The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-02
CLOSING ORDER
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patched from tho offices OF the state
health commissioner In Seattle 90
Surgeon General Blue. OF the public
health service at Washington. II. c..
Oct. IS. asking II quarantine
should be imposed on Seattle. a re.
ply received saturday from Hue
stated that experiments have dem.
onstrated that Il Is not advisable to
quarantine large cities
The health department calls pub.
lie attention 60 the answer as In
aulrics have been made why Seattle
was not guaranteed.
The health department emphasizes
the order prohibiting the attend.
ancc OF all but immediate members
of the family at funerals. Florists
may sell flowers only for funerals.
Hope that tho epidemic was al.
doned late Friday. when 3T5 new
cases were reported Friday after
noon. bringing the total for the day
TO 4s9.
only - new cases had been report.
ed Friday morning.
Deaths from influenza reported
Friday totaled II. "A slight decline
over carly-wcek averages. Eight I'D
ditiond deaths were reported Friday
afternoon. Six deaths were reported
Friday morning.
Congestion Relieved
Incoming street cars, with the es-
ception Of few early cars. loaded
with shipyard workers. were not con.
gestcd Saturday. and as the day ad'
vanced the cars made their runs
practically empty.
Tho public markets proved a
source OF annoyance 10 the authori-
ties Saturday. for. despite warnings
TO do their shopping in home dis.
tricts. n number Of people came
downtown to shop Police were sta.
toned at market entrances TO prc-
vent congestion. and prevent those
without masks from entering,
Stay nc Home.
Drug stores were prohibited from
Hclspg CONNECTIONS. cigars or cigar.
cts. or anything not OF medical
qualities Saturday. This ruling was
made in order TO prevent tho stores
from obtaining advantage over the
closed establishments.
with all the stores closed. there
IL no reason for people to como
downtown" Health Commissioner
Mcbride said Saturday 1T canno,
be said definitely whether these
stringent regulations will DO applied
all Of next week ("
Dr. Mcbride said that II the pco.
ple would avoid congestion and
stay away from the downtown dis
trict for from three dAys TO a week.
Il would give the physicians time to
almost completely stamp out lnflu-
cnxa In the city.
Employees engaged in esentiai
war work may be retained after .
.. m aftsrnoonn. according to a now
ruling. but proof that they arc en-
gagged In work Of this nature must
be submitted by their employers.
city and private physicians do
servo a vote of thanks on the part
Of the Seattle public for their untir.
Ing work during the influenza pan.
demie." said DR.. Mcbride Saturday.
They have put In from J., to 20
hours work daily. and exposed
themselves TO danger thru cnerva-
ton and lowered resistance. And
they have saved hundreds OF lives. :"
Mayor Hanson IL high in his
praise OF the work OF DIR. Mcbride
as health commissioner.
II cannot too highly commend the
work OF Dr. Mcbride during this
pandemic." declared Mayor Ole Han
son Saturday. Mcbride IL true
and square. and has handled the sit.
uatIon better In Seattle than IL has
been handled in any city in tho
United States. He has on occasion
worked "a hours n day. and is tire
less in the interests Of the commun.
ity Let skeptics contrast the death
toll in Seattle with that in San
Francisco. Los Angeles. or any 9th
or Coast city. and then say the pub
lie officials are not working for the
public good here"
The deaths OF the following four
persons were reported Saturday
morning:
JAMES LEES. age 81. Arlington
hotel. died in the old courthouse
emergency hospital.
THOMAS MULQUEENY. ago 90.
s32 Columbia St. died In tho Seattle
General hospital
STEPHEN KNAPP. age so. 1925
seih ave. s.. died at home.
y. aIHINO. ago 81. r. r. ID. No.
8. died In the Providence hospital.
The following eight deaths from
influenza were reported in Seattle
Friday:
MRS. s. JOHNSON. so. old court.
house.
MARIE JOHNSON. II. e2s goth
ave.
HENRY O. BR!cE. -. sis w
18th ~.
MINNIE TUCKER. Al. AS goth
ave. s.
ELSIE NEHAMER. az. AS i4th
ave. ". II.
wAYNEs LESTER. 20. old court.
house.
FLORA SAMPSON. 81. address
unknown.
WILBUR TRIVIA. II. 1909 nth