Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-27
HARD TO SURRENDER.
The Grip 10th 10 Let Go Its New
Firm Hold on Pittsburg People.
MUCH MORE FAVORABLE WEATHER
Leads to Hopes That the Siege of Sneesing
Is Nearly at an End.
GRAVE DIGGERS NOT EASILY PROCURED

The grip is still with us. 1t presents no
new features, but it continues to send peo-
ple to bed and the cemeteries are fattening
rapidly. Druggists and physicians are as
busy as ever, and people are beginning to
scan the obituary columns of the papers
with some CONSERVATION, the length of the
lists of death announcements being sufficient
10 assure all inquirers that the demos is
catching it. 1t is no respecter of persons,
either, democrats and aristocrats alike going
down before its whitening breath like grass
before the scythe.
AS at first, the fatalities are principally
confined to the enfeebled and the aged,
though robust people who do not take good
care of themselves are also liable to be
called to the shining shore any day.
The records of the Bureau of Health,
though suggestive as TO the number OF
deaths, do not offer criterion to Judge of
the prevalence Of the disease, as there are
thousands who are sick and n ,'e no sign.
They do not consider it worth While to call
in medical aid, and many find their indif-
ference in this respect to be a costly mis-
take. They take extra doses of whisky and
some instances this combination suffices, but
il isn't to be relied upon.
Where the schoolboy Is Ahead.
The kids who go to school get some conso-
lation out of the situation, as their annual
holiday recess on account o; moving is ex-
tended this year. To-day is Good Friday, and
the authorities, considering the decimauon in
attendance Oh account of the influenza, do not
consider ii necessary to patch out the rest of
the month. and The lads and lasses will be foot
free until April g. II is doubtless good ar
rangement. as the youngsters will have time
to store up a stock of vim for the remainder of
the term. School PRINCIPALS, as rule, do not
think the disease has diminished attendance
much more than colds usually do at this season
of the year.
II il SAID that most of the Il deaths registered
at the Allegheny City Health Office to date for
The week are due to the grip. During Wednes-
day night the Health Office was informed that
Ollie Cupps. of 2l2S Penn avenue, had menin-
S:tis, and Maggie Haedel, Garrett alley,
typhoid fever. Both were dead when the in
specidAS called in the morning. and the sudden
taking of was surprise to the doctors attend
1GC
Ihe weather continues favorable for a change
1or the better, and it may be noted any day,
but did not appear yesterday.
Daily Additions to the List.
Among wcll-known people who have been
tripped up during the last "a to 81 hours are
Alderman Mcke!vey, of North Diamond street,
Allegheny: Dr. McKelvey, his brother; W. F.
HCkelyey, of the Board of Health; James Nc
Even. chief sanitary inspector of the same;
four Of The utEer sanitary inspectors and two
clerks Of the bureau; all the police captains
except Dick BrOphy; Senator Upperman and
his mother; Councilman Robert MuAfee, of the
Eleventh Ward, Allegheny; SuDerintendent
Armstrong of the Public Safety Department,
Allegheny. Controller Brown, of Allegheny, is
recovering slowly.
In brIef, it may be said that scarce any bust
ness l. being carried on TO the full on account
Of the prevalence OF the 0lseaSe. and il is even
reported that there is difficulty in getting
graves dug for the accommodation of the de-
parted, so many sections being disabled.
John King, painter, of South Twenty'fifth
street, who is grip sufferer, met with a dis
tresslnE accident at noon YESTERDAY. NJ. King
has been laid up for some DAYS, and about noon
yesterday be got out of bed TO attend TO some
thing. when he was seized with a dizzV spell
ana fell over into the FIRE place. Mr.. Kings
neck struck the CRATE bar and an ugly cut was
inflicted. He was also severely burned about
the face. HIS condition is rather critical.