The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-03
A Dozen Deaths Reported,
bv Few Cases Are
IN the Decline
SJANIZED WORK
SHOWING RESULTS
Most Serious Cases Being
Taken to Temporary Ward
in the City Hospital

Barre's grip epidemic, which swept out
Of bounds earlier in the week, seemed to
be more in check to-day, in the opinion
OF doctors, nurses and members of fha
special relief committee, all of whom are
IN close touch with the situation. 1t il
true that there were additional deaths
over night and few new cases. but the
increase in the latter is nowhere near as
heavy as in the past few days, and it is
confidently believed that the scourge ia
on the wane, Recoveries are beginning
to exceed greatly the aggregate number
OF deaths and new cases, and over and
above this encouraging feature, the force
OF physicians and nurses, volunteer and
professional, has been considerably aug
mented by arrivals from out of town.
Since yesterdays list was compiled.
there have been II deaths. Most Of the
victims were desperately i'll and were
tabuiated as early as yesterday morning
among those whom pneumonia had placed
in an extremely critical condition. with
DR.. c. F, Dalton, secretary of the state
board of health, in charge, additional
physicians from Burlington. as well as
out-of town nurses and medical nurses.
are adding their skill and knowledge to
the attack on the grip campaign Since
the reilef committee, made up of mem
bers OF the city council the Board of
Trade and the board of health inaug-
urated plans for census of sick persons
few days ago, the city has been effec-
lively canvassed, with the result that
needless suffering in families where III
ness confined every memDer to the bed
has been practically eliminated. Day and
night automobiles are conveying yvolun-
teers to the stricken families. Day and
night doctors, encouraged now bv the ar
rival OF reinforcements, are ministering
to the sick. And the combined efforts Of
the volunteers, the doctors and other as.
sistants, are beginning to tell
There are more than so patients at the
City hospital, where the roof, well shell
tered, has been transformed into an extra
ward. A hospital annex has been estab-
lished in the Vincitia club, where a large
number of cot beds have been arranged.
Fairly adequate facilities for caring for
the sick are at hand in the club suite, and
as soon as possible the rooms were
thrown open for emergency cases. The
auxiliary hospital will be operated in
conjunction with the City hospital until
the epidemic is over All-night service
in the drug stores is now available, and
so far as can be learned the authorities
have taken every possible precaution
against any further spread Of the NAL
ady
The authorities are not ver-optimis-
tic, as it is realized that the death list.
which exceeded 80 in the past week. is
bound to be increased, but there is a feel
ing that the worst of the epidemic is over,
albeit the task of combating it will con
tinue vigorously until it is finally
stamped out
The deaths reported over night are:
Frank Natalie Vanetti, a granite manu-
facturer, living at Is Cottage strs,t;
John Mackenzie of Mount street; Mrs.
Fred Emedy of 337 North Main street:
Paul Vanetti of l0S Railroad street;
sidney G, Kidd Of 40 Maple avenue; AL.
ban Carroll Of Bolster avenue; Wallace.
son of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Magnaghi Of
800 North Main street, whose husband
lied Tuesday; Antonio Gilani of | Bug
zee avenue; Noises Arronte of the East
Barre road; Mrs. Selena Giguere of Har-
ington avenue; ll-year-od daughter of
dr. and Mrs 0rrin Coache of east hill,
Yrs. Pietro Ferredoni of the b. Tomasi
,lock.