Show MUSIC MilK AND ORANGES USED TO FlOUT FIGHT FLU ON SHIPS Story of Transports Transport's Epidemic Told Upon Ifs Docking DEATH PA PAYS vs v's YS VISIT Doctors and ull Nurses Day y and Night With Stricken SAN SAK C Car b 26 25 By Iy Dy The Associated Press hIow t the attack attack of o dl leue and death aboard the th army anny transport Cha Cha- Cha Chateau tean ThIerry Thierry was wa fought tou ht otC oft witha with n a barrage of music entertainment oran orange and milk was n h here re to today la while three thoe thre army doe doe- doc doctor tors tori tor and two nurses who had bad worked it at t top speed d day and night to sav rave av scores score of of passengers go rot got a long lone earned rest The rho Th transport with tour of of its lis dead and 64 bedfast rast with Influenza and nd mumps ps dock dock- docked docked ed here yesterday after atter breaking all speed peed record for a trip from New r-ew York to San Francisco vIa the Panama canal The Th patients recruits beIng moved snored to posts In Inthe the Pacific were rushed to the army hospital and stricken meat mem- members meni-bers meni bens bers of the h ships ship's ship crew were kept fn 40 n sick bay aboard the tho th transport transport The The Influenza epidemic brol e out shortly after the th Chateau left loft New Nw York but did not become serious until after It had passed the th canal Then the tho hospital which ha M but 22 beds was filled DECK IS As the th Ih epidemic spread one after aCter another the th deck b gall g n to look like hospitals While WhIto Whit cots stretched out the th regular con confine tines of ot sick bay two of the five medical corps physicians were On March 16 K the tho th first death Wont went down on the tho th ships ship's hips hip's lo I t at YI tho the chip hip once onea a If t tl the thre days dats The medical sUpplies Ill In V the Ute sick lick bay and Ui th tho- tho morale moral ran ran- low below ducks decks Lieutenant Harry Calvin seo ond ec-ond ond In h command of the th troops aboard and Captain J 3 C Hitch Hitch- Hitchcock Hitch cock cock the skipper resorted to un- un unusual un unusual usual They opened wIde the radio loud speaker They or or- or or entertainment among the tho 90 00 recruits and first-class first first passengers The Th crew had to do without resortIng to entertainment entertain entertain- mont ment 01 Or 01 rOOD FOOD Food was vas distributed lavishlY from rom ships ship's Anything that would woula divert Crt the minds of tle tl 1200 passengers er from sicknesS was as utilized The Tho Th three remainIng of- of officers of officers floers and tho the two nurses Miss nurses nurse Us Taggart and Miss Stoll Stolla showed ms showed no sl signs ns of o weaken weakening In but they still stilt wore were way a Ion long way ay from oft relief off relief oft the Mexican coast Plans PIau were made to put In at San DIego DIcio and the Chateau Thierry's Thierry boilers were ero kept at high pressure Sick and andI well alike were stuffed with I oranges and anol milk For three days days- the th tension last last- lasted lasted last lasted ed Then last Saturday the th epi- epi epi epidemic demic showed signs lens of wearIng oft Reas urne messages me were sent out by members of a con oon- con delegation aboard the an a and she sh kept Ion on on h her h r cour course for San Francisco Arriving here her yesterday the Chateau Thierry was allowed a clear way to 10 her do dock k proceedIngs having been waIved The ship had bach made mad the voyage from Nw New York Tork In 13 days das 22 hours bours and two tto minutes minute A letter of commendation for forthe the doctors and nurses nurse was ws by members of the delegation and sent to Washing Washing- Washington Washington ton 00 00 |