The sun., 1918-09-28
INFLUENZA SPREAD
WESTWARD FEARED
Washington Sends Nurses and
Doctors to Massachusetts,,
Where Epidemic Gains.
1924 NEW CASES IN DAY
DR.. Copeland Gets $4,000 to
Fight Disease in New
York City.

Spanish influenza continued to spread
yesterday in army camps, 6.S24 new
cases having been reported to the office
Of the Surgeon General Of the Army dur
ing the twenty-four hours period ending
at noon. This was an increase OF $50
over the new cases reported Thursday
and made the total for all camps 42,S8I.
Pneumonia cases showed a slight de-
crease, TIT new cases being reported, as
against 1873 Thursday. Deaths yester-
day were ITO, mostly from pneumonia
Apparently the situation at Camp
Devens. Massachusetts,, has been got
into hand. For the second successive
day there was a decrease In the number
Of new cases reported, the total for the
day being 240. The number OF new
pneumonia cases also decreased. but
81 deaths were reported.
No new camps were added to the list
OF those where influenza has appeared.
- Deaths at Camp Dix.
Camp Dix reported "a deaths. the
highest days record of the influenza
pneumonia epidemic, bringing the total
number of victims of the disease there
VI to 256. New cases showed slight
increase. with 1.047 cases of influenza
developing in twenty-four hours and ll3
new cases Of pneumonia Arrival or
more army doctors and the volunteering
OF scores Of patriotic women through
out New Jersey for service relieved the
situation at the base hospital, where
there has been a shortage Of doctors
and nurses In some cases women with
nursing experience who have gone TO
camp to visit sick relatives have re-
tn
relieve the worn out stan nurses,
First Lieut. Frederick A. Bellechoy OF
Buffalo was among the days victims.
| He was a member of the camp dental
corps. Eastern soldiers. among those
| who died yesterday were Frivates Fred
| Keiffer. Newark Albert Cummings,
| Everett, Mass. Albert c. Schlant, Buff
| falo; Tony Coppolant oswego. n. Y;
/ Charles Trinzkas, Riverside: William
| KEENAN,. Boston; Arthur Nichols, Hack
ensack Joseph Clemento, Rochester,
n. ". Patrick NJ. O'Toole. Jersey City .
Thomas Chapeile, Trenton; Addition
older. Alpine: John Gemisii. Elizabeth
| S!pani Colorano. Rose. n. Y. Lester
Decker. Newark Valley. N. y; Charles
| Blydenburg. East Patchogue, l.. |.
| Epidemic RACES in Boston.
| Influenza continues to rage in Boston
and is increasing slightly in other parts
Of New England. Though the disease
has been confined chiefly TO the Atlantic
seaboard it is now predicted by the
| Surgeon-(;enerars office in Washington
that 1t may he expected to spread west
ward with n still greater increase In
mortality In the next few weeks. The
disease is increasing in some Of the
military camps.
IL.
said yesterday that no serious delay
would be caused by his order of post.
ponement of draft calls In the first
week In October. 1t may result In
shortening the training period for some
of the men before they embark but
unless the epidemic continues to bt
| serious calls for later dates in the
month will be made. 4 decided i'm
provement in conditions in the camps
and elsew here too. is expected soon If
relation to influenza. especially II tn,
weather is clear. health officials de
clare.
New England Hospitals Full.
Introducing a resolution appropriat
ing 100000 for the public healtt
services campaign yesterday Senator
Weeks of Massachusetts declared tina
tens of thousands OF people in New
England are affected. Hospitals are ful
to overlooking, no nurses are availabl.
and doctors work as near twenty-fou
hours a day as is humanity possible
There are 10000 cases al CAM
Devens alone" Senator Weeks was as
surod of prompt consideration to maxi
the money available Immediately.
The Public Health Service started
number OF nurses and physicians OF
1 . hats &c
help combat the epidemic Toronto, On
tario. also responded to Massachusetts
call for aid. Twelve nurses were Of
: their way to the stric',en State yester
day, and promise OF yet more to com
; was made.
Appeal for did to President Wilson
the Governors OF nearby States, an
the national headquarters OF the Re
= Cross at Washington were made. TIL
= chairman of the Boston Emergency Com
/. mittee said he received reply last nigh
e from the Red Cross headquarters sta,
ing the opinion that Bostons epidemi
1 was only few days In advance q
t that in other sections Of the country
= This excuse was made for not Sendn
! nurses to Boston, Declaration that the
were being held in readiness to be des
= patched elsewhere was made.
4 "Their advice" said Mr.. EndIcot
WIS lildl We ORGANIZE our nome lie
, fence nurses throughout the countr,
Strengthening their numbers by nurses
V aids, but that we avoid moving in cor
1 siderable numbers nurses from one PAL
s OF the country to another at this tim,
= This judgment was based upon tn
y rapidly OF the spread of tho infection.
"A further suggestion was that "
undertake to finance travelling medic;
units OF doctors and nurses the doctor
to be mobilized from the volunteer med
cal service corps by the United State
= Public Health Service TO meet exceI
tional needs"
Surgeon General Blue of the Publ
| Health Service wired later that h
, was arranging with the Red Cross I
> mobilize fifty units of ten physician
i each from the Volunteer Medical ServiC
Q Corps, presumably to be sent through
\ out Massachusetts.
OF Deaths In - Hours
e The Massachusetts State Health -.
i partment received reports OF 2,G77 ne,
e cases of influenza and ninety -seve
deaths resulting from the disease in Il
= last twenty -four hours ending at moo
= yesterday. These reports came fro
= forty-one cities and towns
d. DIR. W. r. Draper of the Publ
|. Health Service in Washington arrive
= i'm Roston Yesterday IA look into N