[Cornpone]

My grandmother used to tell me about 1918. She would try to help as best should could. The sick were quarantined in their homes where we lived. Those who had the courage would cook meals for them and leave the food and buckets of water on their porches. I think she said they burned the hospital after it was over. Of course back then that wasn’t unusual.

[DesertWalker]

My father had that flu in 1918. He was a kid selling newspapers in Kansas City, and began to feel sick, got on to the streetcar to go home, and said that in less than 10 minutes he was so sick he thought he was going to die on the streetcar. He was delirious for three days, but slowly recovered.

He talked about how bad that flu was up until shortly before his death at 96. Must have been really awful.

[engrpat]

My dad also told of the 1918 outbreak. He was in his early teens and even as late as the 1950's whenever a story about the flu would be reported there was that fear of a repeat lurking in the back of the mind. Some may see humor in this but the death toll was unbelievable.

[Centurion2000]

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