View Comments During the Spanish Flu pandemic a century ago, Indiana Gov. James P. Goodrich and President Woodrow Wilson barely played a role in the public response, despite the fact that it killed an estimated 10,000 Hoosiers. "Wilson never made a public statement about the pandemic. Never," said John M. Barry, author of "The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History." Profiles of Gov. Goodrich don't even mention the pandemic that claimed the lives of millions of young adults nationally and nearly 13,000 Hoosiers. It was local public health officials who ordered mandates the required facemasks, closed businesses and public events.