October 8, 1918
Sixteen More Deaths at Camp Dodge Today
Camp Dodge, Oct. 8 - With sixteen deaths since last
night the death toll from Spanish influenza here mounted to
forty-six today. The cases under direct treatment were increased
by 996 during the last twelve hours bringing the total up to 5624
cases. Four Iowans are in the death list today. They are: Archie
Carpenter, Des Moines; F. Grenhart of Manning; Fred Moses of Ely
and Elmer Ford, Decorah.
~ source Iowa City Citizen, Iowa
City, Johnson co. Iowa
~ submitted by Sharyl Ferrall
Iowa Old Press |