Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-01-03
PREVALENCE OF THE DISEASE.
La Grippe" Popular in All the Larger Cit
les of This Country.

CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-The first fatal case
of acute influenza was reported to the
health Office today the victim being Mrs.
Julia Ingalls, aged 70. Health Commits
sioner Wickersham said he doubted very
much if it was the Russian disease but of
course could not 90 behind record The
officials in the health department gener-
ally are inclined to ridicule the assertion
that the influenza which is spreading
very rapidly here is the foreign
can be explained by the unreasonable
weather and excessive humidity of the at
mosphere. On the other hand many prac-
tising physicians report an alarming num-
Der of cases of accute influenza, land sever
al of them who rank bigh in the profession
are convinced that tie disease is the real
Russian influenza. Many clerks and one
or two members of the Italian opera com
pany are afflicted.
New YORK, Dec. 2S.-La Grippe is
officially ignored at sanitary headquarters
In this city. Surgeon General Hamilton
telegraped from Washington asking for
the official verdict upon the report of the
sanitary inspectors ON the disease. Health
Commissioner Bryant replied there wa
no evidence of the existence of the epidem
ic In the city. President Wilson of the
board of health is Frustrated with it as is
Sanitary Superintendent Ewing and half
of the department. Unofficial representa-
tives of the health department say that
probably $4,000 people in New York are
suffering from the influenza, but refuse to
give it official recognition. In all there
are 81 members of the Brooklyn police
force suffering from La Grippe to-day.
ATcHIsoN, Kan, Dec Ex-senator In
gals attack of La Grippe. thought to
be very severe, was of brief duration He
is able TO be about today. and will leave
for Washington tomorrow.
OTTAWA. Dec. 28.-A large number of
persons in and around the city are affected
with mild type of influenza. 1t appears
in almost every case reported to be COM
plicated with pneumonia or neuralgia.
BosToS, Dec. 28.-John Templeton
Coolidge. president of the Columbian
bank. died this morning at his residence
of La Grippe. Mr. Coolidge was one of
the oldest bank presidents in Boston.
DETROIT, Dec, % Influenza l. prevail
ing here to an alarming extent, over 5000
persons having suffered more or less from
it. The working force of many stores is
crippled and a number of policeman are
laid up. The disease has not yet proved
fatal In any case.
ABILNE, Kas., Dec 28.-Inhuenza has
made It's appearance here. Physicians
say fifty cases are under treatment. The
disease is of comparatively mild form.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28.--It is stated
that there are fully 5000 persons in this
city now being treated for influenza IN
some form or other. No cases have re-
suited fatally as yet.
TACOMA. Washington, Dec. 28.-The
influenza has reached the northwest Paei-
fic cast Two cases of the real Russian
malady have been discovered here today.
a mild form of La Grippe" is now quite
general in this city.
0swEGo. N Y, Dee. 28.-0ver 100
cases of La Grippe a-ein this city. General
Manager Bowen of the Rome. Watertown
a. 0gdensburg railroad. said to a reporter
to-day that more than fifty employees Of the
road were laid up with the disease Freight
business In the yards is at standstill.
CIscIssATI. Dec. 28.-The influenza
has made It's appearance In this city Fully
800 genuine cases of Russian La Grippe
being reported, but Of comparatively mild
form.
PARIS, Dec 28.-The influenza is
spreading and Is very fatal. The number
Of deaths In this city from all causes Christ
mas day was 3l8. For several Years past
the regular average has been 30 for that
day Fully one-.hird of the population is
prostrated The editor of the Moniteur
Universal and three soldiers died yester-
day.