New-York tribune., 1918-09-25
Health Department Re-
doubles Efforts to Stamp
Out Malady
Police Called On
To Aid Campaign
Hasn't Reached Epidemic
Proportions Yet; Swami
Assistant a Victim

Spanish intiuenza seems to be grad
ually gaining foothold in New York
despite the heroic efforts Of the health
authorities TO prevent il. Eighty three
: ew civilian case We're reported yester-
day. In addition. sixty-Sevcn otncr
cases were announced. including forty
seven immi grants taken from Incoming
ships twelve in the Brooklyn Navy
Yard and eight in the Marine Hospital
on Staten Island. No deaths from tao
disease were reported here
Health Commissioner Copeland an
nounced that latest results obtained in
the city biological laboratories had
convinced him that the disease was a
freacherous ore with which 10 deal
The patient. when seized with this
disease SAID Dir. Copeland. "appar
entity RECEIVERS after about three day
Of fever. coupled with the other symp
toms. such as sNeczing. headaches and
backache. Then. just a> the pnysiciah
IN charge is congratuating himself on
tho patient IS suddenly seized with
pneumonia. the fever running UP 10
lo5. OF thereabouts and III many cases.
lust seven days after the 'irSt seizure,
The patient dies.
Prosecutor Fails Victim
1t was learned yesterday that As
sistant District Attorney Edwin p Kill
roe, OF l0S Manhattan Avenue, is
among the sufferers from the disease
The death of John F. Harman. Of
1851 East Ninth Street. Brooklyn. for
seven years d member OF :hc New York
Police Department. was announced at
the Naval Hospital in Newport. Har-
man has been member OF the Naval
Reserve for four months.
The Health Commissioner called a
conference Of the heads Of the. various
bureaus in the Department Of Health
yesterday afternoon, and the entire
situation was gone over thoroughly. 1t
was learned that large portion OF the
machinery OF the department is at
present concentrating on the effort to
prevent the malady from becoming cpl
demlc here. inspectors are making
canvass OF all public drinking places 10
prevent the repeated use of glasses
without proper cleaning. This is de
clared one OF the practices which must
cease if the disease is to sc controlled.
Autopsies and blood tests made here
within the last few days show that the
pneumonia following influenza attacks
is of the most dangerous order.
'
CURED in the course OF the day at
Camp Dix, New Jersey, making total
o. ninety-siX since the epidemic start
ed. week ago It was the heaviest
days toll at tho cantonment. but med
zeal officers declared that the disease
was under control nov. Camp Dix has
800 cases at its base hospital. Five
deaths occurred at Camp Upton. max
ing It's total fifteen. Camp Mills sent
fifteen new cases TO the base hospital
It Miloola.
The Fore River shipbuildine Com
pany. ut Quincy. Mass. is hard hit by
the epidemic. $500 employees being suf-
fcrers, while there have been sixty
deaths Three emergency hospitals
have been filled and fourth is being
lushed 20 complct;or.
Franklin d. Roosevelt. Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy, Who is suffering
from an attack of pneumonia, following
influenza. at the home Of his mother
Mrs. James Roosevelt. - Fast Sixty
fifth Street. continues 70 improve, i.
was said last night