The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-01
INFLUENZA'S GRIP
BEGINS TO WEAKEN
Situation Improves in Boston,
With Pneumonia Claiming
Fewer Victims.
DECREASE IN NEW YORK
7,418 New Cases, 1913 Deaths
in Observation-Disclosures Sue
cessful at Camp Dix.

The Spanish influenza epidemic that
swept through New England and threat
ened to spread westward seems to have
abated., In Boston, where the greatest
effect of 1t was felt, the authorities ex-
pressed the opinion that the worst was
over. and that the conditions now are
encouraging. Yet there are many cases
in that city and still a lack OF medical
aid to care for the victims.
massachusetts, in general is much i'm
proved in the last forty-eight hours. Re-
ports from other parts OF the country
show the disease 10 diminishing. both IN
number of new cases and In virulence'
Most Of the people contracting the die
ease up to the last four days are now
well. influenza having run its course.
Pneumonia. the frequent subsequeht
malady. Is reducing its toll. ,
Optimism is reflected from many OF
the army camps where the diseases
reached alarming proportions. Ne"
York city shows decrease in new cases
for the last forty-eight hours. The
Health Commissioner believes the worst
Is past, but does not wish to congratu-
late himself too soon.
Help IL Sent to Quincy.
Although the general condition is i'm
proving throughout New England.
Quincy, Mass, Is still in desperate
straits. It's medical facilities are inade-
ouate. A special hospital train was
rushed to the city yesterday from Bos-
ton. Before 1t reached Quincy cru
hN - I
and pleaded with the medical men In
charge to remain in their towns.
Boston reported a slight improvement
in the situation yesterday, which was
caused the health authorities believed.
by the three days of sunshine. There
were indications, however, that the as
ease was spreading to section OF New
England heretofore comps ratively free
from the epidemic.
An appropriation OF 100000 was
made by the Governors Council OF
Massachusetts yesterday, available i'm
mediately for the use OF the emergency
public health committee in fighting the
epidemic.
The Massachusetts State Department
Of Health reported 7.41s new cases. with
| 1913 deaths, in the forty-eight hours from
Saturday noon until noon yesterday.
These were In seventy-three cities and
towns outside OF Boston. While the
| total was larger than heretofore. 1t was
said the increase was due mainly to the
| fact that a larger number OF places had
! responded TO the Health Departments
efforts to obtain a daily summary OF
new cases. 1t Is estimated there are
$4,000 sufferers in Massachusetts.
Camp Dix. Wrightstown. y. j.. is
elated with the success the medical au'
thorities are having with new serum.
1t is believed that the army can be made
| immune from pneumonia as well as ty-
phoid.
The situation in that camp shows
marked Improvement. More than 400
! convalescents left the hospitals during
| the day. Fifty-five soldiers died during
| the day, but the number of new cases
was not half OF the number reported
| each day last week.
Improvement at Camp Upton.
Camp Upton showed improvement too
| All Of the soldiers there are TO veal
masks IL the Red Cross can make enough
before the epidemic is over.
The presence Of influenza in Cam
Custer WAS officially admitted yesterday
; when the camp was placed under strict
quarantine, but none of the cases so fal
is considered serious.
| Inc SITUATION III new loTk is
encouraging Medical rooms have beer
provided in Grand Central terminal.
Miss Lillian Valid OF the Henry Stree
Settlement House volunteered 10 LEND
the nurses there for home" cases, Il
spare the hospitals the extra burden.
DR.. Copeland said that charts he ha.
prepared show that lobar as well a.
broncho pneumonia follows in the wax,
OF influenza. or else reports heretofor,
submitted have not been correct. II wa.
thought that only broncho- pneumonia
was subsequent malady to influenza.
While he was explaining the new
phase of the disease he was informe,
that the Flower Hospital Training
School for Nurses had volunteered 4
furnish two teams Of eight graduate
nurses each for the next three week
TO help fight the disease. lie accepte,
with thanks and alaHrity.
The health authorities at Camden. y
IT,. have ordered the public schools o
it's suburbs, Merchantville. Collingswood
Moorstown and several others. close
following the discovery of between fou
and Ave thousand cases of influenza 4
the city. according to Dr. John +. Lea
witt. chief inspector OF the Camden Boar
of Health yesterday. There were said I
be more than a thousand employees o
the ship building yards suffering fror
influenza. and 500 employees of the Vic
tor Talking Machine Company. which
making war. equipment. confined to thel
beds with 1t.
Amusement Places Closed.
Camp Mills has about run its cours
. in influenza, according 10 report, an
the Victims are fast returned to thci
regiments The end of the disease Their
Is looked for within few days.
Earl G. Ford, "a, a private In an in
fantry regiment, died at the base hos
pital there to-day. lie was from
prominent family OF Columbia. Miss
where he was engaged in the bankn
business with his father previous to er
: listing. His income was $4,000 n yea
Later reports from Washington sal
, that more than 10000 new cases c
3 influenza were reported from arm
camps during the last forty-eigr
: hours ending at noon yesterday. Their
D we're 733 new pneumonia cases and 81
Z deaths, bringing the total for pnel
{ monia 10 5,766 and deaths to 1871.
Tabulated Figures.
These are incomplete figures fro
the localities where influenza was mo.
prevalent, showing the numbr of ne