New Britain herald., 1918-09-23
LIMITED SERVICE MAN
 VICTIM OF INFLUENZA
Albert Gustave Johnson Left For Camp Upton On
 September 6.

New Britain's First Spanish in fuenza victim is Albert Gustave Johnson, a limited service soldier, who died of neumOnia late Saturday night at Camp Upton. New York, a little more than two weeks after being called to colors. The body reached New Britain early this morning under military escort.
 Private Johnson was the son of Alfred and Hannah Johnson of 267 High street and was 31 years of age. He went to Camp Upton on Septem- Der and the first knowledge his family obtained of his illness was Thursday night when a telegram was received stating that his condition was serious.
 Previous to being called for service, Private Johnson was an inspector of builders hardware at the Russell Sc Erwin division of the American Hardward Corporation. When the American punitive expedition was sent into Mexico to capture Francisco Villa, Private Johnson was a member of Company l, First Connecticut regi- ment. He was stationed at Nogales and was later sent home because of physical disability. His name ap- peared among the men called in the first draft from this city in the pres ent war and he was bitterly disap- pointed when he was rejected by the examining physicians. He was eager to do his part in lowering the enemy colors and he expressed pleasure when informed he could help win the war by performing limited service at Camp Upton.
 Besides his parents Private John son is survived by two brothers, Ed ward w., a member of the 35th Aero Squadron, American Expeditionary Force, now in France, and Herbert A. Johnson of 753 East street, and a sister, Miss Esther w. Johnson.
 Prayers for the family and relatives will be held tomorrow afternoon at ? o'clock at the home of Private Johnson's parents and public services will be held at 2:30 o'clock in the chapel of the South Congregational church. Interment will be in Fair view cemetery.
 Private Johnson is the second boy in the family to die within eight months, a brother Wilbur, aged IS years, having died January 31. 1918.
 Captain William Chapman of the U. $. Army Medical corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Chapman of Win thrOp street. is now critically ill at the army hospital in New York with pneumonia and his parents have been summoned to his bedside. Capt Chapman was first taken i'll with Spanish influenza which has developed into pneumonia.
 IS New Cases.
 Since Saturday, a total of IS addi- tional cases of Spanish influence have been reported to the health authori- ties and it is thought that tere are a number of other cases that as yet have not been diagnosed or reported In several instances the attending physicians report that teih patients are running high levers and are re- garded as quite seriously i'll. Again the physicians and health department authorities warn the public to take precaution against contracting this disease.
 The advice given out is to imme- diateIy call the family physician and obey his instructions to the letter Doctors declare that most of the fatalities and serious egects from Spanish influenza result from the patient being too energitic and getting up and about too quickly. In many lowed by pneumonia or heart failure
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