Evening journal., 1918-09-26

viii make an appeal 10 the hospitals TO
take care Of the individual cases that
are now In a critical condition. Jntil
the emergency hospital is running.
The question has come up OF com
mandeerlng a location II none IS turned
over voluntarily 10 the Council. The
State Council of Defense would have
the authority 10 commander a build
Ing for the purpose.
one OF the serious troubles is the
shortsgo Of nurses. II was suggested
that one trained nurse might supervise
number OF volunteer nurses aides,
But that will he matter for the Red
Cross. The city has been generous In
It's contributions 10 Red Cross and in
It's trouble, the city turns to the Red
Cross for assistance.
Soldiers At County Hospital,
Arrangements have been made be-
tween the cOmmandant Of the govern
ment forces at Carney's Point and
Thomas Wilkinson, president Of the
Trustees OF the Poor, for the accom-
mediation OF soldiers stationed at Car
ney's Point IN with the "flu' at the
emergency hospital at Farnhurst Mr..
Wilkinson met the oOmmandant in this
city last night and discussed the plans
with him.
II was understood that about ten
soldiers OF The United States Guard,
IN with the disease, wero 60 be sent
there today, but Superintendent Foster
stated early this afternoon that they
had not arrived and that he did not
know when the patients were 10 come.
The commandant Is 10 arrange for
properly fixing the building UP for the
purpose and also 30 secprc nurses for
The men from Phihdelphls as the truss
tees OF The poor cannot furnish the
nurses.
Il was reported that the government
hre0tened TO commander The building
but this was not necessary as the trus-
tees are willing TO do anything they
possibly oSn TO relieve the situation.
The building can probably accommo-
date from 60 10 so patients and the COM
mandant at Carney's Point minated
that 1t was likely that many cases
would be sent from there.
The original intention Of the Trus-
tees OF the Poor was to turn the build
ing over for patients from Wilmington
and the rurel county, but the arrange
ments with the Carney's Point officials
interferes with that plan.
The Phoenix ambulance will not take
patients outside Of the city limits, It
was stated at the Phoenix fire house
today. The county hospital ambulance
is out OF commission at present and a
Red Cross ambulance may be used.
The Physicians and Surgeons Hospi-
tai is In no position to handle any in
fluenza cases at present for % Is about
nlled with patients. Aside from that
i've Of the nine nurses are III. Two
Of the nurses are down with influenza
and one is suffering with typhoid fever
Ruby Rogers, four years old Of No.
iO3 West Ninth street, was taken TO the
Delaware Hospital last night by Mrs.
Z. NJ. Rosenberg, a neighbor. The child
was suffering from pneumonia follow
ing Spanish influenza. Mrs. Rosenberg,
told the attendants at the hospital that
The mother OF the little girl was down
with pneumonia and the father OF the
child is also afflicted Mrs. Rosenberg
said there was no one TO look after
Mrs. Rodgers and that she was afraid
to nurse her for fear Of contracting the
disease and carrying IL TO her child and
husband. However, Mrs. Rosenberg
said that she does all the errands and
looks after other matters for her as
best she can.
Two cases were reported to the Della
ware Hospital from Holly Oak. Those
afflicted are two wOrkmen for the
Company, at that place.
At the Pennsylvania Railroad camp,
at Shellpot Park, where a workman
was reported suffering from the disease,
there are now four cases reported. The
railroad company has provided a build
ing where those attacked can be iso-
lated.