The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-18
Petersburg
INFLUENZA SEEMS
TO Be ON DECREASE

Especial TO The Richmond Firginian.)
Petersburg, Oct. 17.--With 22S new
cases of Influenza today the epidemic
in this city shows a decrease over yes
terday. There were 235 new cases
yesterday with nineteen new cases of
pneumonia. Today the pneumonia
cases show slight increase. there
being twentyfour new cases,
Since Wednesday, October 2, there
have been 4.s95 cases of influenza and
at cases of pneumonia in the city.
Most of the cases now being reported
are among the colored population OF
this city.
DIR. r. A. Martin. city health officer,
today distributed twenty gallons of
contraband whiskey among the doc
tors of the city for the treatment OF
pneumonia and influenza.
/ The board of health Of the city has
under consideration, the ACCESSIBILITY OF
closing all places of business, except
drug stores and restaurants. after
4 +. NJ. on Saturdays. This action Is in
tended to avoid the Saturday night
shopping crowds.
i 4 census taken at the Emergency
hospital in the high school this morn
i ing showed that 166 patients had been
received there to date. forty eight had
been discharged fifteen had died and
o3 patients now under treatment.
Howard Wells Wounded.
A letter has been received in this
city from, Ellis Island. ~, Y concern
ling Howard Wells a Noung man of
this city, who recently reached New
York, being invalided home from
! France on account of wounds received
in action
F.. Young Wells was a member of the
ieightieth division and went overseas
with that organization as d bugler. He
was wounded in action in France and
after being treated at a base hospi
tai in France, was invaded back to
America, He will probably he sent
10 hospital somewhere in New Jer-
sey.
The letter from a fellow hero of Mr.
Wells stated that Wells had been seri-
ously wounded about the head and
eyes with shrapnel and is now suffer
ing with detected eyesight. To what
extent he is injured is not known.
Comes Back With Goldberg.
4 telegram was received here today
stating that Detective Worrell. OF the
local police department. who went TO
Dayton. O several days ago to get DR.
Gold berg. wanted here on forgery
charges had secured his prisoner and
was on his way back to this city.
I DIR. Goldberg fought extradition but
Detective Worrel had requisition
papers on the governor of Ohio, and
was also represented in the legal pro-
1 feeding by two lawyers Goldberg was
represented in the fight by attorneys
and contested the action.
: He is wanted here on forgery
charges alleged to have been com
united over wear ago. He was ar
rested some time ago in Philadelphia.
- ~.
on bond he skipped his bail and was
! not heard from until arrested last
! week in -..'ttttttt, q
I He will he tired here on the forgery
charges.
j Funeral of Mr. Nelson
| The funeral OF Richard \. Nelson.
tine Norfolk and Western engineer who
WAS killed in "A collision in the Norfolk
and Western Yards yesterday, will take
Aplace tomorrow afternoon at the
grave in Blandford cemetery
| several Deaths.
Two small children of Mr.. and Mrs
W. l.. Raynor died at the home Of their
parents on Edor street yesterday and
were buried this morning in the Bland
/ ford cemetery. The children were
e ghteen and six months OF age re-
spectively.
! Mrs. Fred Gray died last night at
1850 o'clock at her home on Harri-
son street The funeral and interment
i will be made IN Blandford cemetery
tomorrow afternoon
/ Miss Esther Taylor. daughter OF the
/ Rev w c. Taylor former pastor of
the First Baptist church. of this city.
! died very suddenly this morning at
Martinsburg, w. Va. The remains will
he brought to this city tomorrow and
interment will be made in Blandford
cemetery.