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Show DEATH LIST IIIWEST IIS Epidemic Has Not Yet Reached Crest. According Accord-ing to Figures. 'From Pacific Coast States S my United Press. - SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26. With approximately 100,000 case of Spanish influenza reported re-ported in the entire three coast states and hundreds more being reported hourly In the larger cities, the epidemic has not yet reached lis crent. according to statistics gathered today by the United Press. The number of deaths is variously .astima.tdlaWaabinKtonDregoa. nd California between 20il and 3000. Ki-act Ki-act figures, are not available. Health authorities In most of ths coast cities look for a slight Increase In the number of cases, although tney agree that the situation looks better1 today thnn It has for the last week. With 609 new caars reported In Ban Pranrlsco up to 10 o'clock thia morning, morn-ing, Ban Francisco's total number of cases today was expected to pass the' H.soe mark, r.leven ilemlis weis it- ' ported here In two hours today. I Health Officer Haasler said the epidemic epi-demic was being controlled through the use of "flu" masks. j Lo, Angeles reported SOS new cases and fourteen deaths In two hours to- , day. Vaccine hi to be brought into general use there within a few days. As soon aa it la definitely deter- , mined what form of serum Is the moat practicable a supply will be provided pro-vided and all persons desiring the treatment will be vaccinated by the city health authorities. |