New-York tribune., 1918-10-16
65S Deaths Reported u,
Result of Epidemic in
New York City
Queens Hit Harder
Than Manhattan
Need of Nurses Stressed
Again by DR.. Copeland
in Public Appeal

New cases of influenza In Ncw York
numbering 4,S52, established high
record for the epidemic here yesterdny-
Pneumonia seized 479 new Victims Vha
death lists showed 322 dead from i'm
flnenzA and s36 from pneum onia, mark
ing a steady advance Of the disease
Health officials announced that cam
ditions tn Manhattan are improved. hus;
are looking with concern at tho prueg-
ress made by the infection IN Qmeescs,
where 69S new cases Of influenza sp-
peared over night Additional nu1simsgg
facilities are being organized for uss
in that borough should yesterdays I'm
crease provo tho forerunner OF m wae-
expected spread of tho disease
Manhattan yesterday totaued .967
new Cases of influenza: The BRONX,
721; Brooklyn. 1923; Qusens, 6o9:
Richmo ond, 216 Death came to 116 In
Manhattan, % In The Bronx. l2S I'm
Brooklyn, p in Queens and II in
Richmond PneumoniA In Manhattan
increased by 23s cases; The Bronx.
"a; Brooklyn, 9S; Queens, 81: Rich
mond, IS. The deaths from pnaumonla
wore distributed as follows: AAnhat-
tan, 1913; The Bronx, a.; Brooklyns
Plans for Relief
The total of new influenza cases for
the day is jump Of 70S cases over
the preceding twenty-four hours
The Health Departments emergency
advisory committee has perfected plans
for relief in the homes stricken by
the disease. To the influenza emer-
gency committee Of the Mayors Com
has been assigned the work Of supply
ing food to invalids and members Of
families affected. The work will be
conducted from forty-fve centres The
supplying of nurses, physicians, heat
and food will be looked after by the or
ganization.
The Board Of Health yesterday made
dry sweeping in subway and elevated
stations and expectorati2g into the sub
way roadbeds misdemeanor, punish
able by a fine of $3.50 or six months
imprisonment
The bureau of laboratories of the
Health Department announces an In
creasing demand for the preventive
vaccine perfected by the bureau.
DR.. s. s. Goldwater, superintendent
of the Mount Sinai Hospital, who has
been the chief critic of the Health De-
pArtment's methods in handling the cpl
demic, said yesterday he believed tho
department had been aroused to full
realization of the danger in the situa-
tion here. and he purposed to take no
further steps at this time. It had been
reported that DR.. Goldwater was plan
ming a mass meeting to be held this
week to protest against the alleged in
activity of the health officials. He
denied any such intention
Aid to Traffic
At the suggestion of DR.. Copeland
the cars on all transit lines in the city
will remain unheated, the Public Ser
vice Commission having suspended the
heat order, which normally goes in eff
feet on October 15, for one week. The
windows Of all cars will be kept open
and passengers are asked to prepare
themselves for cold riding by wearing
winter clothing.
The New York Telephone Company
issued statement yesterday urging
the public to restrict the use of the
telephone to essential calls only, as the
foroe Of operators had been seriously
depleted by the epidemic.
The decrease in influenza in New
Jersey has caused state health officials
to promise a lifting of the quarantine
on October "a. Physicians ard nurses
arc still greatly needed 10 many parts
of the state. The suspension Of Jury
trials has been authorized in the state
until the danger is past