Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-05
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Nrw YosK, January "A preliminary
meeting OF the Committee on Hygiene Of
tho Medical Society Of New York was held
tonight 20 discuss the prevailing epi-
deinic commonly called grip" After =
lengthy session the doctors announced
/ that in their estimation the epidemic up
TO the present time has shown no danger
Gus symptoms in itself, the only danger
being that certain phases of II tend with.
out proper care TO develop bronchitis and
pneumonia. Persons in ordinary health
and with proper care have little to fear
/ from epidemic.
PROMINENT ISsunANcH-MAS sUCcuMBs.
CoscoRp, n. H., January 4.--Captaln
| Rufus p. Stainiels, q prominent insurance
and Grand Army man. died to-day: aged
I hfty-eight. He was attacked with ia
grippe" yesterday, which developed into
typhoid pneumonia in the evening ana
proved fatal this morning. He leaves
widow: who is president Of the State No-
mas'' Relief Corps.
SHUT THEM Ut.
| ROCKVILLE, OrsT.. January 4.-Tho works
OF tho Smart Manufacturing Company haze
been compelled to shut down. owing to 4, 2
large number of their employees being III
with ia grippe" There have been no
fatal cases so far.
BuPYALo. N. Y. January 4.-The spread
of influenza IN this city shows no abate-
ment. Twenty-Five members Of the police
| force are laid up with the disease. There
have, however. been but two fatal eases
that can be attributed to the epidemic.
HUNDREDS DOWN.
TEoY. n. Y, January Ala grippe has
taken hold here. and several hundred
people are down with It. w. Oscar Car
penter, the dramatic editor of the Bud9a
known by showmen ali over the country.
is absent fom his post for the first time IN
twenty-five years. He has got the new
disease.
DosToN's DEATH Rate.
Boston, January 4.-The number deaths
in Boston this week reached probably the
unequalled number Of 3l7, of which 40 per
cent. are due to acute lung disease and
traceable III great part to la grippe. Inc
death rate IL 40.47. whereas IN the core
spending week of 1889 it was only 29.37.
TEACHERS AND SCHOLARS ATTACKED.
/ BosToS. January 4-Superintendent Sea-
yer, Of the Boston public schools. reports
that the superficial examination of the at
tendance since the Christmas holidays
shows that from 20 to 30 per cent. of the
pupils are absent with Ia grippe. Two
schools in Charlestown and onein Dorcbes..
the prOstration of both teachers and
scholars.
A STRONG HOLD.
ExTEI, n. H., January Ala grippe has
| n strong hold upon the people here. and IN
I the surrounding towns many are badly al
fiicted. The shoe-factories are running very
short-handed in consequence of the cpl
demic.
DIED FROM LA GaIPIE.
| HALIFAX, N. s.. January 4.--On the ar
rival of the steamer Mirsdi few days ago
from New York several of the crew were
suffering with In grippe, and one fireman
was so bad that he had to leave the steam
I or. He has since died at the hospital.
/ A number of soldiers in the garrison have
| been attacked with influenza and some are
seriously affected in the hospital.
DIED PROM INFLUENZA.
! CHARLESTON. January 4.-Henry ID. Wink
/ Ter, teller in the kanawha Bank, and q
most exemplary young man, died today
from the effects Of influenza. He had al
ways suffered from asthma, and when at
tackled with The grippe became very weak,
causing heart failure.
SCHOOLS CLOSED.
| IBy AnrIo-Amcrican cable TO tho Dlspatch.l
BERLIN, January 4.-The schools at Halo
| have been closed owing TO the prevalence
T OF 1nnuenIh.
Tie Dowager Empress is suffering from
an attack OF influenza.
GOT 1T BAD.
LONDON, January 4.-lIenry Chaplain,
president of the Board of Agriculture, has
been attacked by influenza in a severe
form. lie is confined TO his bed.
LIVERPOOL HAS II.
| The disease has made its appearance in
( Liverpool. The contagion there is entirely
traceable to letters that came from Russia.
There are numerous cases of the disease at
Berkenhead and Dorchester. The weather
is muggy and this conduces to a spread of
the disease.
ABATING.
! FRASKFoRT January 4. The influenza is
| ahating here and at Leipsic. Two hum
| dred officials are i'll with it mt Wurzburg.
OFFICES CLOSED.
AMSTERDAM, January 4.-Three ,tele;;
graph-ofiices in this city have been closed
owing TO the employees being Frustrated by
Influenza