El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-22
1000 INFLUENZA
IN CITY.
DR.. Tappan Estimates To-
tai Since Outbreak; Death
List Believed 425.

Since the influenza epidemic broke
out in FL Paso there have been about
1000 persons afflicted with that mala-
dy or pneumonia. according to esti-
mate Of DR.. J. ". Tappan, Of the city
health board and the United States
public health service. DR.. Tappan said
deaths. including soldiers and civil
ians. during the period October 9 to
1s. totaled 275. while the health board
estimated that during the seven day
! period TO end Wednesday. there would
be $50 deaths
Drs. Tappan and W. II. Anderson. of
the board of health, were visited. by
Ben Lewis. VIII r. Winch. Vincent
Andreas, J. c. Alarcon. Frank Aide
rete, 5. V Fulkerson and 7. II. Her
yey, moving picture show proprietors.
Tuesday morning, and their request
for the lifting Of the quarantine was
considered untimely by the health Of
ficers. who expressed the opinion that
north Of the tracks the epidemic
showed little Improvement, while on
evident.
VIII Confer Later.
There viii be another meeting of
the health board and the moving pic
ture show men at a later date this
week, as mayor Charles Davis was IN
able to attend the Tuesday conference
and II was decided not TO take def
mite steps until he could be present
The health board was unable to
supply accurate figures TO the federal
government Monday evening. as re-
Quested, because the physicians were
not yet reporting new and remaining
cases.
Give School for Hospital.
Directors in the San Jose school
district in the FL Paso valley on Mon
day turned over the school house at
san Jose for use as a temporary hos
pital in the treatment of influenza
cases. The directors are Louis A. Folk
Mark Cadwallader and Mrs. Lucy N.
Peterman-
Many Deaths in Mexico.
Seven deaths from influenza were
reported by the Juarez authorities for
sunday Mayor Francisco d. Gonzales
said Monday that the situation in
his city was improving and that ev-
erythlng possible was being done to
prevent the spread Of the disease and
10 assist those who needed aid. The
number OF deaths Monday had not
been ascertained Tuesday morning.
Reports from Chihuahua. Jimenez,
Torreon, Monterey and other northern
cities indicate that the disease has
spread in those parts and that a large
NUMBER OF deaths occur every day.
Aoy Hospital Makes Progress.
With plenty Of help to attend the
SICK persons who have been admitted
10 Aoy Red Cross hospital the past
few days, the staff under DR.. B. Z.
Galloway and head nurses. Mrs. Mary
McKemy and Mrs. J. A. Clifford-HiIl.
has made steady progress since the
opening Of the hospital last week
There are two sets Of ambulance men
working. and. besides the five trained
nurses engaged. there are numbers Of
volunteer nurses and attendants for
the sick. Total admissions into the
hospital have been 50. There we're
about so under treatment Tuesday at
noon. Miss Katherine Gorbutt. prin-
ctpal Of the school district. has been
very active with the nursing staff.
Deaths at AOy, Three.
Deaths reported at Aoy hospital
since Monday noon were the follow
ing:
Jose Pacheco. said to be from Shat
ter. Tex. who was dying when he
reached a rooming house on South Ell
Paso street.
Pedro Reyes. 4 months old baby of
Mrs. Refugio Reyes. Durazno and
Martinez streets.
Only Two Soldiers Die.
There were only two deaths at the
base hospital. Fort Bliss. during the
p hours ending Tuesday noon, as fol-
lows:
Capt. Don R Gather. Ninth engi- |
neers, from Portland, Ore
Pvt Walter GLADDEN., 3I4th cavalry, |
from Kansas City, No.
Civilians Die.
The following deaths Of civilians
Of influenza were reported during /
the "a hours ending Tuesday at noon: 1
DR.. Louis a. Pulley, 1891 La Luz
street
Infant william Hart, 609 Estrella
Wallin Geek. six years old, Saliva
ton Army Rescue nome.
T. S. Holstein. $500 Lebanon street. |
Jesus Carrasco, at a hospital
Jacob Meyers. 1913 East Missouri.
W. A Stewart. from New Mexico, at 4
a hospital here.
Mrs Harry T. Tatchrin. 1901 Ok
fore
William Perry Warren, s124 Pitts
burg street.