New-York tribune., 1898-12-22
TO PREVENT GRIPS SPREAD.
PRESIDENT MURPHY TAKES MEASURES
TO HAVE CARS DISINFECTED.
rI,pIIc SCHOOLS FEEL. THE EFFECT or THE EPI-
DEMIC-CITY OFFICIALS ILT--sHlPPiNd
DELAYED ny TIiE FOG


DEMIC-CITY OFFICIALS HI--sHlPPINd
DELAYED by THB FOG
Colonel Murphy, president of the Health
Beard Yesterday continued his exertions T. aiia}
public fear Of the epidemic Of grip now existent
in this city He declared that It was not pay
tlcularly severe and reiterated that there was
no cause for alarm. The statistics 90 seem ''
show that the cpd.mic is Lot so severe IN char
acter as T. has several times been before p"' u
is fact that rot at any one time in seven year
have there been so many cases II grip as 'haFe
are at present.
The Health Board has taken measures. = &C
cordance with the declaration OF Monday 'ha'
the grip was conta gious and Infectious, 10 pre-
vent so far as possible iis spread by means Oh
public conveyances. a number Of the boa'u
officers have become convinced that tho disease
is frequently contracted in streetcars' both eie-
waited and surface. Accordingly, PresiiSnt Muir
ply took measures early yesterday morning u
have all cars and their furnishings disinfected
He lost no time in dispatching the following iet-
ter to Dr. Charles +. Roberts, Of tne Sanitary
Department of the Board Of Health:
Sir: AS executive officer Of this Department
! direct you TO Immediately send the medical IN
spectors under your jurisdiction 10 notify ths
presidents
railways in the boroughs of The Bronx. Brook
lyn Queers and Richmond together WIN tne
borough of Manhattan. 50 as 10 cover the eht'rs
city Of New-York tha- he mats mat ing rugs
or such other cloth furniture OF their ears DE-
fumigated. ceansod and put In such CONDITION
that they will not be dangerous TO the puohc
health This will be done to-day
There was regular meeting OF the Health
Board yesterday morning, but President Mur-
ply said that the subject Of the grip was not
brought up. Every precaut'on against It's spread
had already been taken, he said. and there was
nothing left to discuss.
Down at the office Of Commissioner Mozart
ney. of the Street Cleaning Department. there
was a Cerberus on guard at the door II VS.
itor asked him II ne could Mccartney, he
inquired suspiciousiy;
"Dye wanter talk t him about snow"
If the response was in the affirmative. Ger
berus would reply:
ut aint no use. He won't nobody about
snow. When he gifts ready ter say annyt'lng
about der snow he'll say IT,"
The public schools have been appreciably af-
fected by the epidemic. In Public School No. ~.
Ia East One hundred and-twenty- -ffth-st., near
Second-ave.. ninety pupils and two teachers are
more or less III from grip Public School No 1913.
at No 60 East One hundred and-twentieth St.
reports the Illness OF thirty Pupils and three
teachers. while many other schools have smaller
numbers on the sick list from grip
Superintendent Jasper thought there were
three hundred teachers In the Borough OF Man
haitian Ill from the grip. The absence OF pupils
Is 20 per cent OF the entire attendance.
Several OF the city officials III with the
grip. Councilman Christman. Deputy Clerk
Nicholas j. Hayes. OF the Council; Thomas
Jones, cashier OF the City Clerks office: George
A. Gibson the Mayors confidential clerk. ana
RounJs,s4au- IeleA.1-.aI aIsfier. are victimsss->hs
HAYES and Jones are still confined TO their
homes but the others were able to appear thls
morning.
The Police Department has suffered as much
from the grip as any other department OF the
municipal government The percentage Of sick
men on the force is higher now than for several
months The hi.h-water mark was reached yes
terday when 36S men were reported unht 1or
duty. Commissioner Abel himself was kept al
home Yesterday on account OF slight ATTACK
OF the epidemic Deputy-Chief Cortlisht Is !"
enough 10 be kept at home, but lie still SUCKS
TO his work, while several clerks attacheu 10
Police Headquarters are laid nP.
The suicid. of painter named z. j. SchWape'
of No 344 West Fifty-ifth-st., who was iouhu
shot through the head Yesterday mornins a, NJ
shop at No go Sixth-ave.. Is Thought 70 nav
hoen due 10 the grip as Is also the suicide OF
William Rutherford Of NO. lOjl SlN,n-aNe:,
who was fourd dead from a pisto wound a. :
o'clock Yesterday morning al M, h.lnr mn, ,rio far
ford had been suffering severely from grip pe, IL,
several days. and had complained Of its erect
on his head. =, ,r..,, =, ,bo
second District Court of the Borough or Inc
Rrony died Yesterday morning at her nome III
Orden.ave. from pneumonia, surerlnduced ps
grip. ,c.o, - tho eni-
ernic in an Increased number = patients. heie
1,re Eosuifa. IN particular. mas large hnihpri
Of grip patients. one or two OF 'ne nous al p''o
clans are down with the disease as are seN''"'
Of the nurses. ,.,,- g.,
Yesterdays weather was far rom encou' X
ing % those who are hoping 70 snare 'he W.,
denc off from tho CITY IN feW cay and
Tuesaay a heavy fog hung over me CITY % %dilu
,ha surroundirg waters from long before oa!
break Occasionally 4 light drizzlc zen lV1 nv
few moments a intervals 0H the cay -,
streets reelled with mud made even thch'l "iD
,,Cro olooqiuoue than usual by the layers 90
nlth loft there by McCartneys sWeelcis' VIM
grow more ictharric every day. lh'sf WI" w.
cnnvalescInc from criD shiVered ana alied dl'
her dov 10 the period II their convalescence
Those who had not had the disease were prom
TO regard their chances of EetunB II ~ -
1t was a day 10 cast de'poI urh.y uoo 90, ,,eu
man imagine himself i'll, 10 make the SICK tIhnn
themselves al deaths door. Ihe -hrlS'"'So .,
rhonnirg contingent SUuShIfd IN, Jun -
rloon1 and the wet bravely. but their nuhpeio
showed The effects Of The weather when was a.
s,rono a contrast r. that with which the Week
,nened on Monday rs could we'll he imagined.
rhe predictions FOR TO-DAY as sent out last nigh'
we're for more II the same. Tomorrow 'ne pum- ,
c NAV reasonably hone for lust a little sun
shine" - ~ 49, .,rhor
yesterday seriously irterfercd win shPp",s'
;, ~, ,....,tr.- ard outroiug steamers were ce-
go, rtn Kaiser WuNclro der Crosse. when
rived M the bar on Tuesday. was r"t abe 10
20, rn ~ me- n'cr until yesterday afternoon
rLo au,roinp nest nr ocean lincrs which was
"a have sailed at noon Yesterday did not at-
,.mnt TO leave their piers until several nous
,ftcr their rer7,ar sailing time arn t.n ,n,E
uos5 sIov.,v dou,n the Bay The FOG was
~ ,hics that 81 was almost Impossible ior the
,beo~vers ., eithn~ Quarantine ~ SANDY 'iooh
N distinguish vessels passing either In ~ oul
% ~. harhor AMONG the outgoing steamers
,e,eved were the 81. Paul, the Germanic ana
a.