Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-25
SPANISH GRIP IN
CITY AND VICINITY
Many Cases Reported. Here, But
None of Alarming
Type.


have been reported ns existing IN WI
minp,on and its vicinity. none of a serious
TYNE have come To light. AS matter
of fact. many persons who have only
cold or ordinary grip believe they have
the new disease.
More than n dozen applications have
been made for the admission OF patients
suffering from the malady at the Del
aware Hospital within the last few days.
This institution, 1t was reported by the
officials. cannot take any of the cases,
as all the wards are full. Although there
is the case. b. b. Lyons, superintendent
of the hospital, is taking an active part
with others in completing arrangements
- take care of the situation should there
b real epidemic in Wilmington and
vIcInIty.
The physicians and Surgeons Hospital
has received several applications form
those suffering from the disease for nd
,nittance to that institution There were
three applications. for admittancc on
Monday night. but they could not he TAX
ell care OF
The homeopathic Hospital has not
received any Application for the admls-
sion of patients.
\ man was reported Ia the Delaware
Uospital to have been taken from a
drcdgc boat ON Monday night. suffering
from an attack of the dread "hu An
thorit,cS at the hospital could not say
what has become of the man
Mrs ! Norr. Of Al West Third street
called tho Delaware Hospital by tele-
phone on Monday and cndeavored 70
have 4 roomcr. shipvard worker, AZ her
house taken IN Tho hospital could not
take him
{, local phy4ici4n saws he has treated n
eases since SUNDAY SUNDAY SAID he,
there were scarcely any cases ot the
disease, IN tho city as far n came under
my olSer,atI~As On Nondav | began re
cc}vlug calls from hose attacked. lcs-
trrtIav there WAS au increase ~ tie num-
her of cases If there Is corresponding
increase today continued the PEvSlclan
II ,ln not know how ultl take care at
the eases to which ! nm 6al'od ho
doctor SAID turthcr that ~ several oi the
homes where Wa called tntnd two and
three ca-'S
III nii,clal II IN, !, III. iv,si hrs
nltaI- saws tbr grcltc.t danger lfe ~ th"
taet that health oih,lal- and The general
plhllc may NOT realize The c>t'nt that 2
possible erdcrnI, naN rcaeh hi- ~
hcial stated that Tho reason all cases haze
not ,n1nc tn pl.hle notice is because the
disease, i not z reIA,rtablc ono L all The
phyog4lan> 1T tn sit, anl ZlGnltv were
ta report HI the case thst have come to
thor notIce III professional way tho
rub)r might ~ -urpl~,i tn ',aru !" tho
number III ,4-,~ thaf really e<t-t tn Vii
mIngtnn and viIuit,
HOSPITAL rRu,i-,o>
The contagious wards ~ thg '"unlN
Hosagtal which VIII accommodate from
twcl4- - fifteen patients, were !" haNe
leon offered to the health authorities
nnf,I i'ti today when the ~ II thc
Poor will meet and take action I'
emergency hospital ~ Farnhurst which
will furnish from 30 to 81 heeiS may al-a
he offered for the use Of patients
Superintendent lyons. of tho Delaware
Hosnital. saws there arc about 1hl
blaH, ,ots. sheets and pillow cases stored
IN the building which roHld 'rc uSed s"r
emergency cases
Thomas Wilkinson Fr4uk Stout ard
other trustees of the poor arc cooperating
with the Defense Connect AMI eltN 3N-
tboritjes IN the matter Tho committee
an,,ointod l,v Navor Lawson tharIe~
Topkis chairman. and torncr indgo
David T Marvel and Colonci t'corg' "
sharks are working IL conjunction With
:. committee of the Red { ross headed UN
Miss Madeline Draper and arg arranging
for all necessary ~. ~ caring toT p2f'ZufS
should such contingency aTIs' h'
committee appointed ~ the MAYOR hao
under consideration hc ialne over r.
Turn Hall. # needed
l)r l. II kall was reported /" h' I'll
with SnapIsa influenza Int when inquiry
was made todas IL vas stated that hr
merely had the era ho hop'o tore ""'
IN = day or Two
DrIaW4Kt toIIF.H 9T.AEs N4J>E1
STUDENTS # Delaware toiice' Ac~-
ark. have heeu quarantlncd sixteen
casos Of influenza arc sad +" have been
reported, while many other students are
hong hold IN the intrmarv rs suspected
eases 1ht third floor Of the dornuoTlcs
has been Communicated tor he sick aS the
in6r1nory Is not sufficiently large q hold
the afflicted students