Evening journal., 1918-10-08
OFFICIALS SAY
influenza IS
under CONTROL
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offered a force OF sixteen men to the
Board OF Health, to help as graye-dig-
Eers at Rlverview Cemetery. The Lynch
CONSTRUCTION Company is also ASSISTING 9
~ oity by sending employees TO dis
yraves al the Silyerbrook and Catnedrsi
bemeteries.
The Board OF Health is preparing
printed cards which win be posted con-
spJouonsly. giving notice that splitting
on the street or sidewalk Is prohiDiteu
under penalty Of the law.
The Street and Sewer Department on
Saturday night sent out foremen ana
employees TO patrol Market street ana
10 instruct people against clutterins the
street with rubbish. They also were
told 10 report persons who failed 70
heed the instruction 20 the Police De
nartment The men did good work.
PRESIDENT Sparks said the board would
40 ali IN its power 10 help stop spit
s,nr and throwing refuse on streets. he
ssld he had seen man on the curb dellD-
sr,teiv turn and spit on the sidewalk.
tIe Thought such man should be ar
rested on sight. DR.. c. II. Layton OF
Georretown came TO Wilmington today
10 ofrer his services TO the Board OF
Health. He was gladly accepted.
Louis peleck, an employe OF the
t.vnch Construction Company who was
taken with Influenza yesterday, cleo
at the Physicians and Surgeons Hospi-
al last night. His two sisters and ms
father arrived from Long Island TINS
rornlng. too late to see him before
death.
today with two more expecteu' oi1
bodies were buried from the morsue
Assistant Building Inspector w. S.
Anderson, and his son, c. y. Anuersoh'
are seriously III with influenza. ,
convalescent patients from the VIII
mIneton Country Club and the New
Century Club have been sent 10
the Homeopathic Hospital emergency
floors A place for convalescent pa
sients Is 10 be opened In st. Andrews
narlsh house. which has been onered.
THE sexton OF st Andrews Church dleo
of the disease yesterday.
The Sunshine Society is sending Ice
cream. broth, and jellies, to the various
emergency and convalescent hospitals
Ferris Giles spent the afternoon yester-
day CARRYING the delicacies given Dy
the Sunshine Society TO the Country
Club. Century Club and Peoples set
Element IN his automobile. The delica-
cles were loyously received.
Can't. Edgar NJ. Hopes, Jr., although
not sick himself, Is under quarantine
at Camp Meade, Md.
Henry T. Martens, an automoDle
dealer at No. i7M Pine street died at
his home early yesterday morning win
pneumonia. Mr.. Martens was 80 years
Of ege and for a number OF years was
employed as a foreman at the Eastern
Maileable Iron Company plant. oeN-
eral wears ago he engaged In the auto
rnohIle business. The deceased IS sur
~Ived bv his wife and two small chil-
dren The funeral arrangements nave
not been completed. His wire ana chll-
dren who have also been Ill are I'M
Harman Webster, OF this city, was
.mong the soldiers who died with IN
sluenza AZ Camp Meade yesterday.
Although there are a number or cases
~ me disease at the Workhouse, II was
stated today that only three or four OF
the victims were In a serious condl-
ton.
the influenza has almost as matter
., rula attacked more than one member
~ family In which II has found
SaothoId This Is one reason for the
many new cases that came up 1ouas'
Several leading physicians said they
thought the epidemic was stiil solle-
what on the increase today. Otners
thInk II Is under control and slightiy
decreasing. In any event. the decrease
ts not marked and the public would 90
well 10 keep up all health precautions
The children are contracting the dis
case in increasing numbers. This Is ex-
plainable by the fact that they nave
heen exposed to contagion from SICK
adults In the house.
Men employed by the Lynch Con-
struction Company were detailed yes
terdsy by the company TO assist the
local cemeteries In tho digging OF
graves.
Sergeant Joseph Higgins is critically
III with pneumonia at Edgewood
Arsenal. Md. but was reported this
morning TO be holding his own. Mem
bers OF his family are at Edgewood
with him.
with the exception OF two more Of
the nurses at the Delaware Hospital
taking the disease yesterday, condi-
t,ons there remain about the same as
on Sunday. Thlrty-flve nurses are now
on duty because OF the malady. Officials
st the Institution said last night that
are giving all kinds OF hell
Members of the board Of managers are
helping to wash dishes, wait on tables
,ssort towels and linens and doing
whatever they can to relieve the Sit
Iation-
Members OF the Rotary Club have Of
erred their services, volunteering TO go
wherever most needed Prominent busi-
less men and merchants may soon be
,cen acting as orjerlies and attendants
Ii some OF the hospitals
The emergency hospital at the Coun-
try Club asks for more men volunteers
TO help, especially at night. The pres
-nt stan OF workers Is worn out from
Mo tncesssnt strain The club porch
mas NOW been enclosed, and eighteen
new beds added. making the number OF
patients cared for is7.
,aesserosy's report was; Patients ad-
"n..eo, iS-nins men and six women:
elscnarsed 70 so 70 their homes. 81. ON
sle nst 70 be taken 70 the conyaleseens
mouse OF Homeopathic Hospital Nye
Dofns yesterday. up TO 2. D. m ,here
was one death. man. snere
There have been IS women n,,-.o.
snd aids. but Others have besn co cas.s ses
and coming. so that there have baas
many more helpers than can be rscnrd
cd There are now two resident mr.,