Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-01-03
1savAges Of Influenza,

PHILADELPHIA, jan. 8. w nie tne
dull, damp weather yesterday was cal
euiated to agRravate the symptoms of In
huepza patients, yet, Gs lar ~ could be
ssceiialned. there was no Increase In the
number Of cases. Nearly all the police
men who we're affected early In the week
were able TO report for duty yesterday,
aud should the promised cold wave come
tomorrow It Is hoped that II rnsy lessen
the severity OF the disease. Some OF the
physicians who were run down With in-
fiuenaa cases on Monday and Tuesday
were not 20 busy yesterday. although the
aggregate number of cases in the city Ia
still large. A number oi relapses have
also been reported. where persous have
ventured from tholr homes while passing
through tho period OF convalesenee. The
attacks Of Influenza vary. according to
the intensity OF the symptoms from few
| days TO two weeks.
CHEsTER, Pa, Jan. Few families In
| this city have not had one or more cases
of "inGuebzs." There are many idle
looms IN the mills Of this city, Upland
and South Chester In consequence OF the
grip" A little daughter OF Lewis
Powers died from the effects of the
disease yesterday.
BEAVER. Pa, jan. 2.-senator Quay
las been condred to his room Tor three
days with the srippe, aud quite III.
NEW YORK, Jan. g. The officers oil
the Broadway road report that about
eight per cent. OF their employees are
down with tho grip, and the Eighth
avonus lice has about five per cent. Of its
men laid up with the disease. Many
others, though suGering from 1t, stuck
10 their Jobs.
DR.. Cyrus Edson, Of the Board o.
Health, said this afternoon that there
were fully 100000 cases Of la grippe In
the city. He thinks H. is contagious, and
that before It has spent It's fCrce every
adult person will come In for share o
the sneexing. The total number OF polio,
sick to-day Is 343, exactly 10 pef cent. o
the force.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. a. Warden Ful
Ter writes the superintendent Of Stat,
Prisons that there are over 400 cases o
Il fiueDza among prisoners In Clinic,
Prison.
NEWARK, N. j.. Jan. 2.-Michae
Mulvaney, a borseman of Engine No. 2
the first victim OF 'ia grippe" died thi
, morning.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., jar. &c. Franl
, ChaGee, clerk in RaWiord Chemica
] Works, and well-knowN man abou
. town, area unIs morning u pqeInivui.
. resulting from la grippe.
: LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. IA paftla
CANVASS among the phyliciens OF ihi
CITY show that there 10 over 200 cases q
: influenza here. 20 far thU.e have bee
no fatal cases.
;. NRw HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 2.-Charle
z II. II. Mott of this city committed suicii
: near Wal!lngford. He lad bsen takin
o abnormal doses Of qulnine during tt
past week 10 keep of the grip. No
leaves n widow and one son and was
comfortable circumstance.
n PLAISrIg.D, n. j., Jan. 2.-Miss
+ Il. Eden of Boston died IN Plainfeld th
II morning OF La Grippe. The illness d
n veloped into pleurisy and typhoid pnsl
n monis. resulting fatally to-day.
q KEYPoRr, n. D., Jan. 2.-Milkma
of George A. Campbell! Of tbls place Is Il
first person In this section II the COUNT
IS 10 die from the effects of La Grippe.
lie sooTTpALE, Pa, Jan. 2.--The hr
10 death from influenza was reported he
q to-day. Harry Jones, q "'er!s In A.
,i Frlck's store at Morgans,wss ut his hon
d in Mt. Pleasant, last Sunday evening, al
+ got i'll with influenza, which turned
Ie pneumonia, and death resulted to-day
o'clock.
BETHLEHEM, Pa Jan. O. The numb
of victims oil La Grippe has largely |
Ii creased since Moaday, where many ste
/, and iron workers are i'll with the diseas
u All branches Of business are more or Il
Is affected. No fatal cases bave as yet be,
d reported.