The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-09
MARKED DROP
IN DEATH TOLL
Only Eight, or Less Than
One-Half List of the
Previous Day
OVER A THOUSAND
ARE STILL SICK
There Must Be More Volun.
teer Nurses to Cope
with Situation

only eight deaths from grip and pneu.
monia were reported to-day, in contrast
10 - on the day previous. That the
number OF victims should have decreased
SO markedly in "a hours is a source Of
qualification to the health authorities and
lustliies the prediction, made early in the
week, that the pestilenee has spent its
force
| However. the situation remains crave
In the next few days, the number Of
deaths may rise and fall; in fact. the
authorities look for it to huctuate. AZ
| there are many persons who continue to
| oe desperately III. Yet, the general con.
dltlons IN every district are SO eneourag-
ing that the health department is looking
forward to the day when there shall be
no new cases reported. Calls for assist
anee were numerous yesterday, but side
by side on the record sheets kept at city
hall one may discern the fact that manv
people are recovering from the grip 9th
| ers are getting the best Of pneumonia.
Conditions at the City hospital are mate
rally improved, albeit a very large mum.
ber of persons are being cared for under
its roof Sinee yesterday afternoon six
patients have been discharged there as
cured, and there have been but two
deaths
The physicians count as an important
factor in their fight against the epidemic
the fact that the weather has changed.
sunny days and bracing atmosphere have
succeeded days and days Of rainy, de-
pressing weather. Their gospel of opti
mism takes seed in different soil when
the outdoor conditions are more agree
able.
While counseling everyone to be of
good cheer, the doctors who remain to
combat the epidemic are nevertheless
aware chat they have big contract on
their hands. The crying need is of nurses
and volunteer helpers
The medical situation as summed IN
to-day shows that besides the few local
physicians who are available for active
service there are at work only three doe
tors sent here by Major Draper of the
Z. ), public health service; Dr. Pache,
inspector for the state board of health.
and three senior medical students from
the University Of Vermont. The three
physicians sent by the u S, public health
service are Drs. Miller, Weafer and w t.
Smith. The contingent Of Burlington
physicians returned home Monday night.
AT the local relief headquarters in the
city hall, the statement was made to-day
that $50 families were visited yesterday
and that ,0S0 patients were treated,
showing that the situation is still very
serious II is especially serious because
of the shortage Of nurses and volunteer
workers in the homes. Those who have
sacrificed their time and health for more
haq x.fnnls L,ag.,,1v,..
tired out, and though many of them are
still sticking TO the task there is great
need of other volunteers to fill the de-
pleted ranks. There ought to be a hun
dred more volunteers to 90 out for GER
tain periods Of the day or night. The
thousand and more cases must be attend
ed to, else the death rate will jump
again. Therefore, an earnest plea is made
to-day for more volunteers.
In dozens of homes there are sick per.
sons who stand in immediate need Of
Anyone who is in posi-
ion TO obtain the services of registered
Nurse is asked TO communicate at once
With city hall. professional nurses
ind lay helpers must be had If the good
work is 10 be continued Men who have
'een driving their autos almost constant.
Y since the epidemic started are in need
i rest. There is an opportunity for serv.
ne in any number Of capacities. Volun-
GERS are recded. win yon respondl
Additional deaths reported to-day are:
francesca Broggini Of $ Scampini square;
ohm Cobb Of Pike street; Arturo Cas-.
ellini Of 4 Dwkee place; Antonio Coletti
I lao North Seminary street; @. Cano of
he G. Tomasi block 0rne Blair Of |
'arweii strcct Luigi Cecchini Of 40
'leasaut stEcat Mrs. Teresa Ahair, SO
iranite strc