▁Dra per , ▁" if ▁we ▁could ▁bed ▁[ the ▁patients ] ▁down ▁in ▁t ents ▁which ▁were ▁furn ished ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Guard , ▁more ▁of ▁them ▁lived . ▁ ▁If ▁we ▁got ▁them ▁into ▁bed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁the ▁ch ances ▁of ▁living ▁were ▁far ▁better . ▁ ▁If ▁they ▁stayed ▁around ▁for ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁days , ▁and ▁finally ▁went ▁to ▁bed , ▁because ▁they ▁couldn ' t ▁do ▁anything ▁else — they ▁would ▁very ▁likely ▁die ." ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Massachusetts , ▁Dra per ▁worked ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁House ▁in ▁Boston , ▁and ▁had ▁several ▁regional ▁direct ors ▁working ▁under ▁his ▁overall ▁super vision . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁his ▁staff ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁sources , ▁including ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service , ▁the ▁H yg ien ic ▁Labor atory , ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Red ▁Cross . ▁ ▁He ▁assigned ▁different ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁staff ▁to ▁the ▁areas ▁with ▁the ▁greatest ▁need , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁ep ide mic ▁he ▁also ▁worked ▁in ▁different ▁locations ▁including ▁Connecticut , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁and ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁One ▁night ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁Harris burg , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁Dra per ▁was ▁aw ak ened ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁by ▁ra uc ous ▁noise ▁from ▁a ▁fire ▁engine , ▁and ▁discovered ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁fire , ▁but ▁rather ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁stem ming ▁from ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁arm ist ice ▁ending ▁the ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁Post ▁war ▁Following ▁the ▁war