Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-07
DISCUSSING La GRIPPE.
The SouIhslde Medical Society IndHlges IN
Critical Discussion of the MaIady-sOme
of Those Sick,

The SouIhalde Medical Society Indulges u
Critical Discussion of the MaIady-sOm'
of Those Sick.
DR.. 0'Connor was booked to read the reg
ular paper at the meeting of the Southside
Medical Society last night. There was a
good attendance of members present, and,
as Dr. 0'Connor did not put in an appear
ance, the members cast about for subject
| for discussion. Some one suggested La
Grippe" but that subject was almost unanl-
The subject however, would not down, and
was finally taken up and discussed. Nearly every
| physician reported having some cases on hand;
one physician in particular reported having at
tended IA cases yesterday. The subject
was generally discussed, among Lnose taxing
part being Drs. Duff, English, Thomas and
Brewster.
1t was the general opinion that the symptoms
were not exactly those of the Russian grippe;
but that it was influenza there was no doubt.
Their experience so far showed that the vic
TINS are attacked suddenly, no one, not even
the healthiest, being exempt from it. 1t first
comes with a severe headache. then the tenn
perature becomes high and there are pains
about the body, and general feeling OF lassl-
tude. The disease generally lasts from 46 hours
to four days. and IS BY no means dangerous
They also discovered that it came in two
forms both catarrhal and nervous affections.
The main point of treatment was to reduce the
the headache and restore the secretions
The prevailing opinion was that the disease
was in the air, and would go over the entire
country. The chief cause of It's existence, they
thought, was the mild state of the weather,
and a cold spell would very largely affect its
effects
S. S. Marvin was at his office yesterday for
the first time for nearly week. He had a bad
attack, and thinks his malady was something
worse than severe cold.
Joseph Hunter, the well-known broker and
temperance lecturer, was seen on the street
yesterday. He had bad attack Thursday
night last and could eat nothing for over "a
hours.
Fred GOODWIN, of Gusky's, appeared yester-
day, after several days seclusion with the
grip" He said it has stranger" hold, but
he managed to wriggle out of the grasp of the
maiady.
Rev. Samuel Maxwell would have returned
to Pittsburg for his services at Trinity Church
last Sunday had it not been for severe attack
of ia grippe" He writes that he has recov-
cred and will return TO his home by the end of
the current week.
Pennsylvania Railroad. is confined to his home
in Shadyside by severe attack of the prevail
ing distemper.
The first case of Ia grippe was reported to
the Department of Charities yesterday. The |
victim is colored girl named Baker, who lives |
on Wadsworth street. Fourteenth ward. Mes |
senger Pearson reported the case.
j. b. jackson, President of the Fidelity Trust |
by what he calls a very bad cold.
c. n. Pratt, of Bayne. Wilson d Pratt, of /
Fourth avenue, was at his Office yesterday for
the first time in several days He was con-
fined to his room for some time, and is sure
that he had an attack of the genuine, aristo.
cratic in1uenza.
Alex. {. Duncan, of Duncan & King 95 Fifth
avenue, is also down with la grippe and will
not be able to attend to business for several
davs.
J. K. Wallace, attorney at-law at las Fourth
avenue, is also confined to his residence on
Boyle street, Allegheny, with an attack of the
imported disease.
Sheriff McCandless has not quite got over his
severe attack of grip yet He is,
however, able to go out little Samuel ].
Wainright. of the Winterton Brewery, is one
of the victims of the new scourge. Hon. S. M.
Bafferty. ex-Councilman w. 6. Gish and VIM.
Imhotf have recovered sufficiently to go out
Five clerks employed at Carnegie, Phipps 4
Co.'s Twenty-ninth street mills are attacked
with grip.
Several policemen are also suffering, as well
Is quite number of postofice officials and
etter carriers. DR.. ]. 9. McCandless has had
30 cases during the past week, and DR.. McCleI-
and, of Penn avenue, has had over S. Very
many doctors have been attacked; among 9TH
,rs Drs. Thomas McCann, MeClelland, Frank
Mcdonald, O'Keefe, etc. Four of Barney
hcKenna's family are also i'll with the grip.