Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-26
NEW WCASTLE'S"FLU"
HOSPITALS TO GO
One in Parochial School to be
Closed Monday is Report;
Cases are Few.

Abandonment of the Parochial School
Hospital at New Castle will take place
Monday, as now planned the few influenza
patients remaining there being transferred
today and tomorrow To the New Castle
Club. The hospital here will be closed IN
n few days Only eight eases are now
housed at the former place, according to
late reports. and five or six Of these are
convalescents who will be able TO go home
shortly.
Nothing TO prevent the reopening OF
churches tomorrow and OF all places
on Monday has occurred, according To
health officials Final inspection OF
places which have been cleaned, fum-
gated and aired preparatory to rcopcnng
has been completed by the Board OF
Health
Now that the Board of Health has
lifted the ban places that have been
closed arc being cleaned and f,rmigatcd
preparatory to opening on Monday
All the churches have been properly
cleaned and will be opened tomorrow
when unusually large congregations are
expected The action of the board IN
allowing thc churches to hold services on
SUNDAY brought general rejoicing 10
thousands of church-going citizens
throughout the state, although they stood
ready 10 continue To cooperate with the
health authorities had the conditions re-
quired
Prof c. ] Scott. Of the Wilmington
schools, stated last night that all the
schools have been cleaned and iumi-
gated and that they would be ready for
the children when they return to school
Monday morning
The work OF cleaning and iumigatlng
saloons movie houses and dance halls
was started Yesterday under direction of
the Poard OF Health So hat they will also
be- in shape to resume business on Monday.
The city board OF health officials are
getting rest compared with the busy
DAYS when the epidemic was at It's helght, !,
but still naturally have extra work TO do.
The number Of deaths reported 10 the
narl continues 10 decrease and from
Thursday noon until last night ohly =
death certificates were tiCd
Dr \ f. Frantz secretary Of the
state Poard of Health last night snid
"Reports coming il from all paris Of
the state continue favorable There are
fewer new cases being reported each day
ov physicians OF course, there Is stiti a
great deal Of sickness. but II ls mostly
old cases that arc now improving Most
of tho schools Of the state will open on
Monday
Dr samuel q Mitchell, president Of
Delaware College. announced Yesterday
that the college would reopen on Mon
dav About onc-half ot the students have
been rotihcd to report that day. the
remainder On Wednesday In case any
member If herr families are Ill with
influenza. Or any town or city where \
student lives i stl mGcr quarantine
such students Wiil not hc expected 20 re.
port unul Tic conditions would make i
safe for them 10 report ~ present there
are no students III with influenza IT
Newark
Tho Wesleyan Collegiate Institute at
Dover Will also reopen on Monday
At the Country Chh emergency hos
pttal patients Who have cntiroif recovered
arc beng discharged each day and thc
ndIcations are that il viii not bc long
before thus hospital viii be clear Of the
disease
The cmcrgcE 4, hospital At the County
Hospital at iarnhurst. has been closed.
As III patients bad recovered sufficiently
! "a leave