Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-21

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street southeast; Edith Gibbs. 10 years
old. Maryland Park, Md; James Brown,
Is years old 1925 NJ street: Ruby Lewis.
80 years old, 2l5 c street; Margaret
Motley, IA years old, 1857 L street
southeast: Sallie Collins. 5 years old,
420l Thirty fifth street; Peter Multi
gan, years old and Margaret Multi
gan. age and address unknown: Ida
Helpheustinc. SO years old and James
Heiphenstine, years old, both of
m Mrs. Catherine oreans W R'es 3 ''' Year.
old, % L street northeast; Mary Klein.
$50 c street northeast; Stephen Sthoit,
1923 I street: Audrey Huntington,
Rockville, Md. Charles Sullivan. 10
months, 1923 Bladensburg road north
east; Margaret Summers. Q years old,
7i8 # street southwest; Mary Hurley,
o years old, 1857 Prospect avenue; irene
Watson, % years old Raymond Watson
10 years old. and Howard Watson. o
years old, all OF 805 F street; Mrs. Ida
Blodgett. CT years old and Edward
Cook. Z years old. both Of ITO Mary
land avenue southwest.
Casualty Hospital treated Stella Agnes
Engley, Is years old 2oI4 Benning
road northeast. last night when she
entered the institution after having
gone to her home from the wharf.
Every nurse then on duty at Eaner-
gency was called into action, along with
30 extras, many Of whom went 10 work
among the Ill victims In their street
clothes. The clinic, generally devoid Of
patients during the evening hours, was
turned into a temporary emergency
ward when the regular emergency rooms
we're overcrowded by The sudden flood
Of patients. Anxious parents and reia-
tives, whose children or woman folk
had not gotten home at the time they
were expected TO arrive, added TO the
handicap which confronted the hospital
staff when they came 10 the hospital
seeking the missing among The sick.
On Homeward Trip,
The Manchester had Just pointed its
boy up the river following It's momen-
taary stop at Mount Vernon ON its sec
ord homeward run OF the day when
the malady attacked hundreds Of hot,
tired and ffetted children and their
adult companions. The victims were
| stricken with violent pains tn the
| stomach which sent many Of them
writhing to the decks.
Under the direction Of Capt. John II
Turner, commanding officer Of the ship
| folding deck chairs were rugged a.
nlakeshift stretchers and cots, while the
ships officers and steward personne
| sought 10 render what aid their limited
means afforded The steamer, who's
/ cruising speed h. ID miles an hour, Wal
| sl,eeded up Al women md children
continued to fall victims ~ fhe malady
| Arriving Mt IFS wharf at g 30 o'clock
| the Manchester Wa8 greeted by the ilsua
scene of waiting eKcursiontsts and q
handful OF policemen from the harboi
precinct there 10 patrol the traffic Al
| soon as the vessel locked, however wore
Of the malsdy waS sent TO Emergency
Hospital Lieut., william Hess OF thu
harb0r precinct augmented hts foui
men with details from the third, fiftlI
and sixth precincts, and attempts were
made 10 curb the confusion,
Crying children and weeping moth
ers, naaased IN the humid atmospheric
many OF them vomiting and In pain
nilled about the wharf. waiting for am
balances 10 answer the call Sewers
residents Of tls neiehhortiaed auieE h
learn Of tho Iilile6Rra. offered their aii'
tomoblies 10 transport the victims W tht