The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-15
FLU DEATHS IN
INTERIOR GROW
TO HIGH TOTAL
Fifty-One Persons Victims Of
Epidemic; Subsiding
In Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS, May l5.-Ihe cpl
demic of influenza which has held
Fairbanks and immediate vicinity in
its grasp for approximately two
weeks APPARENTLY is subsiding. Only
five new cases were reported yester
day and the medical authorities are
now confident that they have the
disease under control. Twelve deaths
resulted from the epidemic in Fair
| banks. At Nenana 10 white people
and II natives died while three ma
tives at the Indian Mission below
| Chena also lost their lives, bringing
the total deaths to 81 in the interior
districts thus far affected by the
malady.
At the peak of the epidemic. 1t
| is estimated that there were at least
1000 cases of influenza in Fairbanks
and its immediate vicinity. Many of
these have entirely recovered Six
hundred cases are reported conva-
| lescent.
Fairbanks Victims
Those who have died from the dis
| ease in this town are:
Stanley r. Hess, bookkeeper at the
First National Bank and brother
Of Territorial Senator Luther C. Hess.
Harry Williams. prospector and
miner
George Hobar, farmer and freighter.
Perry Willoughby, pioneer resident
of the town and past worthy Pres
ident of the Fairbanks Aerie Of
Eagles.
Mrs. Gus Bostrom, wife of a prom
inent Tolovana mining operator
Henry Kleinschmidt, miner and
roadhouse owner of the Tolovana
district.
Alice Warner.
l.. II. Seiger.
Mrs. Frank Buteau, native woman
Mrs Jack Taylor, owner of the
Fox Ranch roadhouse so miles south
of Fairbanks on the Richardson High
way
Mrs. Dave Petree, wife of a pioneer
hotel man.
The epidemic crippled every in
dustry and business in Fairbanks.
When the disease was at its height
whole families were stricken at the
same time leaving them absolutely
helpless. Squads of volunteer nurses
went Systematically to households
thus affected, giving them attendance
and necessary help. then proceeding
to the next house. In this manner
all victims who were unable to get
into hospitals were looked after.
List of Nenana Dead
Those who died at Nenana are:
William Lanahan.
Mrs Joe O'Connor, wife of one of
the proprietors of the Terminal Hotel
Herman Roseberg, owner of the
Coliseum moving picture house.
Mrs. George Bennett.
Lottie Cavanaugh.
Mrs. Pat Carroll.
Bob Smith, owner of the Portland
block, including a large hotel and
cigar store.
Mrs. Mike Cooney. owner of the
largest Nenana hotel.
Ed Herber.
Ralph Waechter. manager of the
Nenana branch of Waechter Bros.
Cold Storage Company.
Axel Endstrom
Sam Tetrich.
Mrs Bert Johnson. wife of well
known freighter.
Mrs. Steele.
Jack Forest.
Mrs. McLain.
D. Covington.
Dan McGinnis.
Mrs. Joe Burns.
Mrs. George Harrington.
Larry O'Keefe, formerly OF Dawson
and manager Of the Northern Com
mercial Company's store at Nenana.
The situation there is reported still
serious.
Shortly after the outbreak of the
influenza at Nenana.Dr. NJ. F. Hall,
one of the leading Fairbanks physi'
clans, with IA volunteer male nurses
| went there to assist the two gov
ernment doctors. They are still there
/ working day and night to curb the
epidemic.
The railroad connecting the two
towns was forced TO suspend. running
trains with makeshift crews only as
emergencies demanded.
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