New-York tribune., 1890-01-04
EFFECT OF THE INFLUENZA.
A BIG DEATH RATE YESTERDAY.
MANY CASES OF BRONCHIAL DISEASES PROVE
FATAL PROMINENT SUFFERERS
FROM THE GRIP.

MANY CASES OF BRONCHIAL DISEASES PkONE
FATAL PROMINENT SUFFERERS
FROM THE GRIP.
Evidence that the prevailing epidemic OF IN
fuenza has become dangerous 10 the community
was furnished yesterday, when 20 celIhcd'eS
OF death were received at the Bureau oi NIU"l
Statistics. So large a number OF deatns has never
been reported in one day except III eAIeneY
hot summer weather. An examination oil 1Ne
rcnorts showed that III of the 220 deaths had
been caused by bronchial troubles Pneumonia
had caused ifty-one deaths, phthisis forty-one
and bronchitis fifteen, while four deaths were de-
scribed by the physicians as having been caused
nv "enidemic influenza" DR.. Tracy REGISTER
of Vital Statistics, said that most OF the deaths
from pneumonia. phthisis and bronchitis probably
had been FASTENED by the influenza also. lie sad
the mortality for the week probably would reach
HOO The average number OF deaths week In
this CITY is below 700. The weather on Thursday
favored a spread of the disease, while the weather
Yesterday was expected to he check to Tie
progress of influenza.
or the four persons whose deaths had been
caused by epidemic influenza two were Charles
Ellis Hutchings of No. 215 West TWeifth-st, and
Michael Ionan, of No. l13 Blceck2r-st' Dr'
BRYANT. of the Health Board SAID he was not
willing 10 let reporters get the names OF persons
who died from the influenza. L don't think the
public has any right TO learn the Names, ne
said "nOr will il be any benefit to IL TO
know that Tom Jones or John Smith has dled'
] am willing that the newspapers should tcH
the public how many persons die IN the clY
each day and that general information about
the mortality should be given, to make people
careful during the prevalence Of the epidemic, but
Sh
who die unless their families are willing 10 nave
such publicity
Reports received by Superintendent Murray yes
terday showed that 357 of the 3,4l6 policemen
in the city were on the sick list. Captain Meaklm
and five sergeants were among the sufferers,
President Michael Coleman, OF the LAY DePaIVc
mont has been ADDED to the list OF officials Oh
the City government who are suffering from the
Russian grippe" The rolls includes me names .
of Supervisor W. j. X. Kenny, Of Ihe Clty
Record: secretary Thomas c. r. Grain, of the
Mayors Office Auditor W. j. Lyon, of The Con
troers Office and W. J. Duggett, OF the Corpora
''' A. the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum En-
change it said yesterday th4J freSlden, li,Ia.
Charles George Wilson would probably he down
town to-day TO resume his duties. chairman
A. w Peters has been on the list OF the Victims
of the grip for the last three days, but hopes 10
he able 10 attend 10 business next NonuaN'
Assistant Secretary w. H. Lewis, who IS perform
ing Mr.. Peters's duties, has Just recovered from
q bad attack of the prevailing influenza:
Surveyor Lyon and Auditor BIatchiord had
recovered sufficiently from the grippe to appear
at their desks Yesterday in the Custom House.
Special Deputy Collector McClcland is now suffer
ing from the influenza, being sick abed. Thomas
Hunt. the Collectors private secretary, is acting
in his place. ,,-.,,.
Mrs. Joseph II. Tookcr, a sister of William
j. Florence and of Police Inspector Peter Coallh'
died yesterday at her home. No. 1873 East one
hundred-and- after suffering Tor over
q week from an attack Of influenza. which was
finally supplemented by heart failure
The Rev. Dr. John Hall, who has heen shnerlhg
much better yesterday
Tho Rev. Clarence +. Woodman: ore Of the
Paulist Fathers of the Roman Catholic Church at
Fiftv-ninth-st and Ninth-ave is lying at st. Vim
cents Hospital. victim OF la grippe.
Policemen Ellsworth $ Grew. OF tie One
hundlcd-and-twcnty-sX -sXth-st. Station. died IN
IicIpvuc Hospital Yesterday from the influenza.
lie had been IN about week. He was twenty
eight years old and had been on the force lor
three years