Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-23 | Page 1 | Hospitals at Boston Filled With Patients

Hospitals OS at Boston on Filled With a Patients BOSTO TK OSTON 22 tour four four Forty J deaths from Crom Influenza and nineteen from pneumonia were re reported reported reported re- re ported by tho thu board of oC health to toda today to- to da day clay the second largest total of any day since the epidemic commenced here Two Do Boston ton hospitals announced today y the they were ere so crowded they could accept no more Influenza pa pa- pa Chicago Sept 22 To 2 To dispel alarm caused throughout the countr country country coun coun- tr try by exaggerated stories regarding regard regard- ing lag tho the existence of or Spanish influenza influenza enza at tho the Great Lakes naval nn training station Capt W V. A A. A Moffett Moffett fett tell commandant gave ave out a n statement to today a declaring that while there are uie about cases of tho the disease among the at tho station the situation situation sit sit- in general IB is muc much Improved im Im- proved Influenza first appeared at the on September 9 9 Tho The death rate has been boon about I 13 por pur cent which Is below b the th death rate In Inthe inthe the tho en east fit which has been about twice as lan large e An Atlantic Port Sept 22 2 Near Near Nearly ly h GOO American soldiers suffering suffering suffer suffer- In ing from Spanish Influenza were landed at this port toda today and taken to hospitals for treatment Ayer Mass Sept 22 Twenty 2 Twenty Twenty- eight deaths from Influenza a and pneumonia among the tho soldiers at nt Camp Devens De were ivero reported by bythe bythe bythe the army authorities toda today With fewer cases In the camp hos- hos however tho the authorities were confident that the lime disease was on tho the decline decline-