Evening journal., 1918-10-03
Disease Epidemic Hangs Like
Pail Over City; 100 Deaths
tcontinued Prom FIrst Psge.l

Juanita NJ. Wright, aged IT years,
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Robert z.
Wright, Of Rockland, died yesterday OF
pneumonia following an attack OF the
FLU" She was a member OF B-3
Glass OF the Wilmington High School.
The funeral will be held at o'clock
Saturday afternoon, and interment
made In Silverbrook Cemetery.
The Board OF Health Is allowing ice
cream manufacturers 20 dispose OF all
the ice cream they have on hand az
present. but no new supply may be
manufactured. The dealers Will have
to make this disposal upon their
premises.
Whole streets are afflicted on the East
side. and the disease has developed into
a virulent type. Where one person I'm
the family has come down with the
disease. the others, as a rule, take u.
The Red Cross Motor Corps. which Is
working day and night, found fve peo-
pie dead IN one block, and every house
for two blocks had patinents.
The need OF women 10 make pneu-
monia Jackets at the old City Hall head
quarters is increasingly great No wo-
lAAth HiA lAlAAAfn " WI AAAfAi ffAAN
have an influenza patient IN their
houses. All other work has been set
aside at the City Hall TO make hun
dreds OF these jackets az once.
Military Patrol Likely.
The soldiers Of the Twelfth Battalion.
now on guard duty in the city. have
been offered to the Board OF Health TO
do patrol service. but UP TO this noon,
they had not been called upon.
The employees OF the Majestic and
Queen Theatres. whose services have
been given by the theatre proprletors.
have gone 10 the Country Club 10 set
up new cots, and otherwise help In
checking the epidemic.
II the epidemic continues 10 increase.
other emergency hospitals will be need
ed. Places now under discussion by the
health authorities are the practically
completed annex Of the Mullin building
at Sixth and King streets, Turn Hall and
the Hammond Launry.
Close State Hospital.
Trustees OF the Delaware State Hospl-
tai for the Insane at Farnhurst at
meeting held today decided 10 close the
Institution TO visitors indefinitely. There
are a number OF cases Of "1lu" among
the inmates, but 10 date there have been
no deaths as a result OF that disease.
The Board Of Health will meet at 5
o'clock this afternoon, TO go thoroughly
over the epidemic situation.
Don't Spit on Sidewalks.
The number OF people on the city
streets is notably less than usual, To-
day. number OF careless people were
noticed splitting on the sidewalks this
morning. They could not use any
means 10 increase the epidemic more
quickly through the city.
Five months ago two Mormon friends,
John B. Wallace and Jesse Hayes, each
with a wife and child, Travelled east
5000 miles from their home in Salt
Lake City, Utah. TO find new homes. To-
day both men lie dead, victims OF in
0uenza.
Wallace died az 6 O'Clock last night
at the John s. Thomas apartments. at
COG King street. where both families
resided, and Hayes passed away at the
New Century Club hospital at 8 o'clock
Roth Wallace and Hayes were boiler
makers and were employed at HarlaD's.
Fifty per cent Of the force OF clerks
are down with the disease in two OF
the largest offices Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
The health authorities yesterday also
adopted a resolution expressing the
thanks Of the department to the du-
Pont Powder Company, the Wilmington
Country Club. the Red Gross and the
various hospitals for their hearty CO.
operation In the present outbreak.
The New Castle County Hospital To-
day reported no deaths, but thirteen
patients among the sick railroad EN-
ployes In the emergency hospital there,
and two new cases sent by the Bethle-
hem steel Company.
Harry Baldwin, who was awaiting
hearing on a charge OF forgery was
found 10 be IN with the disease at
The police station yesterday afternoon.
He was removed to the emergency hos
plial
Two other prisoners at the police
station showed signs OF being affected
today. They are being held until q
physician has examined them.
The old City Hall was thoroughly
fumlgated today, and no persons eX-
posed 10 contsgion Will be allowed to
enter the place. This VIII maze 10 safe
for pneumonia jacket workers. All the
Red Cross auxiliarlcs, which meet in
churches. schools. or clubs, and the
street branch. have been closed
for the present. The Business Women's
will not meet tonight In the
Queen Theatre ballroom, nor until FUR
ther notice.
Carbollc acid and other disinfectants
have been sprinkled around stores and
offices very generally throughout the
,ity. /
The Delaware Red Cross announced
his noon that no Rcd Cross supplies !
would be sent out to auxlliaries or in /
iividual workers, or received at the old 4
1lty Hall. during the epidemic. This I
means the practical suspension OF Red 4
ross war work for the time being. The 4
hospital supply. and baby lay
,tte departments at the old City Hall
lave been closed until further notice.
rhe surgical dressings department will
,e Kept open for epidemic emergency 1
work only. chiefly making pneumonia
ackets. The building has been fumi- 4
-ated from top to bottom. Everyone
Who enters VIII have TO give assurance
Z non-exposure 70 contagion at home.
The death rate from influenza and
has so increased that the
who are short-handed. find
themselves overwhelmed with shipping
I bodies and burials. They. too, are
pplying for volunteer helpers.
oi Enough Physicians.
Physicians in Wilmington and its
icinity are being run Off their feet by
emands upon them to treat Spanish
lfluenza victims. Many. OF them are
efusing TO take new cases because they I
lreadv have as many as they can F,