Evening journal., 1918-10-12
EPIDEMIC near
end after sol
DEATHS in CITY
CONTINUED From First page.l


from persons who said they could moi
,ecure the services Of an under
aker.
Both DR.. Ellego0d and Chief Of Police
Black stated that more than half the
sails which came in to their departments
Tor help for influenza patients yesterday
were from industrial plants outside the
CITY. Or Lewis Booker, Of New Castle,
telephoned to Dr. Ellegood yesterday
afternoon. asking for two doctors 10 be
sent TO that town, as the epidemic was
VI its height there. DR.. Lumsden
thought Il might be possible to send
TWO government doctors to New Castle,
one TO make calls and one TO work In
the emergency hospital.
C. II. Wells, health expert, said that
the situation down State is under con-
troll. He said that Newark and New
Castle were hardest hit Of the many
towns outside Of Wilmington, but that
the worst Is over.
DR.. Z. w. Scott, OF the United States
Health Service, arrived here from New
York late last night, coming as a direct
representative OF Surgeon-General Blue.
He at once got into touch with the local
health board and the Red Cross chair
man for a brief statement Of the cpl
demic situation
Or. Scott will have charge OF the
Federal Health Service, which is to CO.
operate with the local board. and today
will open headquarters, and began
practical work toward alleviating the
distress OF the epidemic.
Or. Scott said he wanted TO assure the
people of Wilmington that Surgeon
General Blue had not forgotten them
and that the resources Of the Health
Service were at their service; that he
was here to see that every use possible
OF the Health Service be given TO the
people. Sc said that the need In Massa-
chusetts was OF distressing nature and
New Jersey was worse because OF the
additional calamity occasiOned by the
explosion at Perth Amboy, so that the
government supply Of physicians and
nurses had about been drained but not
withstandlng these facts, he felt sure
That the situation here would, by the
local and Federal cooperation, soon be
well in hand.
He was confident that there would
be a number Of nurses secured as we'll
as many nurses aides through the CO.
operation Of the United States Health
Service, as many sections Of the east
would be situated so as to release many
medical workers.
The following telegram was re-
ceived last night by United States Sen
ator Willard Salisbury from Surgeon
General Blue, Of the United States
Army
in addition TO doctors / wired you
about am sending DR.. p. w. Scott TO
get in touch with State and local au-
thorities TO organize all measures for
relief OF the influenza. DR.. Scott will
make his headquarters at Wilmington.
DR.. Rosenberg is also going TO VII
mington today 90 assist. Eight nurses
have been sent by the Red Cross.
senator Salisbury sent the following
reply:
"Thanks: we are most grateful for
medical aid sent and coming-will be
sufficient, DR.. Ellegood says, and Will
allow rest absolutely necessary. Nurses
are still urgently required situation
has somewhat improved today. Con-
ditions have been pathetic beyond de-
scription. Frightful conditions here
felt excused my urgency. Nurses
dying, dead unburied, sick unattended,
doctors exhausted. More than 10 per |
sentum of population suffering shortly !
states what our situation has been.
"WILLARD SALISBURY"
The Red Cross Liberty Kitchen, I'M
der the direction Of the comfort COM
mittee, In this emergency Of sickness !
appeals TO all the people to bring clear |
broths and soups to the Liberty kitchen |
I'm the library building, at Eighth and |
Market streets, to supply the many |
sick and convalescent in need Of these |
foods over Saturday and Sunday.
The demand for such supplies is |
growing daily and the comfort com
mittee urges that everyone send In as
much OF the articles Of food called for
as they can, assuring the donors that |
the individuals and families standing
In need Of these supplies today and Sun
dav VIII be promptly supplied