The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-01-16
TOO MUCH WORK.
Il Grippe Giving Physicians and Un0sF.
takers More Than They Can Do.

continues prevalent In the city, o the
record of deaths clearly demonstrates
The twenty-four hours ending at noon
Thursday showed 2o7 deaths, against $50
for the day previous. OF these influenza,
complicated with pneumonia, bronchitis
and phthisis claimed fourteen victims,
and to pneumonia sixty.three suo-
cumbed. In almost every case Of this
latter disease the patient had first had
IN attack Of the grip. The mortality
thus far during the week beginning on
Sunday and ending Thursday ut moon
sums mp 1,046.
BosToN, Jan. 10.-The mortality Of Bos-
ton these days is away beyond any thing
ever known in the history Of the city.
The death rate for the week which
ended last Saturday was about double
the ordinary. Sunday Of this week -
deaths were reported; Monday, S6; Tues
day, 73, and Wednesday Sc, or for three
days about 20 more deaths than afo
usual in week. It 10 not necessary %
say that IS per cent Of these deaths aro
either directly or indirectly due to tho
influenza. Some seventeen Of them Arc
attributed directly to this epidemic.
The undertakers have their hands full
and are working days, nights and Sum
days to keep up with their orders. Tho
hacks and hearses used at funerals are
in constant demand. The grave-dig-
gers were never 50 busy. The florists
stocks of funeral flowers are depleted.
Meanwhile about one in every three Of
the city's 40, 600 inhabitants has or has
had the disease, and the remainder are
In hourly expectation Of being attacked.
Children escape easily.
Reports from all over the New En-
gland States show that the disease ID
making steady progress.
Providence. r. l., dispatch to the
Globe says that inside of Ave hours
Wednesday twenty-one deaths were re-
ported there from grip and pneumonia,
and seven deaths at nearby out-of-town
places.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1O.-At the health de.
partment during the last two days seven,
deaths from la grippe, or influenza, COM
plicated with other troubles, have been
reported. While these are the only deaths
attributed to influenza, the general
mortality is abnormally high, and pnl-
monary diseases figure conspicuous.y,
as the records show. Within month tho
increase has been almost 100 per cent.
The undertakers will bear witness 70
the large increase in deaths. Some Of
them complain that they have been
obliged to postpone funerals because OF
their inability to secure heaEses.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 10. - A poll
of twenty-five of the leading manufact-
uring establishments in Indianapolis
shows that there are over . thousand
mployes who are Of duty on account of
the influenza. Four deaths Of aged per-
sons afflicted with the disease were re-
ported Thursday. Physicians and drug
gists are kept busy. The epidemic y
becoming alarming.
ST. Louis. Jan. 1O.-There are thirty
cases Of Ia grippe in the city Jail. None
of them are serious. At the State peni-
tentiary 1T jefferson City, Mo-. 100 con-
victs are victims of the epidemic.
i WALLA WALI.A, WASH, Jan. l0.-lt
10 estimated that 500 persons are down
with influenza. The military post has
nearly 100 cases. No deaths have oc-
CURED. The symptoms are identical
with those described in the dispatches
from Europe and the East.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jan. 10-Dr. 8. T.
Evans. . leading physician of Union
City, committed suicide Thursday by
shooting himself through the head. He
had been suffering from influenza.