Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-09-30
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announced today that they had offered
| two floors of the new building To the
Red Cross, 10 be used for the treatment
of "nu' patients
HUSBAND AND WIFE DIE
Howard G. Adams, rs years old.
of 1908 Lombard street, died on Saturday
and his wife, Mrs. Gertrude 4. Adams,
died yesterday Mr. Adams was son
Of Virginia + Adams, and Mrs. Adams,
who was 20 years old. vas daughter
of Mr. and Mrs William r. hinpcr of
Lombard street address, where the
young couple made their home. Husband
and wife will be buried together
on Wednesday, with services at the
house nt 80 O'Clock IN the afternoon
and intcrnent in Riverview cemetery.
Bernard " holbus, 81 years old. OF
30 West Seventeenth street. died tins
morning OF influenza. though 1T bad not
been diagnosed as of the Spanish type.
lie was stricken last wednesday night,
up 10 which time he worked at his trade,
that of painter, At Tn ear shops OF the
Pullman Co Though an alive OF Ger
many, MIR kolbus WIS patriotic
American lie had lived IN this country
since 1872 Mrs. kolh,a and two
daughters. Miss Clara G.. kolbts and
Mrs Joseph Farrell survive
Mrs Margaret Rooney aged 30 years
hose home was at l0l East Second
street. and who was the first Spanish
influenza patient to be moved 10 the
/ ISOLATION ward IN the Delaware Hospital,
opened last Friday, died Yesterday after
noon
ANOTHER FATAL RESULT.
While delirious from influenza. with
which he was suffering, Joseph Dom
browski Of III South Harrison street.
gashcd his throat with razor At his
home late Saturday night He was
found IL. serious condition hv members
Of his family who called for DIR ;. ;.
Szypowski He was sent to the Della
ware Hospital, where he died last night
Dombrowski had been III for several
days He was 33 wears Of age and un-
married
FoUND DEAD Ok RopF.
Delrious from suffering from Spanish
influenza. WASH Wylinski, aged IS years,
who boarded Mt I2s Poplar street. wander
ed from ms bedroom early yesterday
morning and went out on a second story
rear roof near his window Once on the
roof he evidently became exhausted
and fell his body being found there at
daylight The ease was reported 20 The
coroner < office. and rtlicatc issued.
The body was claimed by friends
Superintendent LYONS ~ he Della
ware Hospital. N -pcaking Of the lessons
10 be learned from he present near
epidemic sad
- All dangerous communicable dis
eases should BE- made reportablc.
- Doctors should lie educated 70
cooperate more closely Nth The health
authorities
g Il .hould 10 made possible 10
pass needed legislation with far greater
expeellcncy
The second outstanding fact i that
Wilmington ~ vet possesses no hos
pital for contagious diseases IS q re-
suit he EXISTING hospitals have been
urgently requested by ct, and state
authorities ia accept patients suffering
from spanish influenza Patients N
tho hospital already we'll on The road
~ recovery from other conditions have
contracted influenza ~ the clinical
examinations have shown
Whether thcy have contracted the
disease from those suffering with Il who
have been admitted II the request u
the health authorities NC 10 not know.
as visitors may have brought n the
disease It any rate. the hosp was
today quarantlncd against al ,(;ors.
Tho far greater danger 81 fpt hav-
ing . contagious hospital lies IN the
public menace OF patients who are laid
up IN boarding houses and working
mems camps They are actively spread
ing the disease in ali parts Of he city.
While contagious hospitals might not
!avc prevented the epidemic. they
certainly could have prevented Hianv
serious eases from spreading injection
in camps and boarding houses.
Tho double funeral service for Harry
T Doughty. aged -, and his son, aged
five wears, who we're vie:oms Of ntiu-
enza on Thursday and Friday respcc-
lively wcrc held from their home, lh24
Laurel Stre,'. yesterday afternoon The
services were conducted By Rev " G.
Harris, pastor OF Goodman hurch.
Further services will be held at the resi-
dencr OF his iaticr-in-laW. David An
droWS. III Nest Mc%eai street, Nil
VILE y ! this afternoon at two 0 clock
and intcrmeDl vii BE- at Mount Pleasant
cemetery of that place.