Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-07
PROGRESS OF ola GRIPPE"
A Good Many Cases, But No Deaths
Reported Here Today.

The police reports show ffty-fvs members
sick, including Capt Austin and Inspector
Swindells, and with the forty-eight detailed
fully one-third Of the force for street duty ID
off.
WORK AT THE crrY POST OFFICE STILL IxPEpEp.
The condition of affairs at the city post Of
fee remains unchanged. There are still enough
clerks and carriers absent to seriously impede
the work Of the Office. Twelve extra substitute
carriers for the local delivery have been
called from the civil service lists to fill the
places temporarily Of the carriers who are
absent with the grip.
STREET CAR MEN HAVE IT.
Ga grippe" has the street car men in its
disagreeable clutches, and as a consequence a
great many employees are unable to steer
horses, snap bell punches, or to semi-occasion-
ally pull the cord which works the alleged
"street indicator" If the influenza would
only take hold of the regular employees the
extra men would rejoice exceedingly, bu,
ia grippe" Is endeavoring to be equitable and
II grasps the nose and racks the mucous mem
brane OF the just and the unjust alike. The
transfer men are also sufferers and one-haif OF
the force on duty at 7th street and Pennsylva-
MIA avenue is disabled.
IN THE SCHOOLS.
Teachers and scholars alike in the public
schools are suffering from the prevailing
epidemic. There are vacant seats at the desks
and If there was not shifting about each day
there would be in many rooms no teachers.
The call for substitute teachers are of daily oc-
currence and the supervising principals are
frequently obliged to furnish all the way from
one to three teachers for each building.
Superintendent Powell said to a STAR man
TINS morning that the situation was pretty bad,
but it might be worse. There was good deal
OF sickness in the schools, but he
did not think that rs per cent
of the scholars we're affected Some of the
scholars have not returned since the Christmas
holidays. The teachers, he said, have been
SICK, but 1t has been possible to procure substi-
tutes and the schools have gone on as usual,
only with diminished numbers. He thought
Oh the teachers and scholars who had been kept
away by colds were now returning to their
duties.
Among those who have wrestled with the i'm
ported influenza in It's worst form is Mr.. Z. b.
Wight the well-known correspondent. Although
still confined to his room Mr.. Wight is on the
highway to recovery.
The Haytian minister has been suffering
from severe attack of the fashionable dis
order, but is now convaiescing.
Joseph Mehler, proprietor of Solari's hotel,
is lying dangerously i'll with pneumonia in New
York, brought on primarily by an attack of la
grippe:
Mr.. Austin Herr Of Georgetown Heights is
confined to his home with la grippe.
Mrs. A. N. Sprague, the wife of Doorkeeper
Sprague OF the executive mansion is lying very
Ill with pneumonia. She was taken with la
grippe and it has turned to pneumonia. Mr.
Sprague is also home with la grippe.
The reports from the health officer are quite
reassurlng as far as they 20. Within the last
twenty-four hours there have been no deaths
reported there from the grip or from any other
variety of bronchial or pulmonary trouble.
Deputy Commissioner OF Pensions Lincoln.
who has been confined to his house for the past
ten days with a severe attack of ia grippe" is
still quite i'll. but hopes to be at his desk in a
day or so.