Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-10
THREE NEW CASES
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can do is to keep after it and trust it will
arrive in time To he of service.
There is no reason why householders
having sick persons at home, or where
the homes are too damp and cold to
remain well, should not have heat. Fuel
Administrator Garfield al Washington
announced today that there was no
reason why houses shoul not be warmed
sufficient TO keep the occupants comfort
able and aid in preventing them from
catching colds and the "iiu :
At the office of the State Fuel Admins
traitor for Delaware, il was SAID today
that there was no intention of pre- .crt-
ing ho,ischoldc : f ON sta. ting heater
fires, ii it was necessary for the pre-
servation of health
NOT MANY FATALITIES DOWN STATE
G. II Wells. Health Commissioner of
the State Board of Health, said today that
reports coming TO him from community
health boards down the State were to the
effect that influenza conditions were not
alarming He received today letters from
the Boards of Health from Seaiord.
FrederIca, Millsboro. Townsend and Clay
ton. and the death roll from MI OF these
places due to the grip did not exceed four.
The health officials wrote that all pre-
cautions were being taken, and that they
anticipated no outbreak, such rs is being
experienced in this city The eases of in
hucnza were convalescing nicely and few
new cases were reported
Commissioner Wells himself made an
investigation Of New Castle yesterday
and said today that he did not believe
the situation there was ms bad rs il had
been NJ first painted The physicians,
while taxed to the utmost, were keeping
pace up to this time with the eases. and
that with the citizens using common sense
the situation mgl clear up soon. The
great embarrassment IN New Castle IS
the need for nurses
4 white man about so wears old and
who said he was very ill., applied to the
Board of Health this afternoon for rs
sistancc He was given an order for
admission to the New Castle county
hospital, and carfarc t. FarnhurSt
PtT BODIES IN MoRGuE
Twenty-Five bodies were taken to the
morgue last night because the under
takers could not take care Of them
Yesterday and last night there were
in the neighborhood ol 40 arrests IN the
CITY of men charged with drunkenness
The police department Is short al men
because of the epidemic and those on
duty are rcquirct! IL give much attention
to handling those Who 90 down and nut
because ol drinking too much liquuT
\ csi crdaN "a man was standing II the
corner Of Fourth and Market streets
suddenly ne recled and fell heavily to
the sidewalk People in that viclultv
al first thought that ho man was
victim of intiuenxa and there was a genera,
scare among those who saw hym fall
Later when an examination pa~ made
il wae discovered that lc vas fall ef
iquor and collapsed from if~ effect
He Was sent 10 the police ,tatlon Il the
natrol wagon
POLICE CELLS FILL Of DRUMS
Because tho cells nj BE- poh,c ~;a-
iIon have been - ovcrcrouded with
broughtb in ccau~e oi drunk
enneSS the police department. NAV be
asked 10 request the Board 81 Health
o take drastic action The wholesale
houses were nof closed by Inc Board oi
Health when the closing order WAS scid
out Men accustomed 70 taking drinit
are now htsng liquor hH the quart and
some IL those who we're previously
moderate drinkers nave found themselves
II the police station because They were
ound lHlng somcu here in the city down
md out and unable 10 even give thclr
names in some instances when thcy
were taken "a CITY Hall
Mrs StacLa Grant aged so wears, OF
900 Nan Buren, street. died IT ] @ clock
.cstcrdas afternoon Of pneumonia
>he leaves Ter husband Phiilp Grant
Mrs Grant was sick only a few dsys
SILL oUr oF FLowERs.
Several florists in the city Wcre forced +
O display signs Al their shops hat they
lad no flowers for safe Roses which
ormerIv sold for s. and So dozen were,
cling for >6 and s.
large auto-truck brought j number
i caskets 10 ms CITY TUESDAY
The cit9 m0rgue has been flied ~
'verfiowiDg There has been DELAY II
emoving tho bodies ana fhc Trustees +
f The Poor agreed to send one ol their
wagons 10 help IN removing the bodies
Mrs Mary : Knox died st her home.
III Nesf Fourth street, Wednesday Of I
neumonia Her husband, Lee ] Knox. |
rho was also an influenza victim was
3ried Wednesday Mrs Knox funeral I
I'LL bo held At 10 o clock Saturday morn +
lg and interment viii be made III Silver i
rock cemetery \ brother ri Nj /
knox died several DAYS ago in PhIladei- /
hia
Frederick KRAFT aged - years. Of J.; +
u Pont street. who Was married but TWO +
eeks ago, died Wednesday OF pneumonla
he deceased was employed as d machin-
t at the traction company car barns ),
The funeral III Mrs FannIc smith
1ahoncy. who died several days ago
as held at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
lornlng and In'erment made in I.om-
ady cemetery
4 double funeral oi mother and son
It'll be held II 3 clock yesterday after
oon from 2215 Tatnall street Mrs
ellie VI shaw wife Of William Lester
haw. died on sunday at the Wilmington
ountry Club. and her son Edwin G
hav- died last Saturday They viii
G buried in Riverview cemetery
NIsse karfvc vice president Of the
l'mington plant d the Pescy and
Jnes Company who has been seriously
with influenza at has home in he
lhambra Apartments i reported 10
, considerably improved
IT, Paul Cats. chief machInIst : mate
= r. \. r., who graduated from
elaware College thus year has been
at the home Of his parents,
Ir and Mrs J Elmer Cats in Clayton
r. Cats entered the navy IN August
Id vas stationed in Philadelphia where
was stricken with influenza about
lree weeks ago
Harry Sallaway. superintendent of |
e mechanical department Of Wilmington
orning News, who has been confined
his bed for several days with influenza,
as reported much better Yesterday