The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-08
Ne,uberry Still Held in the
Grip Of Spanish Influenza
Several More Deaths But Serious Cases Com
paratively Small.-Situation Improving IN
West E,,d-Doctors and Nurses
from Washington

The Spanish Influenza situation ls
still serious. But it might be worse.
There is no occasion for alarm Or to
become panicky.
Mayor Wright wired Congressman
Dominick to see if we could get some
doctors and nurses and he wired that
he would make the effort to send
some and three doctors and six
nurses are expected.
The death of DE. w. E. Pelham, Jr.'
has east a gloom, over the community.
He was so useful and so young It
seems a strange dispensation of prov
idenee but We must bow in humble
submission to Him who doeth all
things well and for the good of his
people.
DR.. ". A Dunn has also been con-
hned to his bed
The situation in West End where
the disease seems to have got its hrst
hold Is improving. Over in the city
proper there have been several new
cases and there are some who have
been very sick and are still quite
sick.
TIE board OF health met on Sunday
evening and appointed committees in
the wards to look after the people
and to see that there was as much
heIp rendered as possible to those
who need it and that no one would be
permitted to suffer for lack of at
tention.
Dr.. Claude sease from Little Noun
tain came over ON Saturday and is
doing what he can to help the strain
which is On our own doctors at this
time. It has just been impossible for
them to see all the cases as often as
they should or even to answer al
the calls.
Tae disease has also spread to the
country districts and there are good
many cases in the country and there
have been several deaths.
The citizens have taken hold OF the
situation in earnest. 1t would have
beer we'll to have done so ten days
The soda fountains have been re-
ouested to cease selling drinks and
serving ice cream.
The telephone exchange has also
been cut short of help on account OF
sickness among the operators and the
following young ladies have been
brought in to relieve the situation:
Misses sarYis of Sumter. Allison OF
statesyille, Brown of Davidson, Hun
of Charlotte, Carnes of Lancaster,
Grant of Chester.
The cotton gins will be shut down
for the remainder Of the week and
no cotton ginned.
People are forbidden to congregate
in stores
The following statement of the ae-
ton of the board Of health has been
furnished by the secretary, Prof. 0.
B. Cannon.
Realizing the seriousness CT the
Influenza situation in cur midst, the
board of health held meeting Sun
day afternoon and appointed the fol-
lowing as central committee; Col,
w II Hunt, 2. F. Wright, Geo. W
Summer, ]. A. Burton, DR.. E. c. Jones
and o. 3. Cannon, and the colored
members: Ulysses Gallman, Tom.
williams and Jim Daniels.
The committee met Sunday even
ing at $50 O'Clock with Col. W. II
Hunt. chairman and o. B. Cannon,
secretary. After discussing the stu
alton and the needs, it was decided
to appoint a committee from each
ward composed of active men whose
duties would be to make a canvass
of each ward so as to report the
number Of cases and the need.
Ward III d. Whitaker, Tom!
Howell, and s. s. Cunningham. Col
ored; A. w. Brown, Berry Nicely and
T. F. Harper.
warde II.-Hayne Abrams, Sims G.
Brown, C. C. schumpert. Colored:
W. W. Graham, John Morgan and P
NJ. J. Curry.
Ward IrI-Reid Boylston, c. 3.
spinks, Clarence Wise. colored:
Robert Jones, Henry Bluford, BILLY