On Jun 26, 8:59 pm, Myrl <wisgroup_lea...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Here's an interesting link from Stanford University about the
> 1918-1919 Spanish Flu.
>
> http://virus.stanford.edu/uda
>
> Years ago, I had an older neighbor, who as a boy worked as a pharmacy
> delivery boy during the 1918 flu epidemic. He said he would ride
> through the neighborhoods here in Sacramento, and literally toss
> medications up onto the porches from the curb. Much like a paper boy
> does today. The reason - there were "Quarantine" signs on the doors
> and houses.
>
> I don't know how many souls were lost in Sacramento, but do know that
> a visit to our local cemetaries has an abundance of tomb stones with
> 1918 listed as dates of death.
>
> I understand that NYC lost 1/3 of it's population!
It appears when I mentioned that NYC lost 1/3 of it's population, that
I make an incorrect statement. The following accounting states that
just 33,000 died in NYC. I wish to correct my original exaggerated
figure. 33,000 is still a lot of people in one city. Philadelphia
was also hard hit:
http://www.essortment.com/all/spanishflu_reiz.htm
