Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-22
THE INFLUENZA
Many Deaths From the Epidemic in
Our City

Wausau is in the throes of the in
f1uenza with, possibly four or five
hundred cases within its limits. 1t
has seemed to have steady increase,
and deaths have occurred each day un-
til the aggregate is now Is or 20. Our
physicians and nurses are driven to
the limit and hundreds of our people
are helping out daily-and yet more
help is needed. b. L. Schuster, City
Health Officer, is putting forth every
effort to prevent the spread of the
disease and is doing splendid work,
as the small number of cases in Wau-
sau as compared with other cities of
the same size will show. He is hold
ing meetings of the Board of Health
nearly every day and every point of
vantage is being watched. The Board
is asking aid of the women in gen
eral to help out those who are unable
to get anyone in the way of nurse.
The Health department has up to
date issued Is burial permits for those
having died of the disease. The de-
partment advises all to keep away
from gatherings; for the sick to wear
face masks and those caring for them.
In many households of our city
every member is i'll; cannot get help
and neighbors and friends are doing
what they can to help them cut. The
domestic science departments of our
schools and many others are supply
ing meals which are taken to the
homes of the sick, by the auto squad.
We are told that as high as so or 90.
meals a day have been supplied in this
way.
DR.. c. A. Harper, state health officer
states that the epidemic in the state
is now on the ebb. 1t has been the
worst in the southeast and east. Very
few cases having been reported in
Superior and vicinity.
The Wausau Business College is
closed until the epidemic shall have
run its cause.
The county home and hospital and
Rib View Sanitarium are closed to
visitors during the epidemic.
The Y. NJ. c. A. has closed all ac-
tivities for the time being. The bath
rooms will be open for the use of
members.
The churches, movie picture houses,
all places of amuseLIents, are closed
and will remain SO, until the Board
of Health, gives orders that they can
be opened.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Curtis and
three children, who have been i'll with
attacks of the present malady, are all
convalescing and will soon be out of
doors.
G. H. Eickemeyer, one of the post
office force, is at his home a victim
of the influenza, but on the road to
recovery.
Miss Media Munger. and her guest
| Miss Hazel Christianson of Madison
are quite i'll with present Affections
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H
Munger.
Warner Bump. who has been i'll with
the influenza is out and regaining his
full health. He will not return tC
the university of Wisconsin, until the
epidemic subsidies.
George E. Turner, who came home
from Valparaiso, Ind, with the infu
enza has about fully recovered and i!
out again.
Women and girls are asked to as
sist in the prevailing epidemic, b.
the Federated Charities. Send in you
names to either Judge A. H. Rel,
or Judge Louis Marchetti at the cour
house.
DR.. r. ". Jones is i'll with the in
fiuenza He was TO have departe
yesterday for Camp Greenleaf, Ga, bu
his illness prevented.
Henry Treviranus of the Continents
) clothing store, is laid up with an al
: tack of the prevailing malady. II
D was not as well this morning
5 Mr.. Treyiranus' two little sons wer
a afflicted with the same illness, but al
now on the mend