Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03
INFLUENZA AND (
PNEUMONIA SPREADS

les Siisntly improved to-day: i1f;
Wiener has been confined there for
the last few days.
In Serious Condition
OF the cases among the patients,
one was reported this morning to be
serious. Charles Sterks, aged At,
"a Locust Grove, Steelton, who was
with pneumonia, developed from
Spanish influenza.
All Visiting in the wards of the
hospital has been suspended indefi-
nitely to prevent the spread of the
disease. Only the immediate fami-
lies of patients In private wards are
allowed to visit the hospital.
Colds Widely Prevalent
Other hospitals here report Span
ish. influenza and pneumonia eases.
Colds are widely prevalent In the
city. g.
A number of deaths from pneu-
monia have been reported here.
Sergeant Grover w. Stuhr. Five Hun
dred and Third Aero Construction
Squadron, stationed ut the Aviation
Supply Depot, Middletown, died ut
1.36 o'clock this morning of pneu-
monia. He had been Ill about n
week. His body has been sent to
Die I'm Camps
A telegram received this morning
informed Mr.. and Mrs. William Ar
mold, Middletown, of the death from
Spanish Influenza of their son.
James Arnold, ut Camp Lee, Peters
burg, Va. He was 23 years old, and
left for camp in June. He was well
known both in Harrisburg and Mid
dletown. He is survived by brother.
William Arnold, of MiddIetown, and
two sisters, Mrs. Charles o. Ober-
beer, of Columbia, and Miss Kath-
arine Arnold. who Is living at home.
Another local boy who died In
camp was Harry Brewer Hoagland,
aged 27, who died yesterday at Camp
Colt, Gettysburg, after short ILL
ness. The body will be brought from
Gettysburg to-day to the home of
his aunts, the Misses Hoagland, 14O1
North Front street, where the fu-
neral services will be held Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. with the Rev.
Rollin A. Sawyer, of the St. Stephens
, Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial
will be in the East Harrisburg Gene
terry. Hoagland enlisted In the State
College mechanical corps July 10.
Mr.. Hoagland is survived by his
father and a sister in California and
q sister in Pittsburgh. He was grad
uated from Central High School In
1911 and had a wide acquaintance.
May Resort to Quarantine
City health department officials
are awaiting notification from the
State Department of Health which
will require all physicians in Harris
burg to report at once to the bu-
reau all cases of Spanish influenza,
or grip. DIR. ]. NJ. ]. Raunick, city
health officer, said that mum Der
of doctors are already making re-
ports of all their cases and urges
other physicians not doing so TO
communicate with the bureau at
once.
DIR. Raunick is of the belief that
unless the epidemic is soon checked
drastic quarantine measures may be
necessary such as are now in force
in other cities where schools, theat-
ers, churches and all other public
meeting places are closed. There is
no indication yet that such a step is
necessary III Harrisburg he said, but
If reports from physicians show an
alarming spread of the disease which
has already caused many deaths
when it developed into pneumonia,
then health officials declared they
will issue the quarantine order.
warning Is lSSucu
DR.. Raunick has issued a warning
to everyone in the city to avoid large
crowds and has requested that any
pusSon who sneezes or coughs while
in public or at home should use prop
er care in preventing spread of in
1uenZa germs. Use handkerchief, or
better than that, paper napkins if
at home, then burn Them" is DR..
Raunick's advice.
The best preventative is the use of
good nose and throat antiseptic to
kill the germs. Plenty of sunlight,
fresh air, keep windows open at
night and plenty of cover on beds,
use proper care in rapid changes of
temperature from warm buildings TO
the open air, do not get into large
crowds, and do not get too close to
members of the family who may be
sneezing or coughing-all of these
precautions will prove a big aid in
stopping a spread of the disease.
Physicians should report cases
they are treating at once. 1t is high
ly important that the city health
authorities keep close watch on the
number of cases developing so that
they can determine with what degree
of rapidity the influenza, or grip,
Is spreading. Unless everyone CO.
operates in this manner there will be
difficulty in checking the contagion
and drastic measures may result.
The deaths from pneumonia
which are being reported seem to in
dicate that in a number of cases
persons first become victims of in
fiuenza, and that other minor afflic-
tions follow rapidly developing into a
serious condition often of such a
nature that 1t can not be checked in
time and results fatally"
While there are no complete re-
ports at the health office DR.. RauniclS
said that from communications from
physicians there is no doubt that the