Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-11-08
SPANISH FLU SEEMS
UNDER FULL CONTROL
NJ Deaths During Last Forty-cight
HourS-Nefy Few New Cases
Reported
nEATHS FROM INFLUENZA
SINCE LAST FRIDAY

William Nolan, Pullman.
Chester A. Munks, Anacortes.
Ray NJ. Hardesty, Spokane.
Percy II. Dosh, Palouse.
Richard Burbank, Enumclaw.
Charles Wagner Eaton, Spokane.
Roger =. Sanborn, Spokane.
George Moore, Montesano.
Clyde Richards, Missouri.
The Spanish influenza situation at
the college and down town is greatly
improved and a continuation of the
daily Improvement will probably see
the Punishment of the epidemic with
in the next week. The number OF
new cases reported daily has been
diminishing steadily, until practically
no new cases are now being reported
4 among the student-soldiers at the
college while the new cases develop
ing in the city and the tributary
country are very few. Several dam
gerous cases are still in the hospitals,
but practically all of the newly de-
yeloped cases are extremely mild.
4 No deaths have occurred for over
A IS hours.
Nine deaths have been reported
since the last issue of The Herald,
4 bringing the total death toll of the
| epidemic to as, of which number 40
we're members OF the two branches Of
the S. A. T. c. at the college and six
we're civilians. No civilian deaths
have occurred during the past week
the nine enumerated all being mem
I bers of the S. A. 7. G.
| William Nolan of Pullman sue
cumbed to the effects of Spanish in
| fluenza Friday morning. Mr.. Nolan
was member of the S. A. T. G. in
the college of veterinary science He
had been a student of the State Col
lege for two years, and had resided
here with his wife. who survives him.
He came to Pullman from Riverside,
1 Wash
After the illness of Mr.. Nolan had
become critical friends of the family
discovered that he had not yet failed
application for the government insur-
ance to which he was emitted as a
member of the S. A. T. c., and rushed
TO the hospital with the necessary
blanks. The afflicted man was too
lar gone to sign his name, but raised
MS hand sufficiently to make his
mark, which was properly certified
and the policy was in full force.
a Three more deaths were reported
ate Friday afternoon, bringing Fri
uays total to six, the greatest toll
aKen in a single 24-hour period
SINCE the start of the epidemic. Two
Oh Fridays deaths were included in
Inc list published last Friday. Ches-
YER A Munks of Anacortes, Ray M.
nafdesty of Spokane and Percy H.
oosh of Palouse, all members of the
y A. /. c. were the deaths an
aounced late Friday afternoon. The
pouy OF Mr.. Munks was shipped to
Ahacortes for burial, while that of
MI Hardesty was sent to Walla
"a'ia' and the body of Mr.. Dosh was
'a'd to rest in Pitts cemetery, near
me family home, between Palouse
anu Albion. Services for the latter
we're held at the cemetery at 200
ocock Sunday afternoon. He was
ue only son of Charles Dosh, a pio-
ef Whitman county farmer
IL "ichard Burbank, an S. A G. T,
aah from Enumclaw, succumbed to
spanish influenza at the S. P. E.
Ospital at 800 o'clock Saturday
iii snt Charles Wagner Eaton of
spokane, also a soldier-student,
sa'sed away at the Federated church
o:l5 Sunday morning. Both
mg men had been in critical con-
uoh for several days.
III Noger P. sanborn of Spokane and
III urge Moore of Montesano, both
nloers of the State College S. A.
- succumbed to Spanish influ-
sunday night, both deaths oc-
III eu at 1000 o'clock, the former
ms'lhg away at the sanitarium and
ho., .a'.er at the Episcopal church
III .Vue Richards. who recently came
. e state of Washington from Mis-
a. succumbed at the Federated
aureh Tuesday afternoon from the
II OF influenza. He was mem