New-York tribune., 1889-12-26
CROWNED HEADS LAID LOW.
THE CZAR AND KING CARLOS SUFFERING
FROM THE INFLUENZA
THE DISEASE SPREADING AND THE DEATH
RATE INCREASING-CRowDED HOS
PITALS IN PARIS

PITALs IN PARIS.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 25.-The Car has suffered
severely from the prevailing epidemic of inhu-
enza. To-day he was too i'll 10 attend the regular
Christmas church service. and was also compelled
TO omit the customary review of the parade Of
the guards The Empress presided at the lunch
con given in the Anitchkoff Palace after the
military parade.
Lisbon, Dec. 25.-The King of Portugal is suf-
fering from an attack of influenza. The disease
prevails to such extent among the soldiers
in the garrison here that it will probably pre-
vent the proposed review on December 90, on the
occasion of the proclaiming of Don Carlos as
King Of Portugal, and the illness of the King is
even likely TO postpone the anticipated ceremony.
Berlin Dec 25.-The Public Health authorities
report a great increase in the number of cases OF
influenza and an aggravation of the disease with
an increase in the death rate. The fatal effects
are produced bS complications of pneumonia and
laryngitis.
From Bremen there is news that the gasworks
are short of hands in consequence of the number
of employees down with the epidemic.
In Munich the disease is increasing, and the hos
pitals are full. n.
The epidemic has appeared at Bucnarest, Oa-
latZ and Braila.
Paris, Dec 25.-In consequence of the spread
of the epidemic the hospitals are crowded. and
The authorities have been compelled TO make
extraordinary provision for patients. This
has been done by the erection of temporary
pavilion on the grounds Of the Hospital Beaujon:
In the school of the daughters OF members OF
the Legion of Honor at st. Denis. one-thrd OF the
pupils were i'll. and the school has therefore Deeh
closed.
MANY PEOPLE SUFFERING IN NEwYORK.
"Until within the last few days" said DR.. A.
Ruppener Of the Hoffman House, there was less IN
fuenza about than is general at this time OF the year.
and considering the weather have been having tie
number of cases were abnormally low, but that the
endemic La Grippe as they call it, is among us
is an undoubted fact. have been busy all day visit
ing patients down with it. The symptoms are DIG
head high fever, pains all over the BODY eSpeolaiy
in the back, disturbance of the hillary organs anu
where there is predispostion to bronchial or pui-
monary disease, increase Of cough. Many OF the
people, however, who consider that they have got
II. have simply frightened themselves into it. II
nrouerlv treated it ought not to lay up patient
for more than twenty -four fortyeight hours, and
those who may suffer from 1t, / would stroheiy
recommend should call in their own family physician
who already knows their medical history ana not seu
for any throat specialist. Specialists 90 not ho"
how 10 treat this disease any better than the ordinary
phvscian II does no good for people TO shut them
selves ND in their rooms. The more they so out IN
the fresh air the less likely they to suffer from
the malady, which at any rate is by no means
serious one."
Dr. sayre of No. 285 Fifth-ave. said that there
WAS no doubt that within the last few days nnuenZa
nsa sssS%s DTey1sa' ~ @ ess
i'm 1874 when Ii went under the name OF " Iyiers
erips and cot such hold the country that for a
time IL almost brought business 10 standstill Ut.
Sayre considered that the influenza now prevaent was
have lately been having and TO the extreme hygro-
metric condition of the atmosphere.
hat c2D n
fined to their rooms with aggravated cOlds ana the
number Of sufferers is increasing rapidly.