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Epidemic InfluenzaHas Taken Big Tollnf VictimsSouthern End of County Hardest HitSo Fur. § Dead In Tuckerton. Other Town* Have Many Sick.DISEASE NOW ON THE WANEThe influenza epidemic has been raging in this section for the past two weeks and a big toil of victims has resulted therefrom.In Tuckerton, probably the hardest hit town in the county, there has been 1H4 cases reported to the Board of Health and nine deaths. This report was the result of a house to house canvass on Sunday by Officer John H. Kohler, who was sent out by the local health authorities.It is thought that the disease has reached its height, as there has been but ten new cases reported so far this week and out of the 104 cases nearly half of that number have recovered.The situation in Tuckerton took on a serious turn Inst week when Dr. J. L. Lane, the only doctor here, was stricken with the disease. He made heroic efforts to get out and in doing so suffered a relapse. However, Dr. Herbert Willis, of Beach Haven, filled in the breach and bore the brunt of the burden for the past two weeks. He went day and nght and often without meals. His efforts and the results of his work have been fully appreciated by this community. Dr. Joshua Hilliard, of Manahawken, has also been kept going to the limit, often visiting patients for twenty-four hours at a stretch.George B., Kumpf, who has charge pf the prescription department of Jones’ Pharmacy, put forth unusual efforts during the crisis, going day and night and at the same time fighting the flu with which he has been threatened on several occasions.Dr. Lane has recovered sufficiently to be out again and is on the job making calls on the sick folks.Three Dead in One FamilyThree deaths in one family occurred last week when J. Lawrence Allen and his sons Charles, aged 17 and Forrest, aged 9, succombed to the disease within four days. The father was 37 years of age. A widow, one son and a daughter are left. The funeral services of the three were held Tuesday afternoon.Six Others DieOthers who have suffered from the disease with fatal results are as follows :Forrest M. Allen, aged 31 years, a brother of J. Lawrence Allen and son-in-law of Joseph H. McConomy died at the home of the latter last Friday. Forrest and Lawrence were sons of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Allen, of New Gretna. Forrest leaves a wi-(low and one daughter. Their home is in Newark. Funeral services were held yesterday.Mrs. Hannah Driscall, wife of Chester Driscall, aged 24 year.;, died last week and was buried on Monday. She leaves a husband and four small children.■ Mrs. Henrietta M. Otis wife of James E. Otis, died on Saturday. She was 65 years of age. Mr. Otis, four daughters and two sons survive her. Funeral services ere held this (Thursday) afternoon.John Cullen, the 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Cullen died on Saturday. Funeral Iservices hvere held this morning.M rs. Raymond Stevens, died on Sunday night. She leaves a husband and several small children, \who are suffering from the influenza.William D. Gray, a private, in the Marine Corps, of Wilmington, Kansas, stationed at the Radio succumbed to lt;the disease last week.Flu Fatal in Other TownsAt Parkertown there were two deaths ,Edwin C. Parker, the sixteen months old son of Township clerk and Mrs. Norris L. Parker, died October 11th. Both parents and three other children have been very ill but are now on the road to recovery.Mrs. Josephine Parker, wife of Smiley Parker, died at Parkertown on Sunday, October 13. She was 39 years old and leaves a husband, son and dahghter.Thomas Dunfee, who died in New Brunswick, and William Predmore, who died in New York last week, were brought to Manahawken, their former home, for burial during the past week.Sarah E. Stevens, passsd away at her home in Staffordville on October .5, following an attack of the influenza. She was 30 years of age. Interment was at Staffordville on October 8th. » *Reuben H. Brown died at his home in Peahala, on Saturday of influenza. He was 37 years old. Funeral services wiil be held on Friday, October 18.Undertaker Job M. Smith has been kept at his wits’ ends as it has been a difficult propbsition to get caskets. The great demand in the cities has far exceeded the supply.County Under QuarantineOwing to the epidemic which seems to have nearly every state in its grasp, the State Board of Health on Monday of last week ordered all i local boards to shut down the places I where people congregate, such as | churches, theaiU es, motion picture theatres, barrooms, Jsoda fountains, lodge rooms, dance halls and pool ..rooms. Thin order was mandatory as to the above, but local boards were j given discretion as to closing schools.In many of the cities of South and West Jersey this action had already been taken by the local health boards, following the similar action of (continued on last page)
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Tuckerton Beacon
Tuckerton, New Jersey, US
Thu, Oct 17, 1918
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