Cardinal Offers Use of Seminary

• Total influenza deaths from 9/14 to 9/28; 876• Total pneumonia deaths from 9/14 to 9/28; 273• Influenza deaths 9/28; 128• Pneumonia deaths 9/28; 24• Boston Health Department announces 152 deaths in 24 hours to 10 p.m. last night, an increase of eight from the previous report• This number failed to reach the high mark of Thursday• State and city health officers are confident the epidemic has passed the crest• Commissioners Eugene R. Kelley and William C. Woodward believe that the epidemic will be headed off soon if enough volunteers are obtained to take care of cases now under consideration• Kelley stated, though, “it is practically impossible to give an accurate estimate of the number in Boston, and this condition is undoubtedly true in other cities and towns.” • Cardinal O’Connell offers use of Brighton Seminary buildings, equipment and grounds as an emergency hospital. Henry B. Endicott has accepted the offer• It is estimated that the buildings can accommodate 1000 or more patients and that, if emergency requires, the grounds can be used for portable hospitals• In response to Cardinal’s call for volunteer nurses among sisters in convents and schools, 112 respond• Fewer cases among men in Army and Navy in Boston• In the 1st Naval District there were only 31 new cases and 11 in the various branches of the Northeastern Army Department. Six Navy deaths and two Army• Total Naval district cases to date are 3409, with 182 deaths, 129 of which occurred at Chelsea Naval Hospital, 19 at Portsmouth Naval Hospital and 34 elsewhere• Masses will be celebrated in every Catholic church in archdiocese except where orders are issued closing all houses of worship. There will be no sermons, services will be confined to the mass• Physicians and nurses are coming to Mass. From Washington , Halifax (6), Toronto (18) and 11 physicians from various parts of Maine• State Health Department reports 3132 new cases and 105 deaths in 24 hours ending at noon yesterday• Commissioner William C. Woodward ordered the following regulation regarding sterilization of dishes: “No glass, cup, spoon, fork, or other utensil used for the public sale or dispensing of liquids, beverage…or other refreshment, for consumption in or about the place of sale or dispensing, shall be again used unless the same be thoroughly cleansed, and scalded with clean boiling water or otherwise sterilized.” • Woodward also made an appeal to men and woman capable of serving as hospital orderlies, wardmades or laundresses to register with the Health CommissionerNewspaper article1, 1