The sun., 1918-09-27

fuenza- Pneumonia has caused two
deaths.
There have been reported 100 sus-
pected cases Of Influenza among the mid
shipmen at Annapolis. These are very
mild and all are in the academy hospi-
tai.
The epidemic in Camp Dix Is subsid-
ing, according to latest reports Deaths
are fewer and fewer new cases were
reported in the last twenty -four hours
There were eighteen deaths among the
army personnel. In addition there was
one OF an athletic instructor, Harry
Loerch, New York city, who was known
In the sporting world az Jim Stewart, a
heavyweight pugilist of few years ago.
Many western Men Ill.
There are c52 new influenza cases and
30 Of pneumonia. This brings the total
to 5,727 cases reported since tho cpl
demic started. There have been IS
deaths all told. The majority of the cpl
demic victims are among Western men
of the Thirty-fourth Division. Eastern
men In to-day's casualties include Prl-
Yates Charles =. McKernan. Philadel-
phia; William Startz, Jersey City; VIM
ston Jones, New Rochelle: Joseph c.
Nugent. Millville; Thomas Lloyd. Phil
lipsburg: Joseph Paris Orange George
II. Harwood, Perry, n. Y: Winfield Nc
Intyre. Caldwell; Jacob Harris. Mings-
Vile, Nd; George Percer. st. Angus
tine. Nd; Paul Rudolph, South Media,
Pa, {: Carl Rose, Meadville. Pa.
Camp Upton reported 1874 new cases
yesterday. bringing the total to 1,bOo
cases OF influenza: there we're 80 new
cases OF pneumonia. bringing the total
to 229. Three deaths were listed.
Three hundred soldiers were refused
admission to the Jamaica Theatre in
Jamaica, Queens. Wednesday night as a
precautionary measure. as they were
from Camp Mills. where there are some
cases of influenza. Part of the camp Is
under quarantine.
Twelve soldiers suffering from bron-
chitis we're taken from troop train
In New York yesterday and sent to
local hospital They are not seriously
Ill and 1t Is not believed they are suffer-
ing from influenza.
\ warning was issued yesterday by
Hermann NJ Biggs, State Health Com
missioner, that an epidemic OF innuenza
is confronting New York State and the
nation. In the city. however. there were
only two more new cases than were re-
ported Wednesday. the total being IA
from influenza and A of bronchial
pneumonia. Word came from Rome,
Italy. that the Influenza germ had been
discovered and isolated. The Board OF
Health OF New York believes 1t has
found the germ. too, but will not make n
definite announcement until certain. so
far, there Is no known cure. DIR. Biggs
hopes the disease will run its course be-
fore the cold weather sets III with the
accompanying dampness when the DIS
ease will be far more dangerous because
of complications than II Is now. In
fuenza alone is seldom fatal. he said,
Six deaths from influenza and eleven
from bronchial pneumonia occurred in
the city within the twenty -four hours
ended at o'clock yesterday morning.
One striking phase as yet not accounted
for is the prevalence OF influenza be-
tween the ages OF 25 and So. There
were seventy-two out OF the IA cases
between these ages. Between is and
Is there were forty-five cases. There
were only seven under years OF age,
twenty-four between and 10. four
teen between IS and 40 and twelve or
persons more than 40.
As to sex the cases are evenly divided
in influenza, but there are two-thirds
more pneumonia cases reported among
men than women. Manhattan is still
leading with sixty-five influenza and
twenty-nine pneumonia cases. Queens
has only three cases OF influenza and
none Of pneumonia. The Bronx has
forty-fve influenza and nine pneumonia.
Brooklyn has forty-seven influenza and
six pneumonia. Richmond has eleven
influenza, but no pneumonia.
Ensign William A. Williams. 81. Rich
mond Hill, died Of pneumonia following
an attack of influence in Cleveland. Ohio.
Capt Ray W. Whidden died of pneu-
nnonia in Boston Wednesday. He lived
in Flushing, Queens, before he Joined
the army. He formerly pract!sed rnedi-
cine in New York. and went to France
in 1917. where he was wounded In the
bombing of base hospital. lie was in
valided home. recuperated and was as
signed to Camp Dix. where he con-
tracted influenza, which later developed
into pneumonia while he was in hospi-
tai in Boston.