The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-01
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THF 1NFLUENZA
Organ ga Relief Work Al
r Siy in Operation
in Barre \
CENSUS OF SICK
is BEING TAKEN
Twelve Deaths Were Added
to the City's List
To-day

eoi taheh py grip IN Barre and 1mme-
date vicinity. In addition tidings reached
here OF the death in Quincy, Mass, of
Barre man who recently went to that
city, and news came of the death of an
other Graniteville soldier at Camp Dew
ems. The grip epidemic seems to remain
unchecked, although community efforts
which are centered in special relief
committee named yesterday are bound
to have an effect on the spread of the
disease. The dead are; Albert Baieich Of
Foss street, Leonardo Malnati of II Foss
street, Mrs. Jerry Michael of Prospect
street, Mrs. James Mcdonald, ir., of Is
Hall street, Miss Rachel Higgs of Pros.
pect avenue, Antonio Sempreboni of 5b
Second street Miss Minnie H. Clark of
sS South Main street; four year-oId
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Paris
of the East Barre road, Alex FowIie. ir,.
Glenwood avenue; John Magnaghi, $50
North Main street; Gordon Hall, Hall
street; -- Duncan, Maple avenue.
Charles Higgs, until recently a resident
of Barre and the father of the Higgs girl
previously mentioned, died in Quincy,
Mass, last evening. Private Robert
Cromey Of Camp Devens, who Joined the
colors from Graniteville, died in camp
yesterday.
A systematic census of the grip cases
in Barre was inaugurated late Monday
afternoon as the result of action taken
at joint conference earlier in the day
when the city council, the board of health
and the Board of Trade were represented.
A renewed appeal to those who, being i'll
with chronic complaints are not in i'm
| mediate danger, to release attendants
for the epidemic and fresh efforts to Sc
cure additional nurses and doctors were
among the results of the conference.
The following special relief committee
was elected: City Clerk James Mackay,
Alderman A. A. Milne, Sec o. G. Stick
ney of the board of health, Angelo Cal
derara and James Smart, lay members of
the board of health, f. d. Ladd, presi-
dent, and H. A. Phelps, secretary, of the
Barre Board of Trade, and George \.
| Tilden.
Within an hour after the conference
canvassers hastily enlisted were abroad
with cards, collecting data BY nightfall
commendable progress had been made
and before the last returns for the day
had been filed, more than 600 cases of
grip had been reported. The census tax
| ers submitted their returns to the COM
mittee at city hall Their stories of
suffering among families in need of at
tention were of the heart-rending sort
and as rapidly as volunteers appeared
they were assigned to the most urgent
cases. To-day most of the returns, bar
ring reports from the third and fourth
wards, where the malady is especially
pandemic, had been filed. showing a to-
tai of more than 500 cases On this ba-
sis, it is estimated that the total num-
Der of cases in the city will approach
| l,s00
To combat the epidemic and to relieve
the suffering is the aim of the relief
committee. Report after report which
reached the committee last night told of
whole families stricken by the malady.
The shortage Of doctors and nurses only
added to the gravity of the situation.
To-day DIR. f. X Jackson of Burlington
volunteered in the emergency and his
services will be available at once, Other
physicians are expected from Morrisville,
a village as yet practically untouched by
the epidemic of grip. Professional and
non professional nurses have volunteered
in numbers. Men and women without
dependents were especially conspicuous
in the relief work attempted over night
and their efforts in alleviating the suf
fering have been noticeably successful,
the doctors say.
To-day it was announced that one of
the city drug stores will remain open
until ! o'clock every morning in order to
serve those in need of medicine. Last
night the board of health ordered the
closing of the saloons and soda foun-
tains, thereby complementing the order
of yesterday, which closed the churches,
movies, clubs, lodges and public enter
tainments. There are over 60 cases
among the operatives at the shirtwaist
factory on Church street. One of the
largest firms of granite manufacturers in
the city to-day attempted to resume OPP
erations this morning, but no one APP
peared at the blast of the o'clock
whistle. Practically every plant in the
city, with one or two exceptions, is closed
because so many men are i'll of the grip.
Over 75 have volunteered for nurse
service as the result Of the call of the
Board of Trade.
Doctors join with the members of the
special relief committee in urging people
not to become victims of their fears
while the epidemic progresses toward its
wane. Investigation has proved that So
called critical cases are very much in the
minority. Optimism, it is realized, is
one of the big factors arraigned against
the inroads of the malady and every
where doctors, nurses and members Of
the committee are recommending cheer
funess as one of the most potent anti
dotes If ordinary precaution is taken
there is comparatively little danger OF
contagion Families in need of assistance
should not be permitted to suffer be-
cause there is remote danger that the
disease may be communicated Sunshine
and bracing air are remedies which seem
to be at hand now that the period of un-
settled weather is passing, and in short
time, the health authorities predict, the
Of increase in new cases win
diminish pcrceptibly