Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-12
GRIPPE STILL RACES
IN STATE AND CITY
Claims 115'Victims in Richmond:
1864 Cases Reported Since
October /.
SOUTHWEST SUFFERS MOST
Fury Unabated Here, but Danger
Less, Since Precautions
Are Perfected.

There is little change in the Spanish
influenza situation in this state and
city, according TO the health officials.
ihcre were twcnty-one deaths reported
In the city yesterday. This makes the
total number Of deaths from this par
ticular malady. since October |. ll5. ac-
cording to the reports In hand yester-
DAY. The total number of cases 50 far
reported by the local physicians is
$3.50. This indicates that per cent
OF the reported cases have died. Bu,
since !, is estimated that only one
third the cases have been reported and
probably all the deaths. the proportion
of deaths among the afflicted has been
less than l per cent up to the present
time.
The situation here is no, aba,inr.
however, since there were 3Sc new
fases ,hsesb rep2a,ed porte YESTERDAY. 1t is felt,
Lor the afiicted are adequate ami the
doctors arc able to cope with the con
dlt.ons. But the conditions in the
southwestern part Of tho state are
RAPIDLY becoming worse, accord.n. to
information given our at the Stat.
Board of Health. This is thought to
oc oue' however, TO the natural spread
o; the disease till it reaches lis
climax.
MAY START HOSPITAL TRAINS
TO SOME PARTS OF STATE
IN account Of the situation along the
Norfolk and Western and the Chesa-
Board OF Health is considering the es
tablishment of hospital train to run
over these two roads The train viii
withou, hf hopais paiisn'f trGm small places
hctent number OF doctors TO larger
towns ahordiug high school. or Other
out,dinss suitable for emergency hos
for this special work
Indications of the ravages of the
innuenza are AFFORDED by the foliow-
and cities through which the malady
mas passed. Boston received the mos,
disastrous visit from the dieasc per
maps OF any city in the East. Norfolk
state nave been smitten badly. In
boston during the week ending Sen.
inn'o9r inn H. % @ there We're 600 deaths; dur
s9l victims. In phiiadeirhia during
the week ending October . there were
3ss deaths; in New York that week
mere were 2ss deaths. In Washington
during the same week there were lis
dSaths. The disease is going West In
Chicago during the week ending sen.
ttemonr IS there we're seventeen deaths,
.ne ioiioWing seven days. The figures
reached the office of D-. Flanagan.
c'tE health commissioned. yesterday.
i, no & preven' ven swath being. mown
ease. the doors OF that institution 1a:.
teen closed. II has been quarantincd
colonel John W, Richardson made this
statement yesterday He is on the OUT
look for help TO care for the Capitol
lawn.
OF the 500 bedside tables asked for
pS 1bs me fosn semesgsnSy hospital Installed in
were delivered yesterday by army
trucks from the mechanical Shops OF
the city schools The rema;nos: will
be READY !or use within the week.. Al
the Richmond City Schools. mlde this
statement yesterday. a; the sar:A
time he said that the Richmond teach
operation in volunt'e 'ering !?- nursing
and other duties connected with the
hospital. They have made invcs.lga-
TONS leading 10 The discovery ot many
helpless cases. They have $50 con-
Quoted information bureaus at tn
schools.
With the normally increasing mum.
Der OF cases daily. the women OF the
I'm the conduct OF the indispensable soup
kitchens. The women OF the Seventh
Street Christian Church Will operate a
soup kitchen on Tuesday and Thurs
nection with the Instructive Visiting
Nurses Association. All members CT
the congregation are requested 10 con-
tribute supplies through Mrs Wiiburn
L. Sydnor, 1908 Floyd Avenue.
ST. PATRICK'S DOES GOOD
WORK WITH IT'S SOUP KITCHEN
\ soup kitchen was opened Thurs
day in the basement Of St, Patrick's
Church. Twenty first street. near Broad
Street under the auspices OF The ST.
In co-operation with the Instructive
Visiting Nurses Association. this So
ciety will also make and distribute
soups and broths TO the i'll fC!.s in the
East End. 1t Will iii ali orders daily
furnished through the distribution com
mittee OF the Instructive Visiting
Nurses Association. This church So
ciety has over 100 members. and A..
sures the public that it will do its best
to aid during the prevalence OF the m
nuenZa. Mrs. ]. s. Disney. 22l4 Fast
Grace street. is president OF tat aociet?
and is chairman of the comnl'ttee Iii
charge of the soup kitchen.
Teachers in the eleme entary schoois
Of the city arc requested TO :eport -
Miss Hazel Gallagher.for service in the
diet kitchen Of the emerg.n:y hosp
tai at the John Marshall II ifs sh school.
II has been announced that classes
at Westhampton College Will e re,
sumed next Wednesday rms achool
kas been closed for the past week IN
account Of the epidemic OF spanish IN
fluenHs.
ST. PI@TER's Distributes DREAD
TO HUNDREDs OF SUFFERERS
Yesterday 1000 rolls were distributed
from tho bread center ip the basement
OF ST Peters Catholic Church. ReHui:
siLions for 1900 have bccn received
for o-dny'a distribution. There was
very enthusiastic meeting Of the
Catholic Womcn's Auxiliary to tho Red
Cross Society yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. II WAS decided at this meet
ing that call should be issued to
the Catholic women Of this orGaniza-
ton to report at headquarters to-day
for days work In making night
gowns for the children at John Mar
shall emergency hospital. Thero arc
n good many children there who are
also calling for contributions OF bread.
st. Andrews Church and the Broth
TOT yesterday from Camp Bustis ask