The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-01-09
A BIG DEATH RATE.
Tho Mortality In New York Unprecedenee
ID for This season Of the Year-Innuen.
- the Primary Cause-Progress Of tho
Na1adv.

ID for This season of the Year-Innuen.
= tho Primary Caase-Progress of the
Haisdy.
NEW YORK, Jan. THE ravages Of
d grippe continue, and not . few physi-
:ians have arrived at the conclusion
hat in its serious manifestations it is
10 be regarded as symptom OF
pneumonia. There seem to be
rood ground for this view in tho
mortality recorded re-
,ently from pneumonia. During the
hours ended at noon Friday
30 deaths from all causes were reported
10 the health board. OF this number
nfty-one were from pneumonia, forty
Dne from consumption, fifteen from
bronchitis and four from influenza.
Such number Of deaths is phenom.
email for the time Of year. DR.. Tracey,
the statistician Of the health depart
ment, said that 1t was exceeded only one
day in 1889 and that was in the warm
est part Of the summer. Then the NUM-
ber Of deaths in twenty-four hours was
81.
Another interesting phenomenon Of
the epidemic is that 1t has attacked
men in greater numbers and with
more serious results than women.
account for this by the
greater exposure to which men are sub
iected. The records at the health
show that out Of fifty
deaths from pneumonia more than half
the victims were men. The number q
policemen reported on sick leave al
noon Friday was 357 out of total Of 81
416. Most Of them are down with the
influenza
Louis Nathal, a well-known COM
poser, musician and author, died at the
French Hospital Thursday afternoon OF
pneumonia, which was preceded by an
aggravated attack Of Ia grippe. Mrs.
Winnifred Tooker, wife OF Commodore
Joseph H. Tooker. died Friday Of pneu-
monia, which followed an attack Of in
fiuenza- Her physician, DR.. Alexander
Hunter, said Ia grippe undoubtedly
caused the fatal disease. Mrs. Tooker
had been sick for week. She was .
sister OF William j. Florence, the actor.
There have been ninety deaths from
pneumonia so far this week in Brook
lyn. Tho total mortality for the week
is expected to run up to about 400, or
sixty more than last week. There were
1l6 members Of the Brooklyn police
force on the grippe list Friday, being
four less than the previous day.
WASHINGTON. Jan. A large NUM-
ber OF Congressman are down with tho
grip and the work in the departments
is seriously retarded by the prevailing
sickness among the clerks and officials.
In fact, there is no business in the city
that is not more or less affected by 1t.
BosToN. Jan. 4.-Eleven deaths re-
sulting from influenza have. been re-
ported to the Board Of Health within
the past ten days. In each case, how
ever, Ia grippe was complicated
with some other disease.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 4.-Health Off,
Ger Ashmun, of this city, reports that
there are 5000 cases of Ia grippe in
Cleveland. Policemen, firemen, street
railroaders and nearly all classes are
attacked by it. There have yet been nc
fatal cases here.
MANHATTAN, Kan, Jan. 4.-One hun.
dred cases Of influenza are reported
here, mostly OF . mild type. AT Olathe,
Kan, canvass among the physicians
revealed the existence Of seventy-fve
cases Of the disease.
BELvIDERE, Ill, Jan. I. - The in
fluenza has reached this city and Is
spreading rapidly. There is probably
thirty cases, and new victims are being
reported hourly.
WELLsBURG, w. Va, Jan. 4-Stepher
Wilcoxen, travelling man for can
ming firm of Utica, N. ", who with his
family had been spending the holidays
at his fathers in this city, died sudden
" Friday Of influenza He had beer
suffering from a cold for day or two.
CLINTON, Ia, Jan. 4.-The North
western railway reports forty-three
trainmcn on the division from here wes,
i'll with influenza. A large percentage
of the residents Of the city are down o.
are just recovering from an attack
None remain i'll longer than week anG
there have been no fatal cases.
| PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Jan. 4.-Thi
State has begun to experience la grippe
Information from Martinsburg, Charles
ton, Huntington, Wheeling, Clarks
burg, Point Pleasant and several othe
points is that there are number Q
cases of genuine influenza. In this cit,
many are down with the disease. Gov
ernor Wilson and Secretary Of Stat
Walker are among the afflicted.
number of children have it. On tn
Ohio side, just adjoining this city, ther
are many cases. So far there have beel
no fatalities.
BERLIN, Jan, 4.-The influenza is ba
among the miners at Dortmund, and tn
coal output is in consequence much re
duced.
MUNICH, Jan. 4.-The influenza pre-
walls to such an extent in this city tina
it has been found necessary to close tn
schools.
PARIS, Jan. A-The deaths here 70
Thursday were 422.
! PARIS, Jan. "A sudden change Il
temperature has greatly increased tn
number Of cases and deaths from Unfit
enza. The streets were deserted, til
theaters and cafes empty, and the shop
were closed two hours earlier Frida
evening than is the custom. Fe'
wealthy people are left in the city an
those who are able are leaving the cit
in haste.
NICE, Jan. 4.--The doctors Of tn
Riviera are overworked attending pa
-tients with influenza Persons conv;
lescent with pulmonary maladies n
ready victims Of the epidemic.
The Death List from the Tilden SchO,
Fire ut Detroit Now Number Eight.
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 4.-The list {
those whose young lives have gone OF
as result Of tho terrible Tilde
School tragedy now reads: Jenni
Lankshear, Bertha Moody, Flo
inc Westgate, Edith Wheele
Nellie Thatcher, Edna Fonda, Be
sic Bamford and Lucy Renshaw. Bes
sic Bamford was among those mo.
cruelty burned. Death came as we
come relief Thursday evening. Luc
Renshaw passed away Friday. Th