Evening journal., 1918-10-01
BUSY time FOR
NEWARK DOCTORS
Physicians on Go Night and
Day Attending Influenza
Gases
ARMY SURGEON ALSO
HAS MANY PATIENTS
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening J0ufnd.
NEWARK, Oct. i-There were a num-
Der OF new cases Of Spanish Inluenzs
in Newark yesterday but fortunately m
more deahts. No new cases developed
among The Delaware College students
Local physicians are of the opinion thai
conditions are clearing up somewhat
and that the disease viii be entirely u
der control by the last Of the week.
While many Of the slight cases have
entirely recovered ana the patients re-
turned TO work there are many OF the
employees OF local plants still confined
10 their homes. In many Instances
however, they have only severe colus
and not the "flu."
Dr.. Charles II. Blake, president oil
the Board OF Health, who himself mas
been confined to his home for several
laws. Is much Improved and expects to
,e able TO get out today or tomorrow 10
attend 10 his cases.. He has been at
lending TO some cases at his office even
hough sick and looking after Others by
telephone. One day last week Or. Blake
attended co cases. He stated last nigh
that he did not think conditions any
worse and looked for gradual de-
crease now In the number Of cases. Drs.
Hollock and Steel have also had many
sases and have been on the go night
md day. The former Is reported 10 have
made more than 100 calls In one day.
Sut not all "fu" cases.
Not only have the local physicians for
more than a week been given most all
" their time TO attending Spanish
'nu" and pneumonia cases, going with
put practically any sleep for days. but
IKE Wilmington physicians they have
Seen Handicapped by the shortage OF
nurses.
Lieutenant Aaronwitz. the army sur
geon who Is connected with the STU
dents Army Training Camp and the In
dustrial Training Camp has been look
ing after most OF the student cases. 1t
is understood that Dr.. Kollock IS attend
ing several cases among the stu
dents members Of the Sigma M Frater-
atty. but Lieutenant Aaronwitz has been
caring for all the others and there are
now about 35 such cases. He has been
especially faithful to his duties In this
connection and has gone for several
isys with only a few hours sleep tina
ne might give his patients the care
their conditions would demand. To get
around to the different frat" houses,
Harter Hall and the Intlrmary where
all the college cases are quartered he
has been using the Delaware College
ambulance 10 save time. He has also
been handicapped by not being able TO
get nurses. His only assistance has
been several orderlies who however
have also been unusually faithful.
The serious student cases are all re-
moved as soon as possibly to the In
nrmary where they can be given better
care than any other place. The Army
Surgeon stated last night th-t he had
two cases Of pneumonia. but both were
doing well and he thought they would
recover. The two hundred men IN the
Industrial Training Camp who have
been here since the first OF the month
have been practically free OF the dis
ease. several having bad colds but no
cases OF "flu" among them.
The body OF Lee Roach. the college
student, who died on Sunday, was sent
10 his home at Georgetown yesterday.
Roach was taken in last week at the |
Omega Alpha Frat" house.
When pneumonia developed he was
sent to the Inflrmary on Friday and his |
parents were notified OF his condition. |
They arrived In Newark on Sunday and |
we're with him when he died.