New-York tribune., 1918-10-10

wards in Fordham and Harlem hos
pitals. To the METROPOLITAN Hospital
will be assigned thirty students from
Flower Hospital Medical College. and
Long Island Hospital College will send
twenty-five students to Kingston Ave
nue. Hospital. This adds 230 nurses
to those already actively engaged in
the work in the city and will make
available 700 additional hospital beds.
The plan will relieve the great strain
which the epidemic has placed upon
the private hospitals where 20 per cent
os the nurses have contracted the DIS
ease.
A 24-hour emergency service. has
Health Commissioner in connection
with the hospital clearing house plan.
and all persons afflicted with influenza
needing the attention Of nurse or
hospital treatment can now get In
touch with an agent Of the Ambulance
Service Board at the Health Depart
nlent by telephone at any hour OF the
day or night
Epidemic Conditions Elsewhere
Philadelphia reported big increase
were 4.O13 new cases. Albany banned
oil public gatherings, including public
funerals, when the days report show
inc a total OF 1885 cases was received
by tho health officials. Buffclo's
Health Commissioner has asked the
city council for permission to close
tho schools, churches and theatres.
Thirty thousand cases of influenza
ara reported in Connecticut and tho
state has sent out an appeal ior nurses.
Public funerals and wakes have been
r%oDoa1 -, 1Iartrcr1
The chief surgeon at Camp Mills
Major G. L. Jackson, ordered the camp
under quarantine yesterday.
Justice Kcough adjourned Supreme
Court in Westchester County to-day
until October 21 on account of the cpl
demic there. In Mount Vernon, New
Rochelle and Yonkers schools ard
theatres have been closed.
Epidemic Hits Jersey
Conditions in New Jersey are re-
ported growing worse, as the epidemic
is spreading rapidly. Railway seems
to be the heaviest sufferer. one-fifth OF
the population being victims Of the
disease. The Women's Motor Corps
will make daily house-to-house can
vass for new cases.
sey City Council yesterday, an order
was issued closing the $40 saloons of
the city, together with the moving
picture houses and theatres. Even
Liberty Loan meetings and other
gatherings in the open air are for
hidden by this order. New cases num-
bering 400 we're reported in the city.
At Camp Dix it is reported that the
number Of existing umonia cases
now exceeds the total of influenza pa
tients. OF the latter there are 1,l55,
while 1,164 are suffering from pncu-
n1onia. A total Of 755 deaths have oc-
Cured.
1,434 Cases in Manhattan
Manhattan leads the boroughs in the
number of new cases Of influenza to-
day, showing q total Of 1,436. The
Bronx reported 414; Brooklyn, 764;
Queens, 213. and Richmond, 1O3. The
deaths were distributed as follows:
Manhattan, sc; The Bronx. 26; Brook
lyn, 45; Queens, 6, and Richmond, IL
total Of 1874. New pneumonia cases
numbered PIP. against a total of 2S2
during the preceding twenty-four hour
period. The deaths from pneumonia
also showed decline, 166 being re-
ported. against 100 for the preceding
day
The statement of authorities that in
fluenza in New York is confined to 2
great extent to families is illustrated
by the removal Of family of nine to
Bellevue last night, all suffering from
influenza. The patients are Mr.. and
Mrs. August GARCIA, of 315 East Twen-
ty-fourth Street, ard their seven chill
dren. ranging in ages from three to
fourteen years.