New Britain herald., 1918-09-25
THREE INFANTRYMEN
 DIE OF INFLUENZA
Corp. Dalton and PriVateS EarleS
 and Nelson SuCCumb to Malady ALL AT CAMP DEVENS


 HI-Corp. Grccnbcrg Reported Alt tackled by ScOurgc.
 Corporal Fred Dalton, son of Mrs. James Dalton of so Oak street. died at Camp Devens last night following a short illness with pneumonia brought on by Spanish infienza. He went to camp two months ago today and was made a corporal soon after his arrival at the cantonment. The funeral arrangements have not been made, and Mrs. Dalton mother of the dead soldier, is at the camp ma1- ing arrangements to have the body sent here for burial.
 Before his induction into the ser vice, Corporal Dalton was employed as a salesman for the kibbe Co.,, of Springfield, and was we'll known in this city where he did most of his work. He was just a few weeks less than 31 years of age, his birthday com ing November IS. Besides his mother he leaves five brothers and three sisters. They are Andrew J., Thomas F., James w., Charles F., who is with the Mechanical Warfare service at Washington, D. C., and Lieut.. George H. Dalton of the A. E. F.
 The sisters are Mrs. Mary Roden and the Misses Elizabeth and Agnes Dalton.
 Private Daniel Earlcs Dead.
 Word was received this afternoon by MT. and Mrs. William Earles of 64 Lafayette street of the death of their son, Private Daniel J. Earles at Camp Devens, a victim of the Spanish h. fuenza. Ear]es was reported yester- day as being very low, and members of his family were called to his bed side at the camp. This morning his condition was reported as not inn proved.
 Earles was 20 year of age and single He went to Camp Devens9 with the increment leaving this city July 25 Before entering the army he was elm played at the American Paper Goods Co.,. Berlin, as a clerk. For some time previous to that he was in the employ of Russell x Erwin's.
 The condition of Captain Chapman, ill with pneumonia at the Theodore Roosevelt hospital in New York, is reported today as very low. The pa- tient has lost consciousness, and his condition is grave.
 Corporal IA. \. Greenberg is re- ported ill with influenza at Camp De- NenS.
 Married Soldier Victim
 Fred Nelson, son of MT. and Mrs William Nelson of 16O High street succumbed to an attack of Spanish influenza today at Camp Devens NeI- son was sent to camp, with an incre- ment of men going to Devens He is married and his wife survives him. The local war board has no record of him inasmuch as he has lived in this city only about two months.
 Fl New Cases in City.
 The 21 additional cases of Spanish influenza reported to the health de- partment up to 2 o'clock this after noon bring, the number of patients in this city to approximately 100. When the health department office closed yesterday afternoon q total of 58 cases under observation had been recorded and subsequently, 17 more cases were reported by the attending physicians. These in turn have been augmented by the 21 cases today.
 pr. Henry F. Moore, superintendent of health, advises people to keep out of public gatherings when they can do so, and whenever they have to cough or sneeze to be sure and use a hand l kerchief because it is by coughing and sneezng that the germs are liber- ! ated into the air.
 The state health commissioner, Dr. l John T. Black, states that this disease | is liable to attack as many as 12 900 1 people in the state by the end of the | week. and already more than 5000 l cases have been reported. Again the | doctors lay great stress upon the l necessity of the patient remaining in ! bed until entirely recovered from the | disease.
 Three Sisters III.
 Helen, Grace and Mary Monsees, 1 daughters of August Monsees of Bel Vldere, are confined to their homes with the grip. The three sisters con- tracted the grip at about the same time, and it is believed that it might l be the Spanish influenza. This Is probably the only case in the city where three of one family have taken 1 the sickness at one time.
 Hartford, Sept 25.--Morc than 200 cases of Spanish influenza have been reported thus far here. Two deaths from the malady were reported today, making three to date.