Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17
.324 new FLUCASES
. REPORTED IN CITY
Although Health Authorities Are
Less Discouraged. Malady
Continues to Claim Toll.
DEATH LIST YESTERDAY 35
Flanagan Fears Spread of Epi-
denic Among Colored Peo-
ple-Prccautions Taken.
DEATH LIST YESTERDAY 35

out Richmond. Virginia and the entire
United States. proposes no armisticc
ana continues to blaze it's wrathful
way In this city yesterday ihere
were thirty-fve new names added to
the casualty list as deaths from in
huenZa and 324 for those who have
recently been reported as i'll. The
total number OF victims now Is 25o,
since October /; while the reported
cases now aggregate 1850, probably
nan the number that fas existed since
strange as 1t may seem statistics to tho
present, date show that there were
otber tbea aemses sin.. on October - Than any
in Richmond There were thirty
seven dead here that day.
Dr. flanagan stated last night that
the situation vas well In hanG.and that
the number OF deaths need not be eN
pccted TO fall on greatly for sometime
On account OF the hold over OF the
tnat the rnalad y has done its Hors; aud
VIII burn out before many more weeks.
nn1ess nnan;s an tn,, epidenic among the colprel
II is regarded as probable that the
germ Will weaken under the resistance
cIs.. OF those ,;,, afriieted. SO that following
though, BY many that hat the disease If aiso
being SO raginsiy infectious. has al
material p'i"'e
1, The situation. according to Dr.
fnannasan; should gradually improve
ana recovered are now temporarily at
tea3t immune and can without fear at I.
lem LEM WiIi ShGse becoming III This condi-
hospitals and allow the doctors and
nurses q brething spell.
anid.Hs,,n IL IS feared; however. that the usual
follow soon. 1t Is. however. hoped
that the precautions taken Will put
TO cope with the situation If i, comes. eomesi
Ut. Flanagan is. in spite OF his fear
o. tne usual order OF things. hoping
math Preventive measures have been
taken as well AS preparations TO meet
the e. situation If it proves Inevitable
resulted in many pathetic and surpris
ing deaths. One man walked into the
hospital and said that he. was tax EN-
was examined. Two hours after he
had been nut to bed a nurse found him
dead. a., ON the other hand; IT is report
had taken hold OF her. She psesented
herself At the hospital for Treatment.
thxami,nason Tx inasn1 disslessd no symptoms of
disease. ''e
DRUGGISTS TO COOPERATE
IN FIGHT AGAINST MALADY
according TO w. "A. Clarke. Jr q
meeting OF the drug gists' branch OF
the Retail Merchants Association OF
the city Of Richmond has been called
Tor ,o-night by T: y. Miller. president
OF the druggists branch The meeting
IS TOR the purpose OF discussing ways
and means Of cooperating with the
CITY Health Department in deterring
the spread OF the epidemic oc Influenza.
Ihe druggists feel that they can ma
y seriaily aid in this method OF com
batting the disease. The meeting will
be held in the rooms OF the associa-
tion. The hour OF 800 has been se-
lected,. that al! druggists may be able
to be on hand without excuse
call has been made on the United
states government for ten doctors and
eieVen nurses for Southwestern Eir-
Einia on account of the Gripping ot
the coal Industries i'll some sections by
the epidemic These people Will be sta
toned at various points in the state
where worst needeu. Colonl C. H.
Kelley, executive secretary OF the Nir-
ginia Council OF Defense, and Colonel
John {. Dillon. assistant Federal fue!
administrator for Virginia, are respon-
sibie for this move
According to the figures OF statisti-
clans, ten persons out OF every hun
ish influenza have developed pneu-
monia. OF this ten, three have died