Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-23
36HAVE INFLUENZA
0NU.S. TRANSPORT
Over 500 Other Cases Arrive
at Atlantic Port-Decrease
in Eastern Naval Districts.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, September
23.-An American transport arriving
here today from another Atlantic port
had aboard thtrty-si1 cases of Span
ish influenza among the crew. They
| were removed to q hospital.
Nearly 500 American soldiers suf-
fering from Spanish influenza were
landed at this port yesterday and
! taken to hospitals for treatment. The
severe cases were taken to one OF the
| military hospitals here, while the
other sufferers were CHARTERED in sew
eral large halls Communicated by
the military authorities and httsd up
main under strict quarantine for sew
eral weeks.
Forty-Four Victims in Boston.
BOSTON, September 23.-Forty-four
deaths from inapeAza ard nineteen
from pneumonia were reported by the
board Of health yesterday, the second
largest total of any day since the
epidemic commenced here.
pitfalls announced they were 30 cFowa-
ed that they could accept no more
influenza patients. Naval authorities
said that the disease had diminished
| in the first naval district.
Improvement in Second District.
NEWPORT r. l., September IA
marked Improvement in the influenza
situation is noted in the second naval
district. Only forty-five new cases and
five deaths were recorded yesterday.
Several Of the naval bases are still Tree
of the disease.
% Deaths at Camp Devena
AYERS, Mass, September ga
Twenty-eight deaths from influenza
and pneumonia among the soldiers at
Camp Devens were reported by the
Army authorities yesterday. With 200
however. the authorities we're conf
dent that the disease was on the de-
| cline.
Fourteen Die at Camp DIX
NEW YORK. September 23.-Span-
fsh Influenza continues its Tavages IN
Army camps about New York. Al
Camp Dix, N. J., fourteen deaths from
the disease have been reported. A
number Of new cases we're isolated,
but camp physicians said the epidemie
is under control Only one death was
reported from Camp Mills yesterday.
Fifty-two soldiers suffering fFem the
disease were removed to the base hos
pital.
Decrease at Great Lakes.
CHICAGO, september 9s-To dispel
alarm caused by stories regarding the
existence Of Spanish influenza at the
Great Lakes naval training station,
Capt. W. A. Me9stt. eonmapdsnt, has
given out q statemeat declaring while
ease among the As, 900 bluejackets, the
situation is much improved. The
death rate hes bsea about II pe1
! cent, which y below the death rate II,
| the east. which has been about twtce
| this number.
reached its highest point September
10 and has been steadily decreasing
since. The number Of new cases to-
day was given - half of those yestsr-
day.
sousa Engagement Cancelled.
Because Of the prevalence Of Span
| ish influenza at the station, the
liberty loan campaign tour of Lieut..
John Philip Sousa and the bluejack-
cts band has been cancelled. 1t is
Disease Reaches Texas.
| AUSTIN Tex. September 23.-SpAn-
state health department hero an
nounced. Several caseo have been
found among the Grew OF q chip touch
ing at Port Arthur. eTicken mann,
ber1 have bean taken 2som the vessel
and isolated