Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-20
A LARGER DEATH LIST.
The Grip is Departing, but Leaves q
Legacy Of Fatal Lung Troubles.

In the absence Of official reports on the grip
the extent OF the disease can be ascertained
from the police well as from any other
source. During the early part of last week
there were about seventy policemen down with
the epidemic. That was the highest number
sick at any time with the influenza Since then
there has been gradual decrease in the num-
Der of sick men and to-day there were only
forty-fve names on the sick list.
Maj. Moore who was confined to his room
several days with severe attack Of the grip,
has recovered and was able TO be at headquar-
tiers yesterday.
THE MORTALITY LAST WEEK
was greatly in excess of the previous week.
Last week there were sc deaths from acute lung
troubles. or the 66 deaths A resulted from
pneumonia, IL from bronchitis, 7 from conges-
ton Of the lungs, from the grip and from
influenza. During the previous week there
were "A deaths from acute lung troubles 80 OF
them having resulted from pneumonia.
DECIDEDLY OK THK wANE."
''The grip is decidedly on the wane," was the
information received at the health Office this
morning. The reports Of the physicians to the
poor received this morning show q decided de-
crease last week as compared with the previous
week. The fatal results, however, seem to
multiply, as is shown by q comparison Of the
weekly reports, there being twenty-five more
deaths reported from lung troubles
last week than for the week previous
The reports of the physicians to the poor re-
ceived at the health office this morning show
the following cases: DIR. Morgan-inluenza
19; bronchitis, IL; pneumonia, 1. DR.. Winter
influenza, 81; bronchitis, l; pneumonia, 2. DR..
Carraher-infuenza, &c; bronchitis, l.; pneu-
monia, s. DIR. acDonald-infiuenza, Z; bron-
chitis, 6; pneumonia, !.
coLoREp PEOPLE EXEMPT.
It Is stated that there have been but very few
cases Of the grip among the poor colored peo-
pie as compared with the number of poor white
persons who have had it. The physicians are
unable to account for it.
AT THE CITY POST OFFICE.
The good weather during the latter part Of last
week has had . correspondingly good effect on
the condition of the health at the city post
Office and the grip is on the decline there Today
| there are comparatively few Of the clerks and
| carriers absent, hardly more in fact than is
usual at this period Of the year. By hard work
Saturday and yesterday all the mail matter has
been disposed of, and. today the employees of
| the office started out with all the back work
cleared up and everything done up to time, the
[ first time that such has been the condition Of
| affairs in over two weeks.
aRIPLETs.
! Judge Miller, who has been suffering from
1 the grip bcNeTdl Ohys, Was undDle 10 uOiQ
, court today. Justice Mills acted in his alb
| sence.
Gen. Henderson Of Illinois, chairman Of the
House committee on rivers and harbors, who
has been quite i'll with the grip, was much bet
ter yesterday.
DR.. E. A. Adams of East Washington, who
has been i'll for some days with pneumonia, re-
| sulting from an attack of the grip, passed o
| good night last night and this morning he
| asked for something to eat The attending
| physicians held consultation last evening
and found the patient better than at the first
| consultation.
There have been several cases Of the grip ut
| the Jail, but all the patients have recovered.
| II is said by some physicians that there are
| many cases Of malarial intermittent fever in
| the city that are included in the ''grip list
Denver's saloons we're open yesterday in
| spite of the sheriff's warning to close.
| Otis Gilmore, . Bangor, Me-, lawyer, who
served through four years VI the war in the
| fifteenth Maine regiment, died Saturday from
| necrosis or gradual blood and bone poisoning
| from q wound received in the war;
| Asa 7. Soule diod at Rochester last Friday,
| aged sixty-hve years. He was the founder Of
| Soule college, at Dodge City, and the owner
| and president Of the First national bank there
| Mr.. Soule was probably worth 81, 0OO, 600.
| The first consignment Of Strawberries arrived
In Phiiadeiphia from Fiorids last week.
| They retailed at one dollar per quart, but they
moved 20 slowly that the price dropped to sixty
cents.
Engineer Derry was killed In Q collision a
Atlanta. Ga, Saturday.