The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-19
smALLpox.
state Board Of Health Takes Prompt
aud Vigorous Action Quarantine DO.
efArOd-The City Ordinance.


aud Vigorous Aetion-Quarantine Do
cfnrOd-The City Ordinance.
The arrival Of the steamer @. W. Batchelor
f,on, p,,t.h,..,, r,o.,I.,, ,,,o.,,,,,, 10,
A'''OsisH' ANe'eA! .uV'"ne' win
case Of smallpox on board, which ran at
large on the wharf for short time, brought
eyervope IN a rsnliznv sense that ,ome,hine
80 ~ .s''s 80 =.
must pe uone 70 euAra against the lntrodue-
ton OF smallpox from the Smoky City, where
II has been declared endemic and Il deyel.
ortro a. tto rato ~ .o,,.,,tao,, ,,a.a. -, a.,
"e ~ ssS '1's y. sete"'ss" Ses psf e"y.
liealHl ohcer EaWaros cailed the council
Committee on Health together last evening,
md also asked the sol,cItor IN nscer,o,n ire,
exactly what powers weFe rrante,l In the div
by thS heaith orilnSnce The saiieitor ~.
ported that by tho terms az the citv chHrter.
the CITY was allowe,l In regulate health and
establish nliaFnntine
The nresont oriinnnca nm infoc,,ous dt..
saseS IN section thTea Ts.is nd foiIoSsS. ~,
shaii be uniawfhi foF Snv person witLont. war.
mission Of lie Health dfllcer, ar In his al,
Sence tbc Mnyor NJ The civ N br;nS NJ ca ,,sa
10 be brought. or to assist In brinTInv within
this city. ay,V person having ths sn,ailnox
yarioloEd. Asiatic cholera. or any other for.
nldable CONTAGIOUS disease. Hn1 anv netson
receiving sllCh permiSslon shall use al noSSi.
Bic care and diligence 10 prevent anv cnn,.
munication with lie diseased perSon. and
shall also give bond with anpls Secnritv In
the sum Of $500 to secnre the pavmsnt ~ ali
expenses incurred, should Il Become neces.
saFy FOR the diseased person 10 become an In.
mate OF The city hospinl.I
For failing to give such bond the fine IL
from 81 TO 500. The solicitor was of Nc
opinioa that any boat or railway coS,uaav
would rather nav tile fine than Five bond ior
the PAYMENT Of expenSes that m,obt reach
5000 OF 5000. He was instructed by the com.
mittee To dHfta proper ordinance 10 conform
with the charter.
pr. edwards stated ttiat the utmost precaII'
tloLs nau Oeen useu, ana that the ordinance
reguiaung sanitary allalts, win the exception
noteu, was excellent, no Guy possessing any
tnat was petlet; Up 70 O'Clock there was
10 SINAI po1 IN dme clty anu only one case IN
lne tesS MOUSE. 1Hat lnsuiutloh, ne reported,
wS r ~ nhe conuiion, the iate repairs ordered
ny Souhcll m1 MAXIM ~ equal 70 almost any
emergency Fllty pateh@ could, II neces'
saTy oe acCoulIno9ated.
FROM the conlhittee meeting the reporter
hurried = e 70 the south SIDE ana called on DR..
81! -. n W tn1 enefseuC secretary OF the
| A.
, isVes tnat eternal vigilance Is the price OIL
liberty was clearly demonstrated by the
manner ~ winch ne WORKED with the Legs
Ature ~ us last session 70 procure the pas
Suge Oh the present. IRON clad health law.
~ Was raWh uhae S, MS personal supervision,
anu nus Oeen io93ly pralseI py all tile state
PnysiGlans anu iarge numner Of the probes
son OUTSIDE OF the STATE. us provisions Tor
IN emergency IKE tue present are clearly de-
nned, ana calculated to stamp down the
disease wherever y may show Its head. The
pqetor was Ionnd last nlght working on the
lolloWlne' winch VIII DC Issued to-day:
0FncE OF THE STATE BOARD or HEALTH, !
WHEELING, W. Va, January 10, 1882, I
WHEREAS. smallpox has been declared on
idemic in lie city az Pittsburrb and Il nre
yalent also nj seyeral nointS m the Xxi,
river between pittsbnrpb and WheeIing mn
WHrpr,s The State Ro"rd ~ HAHN III !,
cbarred With Tho dntv n nrotec,;rs tSo o;,i
SenS If tb,S stats aSaInSt ia ;ntrnd nct;on "
contag;onS and infsctious diSeSsoS SnS he
IievinS s,,ch introjNct;on IL NOV, ssr;o,SI,
threatened hv the condition ~ The rrbii'
health nj piitsburph II IL thsre,oro h"robS
ordered.
FirstLThot IN and ofter this date mn p.s
senoer mr. freiSht chr over anv raiIr6oJ F no,
anv steamboat or anv other water craft ia
naTtinS from the cfty ~ Pittsbmrsh oftor ~,
50ih dSv NJ Iannorv 1880 and Mnt;I fTrtLs,
ORDER, shall he allowed to enter tho State n
West Virginia nor IN make n IHn5;ns 'Ino "
the borders Of the State for the n"rSose M n
tranSsctinS any business wbatSoeevsFt O TnE
aid chr beat or other craft shnII hovs hosr
| inspocted nv an officer or agent NJ tb;s no"rJ
SecondE'Fhnt insnecti0n stStions arc as
tabiished at New CpmbsrlnnI HnI "'o -
Hancock county: Wellsburg BrooIe county
and the CITY Of Wheeling. IN OHIO conntv
Tbird-That it shall be the dHty If So,d
officers or apents The STATE RoSrJ u IIo Eli
to nersonaIIy examine the nossSnsorS ~ otir.r,
md crew nj sSii railway coo"I, 81 nIonnias
StenS'hoot hSrge or nthSr crSTs a.SthH ;"S.ies
Gon S1otSns a1ovs T"moJ nn5 - n .nSPSSI;
Inc landin" Of anv nsrson Who ,"oY bo s,,s
nected M being infected with tSo c9rto,s TO-
If smoIlnoY 'A' s'"'"'s'OA
Fourth-Ft shall he hcdutv nj so;j off;cor,
mr. ncents NJ tho STATE RoorJ ~ T: SI
hbif tia nnioTlinS If Srv froh. ~ ~ ~ pro- ~,
which sbaII cNmnr;se cIotbSr1 n.So y, III hISS
rogc rays hides sEinS fenthe,rs Sa;. "nd SS Il
other remains of animals; woolens. bedding
upholstered furniture and textile fabrics.
Fifth-That this order shall be enforced or
all steamboats, or other water craft depart
ing from Pittsburgh for Wheeling Mt Nav
Cumberland, Wellsburg and the city q
Wheeling, and on all railway trains Of What
soever character from Pittsburgh for Wheel
ing, by the officers and agents of the Stat,
Board OF Health OF West Virginia APPOINTED
for such purpose.
The penalties prescribed by law for the VIC
lation or infraction Of tue orders Of The Boar
will be rigidly enforced In carrying out thil
order. They are us follows: "ANy owner D
owners, person or persons, having charge O
any railway train, passenger couch, steam
boat, or public or private conveyance who
shall refuse to obey such rules and rerula
tons when made and published, shall b,
held to have committed misdemeaRor ant
for each ofTense shall be punished by a I'M
Of not less than $50 nor more than $500; TO b,
confined in the county jail not less than III
teen days nor more than two months or b,
either so fined or imprisoned, or both, II
in the discretion OF the Jury trying the case
to be recovered in any court Of competen
JAMES 3; REEVES, N. D.,
af mn