The Washington times., 1918-10-08


York and Philadelphia"
| - II. .. Monday. chief train dispatcher
or the Southern Railroad at Alex
andria, where the toll of Influenza is
extremely heavy, reports 3T5 out OF
! zoo employees i'll with influenza.
/ These men operate trains to and
from Washington.
Although we are doing all IN our
power to prevent a further decrease
in our working force, all efforts have
been fruitless," said Mr.. Monday to-
day Freight traffic il already Sc.
riously tied up and passenger sched-
ules may have TO be curtailcd."'
The sick list OF the police depart
ment today contained I24 names. The
| largest number that has been re-
ported in more than fifteen years.
Included in the list is Major Ray
mond Pullman. superintendent OF poz
| lice. who Is confined to his home with
a severe cold.
Eighty-five fremen were reported
on the sick list today. Only one. II Is
reported. is seriously III.
Many Children Dead.
Reports OF deaths today include
persons in all sections OF the city
and in all classes. The list of new
Health Department yesterday includ-
ed the names OF more than fifty boys
and girls between the ages OF one and
fifteen years. The death of one wom-
an eighty years old as a result of in
fiuenza also was reported.
Whole families are being stricken
by the disease drug Aores of
Washington todIy announced that
they have a sufficient supply of drugs
on hand to meet the demands pro-
Tided that the epidemic does not
grow much more serious. Some drug
gists, however, complain that the
-ardinss. of freight deliveries is de-
priving them OF supplies that should
now be on hand.
Drug stores Handicapped.
Drug stores. already handicapped
by lack OF employees due TO war calls,
are deluged with demands for pre-
scriptions. Several druggists last
night allowed no one to' enter their
stores unless they could present a
prescription. Persops seeking soda.
tobacco. candy and like purchases
were told to go elsewhere. In neigh
borhood drug stores throughout the
CIty a reporter for The Times saw
uneS persons III "dlN
The restaurant proprietors OF the
Icity have adopted methods of their
own to protect their employees and to
prevent congestion in cafes and lunch
rooms from being a factor In the
spread OF the epidemic. A number
OF these proprietors have established
this rule:
we admit only as manw persons at
one tin as we can seat" This rule
has established waiting lines in front
Z the restaurants and lunchrooms In
many of the downtown streets.
Medical Students Called.
The services OF the medical students
OF Georgetown, George Washington
and Howard Universities have been
offered to DR.. II. S. Mustard, of the
Public Health Service. to help com
bat the epidemic. Representatives. of
he student bodies Of these three uni
versities offered to DR.. Mustard help
in any capacity needed. DR.. Mustard
stated that he would probably call on
these men sometime this week.
II will use the medical men," DR..
Mustard said, "in urgent cases. They
will do a great service to the de-
partment by acting as inspectors and
l expect to put all OF the available
INTO btTNlCt- ne upper CLASS
men are needed by us. They can take
the place of physicians in cases where
a family finds il impossible TO obtain
the services OF a doctor"
Churches May BE Used.
Washington churches may be used
as temporary hospitals for patients.
Consideration OF offers of pastors OF
this city, TO give over their church,
rent free, for use as hospitals or for
any other purpose needed to check the
spread of influenza in the District, is
being made by DR.. Mustary.
? DR.. Mustard stated yesterday that
he had received numerous offers of
this kind from the clergy of the city.
At present he has made no move to
use these churches as hospitals but, has
assured the pastors who made these
offers, that the using OF their
churches was seriously being con-
sidered.