Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-04
TWO DEAD, ONE ILL
IN NEWARK FAMILY
Spanish Influenza Exactng Ioii
in College Town, in Face
of Heroic Fight.

soerial CORRESPONDENCE of Every Evening
Newark. Oct. THE family Of Sam
ucl Short OF Chapel street has been fatally
stricken with influenza. Wednesday
night his ten-vear-old son, Llnwood
short. died and his wife, Mrs. Edna
Short was claimed by death yesterday.
Mr.. Short himself is critically Ill with
pne,,monia and his three ycar-old son
IS III with influenza The only member
of the family Of five that has not been
stricken with the disease is the baby,
who Is being cared for by a neighbor.
This is only another instance where
carly nursing and care may have save
The lives Of the members of this family.
Husband. wife and the ten-year-old
son became Ill several days ago and the
ease soon developed into pneumonia
IN all three instances As was previously
stated Mrs Short and her son are now
dead and Mr.. Short lying ut the point
of death The family. 1t is understood,
had no ono 10 help them IN the early
stages Of the disease, when assistance
might have pulled them through. DIR
Walter II Steel was called IN late and
did everything possible for the stricken
family. but at least two of the cases had
gotten beyond medical control Mother
and son will be buried tomorrow. MIR.
Short, who moved TO Newark from
MARYLAND about two wears ago. Is en-
ployed bv tho Continental Fibre Company
According 10 reports from local physl-
cians, conditions are worse at this time
than they have been since the outbreak
Efforts are hcing made by the physicians
and town authorities TO get fiartcr Hall.
the new dormitorlcs NJ Delaware College
for temporary hospital for Newark
II 4 a
ago. most Of the students have gone home
and only few who were i'll with Influenza
remain in liartcr Hall If the building
can be secured a number of cases will
be moved there at once and efforts made
10 get volunteer nurses to take care ol
them.
While several Of tho Delaware College
students are still seriously Ill. = number
arc improving and will be allie 10 get
out in n few davs. There arc several
cases of pneumonia among the students.
Everything possible IS being done
by local business men and organizations
TO assist in stamping out the disease
The local movie theatre was probably
the first ia the State 10 close because
of influenza and has renamed closed |
for more than week The schools have |
been closed for two weeks and viii remain /
closed until II * cntlrfiN S3lC to oTcn |
them. The churches will all probably |
be closed on SUNDAY. IS far as services |
are concerned.
The great need here X the same AS It |
Is in most other places, where the dis |
ease is raging and that Is nurses The
PHYSICIANS who for two weeks have been |
working night and day. have little or no
assistance IN this line. which IS making /
their work all tho harder. Great good |
could be done in many instances by vol
unteer nurses, even though they have
not had much practical experience IN
the sick room. and il has been suggested
that this IL an excellent tlmc for women
who since this country got into the war
have taken up first aid work IL come -
the rescue Of the community and do
untold good by volunteering their services
Il Is estimated that there are now ~ |
least POO cases Of influenza in Newark |
and vicinity and probably - to 80 pneu- |
monia cases Q.c physician made ~ |
calls Yesterday and in some Of the houses |
where he called there are from two TO |
four patients down with the disease,