Show AN EPIDEMIC OF GRIP every home in pittsburg affected by grip or a pittsburg what Is said to be the worst epidemic of sickness since 1889 Is being experienced in pittsburg and physicians estimate that thousands of persons are prostrated by pneumonia typhoid fever and especially the grip throughout the city probably every home Is affected in some manner and scarcity of employed emp loyes in the large of flee buildings Is seriously felt the pittsburg railway company Is having difficulty in manning its cars oai on account of the conductors and motormen being laid up with the grip city physician booth says the pres ent epidemic of grip exceeds in scope and severity all but that of 1889 and may yet break that record he be alieves the germs may have originated far from here in 1889 the malady s start was traced bad through europe to asia and finally located la in hong kong china |