New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Brooklyn Leads in
Influenza List of
$50 New Patients

Two deaths from Spanish influenza
were reported from New York suburbs
last night. Both victims were in the
service of the country, one a soldier at
Camp Upton and the other member
Of the United States Naval Reserve
force.
In the city, a sixty-hour period end
ing last night, showed q total of $50
new cases recorded at the Department
OF Health. From Camp Mills forty
seven men suffering from the disease
IN varying degrees were sent to the
Mineola Hospital during the day.
or the new cases here in the city
thlrtyAsiN We're taken from an incoming @
BRITISH troopship. The men were di-
vlded between the Kingston Avenue and
" Nlllard Parker hospitals.
Brooklyn led all the boroughs in new
cases as reported last night, with a
total of fortythree. Among them were
a sailor and two Federal officials.
lhlrty-two cases were found in the
Bronx and one less in Manhattan. Five
sailors were sent to Staten Island hos
pitfalls and three civilians were reported
suffering from the aiment in Queens.
epidemic Feature Lacking
Despite the increase in new cases
the disease lacks the one most alarm
ing feature of an epidemic-the cases
apparently are isolated and have no
relation to one another.
Health Commissioner Copeland. who
has carried on an extensive investiga-
tion since the outbreak of the disease,
reported last night that the source Of
the 'ntectlon had not been definitely
traced. Precautionary measures are
being taken throughout the city Thou
sands OF placards warning those at
t1lcted with colds in any form to guard
against their spread have been dis
tributed.
Commiss iorer Copeland said that up
20 the present the disease had failed
to gain any appreciable foothold in the
city and that if citizens cooperate with
the Health Department it would not do
so. He added that New York. in view
OF the spread of tho disease along the
Atlantic coast. might consider it had
escaped most fortunately thus far
Real Quarantine Unnecessary
Hospitals in the city have been noti-
fled tC accept all cases sent them even
though they have no isolation wards.
Only 81 modified quarantine is required
III OrNef lC prevent cOnt2glon. and the
Department Of Health, in its notifica-
tion. specified that all that was neces-
Sary Vas to screen OFF influenza pa
ticnts when they were in wards with
those suffering from other diseases.
All the cases reported yesterday at
Canlp Mills were of the lghtost nature.
/ The majority of the men afflicted came
from Mississpppi
Private William p. J. Wesch, of Baby
! Ion. Long Island. was the soldier whose
death was reported from Camp Upton.
He was among the drafted men, induct-
, ed into the service last July He con-
tracted the disease nine davs AFRO and
was sent to his home in Babylon. He
was twenty-three years old.
j. Waiter Hodge, Of 234 South First
Street. Mount Vernon. died on Satur-
day He was called into the service as
a member of the L. S. n. r. f. ONLY six
weeks ago. He was a first class petty
officer and had been stationed at New
port, r. |. The disease first attacked
hlnl d week ago. He was twenty years
old
The epidemic continues most severe
at Camp Devens, Mass. General Gorgas
said The total number of cases re
ported from that camp uu to noon to-
day was l0,70O. Camp Dix, with 1,S97
cases, is second in point of seriousness
/ Al Camp Devens the number Of pneu-
monia cases is high. 124 now cases
/ having been reported in the last -four
days
/ The total number of influenza cases
by camps, excluding the camps report
ing to-day for the first time. follows:
Logan. Texas, l75 Mcclellan, II;
/ Syracuse. 596; Devcns, 10,7O0; Dix
1897; Funston, 1871; Gordon. 4l9;
Humphreys, 200; Jackson, S. c.. 1874
j. +: Johnston, Fla, IA Lee, 1919;
/ Meade, 22S; Lewis, 80; Travis. Texas
81; Upton, n. Y, 1,141; Newport News
Va, 2l; Hoboken 1.417; Edgewood
Arsenal, 1873, and miscellaneous posts