Evening journal., 1918-10-09
INFLUENZA GRIP
ON CITY SEEMS
TO BE BREAKING
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plant at pigeon Point. The other pa
tients are I'm critical condition. There
has been some surprise expressed that
these nine aliens were not taken TO the
Government Hospital at Reedy Island
as the men were employed on Govern
ment work They would have been
Wen supplied with medical attention
there.
The Holiday House, OF the Young
lWOmen's Christian Association is now
hostess TO a dozen or more GONZALES
cent nurses, and is expecting about
thirty more. Every comfort and com
plete rest is provided among cheerful
surroundings for these brave women
who have spent days on the front line.
battling the invasion OF influenza. The
house was Offcred-rent freely the
board OF managers, and it was gladly
accepted The cOnvalescents began 10
arrive on Saturday.
Several florists shops in the city
were forced TO display a sign today
stating that they had no flowers for
sale. The number Of funerals not only
/ In Wilmington, but more especially In
I Philadelphia. has made a demand for
!
florists can supply. Many persons have
had 10 bury loved ones without this
beautiful tribute OF affection. Yester-
day afternoon, roses that In former
days cost 50 and 50 a dozen, were Sc
and 81 a dozen.
The number Of persons buying
mourning clothes in the city stores Is
noticeable.
This morning a retail salOOn-keeper
called up the Board OF Health and
asked when the saloons could open. lie
said he was losing hundreds OF dol
lars weekly Furthermore. he did not
see why he had not just as much right
to be open as local department stores.
Tho health authorities Informed him
that the dry goods stores and grocery
stores were essential. All Fad TO have
food, and family In mourning needed
clothes. But they did not consider II
essential for a bereaved man to be
drinking
The liquor question occupied much
Of the attention OF The Board OF Health
today. There were thirty-slX arrests for
drunkenness in Wilmington last night
The declmated police force cannot take
care OF all the drunken men In addition
TO their routine work The wholesale
houses have been allowed TO keep open
and sell liquor Complaints are com
ing Ia from the Industrial plants that
their work Is seriously crippled by men
who stay away from work because OF
eopious drinks Of whiskey. Men who
have had the habit Of drinking beer,
have taken TO whlskey
IA A.. l.t s.FT
Will make a ruling that no person can
buy liquor at a wholesale place with
out presenting a doctors prescription
for the same. This has been done in
Philadelphia.
A large auto-truck from Philadelphia
or New York, reached the city late last
night, laden with caskets. The caskets
were even piled on the top Of the truck.
Funerals have been delayed in this city
by the shortage OF caskets.
The Board OF Health met at o'clock
yesterday with the Trustees OF the
Poor. The city morgue has been filled
10 overnowing with bodies. and more
awaiting turn TO be taken 10 the
morgue. There has been delay in re-
moving the bodies. The Trustees Of
the Poor agreed to send one Of their
wagons 20 remove bodies II Will be
kept busy taking bodies to the Potter's
field. Carpenters, some Of them fur
nished by the Trustees Of the Poor,
Will be employed by the Board OF
Health to make boxes for burial They
VIII work IN the County Building, in |
the room where autos have been kept.
The police department and the Board
OF Health are beseiged by telephone
calls from persons who cannot get a
doctor A call came from No. i05 West
street into the police
station this morning saying the family
at that address had been trying Nainly
to get doctor since Sunday. Several
doctors say that when they come out
from a house where they have made
call they find one or more people wait
ing TO ask them TO come to new patients.
Twenty-Five Policemen ILL
There are now twenty-five policemen.
out Of force whose total number is
Il. There are % vacancies.
. The number Of deaths Is making Il
necessary 10 bury in the Potters Field
persons Whose funeral expenses would
willingly be paid by relatives or friends. |
Mrs. Mary Sheln Knox. died at her |
home, No. IN West Fourth street. yes
terday OF pneumonia. Her husband, /
Leo j. Knox, who was also an innu- !
enza victim, was buried yesterday. Mrs. |
knox's funeral Will be held at 80 |
o'clock saturday morning, and inter /
ment viii be made In SilvcrbrOOk Gene |
terry. A brother Of Mr.. Knox died sew
eral days ago in Philadelphia
Mrs. Mipnie Bryan, aged 3s years. OF
No. tii3 Tatnall street, wife Of Jacob f. |
Bryan, died Sunday night after short
illness. She is survived by her hus-
band, three daughters. Marion. Alice
and Annie, and two sons, Jacob r. and
Calvin Bryan. The latter is now III
with pneumonia. The funeral OF Mrs.
Bryan will be held at o'clock Friday
afternoon from her late residence.
Joseph dry, aged 26 years, died at
No. 1906 Lancaster avenue, Sunday af-
iernoOn, of pneumonia. The deceased
was married only six weeks ago, his
bride being Miss Edna Anderson. The
funeral will be held at 2 O'clock to-
morrow afternoon, and interment made
It LOmbardy Cemetery. The deceased
worked at Carney's Point and his death
anne as shock to his many friends.
Joseph Cromley, a Wilmington sol |
ier, died at Camp Dix yesterday, the |
esult Of influenza.
Frederick Kraft, aged q years, Of No.
3 dupont street, who was married
ut two weeks ago today, died yes
erday Of pneumonia. The deceased was
Employed as a machlnist at the Trac-
ion Company car barns.
The funeral Of Mrs. Fannie Smith Ma
money who died several days ago, will