The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-10


fiuenza. The reports show:
Casualty Hospital - Thirty-three
cases under treatment, including six
nurses and one physician. No new
cases
Garneld-One hundred cases under
treatment, including thirty nurses,
about half OF the stan. No new cases.
Georgetown-Twent cases
under treatment. including fifteen
new cases, a decrease of eighteen
since yesterday.
ChiIdren's HospitaI-Twenty- four
cases. including four nurses. No new
cases
George WashinEton-Eighte cases
under treatment. including eight
nurses. One death last night. No
new cases.
May Open Churches.
The opening OF all churches in the
District on each OF the seven days
of the week to permit individual wor-
ship and prayer is being considered
by the pastors Of Washington follow
ing the order of the Commissioners
forbidding outdoor church gatherings
as well as indoor meetings. The
Commissioners order permits the
church doors to be open but forbids
assembIages OF worshipers, and 1t
is probable that the Protestant
Churches will do as the Catholics in
keeping the ediflces open at all hours
for those who wish to enter for silent
devotion and prayer. This plan viii
be discussed at a meeting of the
Pastors Federation of the District at
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church this afternoon, beginning at
2:30 o'clock.
New Hospital.
The new emergency hospital for
Influenza patients at 612 + street
northwest today, has thirty patients.
They occupy cots on the third and
fourth floors.
Seven nurses and several physi-
clans are in charge under supervis-
ion of the Public Health Service.
The building is four stories high.
On the first floor is >the office,
kitchen. and dispensary. Renovation
of the second floor is not complete.
Patients are all Government work
ers unable to gain admittance to
other hospitals because OF crowded
conditions.
Reports from other cities show in
creases OF from 200 to 600 per cent in
the average weekly death rate. Bos-
tens death rate jumped from 14.7 to
1902 per thousand population-a 600
per cent increase.
The rate in Jersey City more than
doubled. as did that OF Memphis. Rich
mond. and Nashville. Philadelphia's
rate has trebled.
Influenza now has spread to practi-
caIly every part OF the country.
Meetings Forbidden.
All public meetings, both indoor
fnrhfddan nv the
Commissioners in the following or
| der:
whereas, the epidemic Of influ-
enza in the District Of Columbis
continues to spread. and. whereas,
| the surgeon general OF the United
States Public Health Service and the
health officer of the District OF CO.
lumbia have advised the Commits
] sioners of the District OF Columbia
| that public assemblages. both in
! door and outdoor. constitute a pub
| lie menace at this time; therefore
be Il ordered by the Commissioners
of the District OF Columbia, that all
public meetings, both indoor and out
door be discontinued from and after
IL o'clock, midnight. OF this day, Oc-
tober 9, 1918, until further ordered
by the Commissioners"
The order was explained by the
Commissioners in the following state
! ment:
This order means that outdoor
meetings as well as indoor meetings
/ must be discontinued. With respect
| to churches il means that all public
services must be discontinued. The
church doors may be kept open to
admit persons desiring to enter the
churches for their private devotions.
but on no account must public SER
vices be held OF congregations be
permitted TO gather. A public meet
| ing which is prohibited by this or
| der is defined to mean any assem-
| blaGe of persons indoors or outdoors
who are gathered for any common
/ or pre-arranged purpose. It does
not. OF course, extend to the work
( OF committees or other ordinary and
| necessary business functions which
| are not public in their natures
The issuance of this further order
has been made necessary by the con-
J tinued spread OF the epidemic. The
, Commissioners appreciate heartily
the cooperation that has been given
| them by the people in their efforts to
/ lessen the effects of the epidemic and
ask the further cooperation OF every
citizen in carrying out the letter and
the spirit OF this order"
student Nurse Dies.
Miss Laura Berlin, twenty-four.
student nurse at George Washington
Hospital, is the latest victim OF in
! fuenZa among the nursing STATS at
local hospitals. Miss Berlin died last
night at the hospital. Death was due
! to pneumonia following an attack Of
/ influenza.
Funeral services for Prof. David E.
Lantz. assistant biologist of the
biological survey since 1904, were held
at Wrights chapel. 1897 Tenth street
northwest, this morning. Professor
Lantz died OF pneumonia following in
huenza
The body Of Thomas J. Savage. a
member Of the war labor board, who
died OF influenza yesterday, was taken
to Rhode Island for burial today. Mr..
Savage was a member Of the execu
tive board of the Interpational Assoc
citation Of Machinists.
Thomas Hin Marshall. veteran
newspaper man and recently connect
cd with the Palace Laundry in Ninth
street northwest. died yesterday OF
folInu-fpy