The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-30
A PANIC Is a HOTEL,


Caused by the Appearance of two Cases
ofscar1et Fever.
Saturday some alarm was occasioned among
the boarders at Mt. Belleview Hotel by the
death OF a little ~daughterof Mrs. Parks, from
scarlet fever. The child had been sick for sew.
eral days, but her mother was notalarmed till
Friday, when DR.. Frissell was summoned.
Her at once pronounced he ailment scarlet
fever. She grew rapidly worse, and on Sat.
urday morning about 9o'clOck, died. Mr..
J. d. Culbertson's little SOD, Dewey, had also
been Ill for several days. and was being
treated for a severe cold till Friday, when
DR.. Bates. ST., who then saw him for the first
time, decided that he also had scarlet fever.
This announcement created considerable
uneasiness among the boar 'ers, which was
increased to fear when Mrs. Parks little girl
died, aud all the families having children at
the hotel left at once, except Mr.. Culbertson's
and Ms. PArk'sa The families who left were
those OF MeSsrs. J. N. Vance, J. w. Grub and
William HeIskelL
The occurrence OF the panic at the opening
OF the season Is particularly unfortunate for
the proprietor, Mr.. Osborne. He had every
promise OF n prosperous summer. Indeed,
the demand for accommodations during the
summer by the best class Of peoplsi In the city
exceeded the capacity Of the house. 1hiSwas
due 10 Mr.. Osborne's successful efforts TO
establish summer hotel worthy Of patronage
and convenient OF access. II is 10 be hoped
that the present alarm will not permanently
injure his business. The origin OF the disease
Is very mysterious, and not even q reasona.
ner OF Its introduction to the hotel. M.
Culbertson's little boy was better yesterday.
III DISEASE In II CITY.
There are q few cases oftcArlet fever In the
city. but none OF them dangerous. SO far
this month there have been eight deaths
from the disease, three In the Fourth ward,
Que In the Second, one in the Sixth, n on
the Island, one in the Eighth ward and one
In the hospital. The number of deaths from
scarlet fever has steadily increased since Jan.
uary, when there was but one. Last year but
two deaths occurred from the disease In
April, and but sixteen In The entire year,
while already this year t%wenty.three fatal
cases are recorded.
Areporter asked DR.. 7. o. Edwards, the
City Health Officer, about the nature and
proper treatment Of the disease, last evening,
and the doctor kindly furnished the follow.
ing information:
Scarlet fever is an acute, infectious disease,
and is one OF tho most contagious, 1t Is pro.
pagated by a peculiar poison, which ad.
heres tenaciously 10 all objects with which II
comes In contact, and may be conveyed by
personal contact, by infected clothing, rags,
hair, paper, or any discharges from the body
OF the sick. The discharges from the throat,
nose and mouth are particularly dangerous,
but the disease may be communicated by
the scales from the skin. This power re-
mains for a long time; the poison may re-
main for Q long time, possibly for years, In
Woolens aud other clothing, especially II
packed. The proper measures OF combating
The disease are to separate the sick from the
well; have as few attendants as possible. No
parent or any other person who comes In
contact with n child should visit one sick
with scarlet fever or attend the funeral Of
The dead from It All bodies should be dis
injected and speedily buried; all funerals
should be private; no child should be q pail.
heare,; all articles used In or about the sick
room or person should be dlsintscted.
No child should attend school from q home
where a child Is sick with scarlet fever.
Cleanliness and ventilation should be strictly
attendedio,
The Doctor thinks sanitary officers should
as much or more supervision aud power
in scarlet fever IS In small pox or any other
dread disease, and the gravity OF the disease
scents to suggest the wisdom Of this How.
ever, with proper care and timely attention,
there Il no reason for alarm at this time. A
proper vigilance lhopld be exercised BY PAL.
ent5 now ~ always