Northwest History. Alaska. Epidemics & Contagious Diseases.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1918
• Subjects: Juneau; Alaska; influenza; epidemic; Dawson; Y. T.; Arctic Coast; disease; Hart river; Indian; Yukon territory; medicine; Spanish influenza; Northwest; Pacific > History > 20th century; Arctic; Hart River; Pacific; Yukon
• Online Access: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90695

Situation Bad At Juneau. Stuation Bad At Juneau. JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 22. -- The influenza situation in Juneau is almost as bad as six weeks ago. Schools and theaters are closed and the wearing of masks is complsory. During the week ended Saturday 150 cases and three deaths were reported. Generally the cases are milder than during the first wave of the epidemic. Arctic Coast Escapes Disease. DAWSON, Y. T., Dec. 21.—Royal nothwest mounted police returning here today from a relief trip 150 miles north to Hart river report that the natives along the Arctic coast have not as yet been affected by Spanish influenza. Indian runners dispatched last month with medicine to combat a possible outbreak of the disease were said to have made rapid progress to the far northern part of Yukon territory.