New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
THE INFLUENZA HERE.
NINE PERSONS IN ONE FAMILY STRICKEN
THE FIRST ONE TO GET THE DISEASE HAD
VISITED PEOPLE WHO HAD JUST
RETURNED FROM EUROPE.

RETURNED FROM EUROPE.
Dr. Carl IT, Lehman, Of No. AZ East Twenty
third-st. sent word TO the Health Board yesterday
that several persons were suffering from influenza
in the house No. 1873 East Forty-sxth-st Dr.
Cyrus Edison sent Inspector Ramon Guiteras TO
make an investigation. At the house in Forty
sixth-st. DIR. Guiteras found that nine persons in
the household of Albert Klamroth had been suffer
ing from a disease similar TO the influenza now
prevailing in Europe His report will he sent to
the Board of Health to-day. Mr.. Klamroth, who
is an advertising agent in The Tribune Building.
declined to speak last evening about the family
experience.
Dr. Lehman, who has given no little time to the
study of the disease, said he had no doubt that
the family had been suffering from the true Rus
sian influenza One of Mr.. Klamroths daughters
was the first member of the family to be affected.
few days ago she visited family who had just
arrived from Europe. On Thursday she was at
tackled by the influenza Next day her mother
and little brother had the disease. On Saturday
Mr.. Klamroths youngest daughter, age fifteen, his
son-n-law, who lives in the house, and the cook
affected His married daughters infant
child became ill on Sunday, and yesterday the
baby's mother and another Of Mr.. Kamroth's sons
were added to the list OF sufferers
In every case the attack began with violent
pains in the head and vertigo, followed by chils
and nausea, which lasted nearly an entire day.
These preliminary symptoms regarded by DIR.
Lehman proof that the disease is the
genuine influenza. They were followed in each
case by pains in the limbs, an oppressive feeling
in the chest and sense of WEAKNESS. At the
same time the patients had fever, the pulse being
quite rapid and the temperature rising to 102
degrees in the adults and TO 0J degrees in the
infant Sneezing, soreness Of the nose and
throat followed, and later the sufferers had spells
of coughing. In has the illness become
comfort.
DIR. Cyrus Edison said yesterday that in case the
influenza became epidemic in the city it would
be well for afflicted persons to spray the affected
nose and throat with solution of quinine and
swallow three grains of quinine, half grain OF
camphor and quarter of grain of belladonna
about SIX times day.
Health Commissioner Bryant said that in
fuenZa might he expected to cross the ocean in q
few weeks. He added:
II get an epidemic OF influenza I'm this city viii
be interesting note how the progress OF the disease
here compares with that It has made in Europe. There
is likely to be general discomfort but do expect
that the disease will have the effect OF increasing tho
death rate greatly In the OF old person suffer-
ing from bronchial trouble the might
death. With other persons the disease probably would
not be serious to prevent them from going about
their regular work The Health Department do
nothing prevent the influenza spreading it
here We quarantine the winds, and the disease
spread by them alone Doubtless physicians will report
suspected but the symptoms OF the disease which
becomes epidemic nearly like those OF ordinary
cold in the head that cannot be OF the
Of the real influenza until many noticed.