Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-29
THE DREAD EPIDEMIC.
La Grippe Pursues Its West
ward Course.
1T REACHES THE SUNSET SHORE.
Whether Officially Recognized OF
Not, 1t Gets There Just
the Same.

NEW YORK, December 28.-La grippe
is officially ignored at sanitary head
quarters in this city. When the case o
the Klamroth family. who were stricken
down with it, was reported, Surgeon
General Hamilton telegraphed from
Washington, asking for an official verdic
upon the report of the sanitary inspect
ors. Health Commissioner Bryant die
tated reply, saying there was no evi
dence of the epidemic in this city. La
grippe. however, has now reached the
health officials. President Wilson, oi
the Board of Health, is proetrated by it.
Sanitary Superintendent Ewing is down
with it, and half the other officials of the
department are suffering from it. Un-
officially, representatives. of the health
department say there are probably
30 900 people in New York suffering
from more or less severe attacks of the
influenza, but they refuse to give it Off
| cial recognition. In all, there were
eighty.one members of the Brooklyn
police force suffering from la grippe to-
day.
INCREASED DEATH RATE.
There has been large and sudden
increase in the number of deaths from
bronchial and pulmonary diseases dur
ing the present week, and many
physicians attribute this to the influence
of the so-called Russian la grippe. The
number of deaths in thie city during the
week from pneumonia was 139, sgainat
81 last week; SO from bronchitis, against
40 last week. Total number of deaths
this week, 1872; last week, 665.
FIRST DEATH IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, December 2S.-The first
fatal case of influenza was reported to
the Health Officer today, that of Mrs.
Julia Ingalls,, aged r.. Health Com
missioner Wickersham said he doubts
very much if it was the Russian disease,
but of course could not go behind the
record. The officials in the health de-
partment generally ridicule the idea
that the influenza which is spreading
very rapidly here is the foreiev article.
They say its presence can be eX planned
by unreasonable weather and the ex.
cessive humidity of the atmosphere. On
the other hand, many prominent ply
sicians report an alarming number OF
cases of influenza, and several of them
who rank hip in the profession are con-
vinced that the disease is the real Rus.
sian influenza. The clerks and other
members of the Italian Opera Company
are afflicted.
A DEATH IN BOSTON.
BosToN, December 2S.--John Temple
ton Coolidge. President of the Colum bia
Bank, died this morning, at his resi-.
dence, of la grippe. Coolidge was Que of
the Oldest bank Presidents in Boston.
INGALLS, GETTING BETTER.
ATcHIsoN, Kan, December 2S.-Sena-
tor Ingalls, attack of la grippe, though
very severe, was of brief duration. He
was able to be about today, and will
leave for Washington tomorrow night.
IT STRIKES CANADA.
OTpAwA, December 2S A large mum.
Der of persons in and around this city are
affected with mild type of influenza. 1t
appears in almost every case complicated
with pneumonia or neuralgia.
1T REACHES THE COAST.
TACOMA, December % The influenza
has reached the northwest Pacific Coast,
two cases of the real Russian malady
having been discovered here today.
THE Epidemic IN PARIS.
PARIS, December 28.-The number of
deaths from influenza is increasing, and
manifest panicky feeling. The condi-
ton Of Freycinet, Minister of War, who is
suffering from the disease, has changed
for the worse. Des Prouardel and
Proust have been attacked. Their con.
dition is serious.
OTHER INFECTED POINTS.
PHILADELPHIA, December 2S.-It is
stated that there are fully 25 900 persons
in this city now being treated for influ-
enzs, in some form or other. No cases
have resulted fatally.
DETROIT, December 28.-Infuenza is
prevailing here to an alarming extent,
over 5000 persons having suffered more
or less from il. The working force of
many stores are crippled, and number
of policemen are laid up. The disease
has not proven fatal.
ABILENE, Kan, December 1S.--Influr
enza has made its appearance here. The
physicians say fifty cases are under
treatment. The disease is of compar-
atively mild form.
CINCINNATI, December 28.-Infnenza
has made its appearance in this city.
Fully 500 cases of genuine Russian la
grippe have been reported, but are of a
mild form.
| OswEGo, N. Y, December 2S.-Over
$50 cases Of la grippe are in this city.
General Manager Brown, of the Water.
town and Ogdensburg railroad, said II
was reported today that more than fifty
employees of the road were laid up with
the disease. Freight business is at a
standstill.