Telegram-herald., 1890-01-07
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fson influenza More thsn thirty
Cat of every L0o0 people n New
YORK City psrisled this week max
Ing a grand total OF registered
deaths exceeding l.2o1 against Eos
IN the preceding week.
In Ne~ark ths elty mail delivery Is
badly oel4ysa because - many carriers
sre attacked by Influenza Extra car
riers have been put on. SeWBurg -
Is stated, las 500 victims Several
post-oaice employees hsve the influenza.
ard al the newspaper Offices are short
handed on account Of the malaay Ply
sieiaEs say that nihe-teRshs of the cases
on their lists are those OF persons suf-
feriug with the prevailing disease.
AILwAUKEE, Jan. 6.-The influenza
has taken arm grip On Milwaukee.
For at least three or foar days men and
women On every side and in every walk
OF life have been sneezing and coughing
and showing ali the premonitory signs
Of Ia grippe.
George Runner, a driver for I. Kriz &
Co. on Sunday effectuaily checked the
pgemouitogy symptoms OF influenza lie
Soat pistol ball through his head and
died half an hour later. lie was 80
years OF age and unmarried. His body
is AZ the morgue. A dispatch from Mad
ison says Governor Hoard and his entire
family are afflicted with the grip.
The Governor is kept prisoner in his
room.
ST. Louis, Jan. 6.-The influenza is
spreading very rapidly at jefferson City,
the State capital. Secretary Of State
Tanning and his wife are both very Ill
The Governor has been i'll for two days
and several clerks az the capitol are con-
fined 10 their rooms. Doctors estimate
that there are at least 100 cases of grip
in this city. There have been no deaths
thus far.
BOsToN. Jan. 6.-The influenza and
errstic character Of the weather have
wrought sad havoc the last week as the
extraordinary death rate reported by
the Board OF Health shows The deaths
FOR the week in Boston number S4s,
nearly 100 greater than was ever
recorded before for similar
period The influenza has made
It's effects felt in the increased
number Of fatal cases of pneumonia,
bronchitis, consumption and heart dis
ease, il having served 10 intensity each
OF these diseases. Reports from all
parts OF New England-even from the
drier climate of tho mountains in Yer
mont-show that the epidemic has laid
low thousands upon thousands Of vic
tins.
ALBANY, y. V, Jan. 6.-La grippe is
creating a profound sensation in the
Mohawk Valley. At Amsterdam there
are 1000 cases, among the sufferers
being the three principal physicians. At
Fort Plain 500 persons are i'll from the
disease, including DR.. Burnett. At Cana
iohsrie there are 300 sufferers, including
United States Commissioner Van Steen-
burgh and Henry Joy. The latter is Sc
riously Ill. Several hundred cases have
been reported at Fonda, Fultonville and
ST. townsville and one death has oc-
curre- at Tribes Hill.
NIAGARA FALLS. Ont. Jan. 6.-La
grippe has broken out here. Over 100
cases are reported, principally among
railway employees. The men on both
the Michigan Contral and Grand Trunk
roads have to work double time.
BALTIMORE. Md, Jan. 6.-Two- thirds
OF the students fJohns Hopkins Univer-
sity have la grippe. The young men
from the far South are the quickest and
most seriously affected. Physicians say
the epidemic Is now at it's height
in Baltimore, and the total number Of
cases is said 70 exceed so, 900
LONDON, Jan. 6.-The Russian infu-
enza has secured firm grip in London
and Is raging and spreading in the prov
inces. TT is SAID that in one public in
stitution in the East end Of London
there are over 300 cases. and ii has been
established beyond reasonable doubt
that some ten or dozen deaths in the
metropolitan district last week have
been due directly OF indirectly to In
fuenza.
In France, Germany and Austria the
epidemic. after showing signs Of subsid-
ing. has revived with almost is original
vigor Everywhere the disease main
tains IT'S democratic impartiality, having
attacked. besides the unnamed tens OF
thousands. the dowager Empress Au-
Eusta. OF Germany, the Queen Of saxony.
the Belgian Crown Prince. Arohduke
Field Marshal Albrccht the Austrian
Moltkel, Prince Ferdinand o' Bulgaria,
AMI Archduke Frederick OF Aus
tria The highes, number q
deaths caused by the epidemic Is in
Venice. where forfy-taree deaths arc
reported n single day. The last news
from Milan is that the disease is rapidly
spreading
RTqrTv. Ian. 6-PriBcess Rismsrck X
an Primes Rotten burg are seriously
IS vith - EripDe Many deaths are re-
rorted The DovaEsr Empress Augusta,
vho is suffering with influenza. bad a
tai nigh- beng unable 70 sleep Ho-
fever. however has rather diminished.
TIE influenza Is spreading in the
provinces Business is partially sus-
ren5-i ard I'm manv places The sehool-
houses have bean converted irto hosp
-als H--r p .ov Formerly Minister n
Ffranse has died f-on Inflammation a
go ierzs
Nsa- e- t1a '-,eriIv societies in
Vienna arc susperitnE NJ curtsilinC
rs--ae-ts in -cn=eQ Qreroe of fhe heavy
calls ms5e upcn the~ bg victims - tae
enza
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-us-a--r increasing 4 srTa 1'l-' 7~-
~ nurs@s ii ere bosrita's doctors ar
ele-Tyue- ere r-ostrated wifh ths dis.