Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-02
PREVALENCE OF THE DISEASE.
"La Grippe Popular in All the Larger Cit.
les of This Country.

CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-The first fatal case
of acute influenza was reported to the
health office today the victim being Mrs.
Julia Ingalls, aged 70. Health Commits
sioner Wickersham said he doubted very
much if it was the Russian disease but of
course could not go behind record. The
officials in the health department gener-
ally are inclined to ridicule the assertion
that the influenza which is spreading
very rapidly here is the foreign
article. They say its presence
can be explained by the unreasonable
weather and excessive humidity of the at
mosphere. On the other hand many prac-
Using physicians report an alarming num-
Der of leases of accute influenza, and sever
al Of them who rank bigh in the profession
are convinced that tie disease is the real
Russian influenza. Many clerks and one
or two members of the Italian opera COM
pany are afflicted.
New YORK, Dec. 28.-La Grippe is
officially ignored at sanitary headquarters
In this city. Surgeon-General Hamilton
telegraped from Washington asking for
the official verdict upon the report of the
sanitary inspectors on the disease. Health
Commissioner Bryant replied there was
no evidence of the existence of the epidem-
ic in the city. President Wilson of the
board OF health is Frustrated with it as is
Sanitary Superintendent Ewing and half
of the department. Unofficial representa-
tives of the health department say that
probably $4,000 people.in New York are
suffering from the influenza, but refuse to
give it official recognition. In all there
are 81 members of the Brooklyn police
force suffering from La Grippe to-day.
ATcHIsoN, Kan, Dec. Ex-senator In
gals attack of La Grippe, thought to
be very severe, was of brief duration. He
IS able to be about today, and will leave
for Washington tomorrow.
OTTAWA, Dec. ga large number of
persons in and around the city are affected
with a mild type of influenza. It appears
IN almost every case reported to be COM
plicated with pneumonia or neuralgia.
BosToN, Dec. 28.-John Templeton
Coolidge, president of the Columbian
bank, died this morning at his residence
of La Grippe. Mr.. Coolidge was one of
the oldest bank presidents in Boston.
DETROIT, Dec, %. -Infuenza is prevail
ing here to an alarming extent, over 5,000
persons having suffered more or less from
it. The working force of many stores is
crippled and a number of policeman are
laid up. The disease has not yet proved
fatal IN any case.
ABILNE, Kas., Dec. 28.-Infuenza has
made its appearance here. Physicians
say fifty cases are under treatment. The
disease is of a comparatively mild form.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28.-It lis stated
that there are fully 5000 persons in this
city now being treated for influenza In
some form or other. No cases have re-
suited fatally as yet.
TACOMA. Washington. Dec. 28.-The
influenza has reached the northwest Paci-
fc coast. Two cases of the real Russian
malady have been discovered here today.
A mild form of La Grippe" is now quite
general In this city.
OswEGo, n. Y, Dee. 28.-Over 100
cases of La Grippe azein this city. General
Manager Bowen of the Rome. Watertown
q Ogdensburg railroad, said to a reporter
to-day that more than fifty employees Of the
road were laid up with the disease. Freight
business In the yards is at a standstill.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 28.-The influenza
has made Its appearancein this city. Fully
500 genuine cases of Russian La Grippe
being reported, but of comparatively mild
form.
PARIS, Dec. 28.-The influenza Is
spreading and is very fatal. The number
of deaths IN this city from all causes Christ
mas day was 318. For several years past
the regular average has been 200 for that
day. Fully one-third of the population is