Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-19
Ta % GRIPPE TAKES HOLD.
Wilmington ia Eine with New YOrl
nnd Continental Cities.


While Philadelphia stands anxiously
awaiting The threatened Welt Of the grippe,
aud while New York has already the dis
tinctiau Of two victims to the terrible mat
adv Nilminkton enterprise comes to the
front with several clearly defined cases Of
the much bFulted mGlady which has closed
tho Paris exhibition and driven back the
black impending war clouds which were
gathering omiIously ut st. Petersburg and
Bsrl.n and aent the gffrighted diplomats IN
atisct terror TO their country homes.
Tho first patient in this city Ia DR.. j. II.
], Bush, who is confined to his bed with all
the strongly marked features OF Grippe.
He Ia an ctai SO badly with It that he can
not BIS reelined in hsd, but must DO propped
Tp In Is sitting posture. The throat glands
are affected. and other symptoms OF In
| iluapza are present, along with extreme
! progtraiion. Dr. Bush's cnBs is an extreme
| one, and demands tho constant Attendance
| of a prominent specialist from the Uniyer-
| silly OF renIsylvania. Dr.. Bush had the
| first symptoms over week ago; LIS e&-
! tranle iudteposition reconstructed chanRe
| In the arrGngements for the wedding OF hla
! uiecs, which was to take place at his house
| to the residence of AIRS. ElcUomb.
There are 4 few sporadic CASES reported
| by otter physicians as existing ia various
| parts OF the city. They are however Of an
| inelpient nature but yet have all the symp'
. IONS OF AIltHb. Va NsbANNh
4 ID. W. Harlan has received DO reports Of
any outbreak among the public schoo
children.
ii ID feared, however. that there Is .
| probability OF tho eplderuic breaking GU
mere. The local physicians see no rehson
why Wilmington can expect special immu
nifty from the advancing disease. Two o.
three Wilmington doctors are rather posi-
tiyein their belief that Il will run Its course
hero.
IN regard to the nature OF tho disease
prominent physician says: "lnfuehza
always mora or less prevalent In this eoun
try. Ii ID Ike an aggravated cold. Some
times we call 1t catarrhal faver. II usuHil
begins with Bneegi1g, then the throat an
stomach ate Affected, md sometimes tn
bowels. In tact, much Of what is put dow
ma typhoid fever In this city IL nothln
more thgn catarrhal fever. DR.. Da Cost
has declared that irtiuenza Is at once tn
most fatal and least fatal OF any epidem'
di1papG, II It attacks q well and strong Iaa
lis WIFI recover, but 81 II sei2e upon All ntse
person or child 1t mey prove fatal. There
fore, II we have in epidemic We may eS
peer deaths.
"IsluenzA Ia more infectious than cor
tngiO0s that is, II Is Spread more b
general Influence and Impression than y
direct contact, although the disorder
traced 10 {, germ. The treatment In ganerF
ID a suDporting treatment. Qlininets use
, iGrrsty. O.her antiasptic drugs an
various palilstives aro usad according q
} tps organs OF the nose, throat or chest AZ
affected. The safest thing for any one
DO Shen he percelyes symptoms Of iDtit
! erzl IL TO consult his family physician
once"
Tbe term 'tgrIppe" lie not new. It
: thornuQply angliczed. and "a no sudds
chronological importation here. Worcestf
, defines Ii us Influenza or catarrh, the prt
l nuueiation being identical with the con
: mon word grip"