Show To Ward Ward Off ff Epi Epi- Epidemic i emic demic of Influenza I The reaching and dangerous Spanish influenza hm has reached nearly ever every county In this State I COI county t has pot not escaped o I There ore are many tases rases In Coalville l Mantas and other o portions of this the where here nr and arc closed cloned ant and gatherings of any character char char- character acter prohibited There has been ben a n number ot of fatali 1 ties i I So rapid was the spread pread of ot the miserable disease In Salt SnIt Lake and other cities of ot the state Wednesday of this week that State Health lIM orel- orel cpi cpi- Dr Ir Beattie Beattle Issued an order order that tha all schools school II places place of ot amusement pool rooms and public gatherings ga of all characters be closed and stopped in every city and town In the tho state where tho the disease was wn known to tn ex ex- ex lilt 1st T That lat day lIay twenty-six twenty cases calles had developed de de- developed among the student army training corps and oth other r students Ithe I at atthe atthe the University of ot Utah and amI that institution in in- was closed Ind Indefinitely and the soldier boys those who desired were re allowed to go to their homes the epidemic abR abates es Till TIIE IN PA UK CIP Mayor l Fitzgerald was In Salt Lake Wednesday when the order oder of Dr Dr Beattie was waif published in the evening papers of the metropolis He lIe was as Informed d by the Health Officer that when the disease was waE known to exist in Park City the order or der of losing pub public lc places places must b bt bE enforced Mayor Fitzgerald returned home Thursday morning The doctors were immediately consulted con Dr Snow was inclined to the belief that It U was only an unnecessary scare lie He said there had riot not been a single case come under his observation where th the symptoms of Spanish Influenza developed and he did not think the disease existed In in our city He lie had under his care several patients with bad colds and aches but nothing nothIng nothing noth noth- ing that would Indicate 1 influenza Dr LeCompte was practically of the same opinion and thought it was only a al a scare that that should be bo Ignored Later however he said c had two twe cases that he heva was wag a little doubtful of of but was not convinced they were influenza D Dr Dr Barta was of a afar faT far different opinion He said sold he vas was p positive there ther were ere several cas cases s. s ot of the real Spanish Influenza Influenza-in our city He ht had at that time six cases o of thedis ease in an advanced stage of which t there te e could not be be the least doubt There her were many ninny others ailing who would likely come down with the malady lIe He favored th the closing of schools and churches and the prevention prevention prevention tion o od 0 public gatherings The school authorities were consulted consulted consulted con con- and they were of ot the opinion it would be be wise to close the schools and every very every means taken to prevent th the spread d of th Mayor Fitzgerald then issued d an order that the schools close as well as the tite moving picture tl theatre and that no public g gatherings of any character nor lodge meetings Red Cross meetings card caw parties or any social gatherings take lake place That all churches and Sund Sunday y scho school l be closed and citizens asked to co- co e every ery way possible In preventing pre- pre venting the spread of the flu fin lu j UK DB ANI K The disease is in our There is no need no-need need however of becoming unduly unduly unduly un un- un- un duly excited or ala alarmed med Common Commonsense Commonsense Commonsense sense should prevail and anti the advice given by State Officer Beattle Beattie and andU U U. S. S Health Officer published in inan inan an other portion of this issue fol fol- lowed Plenty of fresh tresh air plenty of ot I I healthful exercise and at home when att attacked w th tb and coughing will soon reitor normal nor mw- mal nial conditions In our city |