Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-25
THE FATAL GRIP,
Deaths of Three Employees of the En-
craving Bureau and One Policeman.

On one day recently there were $50 men and
women away from their work at the bureau Of
engraving and printing on account of the grip
and thirty presses had to be stopped. The eli.
max came last Thursday, when three of the
best men in the bureau died OF the influenza.
These were Samuel 0'Brien. one of the old
est plate printers in the establishment,
who entered the service in 1866: Joseph Gas
coyn, plate printer, who had been with the bu-
reau for ten years, and James b. Ash, a skilled
helper, a more recent conner Of four years SER
vice.
OFFICE.
While many employees of the government
printing Office have had the grip there has not
been enough of them sick at any one time to
interfere with the working of the Office There
was more sickness among the female employees
than there was among the men, and number
OF the women are still suffering either from the
grip or the pneumonia.
Public Printer Palmer has returned to the
Office after having suffered from I'm attack of
the grip, although he has not fully recovered
THE EPIDEMIC on THE DECLINE
At the health Office this morning Chief Clerk
McGinn said that the grip seemed to be dying
out or else the people were getting used to it
and tired of talking of it, The changes in the
weather have had the effect of giving many
persons fresh colds although the number Of
new cases Of the grip is considerably smaller
than last week.
DEATH OF POLICEMAN.
Policeman George W. Hicks Of the third
precinct died last night in the policeman's
ward at the Garfield hospital, where he had
been under treatment for a week. being the
first occupant Of that ward. Officer Hicks
Ead tlta nrtv. ahsy, NxxrD
weeks ago, which developed into cerebro
spinal meningitis and he was sent to the
Garfield hospital.
DEATHS REPORTED TO-DAY.
OF the twenty-one deaths reported to the
health Office during the twenty-four hours end
ing at 2 o'clock this afternoon, seven were
from pneumonia, one congestion Of the lungs,
one influenza and one bronchitis.
The police sick list numbers forty-five to-
day.
Pound Master Einstein has the grip.
NJ. NJ. Rohrer, Capitol Hill, who has been
very i'll with the grip for the past ten days, is
again out.
Mr.. T. A. Harding has been confined to the
house with grip since Monday.
Mr.. James p. Kane has recovered from An
attack of the grip from which he has been
suffering since the 10th of this month";
Mr.. s. C. Cromwell is confined to IN house,
913 street northwest, with severe case of the
prevailing influenza.
Mr.. Chas. E. Barber, the patent attorney, is
still confined to his bed with complication Of
the grip and pleurisy, but is in fair way to
recover.
Capt. J. j. Camp Of the clerk Of the courts
Office has been quite sick with the grip, but is
improving.
Mr.. Robert Willett of the marshal's Office is
now able to set up and will soon be out.
Mr.. William p. Smyth of St. Louis, well known
in this city, is confined to his rooms at the
Shoreham with the fashionable complaint
Postmaster John w. Ross is still kept at home
by q severe attack of the grip.
Maj. Moore was not able to be out today
Mrs. Moore is also sick.
Judge Miller wss not able to hold court
today.