Northwest History. Alaska. Epidemics & Contagious Diseases.

Two More Die Of Alaska Flu. TWO MORE DIE OF ALASKA FLU POINT BARROW, Alaska, May 2.—(U.P)—Panic seized epidemic-stricken Point Barrow today with the deaths of two more influenza victims, raising the toll in two days to seven. The Presbyterian hospital, staffed by a doctor and two white nurses, was j...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1935
Subjects:
Point Barrow
Alaska
influenza
Alaska flu
hospital quarters
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Pacific
Barrow
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90717
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Summary:Two More Die Of Alaska Flu. TWO MORE DIE OF ALASKA FLU POINT BARROW, Alaska, May 2.—(U.P)—Panic seized epidemic-stricken Point Barrow today with the deaths of two more influenza victims, raising the toll in two days to seven. The Presbyterian hospital, staffed by a doctor and two white nurses, was jammed with sick and dying and the government school, now closed because of the epidemic, was expected to be turned into additional hospital quarters.

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