New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28
EVERYBODY Is GETTING 1T.
THE INFLUENZA SPREADING HERE.
ITS VICTIMS NUMEROUS IN THE EXCHANGES
CUsToM.HoUsE, PosToFF1cE AND


for it, seems to be spreading rapidly in this city and
now numbers among its victims many leading lawyers
and other professional men, and also business men anu
city and United states officials.
There appears to be wide difference Of opinion In
Wall Street about the thing popularly called La
Grippe Many members of the Stock Exchange CON
that they have heavy colds and perhaps to keep
| In the fashion, they say they suffering from the
! foreign malady. A prominent member OF the bH-
change exclaimed. when asked about tile matter; " III
Is not the grippe but the lack of grip ~hch trouDieS
most of the of the board. If they could WIN
| a little money and business they would recover from
any lndispositon.7
II was reported that James r. Keene seriously
ill., but inquiry proved that he was at his Office lie
was sick with a cold for few days, but had re
covered His enemies hInted that the recent advance
in Sugar Trust certificates and not foreign epidemic
was the cause of his Illness.
General samuel Thomas confined to MS mousse
Yesterday lie has the influenza, and some OF MS
friends audacious enough to predict that ne "ou
keep it. The replies to inquiry about the names OIL HIS
physicians were accompanied by such forcIDie eN
CARNATIONS that possibly somebody was thinking OF the
Cotton oil Trust
James II. Benedict was at his home yesterday ana
to show that he had genuine case of the grippe
his friends said that he would not give points on IT,
E. c. Benedict, the head Of the firm. was IN Town
and in some quarters It believed that ne hao
the grip some persons connected with the 'oH'i
mental Construction Company.
John g. Moore, Of Moore & Schey, has been SICK
for two weeks. He said that he had the influenza
but he didn't care whether it came from Russia or
a warmer place. lie said everybody would nave II,
but he modestly refused explain the advantage OF
borrowing money time at g per cent ana lehdlhS
it on call at from - to 30 per cent
The members of the Consolidated stock and Pc
trocum Exchange share in the general epidemic OK
bad colds, but 1t is possible to find welau-
thenticated of the Muscovite malady They are
unanimous in the opinion however. that the oil market
has got la grippe they can't decide whether Ii
is a case from Russia from Lima Ohio VcePresident
Frank Tuck has been nearly the sick list and prob
ably would be able to be, oil were
at 81 25. lie is suspected OF laying
his indlsl )ston TO his vicinity to NO 20
Broadway. George Il. Gibson has been hhdet
the weather. too It has been feared that he might
himself take the Paris green which he issues dalN
to the bulls in the form OF a circular letter. Ills
partner the gallant Colonel Watson, is waiting to pick
up some cheap brewery or patent medicine stocks
when England is convused by the panic which the
historian of the Exchange predicts.
Billy" Lane denies that he has the grip, bus
vouches for the statement that all the other narrow
backs in the Board have got 1t. The pykers' are
not certain aboct the condition of Livingston Roc
but il is suspected that hc still has good sip on
export business. even if he hasn't on the option
speculation. 1t is populary believed tA&i D. w
Copmann suffers from chronic case Of the Russian
] influenza caught nom lue utiEHuOIHOOu VI ho@"
Charley Nelson is missed. but the unanimous verdict
IS that his trouble is only KIeine grippe But all
the option advocates at the Consolidated Board are
agreed upon point-that the oil operators in the
sto k Exchange have lost their Old grip on petroleum
premiums.
The visiting physician at the Custom House mas
found ndispuable signs that the influenza has made
its way into the Custom House. The daily average
number Of new cases Of illness reported there last
month was about five. ON Thursday the number
Jumped to fourteen and yesterday to twenty two all
! these employees being sick with the influenza. There
are several Others in the service who nave
the malady, although not seriously enough to take
to their beds. Deputy surveyor Catlin and Henry
Sedley, the surveyors private secretary, are among
them.
! The Postonce employees not free from the
prevalent influenza. Twenty-siX Of the clerks are
of duty, suffering from that sickness The weather
and overworl assigned by the 0.iclas as pi0laOe
cause for the large number OF colds and coughs re-
/ sembing the epidemic disease OF Europe.
DR.. Bryant of the Board OF Health, >dld yesterday
The character of the Russian influenza Is not known
to physicians in this city except through the rrpotl'
the disease in Europe is much more violent than tho
! influenza which has been reported here. Il Is not
10 be denied that there Is hu loIh ol i'tciisi i. m
which has become common cause OF coihIldlnl ~ in
the city ana many persons en are rnot tba he disease Sc
! has endangered life. The reports from abroad IN
dicate that the influenza is dangerous and Is proving
fatal in many cases: Physlcahs IN thls CiH, tS
rule, attribute our local influenza to CONDITIONS Ol
T
it may make our present mlld a1llctoh hot "oF'u
/ considering" --. 90. .,.on,
trouble than among singers and actors Act0rs arr arr
! brave in fighting of sickness and in going on win
! their work IN spite of il, but many Of them have
bowed In submission before this latest enemy some
times only the individual has suffered ana sometimes
the whole company has been inconvenience ana tle
/ public disappointed. Managers have not been eA,
! empt. but on the contrary the malady mas shown
irrespective of station. Some OF them do not like 10
admit that they are suffering from the European
! malady and some Of the sickness may no doubt he
due to other causes but the Interesting fact remains
that there is unusually large number OF disabled
The Metropolitan opera House has suffered most
! of all perhaps. Mr. stanton, the director himself
has been under the weather, but is now pretty nearly
WELL and three leading singers nave Deeil Iauslm pS
| the grip" These are Paul kasch, COnIad Benrehs
and Joseph Beck. on Wednesday night an opening
/ had to be postponed because OF Paul kilschS mn.
biiry TO sing and last night, The Queen Of Sheba
Rsc een a Kpg solomon An We're said to be better
Yesterday, but il announced that the programme
! must be bought with that ersandng.
! Many Of the London Gaiety Company have had
co6ycr5 0G or and if Sts et Prcg MIS- Price one Of the
dancers. is the only one who has lost performance.
but on Thursday night Miss Maria Jones, VINO pItyS
MARTHA was scarcely able to appear and was attended
I by two physicians at the theatre. III.
Albert Aronson Of the Casino, has had hsht
attack, and Charles Barton, the business manager
has been confined to his for three or four DAYS
@ey tfgy but IT he AS was n on the the point sarendcrng
Thursday night At the last moment NON ne ma9aged s,d
of Mr. Mansied's company have had trouble aud it
account Of Miss Beatrice Camerons sickness that
the bill for this afternoon was changed from Doll's
Home to " King Richard III The former piece IS
a hard strain, even on an actress VINO Is perfectly
! we'll
The epidemic visited the Fifth Avenue Theatre but
without causing serious inconvenience and at the
Madison Square il selected as its victim MIS-. Agnes
Booth, who absent from her part IN Aunt Jack
at three performances last week. few members
of the Brass Monkey company have been touched by
the prevailing malady and Fritz Williams. of the Ly
ccum has been out OF the cast Of 1he Charity allr for
several nights. The Amberg Theatre has been lucky
In escaping the influenza. Across Irving Place. one
or two members Of "The ola Homestead" company
have felt inconvenience and discomfort. but T.. c.
Gilmore the manager Of the theatre has suffered
most. David Towers, manager Of The County Fair
has had to play part himself, account Of tho
sickness Of Of the actors. Altogether. there IS
no subject that Is much talked of about the play
4 houses Just now " the grip