The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-26
DISEASE REPORTED IN
26 STATES OF UNION
1924 New Cases Reported
Wednesday in the Army
Cantonments.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.--Spanlsh
influenza has spread over ;nc country
80 RAPIDLY that officials OF the puptlc
health. the war and navy departments
and the Red Cross conferred today on
measures to help local. communities III
combating the disease. Calls inr a.
sistance already have been received
from several cities. and in one ihStAiee
Wilmington. n c.. the public health
service hospital was opened for treat
nent Of persons suffering with toe
disease.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue or inc
pubilc health service said tonight tnat
iatest reports showed that tho naiaos
has made its appearance IN 20 Slas"S
from the Atlantic To tho Pacihc. Inc
disease is epidemic in New f'hE'"'
where Il first made its appearance. ana
officials in that section ar" cohSi"crihs
drastic steps to curb ITS SpFe"o,
Guiding the prevention of public gamer
inES- -.
Influenza has appeared on tho Pa
c,nc coast. in Washington and taIllor-
MIA. but is not yet epidemic thcre. -
also has been reported in Minnesota
and Iowa. but with few cases. East OF
the Mississippi. however. there Alc
few states vhere II has not oe'N
found 80.
1-ho disease continued to spread To-
day in army c1mps. b.3"+ new c1Scs
being reported to the office OIL inc SUI
reo,n general Of the army up TO noon
No new camps were added 10 'ne ''s
and il vas announced that there ar" !"
.n6 stations free from Inilu-
enZa. .,,,r
The total reported from the camps
+,.dsy utas the largest in any one DAY
.nd brought the total for all camps 20
% >oo cases The number OF pneumo-
nia cases reported among the sololets
since tlre outbreak Of the influenza cp'-
dn,nIe September IL Is 2,S13. and 'ne
number Of deaths since that aa'e
$40. with 155 reported today
For the first time since the outn.e''N
tbe number Of new cases reported f.oIn
80 D-v-n. Mass. was lower than
thN n,r,bcr reported from another
cenp. The new cases at camp ~
Won, numbered Ss9. making IN" to'Hl
11Tls. Hobokcn reported the srcateHt
number l.o25. This. however. lhc'eoeN
several camps and depots. .o,
Capo Dix. New Jersey. reported "V"
new cases the largest from SINK,
csnp, while Camp Ice. virginia i
3o3 new oaeos. Other camps repoF''"s
new cases were: ,.,. NV
.,;ao Joe. Syracuse, New York. 1t2;
funston. Kansas. 155: Gordon "corelN'
.13: Grant. Illinois. cs3; Hun,PhrcSS'
Virginia, 1os; Jackson. South Carohna'
.e8: Lcvin Washington. "a; Mcaoc.
MARYLAND. eos; Pike. Arkansas. NV
Tayior. Kentucky. ~; Upton. New f".N'
Ioi. miscellaneous camps and poS'S'
5l1. ~
Other camps reported from on" 10
four new cases. -.
A. Cann Dcvens "a: now cases "f
nneunnonia Erre reported today with q.
deaths. Camp Dix reported ~ ~"
cnscs Of pneumonia and Camp l.r" o.,
PDcunonia cases also were fHpoE'F"
hv c3 other camps,
massachusetts Acts
BOSTON. Sept 2i.-hlarmcd ny me
RAPIDLY mounting death tou N :H
England from Spanish influenza, hasT'h ,
chusrtts. the 'ccntcr OF the epidemic IN
the cast today heGan a concerted ril"r'
to stamp out the disease. The crccutif''
copncil is in s7cial session and has ser
aside fund or 100000. and Acting
Governor CoIiidgc Immediately created
the emergency public health commiS-
The first step taken by this commit,
to- vas 70 call on the American fScn
cross at Washington for PHYSICIANS ana
nurses to take tho places or n"S" ~h"
have died or who har" become exhaust
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