Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-08
CANNES CATCH. 1T.
The Epidemic of Grip May Let Go on
Suffering Humanity, Since 1t
HASAT LENGTH GONE TO TIE DOGS.
AlIegheny's Death Rate Is Still High, and
Nearly Equaled Here.
MANY OLD PEOPLE TAKEN OFF BY GRIP

There is some chance for poor suffering
hum anity, alter all. 1t would now seem
that the grip, not satisfied with Its tussle
with the human race, and despairing of
getting victims in greater numbers than il
has 80 far, has turned its attention to mans
four-legged friends. On Monday The DIS
PATCH recorded the ravages OF the disease
among horses, and to-day it has to chronicle
its spread among the canine race. 1t is, in
fact, going to the dogs" and herein is
where hope lies for mortals.
Allegheny is still the stronghold of the
disease. No less than so deaths of dogs,
from all sections of that city, were reported
at its Health Office yesterday. The unusual
mortality gave rise to inquiry, and the grip
was fastened upon as the cause. Police
Surgeon Hazard last night supported this
view. He said he had no doubt at all that
the disease attacked the doggies, and re-
marked that he had seen several cases of grip
among them within the past few days. The
fallmaster had busy time of it yesterday.
There were number of deaths OF animals
reported in this city yesterday, and there
seems to be no doubt that the epidemic h as
fallen from its high estate and descended
onto the lower animals.
AlIegheny's Great Death Rate.
The variableness of the weather is not
calculated to diminish the strength of the
epidemic OF grip, and yesterday it was about
as strong as during the past two weeks. The
death rate in Allegheny is very high. 20 deaths
having been reported yesterday in the early
morning hours at the Health Office.
There were 233 deaths recorded at the Health
Office in this city during the week ending Sat
urday last There were 16 deaths registered on
Sunday, 4S on Monday and 25 yesterday, up to
4 o'clock, a total of o. including bodies
shipped TO outside points since Saturday night.
Seven cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis were
reported to the Office yesterday. The names of
the persons suffering from the disease and their
residences are as follows: Rene Schmeltz,
Hazelwood avenue; Alexander Patterson,
Lafayette street; - Wolfe, 5S9 Forbes street;
Emma Kreimleser, 5709 Penn avenue: John p.
Wagner, West Penn Hospital; Benjamin R.
Reynold, Garland alley, and Bert Miller, No.
S29 Webster avenue.
The grip still has hold of many prominent
citizens A. T. Douthitt has been confined to
his room for some time. but is now recovering;
Trevor Lewis, OF Lewis Bros. & Co.. was at
tackled some weeks ago, and recovered only to
suffer a relapse, which confines him to his
house. Mr.. Lewis was very i'll yesterday.
Postmaster j. B. Duff, of the East Liberty
Office is reported as recovering from a severe
attack. W. X. Gray, Secretary of the Royal
Arcanum Building and Loan Association. is
confined to his house.
Striking the Suburbs Hard.
McKeesport has its share of the bad times.
Thirty-six deaths we're recorded there in the
last So hours. In the number were those Of
Mrs. Ellen jenkins, of Steubenville, O.. who
was nursing her daughter through an attack of
pneumonia; Mrs. Mary O'Bryon, mother of
William OBryon, the real estate agent Of this
city, and an attack of cerebro-spinal meningitis
carried OF Samuel n Newland, at the age of "a
years.
The report of Superintendent Morrow.
of the Allegheny City schools. for the
month of March shows enrolment of
IL SOL pupils, with an average attendance Of
l0SS7. This was decrease from the previous
month of 228 in enrolment and 597 in attend
ance. The large decrease, it was stated, was
principally due to the grip.
Postmaster Mexican was at his desk yester-
day afternoon, the first time for three weeks.
He was glad to be out again. and has fully re-
covered his health, though feeling weak.
Among the old people who were carried of
yesterday are Balthazar Rohe. the father of
Alderman Robe, of the Thirteenth ward. in his
SOth year; Samuel Bell, of West Deer township,
81 years old; John Fischbach, of South Twelfth
street, in his 74th year. and Mrs. Margaret
Knoderer, of Ohio township, in her 6th year.