The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-29
GOTHAM GETS LA GRIPPE
AN INCREASE IN THE DEATH
RATE OF o7 IN A WEEK.

The Health Authorities Persist In
Refusing to Recognize the Exist
ence Of the Malady - Probably 5o,-
900 Suffering from More OF Less
Severe Attacks Its Record Else
where.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The grippe is Of
hcially ignored at sanitary headquarters in
this city. When the cases of the Klamath
family, who were stricken down with it,
were reported, Surgeon General Hamilton
telegrsphed from Washington, asking an
official verdict upon the report Of the san
itary inspectors. Health Commissioner
Bryant dictated q reply. saying there was
no evidence Of the existence Of the epidemic
in this city. The grippe, however, has not
ignored the health officials; President VIII
son of the board Of health is Frustrated by
1t, Sanitary Superintendent Ewing lis down
with it, and half OF the other officials Of the
department are suffering from it.
FIFTY THOUSAND SICK WITH IT.
Unofficially representatives OF the health
department say that probably $1,000 people
in New York are suffering from more or
less severe attacks of influenza, but they
refuse to give it official recognition.
There has been large and sudden in
crease in the number of deaths from
bronchial and pulmonary diseases during
the present week, and many physicians
attribute this to the influence of the So
called Russian grippe. The number of
deaths in this CITY during the week from
pneumonia was 139, as against 81 last week.
and 80 from bronchitis, against 40 last
week. The total number of deaths this
week was 762, and last week 665.
VICTIMS IN THE PoSToFFTCE.
La grippe seems to have found number
OF victims among employees of the postofice
in this city. To-day's absentees in the gen.
eral Office, numbered sixty-hve, and in
many instances the persons on the sick
list were letter assorters. Tho number is
about three times the customary number Of
persons on the SICK list, and while many
have been obliged to lay up after the heavy
business attending the holiday mail, a ma
jority of the sufferers beyond the average
list, have all the symptoms OF the epidemic
which came across the sea- In the branch
offices, the sick list is about double the or
dinary size. Eighty-one members of the
Brooklyn police force are reported to be
suffering with the grippe.
$4,000 AFFECTED IN PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ga prominent
physician of this city said to day that there
were fully II, 900 persons now being treated
by the local physicians for influenza In
some form or other. In every large busi-
ness house, industrial establishment, or
office, a percentage of employees are de-
tanned at home, and the doctors say they
were never buster. The character of
the epidemic, the physicians say, is not
productive Of fatal consequences, and
1t is merely an atmospheric
disease due probably to the heavy fogs and
unreasonable weather prevalent for some
time past. According to the board of
health report for the week ending to-day,
there were Is per cent. less deaths from
pulmonary trouble during that time than
and thus far not one death directly trace
able to influenza has occurred. All classes
OF citizens are numbered among
its victims, and some of the
leading men Of the city have been
compelled to absent themselves from their
places of business on account of "the grip"
notably George w. Childs, who is only
just recovering from an attack which kept
him indoors for several days. Physicians
express the opinion that the epidemic has
reached its hight, and that with the coming
OF cooler, bracing weather, the disagreeable
visitor will take its departure.
5000 SICK AT DETROIT.
DETROIT. MICH, Dec. 2S.-Infuenza has
come to Detroit. Inquiries at the health
Office in this city OF physicians, police head
quarters, and other centers of information
show that over 1000 people are down with
the disease. Fifty policemen, more than half
the officers, and their assistants are laid up,
and there is hardly store or factory in the |
city whose clerical and working force is
not seriously crippled.
The q ods of the last few days have caused |
the river to change its course few miles |
below Los Angeles, and to cut q new chan |
mel, thus turning the water on the fruit |
lands. The owners claim that their prop |
erty has been damaged to the extent of |
$500, 900, and that the city Of Los Angeles |
is responsible.
A DEATH REPORTED AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-The first fatal case of |
acute influenza IN this city was reported to /
the health department when death certif1- |
cate was fled. The victim was Mrs. Julia |
A. Engels, aged ~ years. She resided at
No. 633l Wright street in Lake, and died |
December "a after being sick one week. ~
doubt how much Of it Is Russian disease"
said Health Commissioner Wickersham,
''but we have no way of going
behind the record" DR.. S. Bishop said to a
reporter that influenza had been prevalent
in the city for four weeks, though the peo-
pie were not generally aware Of it. It was
not. he said, the ordinary variety Of this
disease, being more severe and compelling
the sufferers TO remain in bed.
DEATHS INCREASING AT PARIS
PARIS, Dec. 28--The number Of deaths
from influenza is increasing, and the resi-
ients of the city are beginning to manifest
a panic The condition of Nj. De Freycinet,
minister of war, who is suffering from the
disease. has changed for the worse. Doc
tors Bronardel and Priest have been at
Jack ed, and their condition is serious.
The recent mortality in this city has been
rs follows: Wednesday 3S1, Thursday 1893.
and Friday 344. The sudden drop from the
figures of Thursday to those of Friday is
AIKEN as an evidence that the epidemic is on
she wane.
NEW JERSEY INVADED.
New BRUNSWICK, N. j., Dec. 2a.--There
are 100 cases Of Ia grippe here. The
doctors do not regard the disease as danger
JUS, and say that it yields readily to treat
nent. The disease has also appeared at
South River, aud Millstons
1t is estimated to-day that there are 100
,ases Of the "grip" in various forms in
Newark. City officials and many ether
prominent residents are afflicted. No fatal
.ases have been reported.
REACHES ATLANTA.