El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-25
TOLL
HIGH ON ISLAND
Sheriff Says Conditions
Heartrending; Hospital
At Fabens Opens.

AT EaDenS opens.
a most pitiful and heartrending
condition exists on the Island. where
influenza is taking tremendous toll
among the natives. particularly the
children" sheriff Seth B. Orndorff
said Friday. The sheriff had just
completed all arrangements for the
emergency hospital opened at the
school house at Fabens for the treat
ment OF patients from the Island.
There have been % deaths TO date
on the Island" he said. and the
number OF sufferers is over 100. or
so per cent Of the population Thurs
day there were seven deaths. Eight
Of the victims so far have been little
school children Sabiu Sierra, the
leader Of the colony. has lost three
Of his little ones, while many in other
families are at the point of death"
Volunteers Gather Patients.
The nursing at the hospital is IN
der the direction Of Miss Ellen Kelly,
school principal. while Drs. J. \
Pickett and J. L. Pickett. county
cal attention, while many volunteer
workers are about gathering in pa
tents Twenty five cots have been
installed The entire expense is be-
ing borne BY the county
Conditions Most PitIfuI.
Most pitiful conditions are being
encountered, must repeat" said
the sheriff Many Of the families
are too poor even for adobe huts and
live in crude 'jacalesr One Of our
doctors entered one Of these crude
dwellings and. seeing eight persons
on the mud floor suffering from in
fluenza, and every opening but one
II. I'll chi y
for the opening Of the doors before
he could enter.
Refuses Hospital Treatment.
AT another place, the mother was
dead. The old grandmother had the
body Of her daughter stretched out
on the mud floor and, outside the
hut, had several children lying on
the ground in terrible condition from
influenza She refused TO have them
taken to the hospital
Facilities for handling dead peo-
pie are not numerous in that section
and the deaths have been SO numer-
Gus that the only coffin maker in
the neighbOrhood cannot keep up with
Sheriff Orndorff had one Of the
ambulances from the county hospital
dispatched to Fabens Friday in or
der to gather in the sufferers. He
was also making arrangements for
additional nurses.
Rigorous Action Mt Globe.
Globe. Ariz., Oct 25.-With a steady
increase in deaths here and IN Miami
seven miles from here. as result
OF the rapid spread OF Spanish in
fluenza, health authorities are tax
ing more rigorous action to halt the
spread of the disease In - hours. 10
persons died from influenza and pneu-
monia in the two towns. OF this num-
nd IN
A total OF 1874 persons have died in
the two towns since the beginning OF
the epidemic
Ten More BiSbee Deaths.
Bisbee. Ariz.. Oct. 25.-There have
been ten deaths in Bisbee and its
suburbs in "a hours. ending last night.
from pneumonia following influenza
In a statement, Dr. c. Hunt, county
health officer. said that in the last
three weeks there have been approx
mately 1000 cases Of influenza treated
by Bisbee physicians The number OF
new cases reported now is about 200
daily. In the whole Of Cochise county
there have been 300 cases to date
The total number of deaths reported
up to date has been q in the War
rem district and 81 for the whole
county. including this district. The
pneumonia rate and death rate have
been unusually light, he said
Must Wear Gauze Masks
san Francisco. Calf. Oct 25.-An
ordinance compelling the wearing OF
gauze masks by every person in san
Francisco as a means OF preventing
the spread Of influenza epidemic was
passed by the board Of supervisors at
the request Of the board Of health
Penalties for violation are fines rang
ing from IS to 500 or ten days i'm
or both fine and imprison-
ment.
Autos for AOy Nurses.
The Fl PasO county council OF de-
fence desires all who have autOmO-
biles and who will take nurses to the
Aoy hospital from their homes at Z
o'clock in the mornings and to their
homes in the afternoons at $3.50
o'clock TO call the council telephone
1912. Liberty monument. and make
engagements. If a number OF people
viii volunteer for this work. It viii
greatly aid the hospital authorities
in securing nurses and considerably
facilitate the work. it was explained
Cases Are Thought Less.
Reports from all the city physi
,ians, completed and compiled at the
sity health office Friday. showed
that the number OF new influenza
,ases Wednesday was 50. as against
80 new cases Tuesday. Complete re-
ports for new cases Thursday were
not yet in. but it was indicated that
,alling off would be shown
Only One Death At Fort.
There was only one death at the !
base hospital at Fort Bliss from /
to Friday noon. Pvt Leslie /
Fleeman, battery B, SIND field artil- /
lery. Continued improvement in I
health conditions at the fort was re- 1
ported.
Two Deaths At AOy.
There were only two deaths at Aoy I
hospital from Thursday TO i
Friday noon. as follows:
Eusenia Carejo. 6 years old. COS I
south Campbell street
Antonio Gonzalez. 16 months old, /
i21 East Fourth street.
Three new patients were admitted /
md one was discharged Thursday 4
morning
Two Deaths On NOrthside.
Deaths of persons on the northside 1
# influenza during the past "a hours
we're:
Mrs. Clarence Reid, 1913 Fort
Boulevard
Thos. ". insult. of 4O5 Prospect
10000 Cases in Durango.
While the disease was said to be
veil under control in Juarez it con-
inues to take a heavy toll in Chi
.uahua city and other northern Mex
co cities. A letter received from
Durango City stated there were $4,000 4
asses Of influenza there.
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