Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-13
WHAT THE GRIP DOES.
The Disease Seems to be on the Wane
in the Cities.

The Disease Seems to be on the Wane
in the Cities.
Alexander Brood, an Ann street, New York,
printer, left his employment two days ago suf-
fering from the grip, aud went to his lodging
house. the South Fifth Avenue hotel He re-
ceived no medical attention and on Saturday
night was discovered by his friends to be very
sick. They crrried him on their shoulders to
the Chambers Street hospital and he died there
twenty minutes later.
Fireman Henry J. Conklin of the steamship
Algiers. in yesterday from Galveston, died on
Friday of pneumouia, superinduced by an st.
tack of grip. His body was brought to New
| York.
John Cunningham, Of 81 Elizabeth street,
/ New York, who, while under treatment in st.
| yincent's hospital and delirious from the grip
stole away early on Friday morning and was
gone for five hours. when he was returned by
| the police, died yesterday morning at the hos
pital- He was delirious until his death.
Con Casey, driver Of the Gouverneur hospi-
tai ambulance in New York, is dead He caught
the influenza about Christmas and it developed
into capillary bronchitis.
William n. Bower, q member of the pork
packing firm Of John Bower 4 Co., and George
W. Thompson, of the firm Of L. Thompson Il
Co., wood and marble workers, died Saturday
in Philadelphia Of consumption, aggravated by
attacks of the grip.
The Boston board of health received satur-
day reports Of 436 deaths, the largest number
ever recorded in seven days. No less than lis
deaths are from pneumonia, 50 from consump-
ton, 80 from bronchitis and IA from influenza.
The death rate for the week reaches the unpre-
cedented total OF 59.S1
The police, fire department. railroads, street.
car lines and ferries are all attacked by the
grip, and there are six or seven hundred cases
in Norfolk and Portsmouth,
Nearly every family in Annapolis is affected
with the grip.
William Mcclure, druggist, and Mrs. Jonas
Houck, both subject to heart affection, died
with the influenza and both dropped dead al
most without warning.
The Berean Baptist and the Olivet Presby-
terrain churches Of Reading, Pa, were closed
yesterday on account OF the illness of their
pastors. Rev. DR.. Bausman Of St Paurs Re-
formed church was unable to conduct services.
Bishop j. Mortimer lowering Of the Moravian
church at Bethlehem, Pa, was taken i'll with
the grip while Officiating at church services
last evening.
The first death from the grip in Pottstown,
Pa, occurred yesterday. Adam Och, a tobac-
conist, aged sixty-nine years, succumbed to the
disease after two weeks illness. There are
several more critical cases in the town.
The hrst death from grip at Allentown, Pa,
was that of Mrs. Ephriam Hartman Saturday
There are several other persons who are seri-
ously ill, most of the cases having developed
into pneumonia.
Patrolman Andrew Clump Of the Phiadelphi.
police died Saturday afternoon Of the grip af-
ter an illness of but q few days
John Henry Apologize, a wealthy cottager at
Asbury Park, died Saturday of the grip. He
was the inventor of the shoe lasts now used by
all the shoe manufacturers in New England.
The total number OF cases Of influenza in
Berlin is estimated at 100000. There have
been $50 deaths due to the disease
Yesterdays mortality report in New York
for the twenty-four hours ending at noon was
196. Thirty Of these deaths were in hospitals,
hfty-six were due to pneumonia, eighteen to
bronchitis. thirty-three to consumption and
fifteen to influenza and complications
AT Burlington, NJ, the grip is still prevalent
and new Cases are reported daily. The shoe
factories and other industries are badly
crippled In some instances nearly half OF the
force being down with the disease. The first
case to result fatally in this vicinity occurred
this morning, the victim being George Adolph,
thlrty-hve years OF age, wealthy resident Of
Edgewater Park.
Mrs. Mary Hardis Blair. wife of William
Blair, prominent merchant, and daughter of
the late Capt. David Hardie q descendant of
one Of the oldest families Of the Quaker city,
died Saturday morning from the grip.
Arnold Beaman OF Merchantvilie, N. j., died
last evening from pneumonia contracted from
severe attack Of the grip. The deceased was q
well-known builder and contractor.
Frederick W. Plimpton, treasurer OF the
Plimpton manufacturing company, makers Of
the government stamped envelopes, died today
OF pneumonia, following the influenza.
Ex-Judge John c. Mott, a prominent local
politician Of Albany, N. Y. died this evening
of pneumonia, following an attack Of the grip.
Saturday DIR. Bryan Of Dover, N. j., shot and
killed himself In fit Of insanity caused by
grip.
John r. Kennedy Of wilkesbarre died sud-
denly Saturday, a victim Of grip.
y. p. Blake, for a number Of years president
of the American ticket brokers association,
died at Davenport, Iowa, Saturday from the
grip.
There were 624 deaths in Brooklyn last week,
an increase Of 1853 over the previous week and
80 more than IN the corresponding week
year ago. The number of deaths from pneu-
mona was 1874. Twenty cases resulted directly
from the influenza.
DIR. Roger A. Tracey, the statistcian Of the
New York board of health, believes the back
bone of the grip Is broken. He remarked that
fully four-ffths of the deaths from it were Of
elderly persons. The return Of cold weather,
DIR. Tracey thought, would speedily reduce the
death rate. Maj. Willard Buliard of the
he alth department., who has been visiting Bos-
ton, says that the epidemic has been far worse
there than in New York.
The inhuenza's deadly work goes steadily on
The death rate last week reached the unusually
large total OF 476.
Mrs. Esther Greeley Cleveland, Horace Gree
ley's sister, will be buried from st. Leo's Cath
Ole church today. She was a victim to the in
fuenza epidemic.
In Brooklyn one Of the parochial schools had
to remain closed during last week, as fourteen
Of the sisters Of st. Joseph who taught the
classes were laid up with the prevailing cpl
demic. e..
The first fatal case Of the grip at Bellefonte :,
Pa, was the child Of b. @. Achenbach, dying
from hemorrhage produced by it. About 5000
people IN the vicinity are having it or have
had it.
SAILORS TO STRIKE.
Threatened Trouble on All Steam Ves-
sells Running Out Of New York.