Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-06
PUBLIC PLACES
CLOSED; DANGER
Of FLU IN CITY
Board of Health Takes Prompt
Action When Committee Re-
ports 2 Deaths From Dis
eaSei s Cases Discovered,

were closed yesterday afternoon on
an order from the city board of health
| in order to prevent spread of the
epidemic of Spanish influenza which
! has been found in Albuquerque.
The prompt action of the board of
health was decided upon at joint
meeting with the city commissioners
yesterday afternoon, after 1t had been
! learned that eight cases of the FLU"
! are in the city and that two deaths
had resulted from them.
The two who died from the disease
are Carl James Kilgore. "a years old,
of Gallup, N NJ. and Bonifacio Mo-
| rales, 80 years old also from Gallup,
! ~ NJ. Both men died at the Santa
! Fe hospital here after being brought
here from Gallup for treatment. A
ruling of the board of health pro-
vides that funerals must be held in
! the open at the grave. indoor gather
ings not being permitted.
Health Board Meets.
Friday it was learned that the dis
ease had been found here and meet
| ing of the board of health was held
| the same night At that time COM
mittee of three physicians was APP
| pointed to make a thorough investi-
| cation and report to the board of
health. During Friday night the two
deaths occurred and a meeting was
again called for / o'clock yesterday
afternoon, when it was decided to
close all public places until the cyl
demic had been stifled.
| Signs are being prepared which
will be placed on each place closed.
They read as follows; CLOSED by
order of the board of health, until
I further notice"
No violations of the closing order
will be tolerated. city officials de-
| clare. when we say they shall be
closed we mean it," one official said
yesterday afternoon. I'VE are not go
/ ing to permit gatherings which will
| tend to spread disease. outdoor meet
ings will be permitted but even they
are better not held. People should
not congregate anywhere. They
should keep moving. Persons who
are i'll from any cause should be on
the streets more than is absolutely
necessary. Children should be kept
at home"
| In regard to the closing of the
! schools Superintendent John Milne
| said last night that the teachers
should not consider absence from
their duties as giving them a license
to leave the city. They are expected
to remain within reach, he said. so
they will be available when the
schools reopen. which may be done
on twelve hours notice.
| Students quartered at the state I'M
! iversity, Indian school and Menaul
| school, may continue to attend classes
| should the officials of these schools
! desire to hold classes for their bene-
! fit. Those living away from the
school however, may not attend
| classes until the ban is lifted.
Proclamation Issued.
! The proclamation and resolutions
issued by the board of health are as
| follows:
Whereas, at regularly called and
| duly held meeting of the board of
| health of the city of Albuquerque,
New Mexico, held on the fourth day
| of October, 1918, a number of cases
of suspected Spanish influenza were
reported to the said board of health,
and
| Whereas, at such meeting of the
| board a committee of three we'll quail
! flied physicians was appointed for
| the purpose of making scientific tests
with a view to definitely determining
whether or not such reported cases
| were in fact Spanish influenza, and
| Whereas, at special meeting OF
! the board, held at l o'clock p. m. on
| October 5, 1918, the committee of
/ three physicians so appointed for the
purpose of reporting the status of
such cases and Identifying the same,
made report to the board of health,
definitely fixing and determining that
| the Spanish influenza exists In the
| city of Albuquerque, and
Whereas, two deaths have occur
red in the city of Albuquerque from
Spanish influenza within the past
twenty-four hours and there have
been reported a large number of 9TH
err cases of Spanish influenza, of more
| or less severity, and
Whereas the public health Is SER
iously jeopardized by the continued
| operation of places of amusement,
and places where crowds gather, by
reason of the possibility of the great
spread of the Spanish influenza, and
Whereas, the surgeon general of
the United States has asked the co.
operation of all cities and towns in
America to stop the further spread
of the disease by closing all places of
possible contagion, and
City I'm Emergency.
Whereas, the board of health has
fully considered all matters now avail
able with reference to the Spanish
influenza situation in Albuquerque,
and has reached the conclusion by a
unanimous vote that state of emer-
gency exists in Albuquerque in re-
gard to the public health, now, there
fore, be it
Resolved by the board of health
of the city of Albuquerque that until
further order of the board, the city
authorities be and hereby are in
structed to order closed indefinitely,
all moving picture show houses, all
theaters, all dance halls, all churches,
all schools, both public and private.
and to prohibit all public indoor gath
erings of any kind or character. IT
is further
Resolved by the board that the
people of Albuquerque are urged to
take all possible precaution to pre-
vent the further spread of the Span,
ish influenza, by remaining as much
as possible in their own homes, by
not attending gatherings of people in
houses or buildings, by keeping the
windows of their houses open day and
night, by reporting promptly to the
city physician deaths from the dis
ease and by requesting the attention
OF physicians as quickly is possible
symptoms of the disease are exper-
fenced. 1t is further