El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-24
NOT ONLY SICK
BUT NEED CASH
Many Destitute People in
Southside; Aoy Hospital
Asks Money Aid.

Four babies died at the Aoy hos
pital during the past "a hours. Of
whooping cough. pneumonia and diph-
iberia These children had been pa
tients in the hospital for several days.
Mrs. Clifford Hall. in charge of the
hospital at night. although herself
i'll for the past four days, has stood
at her post There is room for 60
more patients in the hospital and it
is hoped that every place will be filled
with those who need our attention.
said Mrs Hall 1t Is a pity that we
have places here. clothing and atten-
ton. and so many Mexicans should
remain at their homes and suffer for
the bare necessities Of life Il Is
hoped that all who know Of MeXicans
needing attention and medical care
Will report them TO the hospital so
that they may be given treatment.
Berenyed Mother Penniless.
"On Monday. a mother who had been
by the bedside of her 8 months old
daughter for four days and nights,
found that nothing could save the
child. After It died. the mother begged
that she be allowed to take the body
to her home before its interment The
authorities. upon investigation. found
that the mother had not even car
fare TO 90 home. and had nothing at
~Au patients are searched when
they enter the hospital and very few
OF them have any money at all There
is much pathetic restitution among
them and the hospital is without
funds to aid il in its outside work
There is not much benefit to be de-
rived from caring for sick people and
then sending them to their homes
without food or clothing in their
T. #H al
would be glad 10 receive money dOna-
tons for the work outside the hos
pital. and one cannot conceive Of
where a few dollars might be put TO
better use"
May Reo9en County Schools.
Plans for the reopening Of some OF
the county schools next Monday are
being considered by county school au-
thorities. The three buildings in the
Ninton district. that at Grand View
and perhaps the san Eliazrio would
be opened. IL opinions that there are
improvements in the health conditions
are substantiated. while the smelter.
Fabens and Island and lincoln Park
schools would remain closed Tsleta
was still doubtful
Smelter Patients BETTER.
It was said that conditions in the
smelter precinct have been more than
gratifying until the past two or three
days, during which the influenza
seems TO have taken fresh hold The
report could not be verified, however.
officially 1t was said Thursday
morning at the smelter hospital that
there are only three influenza patients
there and all are conValescent. and
that there has been no deaths from
that maiady at the institution
New Cases Tuesday. e..
The city health board has perfected
a plan for securing daily reports from
physicians as to the number OF new
cases developing daily. and Thursday
said that physicians had reported a
total OF SO new eases developing Tues
day OF this week
Five Deaths at Aoy.
There were five deaths at Aoy
emergency hospital from Wednesday
to Thursday noon. as follows
Justine Carejo. one year. nine
months old SOS South Campbell street
Samuel Granada. one year 1Ol9
South Campbell street
Carmen Benevides, one year. four
months. 45l6 ROst street
Miguel Salazar, 25 years. SIS South
FL Paso street
No new cases were admitted Thurs
day Up TO the noon hour, and no pa
tients were discharged -Four cases
were admitted Wednesday night.
Improving ut Fort Bliss.
Continued Improvement was re-
vealed at Fort Bliss by the report OF
Lieut.. c. II. Mcguire, registrar at the
base hospital. for the p hours ending
noon Thursday. Lieut. MCGUIRE re-
ported only two deaths:
Pvt. Frank butcher. send field ar
tillery.
Pvt. Paul T shelton. send field ar
tillery-
only 3 influenza and 10 other cases
were admitted during the period COW
cred. while 81 patients were dis
charged. Patients under treatment to-
tailed 551. including 126 influenza. Isl
pneumonia and pa all others. the
registrar added
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