El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-17
AOY HOSPITAL
OFFERS REFUGE
Red Cross and Defence
Council Combating In
fluenza in Southside.

ALDEer LAE COUNTY NDAAAAAA u AIAIAA-1
has turned over its agencies TO as
sist in caring for the sick and aiding
the city in becoming free from the
influenza epidemic that has spread
over the Mexican section Of the city.
The county council has instructed
the chairmen OF all outside community
councils to appoint a health commit
tee Of four or five persons, each mem
Der to have charge Of a specific
amount Of territory. Each block cap
tain shall receive orders from the
member Of the committee over his
block
The block captains shall at once
make a thorough canvass Of their
blocks and report all the sick. Where
the sick are confined TO their beds
they should be urged TO 60 to the
hospital conducted by the Red Cross
at the Aoy school, opened at noon
Thursday with 100 beds. Where any
sick will not consent 70 be taken TO
the hospital they should be reported
at once to the health committee
Where the heads Of families are taken
to the hospital. their childEen may be
cared for by the Associated Charities,
405 South Campbell street
The Aoy hospital telephone is No.
1871 and the charitya association num-
Der is 1915.
Need Strong Men and Women.
The Red Cross desires to secure the
help OF strong men and women who
understand and can speak the Spanish
language Those who cannot afford
TO volunteer viii be paid for their
services All who can help in this
work are requested to notify Miss
Katherine Gorbutt at the Aoy school
hospital
Names Health Committee.
The county council Of defence has
appointed as the health committee
for Alamo school district, DR.. T. A.
Bray, chairman, Manuel Escajeda. !
George Look, J. H. Weuergren and
Jose o. Martinez. Health committees
for Alta Vista, Franklin, san Jacinto, /
Beau and Highland Park school COM
munities will be appointed, it was
said
Dr. ". L Brown. chairman Of the (
Red Cross, said at noon Thursday that
the situation on the northside. as he /
had heard IT. was Improving, but that !
much work had . be done on the /
southside.
AmbuIances Are Busy.
City health inspectors began early !
Thursday morning making arrange !
ments TO assist in transporting pa
uents to the new southside hospital. i
Two ambulances, loaned by the city
eruptive hospital and the county hos
pital, were pressed into service. and /
manned by inspectors Tom Connors,
L T. Jones and Joseph Escajeda-
Preparing AOy School.
The Red Cross began preparations
at the Aoy school Wednesday after
noon, removing desks and replacing
them by cots. while DR.. J. ". Tappan.
Of the federal public health service.
began arrangements for furnishing
medical aid J. B. Gwin, secretary of
the Accumulated nn-f~Fau faN
services also.
chief Of police c. E. Pollock. who
for several days has been i'll with in
fluenza- was able to return to his
desk Wednesday and was on duty
Boston Schools to Reopen.
Boston, Mass Oct. 1T.-Publicl
school in this city, which have been
closed for more than three weeks be-
cause Of the epidemic Of influenza.
will reopen Monday. The school board
announced that physicians and nurses
would be in attendance and take
necessary steps TO protect the health
OF the children Theaters and other
places Of amusement. soda fountains
and liquor saloons also viii reopen
Monday.
Reaches Crest on Coast.
San Francisco, Calf. Oct. 1.-THE
Spanish influenza epidemic appeared
to have reached its crest in many
gradual betterment was looked for,
it was announced here yesterday by
DR.. ". c Billings. chief of the Z. s.
public health service for California
and Nevada
The mortality in San Francisco was
said to average one in a hundred.
health authorities said
Amarillo Restrictions.
Amarillo. Tex Oct 17.-Schools.
churches. and all public gatherings,
to kl.HH rarrE H.
assembling OF more than five people,
even upon the street, at a given place,
is prohibited under an ordinance en-
acted By the city commissioners as the
result OF the appearance OF several
cases OF Spanish influenza here.
Clovis Closes businesses.
Clovis, y. NJ, Oct flowing to the
presence OF one thousand cases Of
Spanish influenza here, the city au-
thorities have ordered all business
houses closed until further notice, ex-
cept drug stores, grocery stores. dry
goods stores, garages, restaurants.
meat markets and hardware stores
which will be allowed TO remain open
for two hours each forenoon
SIX Deaths at Miami.
Globe, Ariz-, Oct 17.-With six
deaths as a result Of the influenza cpl
demic in Miami, seven miles from here,
in the past "a hours. health officials
OF the county and the towns in the
Z
tionary measures to prevent further
spread Of the epidemic It is esti-
mated there are more than 800 cases
in the district
IN both Globe and Miami temporary
hospitals have been opened in the
school buildings Fifteen patients are
confined in the Miami high school and
one in the Globe Institution. orders
have been issued by health authori-
ties. preventing the congregation Of
people on streets Of the two towns.
Many Deaths In Juarez-
There were q deaths in Juarez and
pneumonia and on Wednesday therel
were between ten and 20 deaths,
according TO unofficial reports reach
ing FL Paso Thursday.
An appeal from Villa Ahumada,
Chin. came to Juarez for nurses.
medicines and doctors. Other small
towns in the vicinity OF Juarez havel
many cases, ii was reported ThereI
have been more than 800 cases in
Juarez, mayor Gonzales said. Twol
military, one civil and one emergency
hospitals are receiving patients and
giving them treatment and beds, the
emergency hospital being at the
Juarez race track building.
Club BuncheOns All on.
Weekly luncheons Of the Rotary.
Adclun Kiwanis club and University
club in Fl Paso were again postponed
this week on account Of the preva-
Tense OF influenza
Few Soldiers Downtown.
It was said that there are only five
soldiers down town who have general
passes. two on recruiting duty in the
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