The evening world., 1890-01-15
Staying WHOLE FAMILIES.
Pathetic Pages IN La Grlpps'S Grow
Ing Death Roll.
The Epidemic's ParalyzIng Eject
in Chicago and Other Cities.

HhNNhNA 49, VI 80
weather and q consequent increase in the
citv's denth-rate, seems 10 be the prospect
for to-day.
During the past twenty-four hours
victims of the terrible grippe" have
been dropping like rows of wheat before
the reapers and tho list Of deaths has
been heightened to an alarming extent.
Even the clear, pleasant, cool weather OF
yesterday seemed to have had no effect In
alternating the ravages of this mysterious
disease, and the death returns show that
there were fifty-three more victims than
on the day preceding.
Mondays death record showed a total
of 15o. Yesterday there were 2l2 deaths
recorded.
Nearly 140 of these deaths were diseases
brought on or influenced by La Grippe.
Pneumonia claimed co victims, bronchitis
10, consumption SO md La Grippe itself,
in complication with other diseases. 81.
The tw%enty-four hours ending at noon
yesterday show the largest record of deaths
since the influenza began its ravages. A
curious fact is that the disease is more
fatal to stl ong men than it is to women.
La Grippe has jumped to the schools
now. aud Supt. Jasper snys that Of 1000
teachers an average of 1886 were absent
every day last week. The decrease mat
tendance OF children also shows TINT tho
little ones are suffering from the disease.
Now tho dreaded spectre liz knocking
twice ut the same door. II IL no longer
one of O family who is attacked. La
Grippe seizes whole families in its deadly
grasp, aud carries OF two aud sometimes
three victims at II visit.
West Twenty-seventh street, is most pa
thetic. Miss Frances Reed Dibblee was
the first member of that household to lie
attacked. She bore up bravely for q
time. but tho ninlady held her closely,
and finally n cold settled on her lungs.
This developed into tho dreaded pneu-
mona, and Sunday she died.
Hel father. Ezra Reed Dibbleo. an old
gentleman eighty-two years OF age was
seized In precisely the same manner. His
disease took the same course aud he died
Monday. Father and daughter will be
buried together this afternoon.
Equally sad we're the deaths OF Robert
A. j. Benwell and hts little son. Robert
A. Benwell. La Grippe first showed
itself to them in the guise of q slight cold.
which increased in violence. Pneu-
mona followed. and carried OF the son
last Sunday. The father died yesterday,
and both will be buried from their late
residence, All Brook avenue, Tomorrow
afternoon.
Mrs. A. Louise Cassebeer. wife of the
we'll known druggist. Henry A. Casse-
beer, died of La Grippe Monday. The
funeral takes place from the Presbyterian
Church on West Fourteenth street this
afternoon.
Jonn I. Duane. died of pneumonia,
Tuesday, at his residence. So Park street.
His disease was superinduced by La
George T. Clendenning, also died of
pneumonia Monday. at his residence. "a
West Forty-seventh street.
William Mccormack. succumbed to the
same disease, ut his residence, 1888 East
Twelfth street. Monday.
George +. ROLLS, forty-two years old.
of 2093 Lexington avenue, became insane
yesterday while suffering from In Grippe.
and tried to jump from his window. His
plucky wife held him and screamed until
help came.
Alexander Ottleben, 0 skilful eugrayer,
for many years employed by the Homer
Lee Bank Note Company, succumbed to
pneumonia Saturday night, after fighting
the influenza for some time.
Mr.. Ottleben was the only Russian en-
graver who ever came to this country.
His father held a position under the Cznr.
and the sons removal to America. 1t Is
said. caused the fathers exile to Siberia,
where he died.
physician OF Point Pleasant City, N. j..
died yesterday Of pneumonia, which was
brought on by the epidemic:
A. II. Whitney. tho well-known mer-
chant. who caught the influenza about the
first of the month. was reported dying last
night. His disease has been complicated
by pneumonia.
jack Dempsey, the pugilist. who il in
training in San Francisco for his fight
with Billy Mccarthy, is also down with
the sniZZard.
Walker Blaine has succeeded in being
Z" Rripped" by the prevailing malady.
Yesterday he was delirious, and his con-
ditlon wns very critical. mis- tronble has
The alarming statement comes from
Chicago that there were more dead people
in the city Sunday than the hearses could
carry to the graveyards. 1t is estimated
that 1876. 900 people are down with La
and 80, 900 school children are
said to be seriously afflicted. Many Of
the schools are closed and several trains
on the cable street-car lines have been
owing to the rayages Of the
disease among the drivers. The mortality
has increased to an alarming extent and
the death rate is expected to increase.
Over one hundred and nifty policemen are
sick wi h the disease.
From all over Connecticut alarming re-
ports of increased death rates are coming
IN, and in New Haven the influenza Is
attacking people on all sides.
Joseph ii. Miller, Speaker of the ILL
nois House of Representative yes Ii down
la Grippe in Huntington. Pa.
News comes from Ottawa. Ont. that
81 T John Thompson. the Canadian Min
Of Justice has been taken down with
he influenza.
From all oyer the country reports are
in showing that the mortality is
Increasing in nearly every town