Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-08
MANY VICTIMS
OF INFLUENZA


service department has ever had 10
contend with, owing to the almost
incessant emergency calls for aid in
taking care Of influenza cases
The emergency hospital viii In
some measure lessen their work, az
all the most serious cases arc to be
handled In this building
Calls from 81 soldiers families
alone were listed for Monday. Some
Of the families having as many as
five and slK CHscs
The operation OF practically
every physician In the city has been
enlisted. as well ~ that Of the hu.
name society the tubcrculoME ASSOC
iauOn, home guards. second okla
hOmhnH. tho mayor and the council
OF defense.
To Cook at Mess Hou-c.
! Capt. l.. j. f.. Rooney and his
| company Of home guards has un-
dertaken the task Of conducting the
culinary department The regular
army ness sergeant viii prepare tn"
meals. az was done for the former
detention camp, under the direction
OF persons skilled In preparing food
for sick folks
AmbulanCcs will be ready night
and day for emergency calls TO con-
duct the patients TO the hospitals.
while taTis and private cars will
work on the same basis In regard 10
the nurses.
Almost every line of business In
tho city has been crippled by the
epidemic.
Tho Exchange National bank yes
terday reported that its STAFF, al
ready short on account of the war.
had been cut down l3 owing to the
spread Of tho disease Another
member, q, a. Gum, ~ quite ~
with symptoms OF typhoid
The NandcyeT, Halliburton. Abb
bott and Hunt department stores.
and In fact, every business house In
tho city, is feeling the grip OF the
mAlady.
One hundred Per Cent Stricken.
Tho county detention home for
women and children Is 100 per cent
influenza, every ono OF tho ~ in
mates and tho mAtron and nurse In
charge having been stricken with tho
epidemic
Twenty-three OF tho children are
confined with the disease, II In ono
dormitory and 2 in another. Tho
nurse and matron with tho assist
anco OF women Of tho board OF direc-
tors are doing the best they can in
the unparalleled emergency. UHln
addition. there IL IA maternity ease ]
In tho home. mother with a three
days old child having been brought
In on Sunday
Hunted for Her Son.
Ono OF the most pathetic scenes
witnessed In connection with the
-,
taking parlors when an old mother
from a farm In Missouri came In an
effort to locate the body OF her son.
She had received a message that
her son was III and with her clothes
In the proverbal flour sack hhe ar
rived at the hospital, stranger.
pennllesa and alone, and there she
was told that her child was dead
and had heen taken to the morgue. |
Duo TO some mlsapprehension she
had been unable 10 locate the body. |
Through the efforts OF another
mothers son and Mr.. Welch. the
humane agent, the dead boy was
found, money procured for his
mother and arrangements made with
the home guards to send tho remains
back home for burial.
Tho woman, whose name was
Trask, stated that as she got off the
train here her brother got on the
out going train taking home tho
body OF his only son.
Asks Use OF Ambulnnccs.
To aid In stamping out the disease.
which has spread very rapidly In this
city all undertaking companies are
asked to place their ambulances at
the disposal OF tho city admlnlstra-
tion, following u meeting OF the city
officials and the council of defense
yesterday afternoon.
The letter to undertaking estHh-
lishments In az follows:
To the Undertaking Establishments,
City OF Tulsa.
DueGto tho fact that the Spanish
influenza has spread very rapidly
In this city. IL becomes necessary In
the opinion Of the city officials and
the council OF defense. to close all
theatera. schools and churches for
an indefinite period. In order that
this disease may be stamped out a.
quickly as possible, we request that
all undertaking companies place
thelf ambulances at tho disposal OF
the city administration. In order To
facilitate the work OF stamping out
this disease. advising this office Of
their action.
Very truly yours.
TULSA COUNTY COUNCIL. OF Ma !
TIONAL DEFENSE.
Call For Automobiles
Automobile dealers. garage men
and owners OF cars are asked in tho
following letter to place at the dis
posal Of city authorities at once
cars and drivers for the purpose Of
transporting nurses who have volun-
teercd their services in combating
the epidemic OF influenza in the
city OF Tulsa. All who can enlist In !
this work. call phone 1902. Red !
Cross nursing department. library !
building, Third and Cheyenne.
To all automobile dealers. garages, |
STRAIGHTFORWARD !
TESTIMONY