Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-14
THE DEATHLY GRIP.
The Dreaded Disease Is Gathering its
Victims Everywhere.

The Dreaded Disease is Gathering it,
Victims Everywhere.
Special dispatches show that at Nashua. N.
H., grip has taken a fresh hold. Many
| are dangerously sick. Prayers were Of.
fered Sunday in the churches for the
| sufferers. At Dover, NH, Warren T. Baker.
aged sixty. carpenter, died Sunday of pneu-
mouth, NH. the frs, death from the
grip occurred Sunday in the person of Mrs.
Eliza A. Stevens, aged sixty-seven. At Beverly.
Mass, Mrs. Joanna Foster died of the grip
SUNDAY, aged eighty-two. At Providence Miss
Eliza Weeden, president of the woman's board
of visitors to the state institutions. died Sun
day Of the grip. Miss Emily C. Hall, secre-
tary of the same board, lies dangerously ill of
the grip and pneumonia and is not expected
to live
Vivian C. Jones, aged thirty-nine years,
died at his mothers residence. near Eredericks-
burg, Sunday. His mother is also dying Of the
grip.
Prof Richard T. Ely was unable yesterday to
meet his classes in Johns Hopkins university
owing to a second attack of the influenza.
Profs. Emmatt and Morse and Librarians VIM
cent and Miller were also unable to be at the
university, not having recovered from the dis
ease.
The grip continues at Poughkeepsie. There
are over 1,500 cases, Is or 80 Of which are at
Vasssr college. but they are of a mild type.
The EUeninJ Netcs reports ten deaths in Chi
cago within the last "a hours from influenza
and complications resulting from that malady.
There is a continual decrease in the number
OF deaths in Paris. There were 296 ON Satur-
day and 247 on Sunday.
The pope and eight cardinals have the in
fluenza.
The influenza is spreading into all parts of
Ireland.
There were 71s deaths in Philadelphia for the
week ending at noon Saturday. This is greater
death-rate than has ever been recorded in Phil
adelphia for the past thirty years at this season
CT the year, and the enormous preponderance
OF pulmonary diseases shows that this great
mortality Is due to the present epidemic of
acute colds or grip. The increase over the
number of deaths of the preceding week is
226, and for the corresponding week of last
year $685.
Many train hands Of the Reading railroad,
who were ON the sick list suffering with the
grip. reported for duty Yesterday. A number
| are, however, still ill and the efficiency of the
service is impaired. The temperature was 20
degrees yesterday at Reading and the disease is
still spreading.
Thomas T. Miller, president Of the North
nent citizen of Easton, Pa. is dead Of the grip
Capt. John Delacy and VIM. O'Connell died
OF the grip yesterday at Scranton, Pa. In all
there have been about forty deaths directly at
Augustin 8. Lane is dead of grip at South
Chester, Pa. MIR. Lane built the Horseshoe
track on the Pennsylvania railroad He
amassed a large fortune, said to be over a half
million, III the lumber business.
Elwood Hannum, John Hunter and Augustus
+. Lane, a wealthy citizen, died at Chester.
Pa, yesterday of the influenza. Judge T. j.
CLAYTON and DIR. Kish are both in a very critical
condition.
Josiah Stewart, aged sixty-fve, for many
years superintendent of the Delaware bridge
company died at Easton, Pa, yesterday.
The vessel that was expected to bring the
needed supply OF antipyrine from Germany
has not arrived The stock is growing shorter
ana the price is dancing around anywhere
above - an ounce.
Bishop Littlejohn of Long Island is confined
to the see house by an attack of the grip
The Rev. Martin J. Brophy, pastor of the
Church of the Sacred Heart New York, is dead
OF pneumonia, following an attack of the grip
He is the fifth priest who has died within two
weeks here. number of others are seriously
ill.
Influenza pure and simple in New York YES
terday carried off one person, a man sixty-eight
years old, while influenza complicated with
pneumonia was fatal to persons; influenza
with bronchitis to 4; influenza with pneumonia
and kidney disease, l, and influenza with phth-
ISIS, z. VI the l6 influenza deaths were of
males and of females. There are probably
50, 700 or GO 900 persons ill in the metropolis
with the grip and colds and allied maladies
There were 273 policemen on the sick list of the
department. Something like S25 different Off
GERS have been i'll since the commencement of
the epidemic.
Charles c. Harrison, the well-known phila-
delphia sugar refner, has been seriously ill at
his residence since last Tuesday with the grip.
His physicians, Drs. White, Pepper and Da-
Costa, say his condition is somew what improved,
although still dangerous. Mr.. Harrison is a
member OF the firm Of Harrison, Frazier d Co.,
and was lately mentioned as a probable candi-
date for the Russian mission.