Evening journal., 1918-10-14
lO033 MORE DEATHS
FROM PNEUMONIA
REPORTED in CITY

Continued From Flrst Psge)
number of persons Sick. and few new
cases are heard OF"
1.-The situation is fine; Wilmington
has done excellent work in combating
the influenza" Is the verdict Of Or. E.
W. Scott, United States Public Direc-
tor. in charge OF the government work
here.
Wilmington is undergoing a trying
period now. The death rate is the
highest II has been since the influ-
enza outbreak and this has made the
public feel that matters are worse. This
is not true, as the deaths are from pa
tients who contracted the disease days
ago. In many cases a relapse and death
has followed a patients trying TO get
about too soon.
One hundred and sixty-three deaths
IN, Wilmington from influenza and
pneumonia, were reported from Friday
noon up to 10 o'clock this morning,
the highest death rate yet. A local
undertaken said today that there were
more deaths between midnight on Sat
urday and midnight on Sunday than on
any other day since the outbreak OF the
epidemic.
At the Cathedral Cemetery IL has
been found necessary 10 put two or
three caskets in one trench grave, be-
cause OF the great number Of burials.
TWO women doctors arrived today,
sent by Surgeon-General Rupert Blue,
u. s. A. They are Dr. Ida Mccormick
and Dr.. Helene Raderman, who come
from Cincinnati, and went to work at
once. third woman government doc
tor. DR.. Ella Hunt, is expected here this
afternoon.
Or. w. Edwin Bird, No 907 Delaware
avenue, is seriously in with influenza.
Leo Costello, a dupont Building
guard, was taken TO the Homeopathic
Hospital yesterday suffering with influ-
enza. lie is somewhat better today
Mr.. Costello and John C. Purcell. an
other dupont Building guard, volun- |
teered their services at the Country /
Club Hospital a week ago Friday when |
the epidemic was at its height and I
when there was insufficient help. Mr. /
Purcell worked at the hospital until |
last Thursday. Mr.. Costello was taken
sick with influenza after two days or
service as orderly. later developing
pneumonia.
The only daughter Of the Rev. r. p.
Nichols. OF Epworth NJ. +. Church, IS
critically IN with influenza
Reports from the state Insane Hos
pital at Farnhurst today showed that
seventy patients and six attendants /,
there are in with influenza No deaths
have occurred there.
At The New Castle County Hospital il /,
was stated that George Clio, an em- ?
ploye Of the Bethlehem Shell Loading K
plant at New Castle, had died there dur h
Ing the night from the disease Four
teen other men, IN with the malady. ,
are at the emergency hospital there. h
Prompt Burias Now. 4
A conference was held yesterday !
afternoon at the Board OF Health \
rooms By officials from the Board Of !
Health. Mayor John w Lawson. and !
from Attorney General David JAnein-li
hardts ONCE. Reported cases Of bodies I
left in houses for four or five days, OF h
delays in burial and daily calls 10 N
both Board OF Health and Police De- IL
partments that undertakes refused to IN
give service led 10 the conference. ID
There were no representatives Of the
city undertakers present. There is no G
doubt that the undertakers have been n
working night and day. and also that Al
hey have been hampered by a short W
lge OF Baskets. At the same time, the b
authorities do not consider that such u
state OF affairs should be allowed 10 v,
continue In order to make a correct q
urvey OF the situation. notice, printed
elsewhere in this paper has been issued IN
o the public from the Onlce Of the at W
orney general, through the press n'
This notice asks all persons knowing ST
4 any death where the services Of an IN
Undertaken We're asked and no service OF
las been obtained, TO report such facts m
TO the Office OF the attorney III
-eneral. on the second floor Of the pub pl
ic Building. either by telephone or in
,erson. Phone 600 and ask for the at IL
orney generals office. M
The Delaware Association OF Flu dl
leral Directors sent word 20 the vi
board Of Health on Friday afternoon, I'll
bat they thought they could now han oil
he the situation. But since then, new u
ases OF dead left without removal "
or two or more days have been re- "a
orted. M
The board Of trustees Of st. Paurs NJ. Sc
. Church has offeerd the use Of some nj
T the basement rooms Of the church as as
temporary receiving vault TO the Del
ware Association Of Funeral Directors. m
be kitchen and banquet hall are ex- IN
pied IN this offer, and the stipulation g
made that all bodies placed in the OF
sement shall have been previously VI
lbalmed. Also, the undertakes must az
rec to remove all bodies and fumigate
; church building as soon as the clos W
order is removed. III
he staff OF government doctors re-
vel a welcome and valued addition ~
Saturday when three physicians, ~ y
ward College men, experienced in "a
uenza epidemic work, reached Will -
lgton. They came particularly TO 30 ~
p the shipyard workers at the Har- ~,
plant, who contracted the influ- re- ','
a by the hundreds. but are also s slv
king calls wherever needed in the 81,
They are Or. w. F. Dolan, DR.. n
D Stone and DR.. H. NJ. Stang. all hoo
Boston. They gave medical aid in he
New England siege Of the influ- bas
"a, Nhen the contagion was Mt its 80,
49, 80. lney worked among the in 80
srds 80 Eases In the Fore River shin o's
orr az quincy, Mass They have s',i
ora1 ~ wilmington at a great nar- ailei
osl-as tlnee and their exneriencs rus'
90, s. slem especially valuable ~ ~ Ihel
oeai emergency. III the the
Ut +. w. Scott. Public Ee.i,,, g D. bein
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