Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-04
IN THE TOLLS OF THE GRIP
Alarming Reports of the Ravages
of the Disease
In the Large cities - Chicago and New
York Apparently Getting the worst
of tho Epidemic = Remarkable
Death Rate in Chicago-Tho ''t
scourge Worse Than Last ~
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NEW YORK, April LA grippe has
invaded the public schools and holds
more than 5000 pupils and teachers in
its clutches. W
Superintendent Jasper and his assist
ants, Messrs. Jameson and Call1ins,
have been victims and Commissioner
Hagener is recovering from an attack
of the malady. The sick list of teach
ers was never larger at one time. All
the supernumerary teachers are kept
busy supplying the places of the suffer
ers. The police sick list is growing.
Yesterday morning more than 200 men
were i'll, an increase of 12 since Monday.
CHIcAGo, April Health Commits
sioner Wickersham is alarmed over the
mortality in the city. He said: "Never
before, to my knowledge, has such an
alarming stateoof affairs existed in this
city when an epidemic was not prevail
ing. The cause of the large number of
deaths l find to be largely due to dis
eases of the respiratory organs. Colds
ordinarily of little significance now
readily lead to pneumonia, so-called
grip and a fatal end. From the report
of deaths to-day infer that the mortal
! ity this week viii be greater than that
of last week unless all citizens protect
themselves. Never before have seen
such number of deaths amoug old peo-
pie. The report is startling
The mortality report for last week,
| just completed by DIR. Tomlinson, vital
statistician, is one of the most remarlxa-
BILE ever sent out by the city health de-
partment. The rate, 4O.47, is more than
double the usual rate and indicates 934
deaths. OF this large, number All were
from diseases of the respiratory organs,
a total nearly as large as the average
weekly total. Two hundred and thirty.
nine persons died from pneumonia, six.
ty-nine from influenza, eighty-siX from
bronchitis, fifty-four from consumption
eighteen from diphtheria, fourteen from
scarlet fever and sixteen from typhoid
fever. aGa Use
ST. Louis, Apil 1.-The report of the
health department to-day gives nine
cases of death resulting from la grippe
during the past month Several prom
irent physicians to-day expressed the
opinion that la grippe was not prevalen
in this city. arr
CLEVELAND, April DIR. Ashmun
the health officer of this city states tha
there are from 5000 to 5000 cases of tn
grip, and new cases are constantly be
ing reported. Many of the stores anC
factories are working with short he'll
and the grip has assumed proprietorshi
over many of the hotel employees AM
street car men. A glance at the dealt
list, though, shows that mortality ha
not increased materially in spite of th
grip. F
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The wife c
Senator Faulkner of West Virginia
died yesterday afternoon from inhama
tion of the stomach caused by an attac
of the grip. Mrs. Faulkner contracte
cold at reception whichshe attende
during the absence of the senator wit
the Hearst funeral party An attack {
the grip followed and when Senate
Faulkner returned last week the dis
ease had assumed serious form.