Evening journal., 1918-10-05
MORE Than ZOO
ALREADY DEAD
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temporary emergency hospital
The Board OF Health has sent a COM
munlcatlon to the Police Department
and TO the Street and Sewer Depart
ment asking them 10 cooperate In put
ting a stop TO the splitting. upon the
sidewalks and streets. 10 Is a violation
OF the city laws and makes an offender
liable TO arrest. In time OF epidemic II
is a serious offense.
There are now % patients in the Ply
cicians' and Surgeons Hospital. There
have been two deaths there since yes
terday.
Don't Travel Tomorrow.
G. II. Wells, State health commission
er Of the State Council Of Defense to-
day sent letters to the health boards
Of all cities I'm Delaware asking them
to report promptly any case OF the
Spanish influenza and also 10 make
known their wants. Il was stated that
II the supplies and equipment needed
are not available in those towns Of the
State that were stricken, such material
would be supplied from or through the
health boards here.
Commissioner Wells also urged that
row and TO remain away from those
who are sick, II possible.
A tragic incident occurred this morn
ing in City Court. A prisoner named
Jas. w. Roundtree, OF Baltimore, Nd
foreman In a Baltimore shipyard'
was charged with the larceny OF wom-
ems clothing. He had come TO the
city 10 see the superintendent OF one
OF the local shipyards. He was arrested
by Officer Bullock. The court held him
in $500 bail. After the trial, the man
became wildly delirious, and 1t deyel-
oped that far from being a thief, he
poor man had been out OF his head and
suffering from influenza. and had not
been responsible for his actions. No
doctor could be had TO come to the
police station, and finally the patient
was sent TO the wOrkhOuse, not as
prisoner, but 10 receive care from the
wOrkhouse physician
Two men were sent TO the Country
Club Hospital from the police court
this morning. A man named Stephen
Long died while on his way TO the
Country Club in an ambulance last
night.
Six Bodies at MOrgue
This noon the coroner had six bod
les. influenza victims, at the morgue; (;
there were calls for the coroner TO get
two more bodies on East Thirtletl
street: and The Country Club Emergen-
cy Hospital was sending in word for
the coroner TO get bodies at that place.
The morgue is filled, and there has
been some talk Of establishing a tenn
porary morgue.
William Hopkins, aged 10 years, who
was in a Third and Walnut street room
ing house with his wife, died OF in
auenza yesterday afternoon. The couple
had recently come TO this city and were
strangers here. lie had worked ior
liduor dealer. The wife left the house
after her husbands death, saying sue
was going TO try TO find her sister
Nothing has been seen OF her since.
Harry A. Kressgre, a barber, and a
prominent member OF Eden Lodge, Odd
| Fellows, who lived at No 92t French
streets, died from influenza this morn
ing.
Up TO 4 o'clock yesterday, there had
lbeen 10 deaths at the Country CLUB
Hospital. and four at the Century Club
Hospital
Mrs. j. Ernest smith, today made the
following announcement as chairman
of a Red Cross committee: "The Red
Cross Committee on Comforts and Re
creation on Monday Will open a Lib
erty kitchen in the Wilmington Library
building. Eighth and Market streets to
furnish broths, soups, jellies, e.c~ to
Influenza sufferers who are unable TO
SUNNY themselves Those bringing
doctors or nurses requests Will be
given first attention. The committee
will gratefully receive contributions or
prepared broths or milk soups to dis
tribute after Q o'clock each morning
until further notice.
Nurse a Heroine.
Doctors and nurses Of the city are do
ing a work the nobility OF which IS
beyond all printed words Of praise. The
doctors automobiles have not been IN
their garages for days. but stand ready
at the Office door for instant use. Most
of the doctors have worked for several
DAYS with only two or three hours OF
sleep.
Miss Matte Sullivan, a trained nurse
from Philadelphia, Is the head night
nurse at the New Century Club Emer-
gsncy Hospital for shipworkers. Last
Thursday Miss Sullivan went to Phila-
d alpha to find that her sister, Mrs. Ma
bel Kirkbride. was dead OF the infu-
enza. Setting aside her personal sor-
row, Miss Sullivan came back to the
New Century Club and worked twenty