Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-10-19 | Page 10 | Over Thousand Cases of Influenza in Salt Lake

OVER THOUSAND CASES OF INFLUENZA II ; SALT LAKE ' SALT LAKE, Oct. 18. Ono thousand, thous-and, one hundred and seventy-nlno cases of Spanish Influenza have been reported to the city board of health since October 10. Health authorities estimate that as many raoro cases exist which have not been reported.' Ono hundred new cases were reported yesterday. Ten deaths occurred in Salt Lake yesterday as a result of the epidemic, i This is tho largest number of deaths reported in one day from influenza. The total number of deaths -occurring in Salt Lake since the malady became prevalent Is forty. The following list is the death toll taken in Salt Lake yesterday by Spanish Span-ish influenza: Michael Grenovlch, 42 years of age, at a local hospital; Mrs. Rachel Wills Do La Mare. 30 years of age, wife of Ensign R. G. De La Maro; Roy Knott, 260 East Third South street; William Arthur Thomas, 25 years of age, 351 iunan iiv-unuu; martin riorion luarsn, 34 years of age, G65 South Eighth West street, at a local hospital; Henry Schaelling, 29 years of age, 43 Jeremy street; James A. Paddock. 12S North Eighth West street; Amelia Josephine Davis. 24 years of age, 446 Goshen street, and Infant; Man-in Butler, 405 Second avenue, S years of age, son o Mr., and Mrs. Frank Butler. Both Parents Die. The death of Henry Schaelling at 43 Jeremy street loaves three children r orphans as their mother died Thurs- &V day of influenza. Tho children have in- A lluenza and are heartbroken over the loss of both parents within a few days. James Paddock, who died at 128 North Eighth West street, was a native of Modena. He was on tho way to visit his daughter In Wyoming, whom ho had not seen since childhood, when he was suddenly taken ill with influenza and died in Salt Lake. "The Red Cross emergency hospital ' now has fifty-one patients and is well prepared to handle any omergency which may arise. No deaths occurred in that institution yesterday. Following the request made yesterday yester-day by Dr. T. B. Beatty, state health commissioner, Salt Lake barbers will wear gauze masks while serving pat' ; rons until the epidemic has subsided. : J. W. Peek, president of local 277, Journeymen Barbers' International union, issued tho order last night. According to Robert J. Shields, It is impossible to keep up with the demand for gauze masks in Salt Lake and sur-, rounding cliles. More volunteers aro needed to engage in their manufacture at once. , Special gatherings of all kinds were forbidden in Utah yesterday during ' the period of the epidemic by order of Dr. Beatty. Dean W. W. Fleetwood was appointed assistant manager of tho Red Cross emergency work. Ophlr has declared a strict quarantine quaran-tine against everybody. No ono may be admitted Into the town on any pretext. . The disease has not appeared in tho A town and the authorities are deter- ' , mined to keep out everyone until tho ( epidemic Is passed. , I Jano Shepherd Norberg, 58 years of age, wife of Jlyrum Norberg, died at ' TaylorsvIHo of influenza yesterday. , She is survived by her husband 3nd five children. Several thousand pamphlets con- tainlng Instructions in preventing ana i combating influenza will bo distributed (. by the Red Cross in Salt Lako -today. nn I