Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-10-17

ment in the Nj. u. cemetery hele.
Castle. which together can accOmmo-
date seventy patients. had a combined
total OF thirty-four patients this morn
ing. The situation seems to be much
better in New Castle than 1t was TWO
days ago.
II is reported that from fifteen 10
twenty new cases Of influenza devel-
oped in Smyrna yesterday.
Lieutenant Ephraim Jolls, OF Middle
town. who has been in from influenza
at an embarkation hospital in Newport
News. reached the home Of his parents
in Middletown yesterday. He has not
fully recovered, and has lost twelve
pounds in weight as result OF his SICK
ness.
DR.. C. r. Layton, Republican nominee
for Congress, who was helping here
last week, has now been assigned to
SeafOrd
Nurses Are Recovering.
One Of the best and happiest pieces
OF news in regard 10 the epidemic stu
alton is that the heroic nurses who
have been stricken down while minis
tering 20 others suffering from inilu-
number Of sick nurses is rapidly lessen
ing. No more have been added TO the
pathetic list Of nurses who have died
gloriously as any soldier on the battle
field. In place OF tMrty-six. the Della
ware Hospital last night reported only
fifteen Of their nurses on the influenza
list, and none of these is in a critical
condition.
The Physicians and Surgeons Hos
pital last night had only two nurses
who were influenza patients. One OF
them has gone home. cOnyalescent, and
the other is able to be up and about.
At the Homeopathic Hospital word
was given out that none OF the nurses
were sick. There have been no deaths
from influenza among the Homeopathic
Hospital nurses.
The Holiday House OF the Young
Women's Christian Association, which
has been given as a cOnvalescent home /
for nurses, now has only three pa
tents left. All OF them are progress
ing rapidly toward health.
No more new patients will be admit
ted TO the New Century Club. AS fast
as those now in the Century Club Hos
pital shall be discharged they will be
either sent home or to the convelescent
wards in the emergency wing OF the
Hospital. II Is hoped that
a week will clear up the cases now in
the New Century Club and the building
can be returned 70 its original condl-
ton.
The emergency wing Of the Homeo-
pathic Hospital is also receiving con-
from the Wilmington COun- I
try Club and now has about thirty |
eight cases. four of whom were admit |
ted Yesterday. 10 frequently happens |
that a cOnvalescent patient is boarding |
in the city, or for some other reason |
would DOT get enough care If he went /
back to his own dwelling place before |
getting his full strength back. such /
patients will be given strength-building /
food and all comforts in the emer- /
gency wing
Sergeant William B. Shields. No. 2Si |
North Broome street an Influenza
patient is improving. He |
was PROMPTED TO the rank OF sergeant
since his illness. He is in the govern
ment aviation service, stationed at Eliz-
lbeth. n. ].
Or. A. F. Frantz. secretary OF the
state Board Of Health, said today that
ne thought the epidemic will have run
rs course in Wilmington in about a
week.
The health authorities would not
venture an estimate of the number OF
patients in the city last night
)ut said that very few new cases had
appeared yesterday. The number OF
patients is still too large to form any
accurate guess, and the disease not be-
ng reportable 10 the Board OF Health,
here are no recorded figures.