Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-01-11
Yhe Great Epidemic.

| OpIllZeuS-t nefeOi. inc lnnullc va
rietys of its complications furnish an
amusing chapter to the doleful
record. There is a famine in hears
es. They must be secured weeks
i'll advance like seats OLA success
FIJI play. In consequence of the
number Of funerals it is almost i'm
possible 10 get ~ carriage during
the day from any of the livery sta
bles. The grave-diggers are worn
ont with constant and nnremitted
toll. AT Calvary Cemetery last
week the bnrials averaged $50 a
day. and this week opened fairly
to keep MP the average. Antipy
rinr. the drug so much used in the
treatmsnt of the grip, commands
cxorhitsult prices, SO low bad the
sto,k run down. Altogether our
condition under influenza intln-
enccs is:snch as to make people
sigh for The oldfashioned winter,
wien the snow made the streets
impossible and the cold had frozen
all such epidemic germs ont of
existence.
The hnrean of vital statistics re-
ceived reports Of 139 deaths III
this city between noon Sunday and
70 m. TODAY. Ten deaths In the
last 81 hOurS' report are attributed
to the Influenza and complications,
aud one, that OF an infant l month
and 81 days old, is reported as
caused solely Ivy the epidemic in:
tluenza. DR.. Maggie, of the health
bureau, says thus is tile lirstand
only official report winch men,
tionS Influenza as The cause Of
death without q complication. Tn-
days figures are: Pneumonia. 81;
! consumption, IS; bronchitis, so.
The number of members Of the
police-irrce on the sick list con-
times to increase. Saturday the
number was 37o;; today it is 4l5.
Dr.. Tracy, the register of vital sta
tlsrics, says he thought the intlu-
enza epidemic had passed its worst
period. Snch epidemicS usually
continne five or six weeks. The
f.ebleSt aud most susceptible per
sons, he says. have doubtless al
ready heen attacked, and the num-
Der of victims will gradually di
minish until within u few weeks
the Influenza will he a thing of the
past. The charity hospitals are
all Gov ded, and have been for
over week.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. G.-The
''grippc," which WAS thought to he
decreasing among the members of
the police force. has taken fresh
start. and after a few days rest it
has renewed ITS work with increaS-
ed vigor and alarming severity.
The reports of the police lleufen-
ants This morning show that the
force is very mich crippled, and
that the renewed attacks of grippe
are so extensive that if it conlin-
ues Steps will have 70 lie taken to
keep the force up to its standard
efficiency. as the sub policemen are
overworked and unable to take
places Of the sick patrolmen. In
all there are now two hundred and
thirty-one patrolmen on the sick
list. Three sudden deaths. which
are thought to have resulted from
one of the many form OF grippe,
were reported TO the coroner this
nnrning. L., @.,>"nr Tbs $3.50
where the disease has made it's APP
pearance heart failure has resulted
before the symptoms were tnlly de-
vel0ped, and the three cases this
morning, which the coroner will be
called upon to investigate. are sup
posed to be from this cause. There
appears to be no abatement in the
progress of the disease throughout
the city. The deaths i'll the city
for the week ending at noon Satnr
day were 402-an increase Of 12G
from the previous week, and an in
crease of SIS from the correspond
ing period of last year. The prn-
cipal causes OF death were: Con-
sumption OF the lungs. CT; disease
of the heart, "a; inflammation OF
the lnngs, IL.
BOSTON, January 1.-The num-
Der ui deaths reported i'll this city
was 70, against sc Yesterday. OF
This number three resulted from
Ia grippe alone and ten from influ
enza complicated with other dis.
eases. chiefly pneumonia. City
Physician McCullum said today
that in his opinion the epidemic
has past lis worst period. Colder
weal her will undoubtedly lessen its
intensity, and as the feeblest and
mostsuSceptible have already been
attacked the number of victims
will likely gradually diminish.
RICHMOND, VA, Jan. 7.-Promi-
pent physicians declare that there
are numerous mild cases of we'll
defined la grippe in this city. S"v
eraI members of the Legislature