Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-30
INFLUENZA TAKES
F|RMER HOLD HERE
Seven More Deaths and Out
breaks at Jail and Wash
ington Asylum.
IS UNCHECKED IN CAMP

Seven deaths from Spanish influenza,
eighty-seven new cases, and outbreaks
of the disease at the District Jail and
the Washington Asylum have been re-
ported to the District health depart
ment in the thirty-six hours up to
noon today.
There are thirty cases at the Jail
and three at the asylum. All the vic
Tins of the disease are said to be do
ing we'll.
Deaths reported to the health de-
partment were:
Maize B. White, fourteen years old
TAT 9th street southeast.
Robert S. Posch, thirty-two years
old. 93S Shepherd street.
Mary LANCER, forty-two years old,
Cavanaush court, at 18th and Church
streets.
Lieut.. Homer F. Ingram, U. S. N,
at Naval Hospital.
Nettie Rawlins, forty-two years old
1861 " street southwest, at Garfield
Edmund willetts. 1880 Massachusetts
avenue, at Homeopathic Hospital.
Hazel Rucker, twenty-five years old,
Clarendon, Va, at Emergency Hospital
Washington Men Die Elsewhere.
Two deaths of Washington men in
other cities have occurred. Morris
Barsock, twenty years old, son of J. C.
Barsock. 364 Bates street. died last
Thursday at the naval training station
at Newport, r. I. He was taken i'll
two weeks ago. Joseph G. Mcdonald,
Wa ShiOofnn aftnrnov 6iod nf tho
disease at Norfolk, Va, where he was
a chief petty officer in the Naval Re-
serve Force.
Mr.. Mcdonald enlisted three months
ago and in April of this year he was
married to Miss May Walsh of this
city. His father is also living. The
body. will be brought here for
burial.
In compliance with the orders of
Ernest l.. Thurston, superintendent
Of schools, teachers in the public
schools are taking every precaution
They are sending home all children
suffering from severe colds.
Call Off Community Singing.
Community singing, which had been
arranged for Potomac Park this even
ing, has been postponed at the request
of the board of health.
The general epidemic situation
throughout the various sections of the
country shows no Improvement.
Massachusetts is still in the throes of
bad shape. From latest reports from
the public health service this morn
ing North Carolina is experiencing a
wide spread of the influenza. Whining
ton and vicinity, in particular, is suf-
fering from it.
1t was stated this morning by the
public health service that every eff
fort possible is being made to relieve
conditions where the epidemic is the
most severe.
\ Today the health service sent to
Boston a large unit of physicians.
like unit was dispatched to Will
mington, Del.
Under terms of the appropriation Of
81. 100000 made by Congress last Sat
urday to fight the disease the public
health service expects to increase it's
facilities in that direction with each
successive day. The big problem ap-
pears to be the shortage Of physicians
and nurses.
Little West of Mississippi.
However, it was stated that the dis
ease has spread but little west of the
MISSISSIPPI. There are a number of
cases in a few of the states in these
! territories. but it is hoped to allay
their spread.
! Camps and cantonments of the Army
are still battling the disease. While
Camp Devens reports show slight
! decrease in the number of new cases
there are one or two other camps
which have shown marked increases.
| The total number of new cases in
/ camps and environments reported uI
| to 10 o'clock this morning was $685.
| New cases reported from yesterday
| noon to 10 O'Clock this morning were
1852. as compared with 9,242 for the
twenty hours ending yesterday noon
| The new report is incomplete.
| New cases of pneumonia reported in
the twenty-twohour period were 645
making a total of 5,O33 such cases
! The number of deaths to date is 1857
207 of which were reported for the
| twenty-five hours ending at 10 O'Clock
this morning. This report is also in
was 230 deaths.
Spreads at Camp Pike.