Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-02
CHURCHES AND
SCHOOLS BANNED
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improving is the belief of the health
authorities but whether by next week
conditions will permit lifting the ban
on some of the places DR.. Raunick
can not determine yet, he said. The
be safer TO lfave schools remain
closed a few more days postponed
the r%eopening until November IL.
Yesterday sixteen death certii-
Gates were issued. Twelve of these
deaths we're caused by influenza and
-four by pneumonia.
Permission has been given by DR..
b. Franklin Roger, acting state
commissioner of health. to lodges to
hold meetings with a minimum num-
Der of members present. The meet
ings should only be held to transact
urgent and necessary business and
not longer than one hour at any ses-
sion. No banquets or other large
meetings are to be held until all re-
strictions are lifted.
AT the Emergency hospital ply
sicians and nurses made heroic eff
forts to save the life of Miss Ger
trude Ritzman, 512 South Tenth
street, who contracted the disease
while nursing other victims in the
hospital at Marsh Run. Miss Ritz
man died last night and her sacri-
flee has made her a heroine among
her friends. y
DIR. Raunick announced to-day the
hospital will remain open until all
the patients o being treated there
recover. The number of admis-
| sions is decreasing but there are
still 20 patients, of whom two are In
a serious condition. Five were dis
charged yesterday. A call for helI
may be made on Monday when the
school teachers who are in service
there leave for a weeks rest before
I going back to the schools which re-
open the following week.
One of the patients she had beer
treated at the hospital and was sem
home after she had recovered. has
written a letter to the nurses and
physicians at the hospital express
ing her admiration and appreciation
of the medical attention given her.
Six deaths from influenza anC
one from pneumonia were reported
to the health department to-day by
ne local Bureau of Vital Statistics
With the exception of one day thi:
week the death rate has been de
cidedly lower than at any time
since the epidemic began.
At the courthouse George Young
one of the elevatormen, came tC
work this morning, but was com
PEELED to return to his home, after
symptoms of influenza developed
Robert Walters, another employe al
the courthouse, who was a victim
of the disease, has recovered anC
returned this morning.
Quarantine Modified
Commissioner Roger to-day mott
fed the United States ordnance de-
partment that the ban on Lancaster
would not affect munition workers
living in that city and employed in
/ Coatesville and other places from
making their daily trips to and from
, their places of work. The order i:
not to affect federal business. He also
discussed the legal phases of the
situation with railroad counsel.
In a statement issued DIR. Roger
| contends that the mayor of Pitts.
burgh has absolutely no power oil
| authority to rescind or modify in any
way the closing order issued by the
State Department of Health" anC
setting forth that no action will be
/ taken regarding the mayors procla-
nation until it is definitely ascer-
tanned that the closing order has
been violated" What will be done
then, it is stated. is a matter to be
| determined after consultation with
the Attorney General.
Call For Nurses
l The following statement on the