Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-10-08
SAYS SITUATION
fRfE IS AGUH
Outside Forces Will Arrive To*
day to Assist in Caring
for Patients

With tho work of caring for
patients more thoroughly organised.
and more nurses and doctors being
rushed into the city to care for the
cases. DIR. Dorothy c. Smiley. of the
Red Cross, who Is assuming charge
of the influenza and illness depart<
ment, reported that the influenza sit<
uatior is better today.
She said that the dead and the
number of new cases had not been
counted or tabulated as yet but that
the social workers and the medical
men and women were doing their best
to place the city In q safe condition.
The patients are being cared for at
the temporary hospitals and the
homes where they have been sent.
Undertakers here reported that
there are Ave deaths since yesterday
which have ben turned over to them.
There are few other cases which have
not yet been reported through UNDER.
takers. The cases are being buried as
fast as practicable.
The general condition of the city Is
bad, of course. insofar as Influenza
is concerned. but with the steps taken
yesterday and today. and the y
that is continuing. II is improving
hourly and preventative measures are
being taken which are causing
gradual betterment of conditions, and
consequently fewer cases are expect-
ed to develop.
Seven deaths from Spanish infiuen-
ga, six of which occurred In the city
proper and the other one on the out
skirts OF the city were reported this
morning Of those that who had died
yesterday In nearly every case those
that have died are between the ages
of twenty-five and twenty-six years.
Those deaths reported here are Thorn
as Harvey. twenty-six years old of 216
Broad street, who diod last night at
his home; Joseph T. Hrevnak, twenty
six years old, OF GAS Westside avenue,
who died yesterday at his home; Mrs.
Elizabeth Cordes. twenty-five yeass
old. wife of Frederick Cordes of New
Brunswick and Columbus avenue. who
died at the City Hospital yesterday.
John Gambcla, twenty-one years
old. of 352 Stanford street. died yes
terday at his home; Mrs. Margaret Ro-
manko, thirty years old, of 1853 Pulaski
avenue, died yesterday morning at Sc
warren; Frederick Primak, twenty-six
years old. OF Gas State street. died yes
terday at his home. The one outside
George Walters, twenty-six yeGrs old.
of the Lafayette section OF the Wood
bridge township. died last night at his
home.
Frank Halla, twenty-five years old,
who died ct his home In Keasbey. Sun
day. was stenographed for Leo Gold
berger, city attorney.
Mrs. Margaret Romanko. thirty
years old, OF 16s Pulaski avenue, who
died yesterday morning at the home
Of friends in Sewaren. of Spanish in-N
huenza. had gotten up out of bed
during the first part Of the explosions
early Saturday morning and walked
10 Sewaren. She practically died
from being exposed after being con-
fined to her bed for a few DAYS II is
said. John Gambalo. twenty-one
years old, of 352 Stanford street who's
died at his home a victim to the
ease, was a mail carrier attaclpG to
the local postoffice.
The Woman's MotoSDsCorps OF
America is one of the Most tremen- 4
ious agencies at work in this city.
rhey are the ones assigned to the
duty of transporting and caring for
the influenza patients and they are
donning the gauxe61
masks and with stretchers. placin
he patients in hospitals. their hc2
DC whatever places they arer
TO.