New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-10
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.. alarming rapdity. The Shiny. slushy
" rs coated with thin. black mud. together
'.h garbage and other matter that is decaying
" ~ d,r,-jncr,isted snow, sent forth millions
=. r,icrobes TO be breathed into the nostrils and
,,,rcs ~ busy people. The malady has taken the
trr, n an epidemic as 1t did In January. 1890.
4, Anril. 1891. and May. 1922. and unless there is
colder and drler weather at once about 33 per
cent OF the population Oh 'he metropohs VIII De
down with the grip.
The main cause for it all is the weather which
.o,ro, he helped The secondary cause is the
,.o,o,encv Of the Street-Cleaning Depart
or, in getting the Slush off the streets On AL
.,dss there is a batter Of slush. Until yesterday
t.rroon FYfth-ave and Broadway were as
badlv off in this respect a country village.
The physicians Of the Board of Health canddly
admit that an epidemic Of grip is raging They
also saw that 1t is of a deadly character and
unless people. as individuals guard their health,
there is every probability that it will increase
in extent and virulence.
Drs Nagle and Tracy. Of the Board of Health,
were looking GUM when a Tribune reporter
visited their department in the Criminal Courts
1suildng yesterday.
This grip business is getting to be a serious
matter" said DR.. Roger S Tracy. From Satur
day TO Sunday noon there l31 deaths; from
frightful jump from Monday noon to Tuesday
noon. reaching III and from Tuesday to Wednes-
day II was l49 II this rate should keep up. the
death record for January would be something
extraordinary. During December there were less
than 200 deaths. We will reach greater figure
than that this week aione. Influenza cuts a big
figure in these cases. That's simply another
name for the grip. A good deal of 1t is due TO
The recent cold snap followed as ii was by this
heathenish weather The hospitals are beginning
10 report cases Of the grip. 1t is a reminder Of
1ss9-90
For the seven days following December % 1889.
there 1.2O2 deaths. The next week there
were 1,424, and the week following that 1.l51
This was our first experience with the grip The
grip made us another visit in April, 1891. with
disastrous results. For the week ending April
II there were 1916 deaths. and for the week end
ing April Is, 1.347 The following week was about
as bad with 120S. The weather in 1ss9-9O was
almost Identical with the weather to-day"
DO the dirty streets have anything to do with
the grip"
"They help II on Microbes breed in dirt. They
would naturally propagate more rapidly with the
streets in the condition that they are now in."
wELL-KNOwN MEN ILL.
DR.. CYRUS Edison. Health Commissioners. is a
grin victim He has written about It. but this |
is his first experience with the real thing
District-Attorney Fellows was reported Ill with
the grip at his home yesterday. He was sud
denly seized with it on Tuesday afternoon at his
office He was too sick yesterday to leave his
bed.
Ex-Governor Flower is another prominent VIC
tim. Last night the Ex-Governor was said to
be getting better rapidly.
Congressman-elect Harry Miner is sick with it
at the Imperial Hotei
John Roster of Roster G. Bial, Thomas McCon- |
NELL manager Of the Broadway Theatre, and H.
o. Havemeyer are also the sick list.
Superintendent Robbins Of the Street-Clean-
Ing Department in speaking yesterday Of the |
Efforts to clean the streets. said: I'VE have 800
men on the streets and doing all we can !
To-day put 200 extra carts. The snow is |
all off Fifth-ave. between Fourteenth and Fifty
ninth SITS Broadway is also done. and 50 are the |
On coming that's the trouble If We have frost |
I will help us out greatly.
POLICE OFFICIALS PASS RESOLUTIONS
Police Commissioners Martin and Murray went /
10 the City Hall in the afternoon and talked with
Mayor Strong for half hour about the aid |
which the police might give TO the Street-Cean-
ing Department. They Informed the Mayor that
resolutions regarding preventive measures had |
been passed by the Police Board earlier IN the |
day. and told him Of similar efforts which had |
been made in past years to prevent people from |
throwing garbage and other refuse into the
streets Mayor Strong said he desired TO have
concerted and harmonious action by the Police |
Department. the Health Board and the Street
Cleaning Department. and he made arrangements
TO have meeting in his Office at D. m to-day
at which Police Commissioners Martin Murray.
Kerwin and Sheehan, Superintendent Byrnes.
Health Commissioners Wilson and Edison, Street
Cleaning Commissioner Andrews and Colonel
Waring are expected to be present
Colonel Waring received from Mayor Strong
his commission Commissioner Of Street Clean
Ing yesterday, and was sworn into Office with the
understanding that he would not begin 10 perform
his official duties or draw his pay until next Tues
day. when Commissioner Andrews VIII retire.
Colonel Waring gave his place Of residence
No 12i Madson-ave., and after he left the
Mayors Office he said be would be busy for sew
eral days getting things In order In his new home
II would be impossible for him to make any an
nouncements about possible changes among the
officials In the Street-Cleaning Department until
after the middle Of next week.
Mayor Strong said he had intended 10 call Com
missioner m, Andrews and Deputy-Superintendent
Thrcckmorton. Of the Street-Cleaning Depart
meHt TO his office yesterday afternoon. 10 answer
so'ne complaints which had been made by repre-
sentatlves Of trades-unions. but he had changed
ms ms mind and had referred the complaints to
Coohel Warng.
Mt Dunn was In the Mayors office yesterday
aIterroon and promised to send information OF ap.
p. y! ,Hins ing snowstorms to the Commissioner oi
street Cieaning Mr.. Dunn's warnings VIII be OF
ald 70 the department. because extra employees
can De caiied to work in preparation for storms.
CLOAKMAKERs STILL WORKING.
The iorce OF cloakmakers at work cleaning the
streets was increased yesterday to 1913 men, They
were looked after by twenty fore,nen and at the
close of their days work Of six hours they re-
ceved 1893 al the headquarters No 29S Eldrdge-
~. There have been no complaints az yet made
ABOUT their work on the streets The force will
De increased to-day, the managers said. to 800,
tne iuI limit. The work is still confined 10 the
East Side.
Manager Jones. Of the Trades mons Relief
Eommittee No. 9S ClintOn-st, reported yesterday
h na' ~ has become necessary for the committee to
"uy about all the food given out each day.
peculiar phase Of the strike OF the cloak
saahers ars mas been brought to light. The cloak