Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-23
LA GRIPPE HISTORY.
ITS FIRST APPEARANCE IN ITALY IN
The FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
subscauent v!sItatlons In the 10Th, 10th,
Istb, 18th, and 18th Centuries-its
Ravsges-whoic Cities Depopulated.

fCorrespondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
LrEsBunG, VA, December 2l.-La grippe
is paving this section another and very
unwelcome visit. While not as yet so &C.
! we're az at ITS former appearance nor so
yirulent in form a. in other sec
tions Of the country. 1t Is still
giving a deal OF trouble. AprOpos, have
lust come into possession OF copy
OF n good old newspaper, The Genus OF
| LR4rfy. published here many years ago.
This copy is yellow with age and worm
eaten, bearing date Saturday, April !. 1897.
It has many things Of local interest," pear
ing upon this nelghbOrhood, out ~ tiso
contains the following chronological MS
tory of the prevailing disease, creqited TO
the New York EUeniH1 star. Though rather
LENGTHY. Il may prove interesting ana
valuable too 10 students of such things 81
this later day. II is headed and reads as
follows:
"gstnrrnhai Influenza or La Grippe"
THE following brief chronological ac-
count OF this disease. ak ng such rayaSes
IN Europe. may be Il tarestlng ~ IL Is
probable 1t will soon reacl as. Before the
fourteenth century we have no account OF
catarrh as an epidemic.
~ FOhTbfNH lfliulD. dplI'iitb 40 AN"AJ
in 1873 PIES 's7-old men victims.
" FifonM Ce7.uy.-In France 1403-lO-
,u-'2frsl. In Italy 1923. That Of l4ll m
puted to divine punishment for an obscene
song IN vogue. When the person was at
tackled they said be must have sung the
song"
" Sirieeah CentG'Q.-In Italy, France. and
Spain in l505rlO. II was fatal TO Anne
wife Of Philip /. and Pope Gregory Nil.
L in 4
Italy was fatal from the use of the lancet.
I'm Rome 5000 died Madrid was depopu-
lated: Mt barcelona 10000 were attacked:
In I59J|gl visited France, Germany. and
Italy. From August, 1890, to August 1871,
20, 900 persisted.
"lSereuhcnh CeEh1g.-In 1855 III London
old men died: 1853. Venice; 1863 Il. 70,
Germany and France and England-Sydeu-
ham has described It. Also appeared IN
1879 -'95-in the last killed many infants
in Rome.
"Eigbielnh Cenhry-In 1909, Switzer-
land, France, Italy. In l720 the whole OF
Europe commenced in January with a
great thaw; IN Switzerland mid in
eight days 500 died Of 1t IN London. In
1882 again. In 1875 progressed gradually
south over Europe; reached New England
from Madrid and Naples. From New Eng
land spread south 10 Barbados, and
I
same symptoms-it had begun III mild
weather following cold. Dogs and horses
were subject to II. In 1877 IN England
described by Huxham; Ill l7i2 Germany,
Holland, England. France, and Italy.
when 1000 died IN Rome, owing again to
bleeding. In l7l3 again IN EurOpe; IN one
week 1000 died IL London, and many
horses habit violently. then called Ia grippe
in France; appeared also IN 1888 '5s 81.
In last year II began III February; 100
died IA day at Breslaw. and N October
it came to America. in 1867 IN Spain IN
l77j all Europe; then called in Italy lnilu-
cnza. meaning influence OF the elements.
In 1850 France and England. In France
called also foele. coqurtie, grenade. &c.
In 1882 Russia, Sweden, and Germany had
it. In the evening Of January that year
the thermometer suddenly rose from 80
below zero 10 above il, and the same day
4. 900 persons were attacked. The Germans
have called it bltzhatarr lcatarrh hight
ning). indicative OF its rapid attacks-ap-
peared among shipping after IA storm
went over Europe. In 1913 Russia.