Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-01-09

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/ New York.
BOSTON, Jan. THE fall In the
temperature does not seem to have
diminished the rayages Of the grip
epidemic, as was anticipated On the
contrary the epidemic Is even more ex-
tensiye than II was in warmer weather.
The total number Of de til reported to
the Board Of Health for the week is
S4s, against IN the corresponding week
last year. showing an increHs0 Of III
deaths, and making t 0 death rate for
the week 48.0 The principal increase
was In deaths from pulmonary diseases,
there being 1902 deaths from pneumonia
this week. against 70 for the cores
ponding week last year, and - deaths
from bronchitis, against 8 for the cor
responding week of 1889. OF consump-
tlon there was an increase of 10 deaths
over the same week Of last year, but
there was hardly any increase Of deaths
from what are known as the preventive
diseases and the deaths OF children.
The mortality rate for this week is
higher than ever before In the history
OF the city. The prevalence Of the in
fluenza is the reason assigned by the
officials at the Board of Health Office for
the excessive rate, and as yet there IS
no noticeable decrease since the begin
ming Of the epidemic. Reports from
all parts OF New England--eyenfromt tie
ttier climate OF the mountains in Yer
mont--show thai tho epidemic has laid
low thousands upon thousands gf VIC
Tins. The immunity from la grippe
claimed for children is not born out by
the reports from public schools, which
OPENED Thursday. Two schools at
Charlestown and one at Dorchester
will not open until Monday, so many OF
the teachers are sick with IL grippe.
At the Harvard school at Charlestown
the head master, assistant master and
a majority of the teachers have the in
nuenza, besides a number Of the pupils.
AT NEW YORK
New York, Jan. 7.--Influenza and
death went hand-in-hand through the
city yesterday and made frightful
record. The death rate was the largest
since the disease appeared. Two hun
dred and seven deaths were reported
during the twenty-four hours, and
nearly all from influenza, pneumonia
and kindred maladies. At Bellevue
Hospital sixty-hye cases are registered
as genuine influenza; st. Vim ent Hos
pital; twenty-five cases; all other hos
pitals received from i've to twelve each.
Archbishop Corrigan has so far recey-
cred rs 10 be able to wal1 out doors.
Crews on the elevated + ads are deci-
mated and all trains are running short
handed.
Ar Albany.
ALBANY, N. y, Jan. t. La grippe Is
creating profound sensation in this
Mohawk valley. At Amsterdain there
are 1900 cases, among the sufferers be-
ing the three principal physicians. At
Fort Plain 500 persons are i'll from the
disease, including DR.. Burnett At
Canajoharie there aie 800 sufferers, in
Guiding United States Commissioner
Van Steenburgh and Henry Joy. The
latter Is seriously Ill. Several hundred
cases have been reported at Fonda,
Fultonville and st. Johns lille, and one
death has occurred at Tribes Hill.
ANOTHER DEATH n CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. Jan. Another fatal case /
of influenza is reported in this city the
victim being Louis l. berge, West
Side saloonkeeper. a dispatch from
Madison says Governor Hoard and his
,ntire family are down with the gr ppe.
AT DIES MONIES.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Jan. There
are probably more than l,000 cases Of
Russian influenza in this city at pres
ent. While no deaths have resulted
from it there are a great many serious
tases and the doctors are having the
busiest time of their lives.