. aged 30 years. bar
tender at Barrett's Hotel, Front and
Market streets. died in the police patrol
last night while on the way to the
hospital. Of pneumonia
Mrs Mary NJ. Palese wife Of Michael
Palese. brdgetender died at her home
No BOG French street yesterday of
pneumonia
enza continues steadily TO grow fewer.
William c. Hughes, formerly Of this
city, died at his home near Philadel-
phia on Saturday Of pneumonia. He
was taken sick on Tuesday. Mr.
Hughes was employed at the Philadel-
phia Office Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company. lie was a member Of
st. Johns Commandery, X T., Of this
city. Funeral arrangements have not
yet been made, but interment will be
made in this city. Mr.. Hughes is sur
yived by his wife and a daughter, also
his father.
The number OF new cases Of inlu-
The Workhouse, the New Castle Coun-
ty Hospital, and the State Hospital. all
report unchanged conditions in the
epidemic at the Institutions. There
have been no deaths at any Of the three /
places for the past 81 hours
The action taken by the Board of /
Health upon finding out that their
orders in regard TO liquor selling were
being evaded, had good results last
night. Today, for the first time in /
years, there were no cases Of drunken |
ness before City Court