The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-01
BOARD OF HEALTH
on OHIO YIslTs TnH NAIl cITY
Accompanied by RSilaire Oallcals, Look
into ths subject of the Pollution of
RsllaIre's Water supply by Wheeling
Filth Results OF the Visit.

SYesterday DR., Sharp and DR., Wise, two
leading Ohio physiCIans, and members, Of
the State Board Of Health there, arrived
in BsllAire to investigate the justice Of q
complaint made some time sgoby Bellsire
to that body, concerning the pollution OF
the water supply OF that city by the dump
ing Of night soil, garbage and the carcasses
OF dead animals in the river at this place,
They looked about Bellaire, visiting some
OF those persons now suffering with fever
there, and calling around among the local
physicians, gaining information concern
ing the real state Of the public health
there, and the probable causes for any Ill
health that exists. The Independent Of last
evening says; "They were also shown
Wheeling in the very act Ofpolluting the
water we use," Whether they were shown
the staguant water on Noble street, in the
Fourth ward, and elsewhere In Bellaire,
sin the act Of polluting" the air they
breathe, the Independent negleCts to state,
The best Information obtainable con-
corning the general health at Bsllaire IL
that there is not and has not been any
thing like an epidemic of typhoid fever
that the public Ihealth has gradually i'm
proved "a sewers have been established
that the sickness OF which there il
most complaint Is most prevalent where
the drainage ia bad or entirely wanting;
and the best authorities agree that Wheel
ing's own water supply is almost as badly
tainted by sewage from the north end Of
the city, including the public hospital, as
Bsllaire'a can possibly be.
:. Yesterday afternoon Drs, Wise and
Sharp, accompanied by President Eberle,
Of the Bellsire council, and DR., ID. @
Sseere, Chairman OF the Committee on
Health, drove over to this city, They
calleda DR.. ]. L. ReeVes's office, but he was
absent, They then called on City Health
Officer Garrison, aud inquired concerning
the progress made blythe authorities here
in the preparations to erect CrematorY
for destroying filth, DIR, Garrison told
them the state Of affairs; that the Council
had authorized the Committee on Health
to advertise for proposals for furnace, to
be constructed at a cost not to exceed
1000, but that the committee had never
acted upon this authority, although 1t was
granted at the Committees own request.
DR.. Garrison also told his visitors OF the
success Of the experiments recently made
here In the destruction Of filth In furnaces.
The gentlemen expressed the hope that
Wheeling would erect and put ilto use
such furnace as contemplated at as
early day as possible, Considerable
general talk was INDUCED in on this and
kindred subjects, and when the Ohio
officials departed they left behind them q
very pleasant impression.
Tho two physicians will report to the
State Board OF Health OF Ohio. II they
aud that body conclude that there is q
wrongful and avoidable pollution Of the
wafer and that It injuriously affects or en-.
dangers the health Of Bellaire, the Board
can appeal to the National Board Of
Health to remedy the evil, and 1t Is said
by thoBe in a position to know that that
Board is vested with ample power to do
80. The members will, however, probably
investigate for themselves before taking
steps, II complaint Is made to them, and
the proceedings involved would probably
consume much Of the summer season,
when the evil 10 greatest. The hope Is
expressed by public spirited men here
that Wheeling's authorities will proceed
TO remedy the evil, whose existence no
one doubts, before being coerced into
dining IL