Grip Claims 847, City Total Is 9,201

• 847 new cases reported in last 24 hours• 9,201 total cases• 60 cases of pneumonia developed in last 24 hours• High mortality rate among pneumonia victims• 30 nurses from City Hospital have been stricken with influenza• Side doors of saloons remain open, despite state closure order• Police are enforcing Gillen’s version of the order as best as possible, but police commissioner McEnroe admits that it is impossible to police all the city’s 1,200 saloons• Still, some saloons have been found using the side-door provision to allow customers to drink at the bar• Price of the state dept. of health expressed his amazement that Gillen would continue to modify the state’s order• Price: “’This is the greatest emergency that has ever confronted New Jersey…. For an individual citizen, or even an individual community, to assume to place his or its judgment in opposition to the state authorities at such a time passes my understanding. The state department order was a mandatory order, and meant exactly what it said, which includes the closing of the saloons. I know what this ‘side door’ business means, and I am surprised that the Mayor of Newark should take the course he has. I do not care to express my opinion of his action, but I feel very strongly regarding it…. We shall take up the exceptions to the general attitude of compliance on Monday, and further action will be based upon our findings at that time. The Mayor of Newark, since he has assumed the authority to modify the state order, must in the meanwhile assume the responsibility for the consequences.’”• Nurses and physicians at City Hospital have been falling ill, just at the time when they are being over-burdened by the epidemic• This morning, Gillen asked Supt. of Schools Corson to assign school nurses to the Health Dept.; Corson replied that he cannot order school nurses to do it, but would ask them to volunteer for service• Craster has urged all who have any nursing training to volunteer for service, and reminded them that their patriotism was neededNewspaper article1,