The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-13

state. The mortality is about per
cent. or 1000 deaths to date. This per-
ceniase is held TO he exceedingly low
and the state health authorities ex-
press themselves as encouraged at the
small plumber OF fatalities.
From West Point. which has reported
SOC cases, comes the cheering news that
/ the situation is improving Several
other ee4asts- report conditions as helm g
in hand. white in others the epidemic
seems to he spreading This continues
to b. true OF the southwestern part
of the state.
some ct the Virginia cities that re-
port To- or rnCfe cases of grippe and
pneumonia are. Frederick sourg, 15e;
MartinxsiiIe, 1900; Sediey, 'Southamp-
ton county, SEQ: Bowling Green, 1905
Reedyilie. Northumberland county. SEQ;
Buena Vista. 500: GLADYS. Campbell
county. tzS. North Enporia. $780,;
BrAtlchytlle, southampton county. 100;
Pulaski see. Beisprjng, Pulaski county.
1873. Fort Royai. 500. Winchester, leo;
Clrfst3ansburg. 100; Bry o n. Lee
ceunty, I5o: Fries. Grayson county, soc:
FAcchas f4E.. wytheNllle. 100; Sweet
h~tar, lbs, waynesboro. 100; Chase
C5ty lbs, South I'm reports So cases
ana brakes Branch 500.
An official OF the state board of
htAifh was inclined - the belief that
the epidemic would run its course
within the next ten days 20 two weeks.
and that no general abatement Of the
spread OF the disease probably could
Ne looked fer short 81 that time
Need More Women.
rr r G. /. Miller. chief ot stan Of
the John Marshall Emergency hospital.
and Miss Agnes Randolph. his chief
assistant, Yesterday afternoon issued
the fellow irr Joint"staternent
Or Flanagan. chief health officer
for Richmond notified this hospita!
today that there was noticeable not
ttse slightest a lsstenent in the ser!oNs-
ness af the situation. II was suggest
cd that new hospitals he opened. Baker
{c19orefA school and the Bellevue
Junior H3ca school have beth been or
dered cleared and equipped to receive
patients
MIR. Richard Gwathmey, purchasing
agent for John Marshall High school.
is doing everything possible to pro-
vide the new hospitals We feel such
confidence in the patriotism of the
trained nurses and Of the women NJ
Richmond that we are confident each
OF these new hospitals can be opened
by Monday
The physicians Of Richmond have
all volunteered and are working IN
a body in the interest OF the public
health The crying need OF the mo-
msnt is women. We need women vol
unteers. We need women and sttti
more women We need women who,
in volunteering. will SO arrange their
domestic affairs that they can report
for duty at specific hours and serve
day after day during these hours. IN
less we can count upon their regular
ity in attendance. We cannot syste-
Matte the operation OF the hospital
we need utomobiles-automob iles
to act as mhuiances, to take nurses
and patients from one point OF the
city to another. to respond to emer-
gency calls. both day and night with
a sufficient number of such machines
we could divide them into day and
night shifts
stuart Circle hospital yesterday
sent ue one registered nurse and three
probation nurses. Miss Van Wort came
to the hospital last night and offered
70 provide nurses for two wards re-
leasing nurses from her own hospital
for this service She was to see that
the two wards taken over by her were
operated each of the twenty~four
hours. Her entire nursing class vol
.unteered for this work.
we are planning to carry on the
volunteer nursing at night through
the Catholic Sisterhood, who are try
ing to arrange to have eight sisters on
duty each night.
There are at present over 800 cases
OF influenza at the hospital. The ply
slcfans here are working heroically.
but we need more women. II is to De
doubted whether the city Mt large real
Ives the seriousness of conditions. The
hospital is calling on the women OF
Richmond for help.