Show SPREADING i I I INFlUENZA HITS vis CAMP LESEN ME I I Nine Army Training g Camps in U. U S. S Are Afflicted h by r I f i Spanish Epidemic Soldiers Soldiers on oil oil Sick List W Sept 20 O 0 The Tae outbreak o of S Spanish pl finish influenza c na z a at five additional army rm training camps was RI announced I n l e ton tonight ht by hy byI Surgeon General I Got Gorgas s making g a total of nine nano camps in iii which the dise disease dis dis- ease e has been discovered l s ocre J. J The total number of cases reported from all camps up to noon today was with 11 deaths The greatest number of cases cases was as reported Gimp f from rom rt Camp mp r I Lt 1 s Sj- Sj Massi u r 11 11 c Camp Lee V had d J. J 11 and Camp Upton N. N X o S Cam Camp Devens I also r rp P ed m J- J 43 43 L. L rl w c cases of 1 monia which me medical ical officers believe result resulted cd from the influenza epidemic The Thc camps included in ill tonight's ht's announcement with the number of cases at each were Camp Gordon Ga 38 Camp Syracuse X N. Y 1 64 Camp Humphreys Va Ya 56 Camp Merrill Merritt N N. J J. and Camp Lewis i ir r Wash 11 I In response to a a. request from Surgeon Surgeon Sur Sur- geon scon General Blue of ot the tho public health service health authorities in man many states slates sent word toda today as to the development development devel el n nd spread of ot tho the epidemic Two vessels with Influenza aboard were quarantined at Newport News and andIn andIn andin In all nil parts of or the country steps were taken b by health officers to check tho spread of or the disease I I New Nc England Dea Death l List Is Increasing b I Boston Sept 20 0 More More than I Continued on art Page 7 7 I INflUENZA REACHES CAMP lEWIS EVIlS Continued from page page 1 1 deaths death from rom Influenza and antI pneumonia five fifty ty fl of or thorn them thor In this city were wore reported In New Now England during the lie twenty four hours ending at 10 o'clock tonight Although tIme the mortality immortality was the greatest In several days the health authorities said alc they were confident that tho the worst was passed A marked increase In the number of of new hOW IC cases of or Influenza was noted on the tho south shore tola today In Quincy the number of or sufferers hall hail reached reached nearly near noar- I ly almost 2000 of ot them shipbuilding ing workers There were four tour deaths from tho the 11 disease calc Two now dormitories for tor shipyard workers were itero hastily converted converted con colt Into hospitals There wore were fifteen deaths toda today at I Camp Devens sixteen among the sailors In tho the first naval district an and three In the second district I ton Sept Sept 20 Isolation Isolation of or I tho the Spanish Influenza germ err has been heen undertaken by the tho national research council counci at the suggestion of or the United States public health service I Prof W. W If I. I Park ParI of New York university uni uni- verBI tele telegraphs In reply to telegraphic tele toJo- graphic r requests of or the tho health service I that he Is I starting a n corps of I to work on tile the outbreak In II and I Inear Inear near New York CI City Prof Proto M. M 1 J. J of or Harvard has prepared pure cultures o of tho time germ encountered In the tIme Massachusetts Massa Macca- epidemic and has sent sont specimens sped sped- mens to tho the United States hygienic laboratory for tor comparative stud stull study The national research council counci has cabled to Dr W. W F F. Durand one of ot Its Is mem members ers now In Paris to get all In Information information In- In formation possible concerning Spanish Influenza In Europe I With Ith these and other special Investigations In esl gatlon under undera ira a way or about to begin the tho pu public lc health service Is hopeful of or Isolating the germ serm the first stop step and the main retain one toward e evolving a pc- pc cHic for tor th the disease |