Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-09
TAKE ELKS CLUB
FOR EMERGENCY
HOSPITAL CASES

So serious had the spread of in
fuenza In this city become last niglt
that the Red Cross authorities COM
mandeered the Elks clubhouse In
Madison avenue and immediately
cleared 1t up and placed in the first
and second floors cots on which pa
tients were placed.
This makes two temporary hospi-
tails which have been established to
care for influenza patients. the one
at ST. Peters Parish House having
been filed and Il was found that
there were sixty cases which needed
hospital treatment and there was no
place to put them.
Health Inspector William ]. WILL
sey this morning estimated that
there are 5000 cases of Spanish infiu-
enza In this city. He is working in
conjunction with DIR. Scott, sent here
from Washington by Surgeon General
Blue. In place OF DIR. Treadway. who
is Ill, and he is looking after the gen.
eral sanitation and health conditions
OF the city.
The situation frankly, is almost be-
yond the power OF the medical author
tiles here at present to cope with.
They are at their wits end and dare
not prophesy when the end of the
awful situauon Will come.
DR.. Dorothy G. Smiley of the Red
Cross, in whose hands the control of
the influenza situation has been
last night that the influenza cases
were in the hands of the local physi-
clans and the doctors of the Red
Cross and from out of town, whose
services had been volunteered to aid
the local force in coping with the sit
uation. There are a great many
nurses here also who have been CALL
ed for to assist in caring for patients
in homes and in the hospitals here
and in South Amboy. where the work
is In charge Of DIR. Buckler of Balti-
more.
DR.. Smiley said last night that the
influenza cases have been trebling up
on the workers in the past few days.
She said that she lad ,peen In confer
snSs , with ls.,,S pE. g. 6 egel'z b. q con sns
n me-. e..- Sf the STATE Hearth Dersrr..
land that they had examined the Coas
Guard barracks. the Y. NJ. G. A. tn
thigh school and the Elks Club. all o
which had been offered as temporar.
hospitals. She said that because o
the room and accommodations tn
latter was most feasible. The repor
was made at the conference OF relic
workers held last night and the con
ference Immediately voted to adop
the Elks Club as the second auxiliar,
hospital, and at once the local Rec
Cross evacuated and moved the work
room to the Y. NJ. H. A. hall in Smitf
street from the second floor OF the
Elks building.
SIX deaths In the city proper anC
one in Fords were reported here thu
morning for the past twenty-roul
hours Is being victims of infiuenz'
Hugh Bachman, of the Naval Reserv'
Force, stationed at Pelham Ba,
training station, fell victim to IN,
disease and died at his home, 4O'
Park avenue, last night
Alice Malone. ten years old, daugh'
| ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Malone o.
l127sFirst street, died last night of the
disease. She was buried today in the
! Alpine Cemetery.
Patrolman Martin Lybeck of thu
WOODBRIDGE township police force
died at his home in Woodlawn ave-
nue. Fords, this morning Aaror
Sutro of Keasbey died yesterday at the
city hospital following an attack ol
the disease
Three children who died of the dis
ease, were Walter Negelski, six years
old. son of Mr.. and Mrs. stephen Ne
gelski, yesterday afternoon at their
home in Maurer: John Banit, four
years old, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nitro
Banit. of State street, died last night
and Mary Sadowski, five years old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ga
dowski, of 1913 Hall avenue, died this
morning. There were three cases re.
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