The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-01
audience will no doubt greet Prof. Dow.
ling this evening, as quite an Interest Is
being shown In the revival that has been
started at this church. ,E
TIE SANITARY CONVENTION

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icing shown In the revival that has been
tarted at this church.
TILE SANITARY CONVENTION
Closes VIII, Two Very Interesting Sessions.
Yesterdays Proceedings.
Yesterdays sessions Of the conven.
lion OF the Trl.state Sanitary Associa.
lion, which opened in this city Thurs.
day, were held in the room Of the
Chamber Of Commerce. There was an
improvement In tho attendance over
that Of tho day before, but oven with
this Improvement 1t was nothing near
what 1t ought 10 have been. All OF the
papers read were full OF valuable sugges.
lions and the discussions had on them
were interesting. DR.. Benjamin Lee, Of
Philadelphia, Secretary Of the Pennsyl-
vnuia State Board Of Health, and First
Vice President OF this Association, ar.
rived on d morning train and presided
over the two sessions OF the day.
The moroing session was opened with
rector Of 81. Luke's. The firat business
claiming the attention OF the convention
was Inc paper prepared by Dr.. 6. +. vi.
rich, OF this city, entitled "The Destruc.
ton of Forests, One OF the Chief Causes
OF Floods" This was read 10 tho con.
yention at Thursday evenings session
and its discussion made n snecial order
for Yesterday morning. Tho discussion
on br, Ulrich's paper was followed Ly
one on the paper nrcpared Nv Prof. John
A. Myers. OF hIorpantowu. entitled
"Some Of the Thinps wa Eai and
Drink" and dealing in a very entertain.
Ing way on the question OF authorizations,
which had also been read at Thursday
nights session and the discussion OF i
made ono OF the special orders for YES.
terday mornings session, The discus.
sious had on these two papers were
quite entertaining, Il
"Ultimate Dangers 10 Health from
Floods and the Measures for their Pre-.
yention" was the title OF timely paper
contributed by Dr.. L. D. Payne, Of
Towanda, Pa. It and q paper by Dr..
BENJAMIN Leo on somo of Tho lessons
learned from tue awful flood disaster in
tho Conemaush valley, were read and
partially discussed before tho. hour for
adiourning for dinner. On raassem.
bling in tho afternoon the convention
continued to discuss the question. ,
Tho paper prepared by Prof. Spencer
NJ. Free, NJ. b., of Beech Tree, Pa, on
Dangerous Flood Materials and How to
Dispose Of Them" was again taken up
and the discussion on its many good
poiEts tho day before resumed with
pleasure and benefit to ali who we're
present. In connection with this dis.
cussion the question OF pure lrinkinp
wat. r was brought up and the discussion
was at once confined 10 that important
matter. - $50.
This brought Wheelinp's water supply
prominently forward and it was discuss
ed and condemned in no uncertain man.
ner. On motion of Prof. W. Fl. Anderson
q committee, consisting Of Dr.. Lee, Dr..
Ulrich end DR.. Free. was annointe,l tn
report n resolution touching on Wheel.
inr's water supply. They reported M
follows: '.J0
"The undersigned having by motion
been selected "a Q committee to present
to thu Tri.Stote Sanitary Gonfeni;on
some suggestions M IN the uatar snnn1v
OF Wheeliuc. beg to ofTsr tho iollowipr,.
FIRST, That thss present location Of the
intake furnishea yater containing many
lWputtt'es 'lao1e W !hjase tne health OF
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MI. Icot ~ looat;Syr 'euhovans .nc POM OF
Glann o ~ ~ ,os",,vn aoo'e tne NOUN o.
. n;enn . Iuu pure. Supply Gun oe o.