El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-14
ASKS REPORTS
ON INFLUENZA
Daily Mention Requested
From Doctors by Mayor
and Health Officers.


quested at noon Monday to report all
new cases Of influenza and pneumonia
to the health department in the city
hail. This has not been done by many
doctors and mayor Charles Davis and
DR.. H. 5. White, city health officer,
suggested that it would be a move
that would give better information to
the public II was asked that all new
cases be reported every morning.
Registrar F. c. Mayhem. at the
health office. said that some physi-
clans had been reporting more influ-
enza cases the last day or two. and
some less. than during the early part
Of the past week. Mr.. Mayhem was in
clfned to the belief that the height
Of the epidemic had passed, unless Il
be in the southside, where il has at
tackled a larger number OF Mexicans
the past two days
situation Better, Says TRppan.
The influenza epidemic, think.
has reached its apex among the Amer
lean population of the city and the
situation looks a little improved to-
day. declared DR.. J. ". Tappan. local
surgeon Of the United States public
health service. other doctors work
ing among the American sections con-
firm this opinion OF course. we are
getting the deaths now, but there are
not so many new cases
The physicians working in the
Mexican sections have a different
story 10 tell. however. The malady is
Just reaching the Mexican population
and the situation is not as encourag-
ing among them as in the American
sections"
Civilians Dead Are L.
Deaths of civilians on the northside
since Saturday were the following:
Clifton E. Wharton. employe Of
Swift and company; body to be sent
TO san Simon, Ariz.
Willoughby r Fletcher. 3I1S Bisbee
street.
Edward L Hooker, sos Texas street
D. B. Cate. Of Cleveland. Tenn.
Gail L Thompson, 1924 Wright av-
enue.
Thomas ". Meager. Ills Los An
geles street
Ernest Essex, local hospital
George H Foster. local sanatorium,
corrino Alvarez. 22o7 Montana
street
Frederick ". Beers. 4Oos westmin-
ster street.
Aurora Yela, local hospital.
Mrs Irene Hutchinson. negress,
S101 Federal street
Mrs Carrie Stafford, 1117 North FL
Paso street
Miss Ruth overton. s12 Mesa avenue.
Jay Reierson, local hospital. resi-
dence 704 Mesa
Eleven Deaths At Fort.
Eleven deaths Of soldiers FROM
pneumonia, following influenza were
reported at the Fl. Bliss base hospital
Sunday night and early Monday morn
ing TIE previous "a hours report
was six soldiers dead. The bodies
were brought TO the Peak Undertake
ing cOmpany's mOrgue in the city for
preparation for shipment. but it was
said there Monday morning that the
names OF the men would not be given
until late tonight.
Lieut.. ByerE Headed Band.
Lieut. Arthur II. Byers. who died
IN the base hospital Saturday. came
here as band leader OF the 314thi
cavalry band. when that organization
was sent TO the new cavalry unit. l
was well known in the city and also
in Cincinnati. Ohio, where the band
was known as the old First OhiO4
band The officers address was given !
as Cleveland. Ohio. He was III only a !
few days.
Names II Dead
The names OF the II men dead in /
the base hospital. as reported at the
office, follow;
Fred Freischkt, L. s guard
John Smeykal. quartermaster corps. I
Fred Masslg. field hospital 10
Stone. Latkln L s guard
Claud Mcclure, cavalry recruit.
Ray Jackson Seventh cavalry.
Norman NJ Wilson send field artil-
lery.
Aymar Wood. Fifth cavalry.
Roy I. Pitman.ambulance company
Allen wOOde1l. 18th ammunition
John +. Newman. Seventh cavalry. I
There were 904 cases of influenza I
and pneumonia under treatment at ]
he base hospital Monday morning.. /
los had been discharged and 81 new
,sses had been received Hospita 4
said that the disease was
subsiding among the troops.
Deaths Saturday and Sunday.
Deaths Saturday and Sunday at thu 1
base hospital. FIT Bliss. from in
lluenza and pneumonia were the fol-
lowing;
Lieut. Arthur NJ Byers. conductor
II the 314th cavalry band, from Gin
srgt. Jesse Rhodes. "a. medical
corps.
Pvt. Peter Brasser. 80. headquarters
troop, Seventh cavalry.
Srgt- Richard Bymum. %. field
bakery u. He was born in Texas.
Pvt James E Patterson. IS. med
cal corps
Cook Robert J. Keenev. %. head
Ivarters troop. Ninth engineers.
Corp Edward MOsby. IS. battery a. /
SIND field artillery.
Pvt. Reuben McEachran. q, medical
;. 314th cavalry. He was born in
Alabama
Pvt. Roy D. Adsit. %. quartermastei
c rps. He was born in Kansas.
Pvt James English, &c. medical
.orps, Seventh cavalry.
Pvt. Frank Rinker. 20. cavalry