Twenty-Four Die From Influenza

• “New Cases, However, Drop Off Slightly – Commissioner Warns on Carelessness.”• 24 deaths; normal that the death rate increases slightly as the new of cases falls off• Schools will not reopen Monday and the closing order will remain in effect for now• Crowds in store downtown have been too crowded; there should be 6-10 feet between people in department stores and only every second seat in shoe stores should be used• If businesses to not comply, it could become necessary to close them• McBride insists that Seattle is dealing frankly with the public about the situation and notes that pneumonia following influenza is what they are dying from in Seattle• Camp Lewis will remain under quarantine until the epidemic is under control in neighboring cities• Gauze masks are becoming more commonplace in Seattle; Dentists and barbers by order of the city, Standard Oil employees and now elevator girls at the White, Stuart and Henry BuildingsNewspaper article1