The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-06-09
DREADED SMALLPOX.
Prevailing to an Alarming Extent
in Southern Ohio and Wes
tern West Virginia.
Important Meeting Of the State Board
OF Health in Columbus Saturday.
Radical Measures Adopted.

From the Ohio State Journal, June eth.l
A special meeting oil the st te
Board OF health was held in Co
lumbus Saturday 10 consider meas
ure. t. prevent he spread of small.
pox from infected districts along
the Ohio river. There were pres
ent DrS. Hoover. Wise, Miller and
Conklln, and DR.. Hoover was
elected president pro tenn.
DIR. Probst. secretary, who had
just returned from Pomeroy, made
a report of his investigation. Off
cial reports up TO the evening of
June 2. show smallpox present.
In Minersville, Pomeroy and
Middleport houses cont aiming the
diseases are strictly guarded nigh,
aud day; most of those who have
been exposed have been vac
cina'ed. Public vaccinations have
been appointed and free vaccina-
ton offered all who are unable to
pay for it. The case in Gallipolis
was removed tn the pest house last
Thursday, and general vaccination
is being carried out. Nearly all
the towns along The river from Ri
venswood 10 Gall,polis have been
quarantined against each other
and business is almost at a stand
still. The character OF the disease
SO far as has been comparatively
mild. one death having occurred
in Pomeroy and one IN Mason
CT. The nature of the disease
oI which the man in Mason City
died was not recognized and his
body was disinterred and taken
from Mason City TO East Letart,
w. Va. Here, in order that he
might be buried with a proper re-
lalion to The law The coffin was
opened and a number of people
exposed 10 the disease, and many
of them have since t,ken down.
Rigid measures 10 prevent fur
ther spread OF the disease will be-
enforced by The Ohio Staie Board
of Health. and DIR. Probst will leave
for the infected districts today,
where he will remain until the ep-
idemic Is fully under control.
The secretary of the West Vir-
ginia board of health will meet
DIR. Probsi in P0meroy and inter-
state regulations will be agreed
upon. Quarantine will be tight
ened when necessary. but needed
restrictions on travel and traffic
will be removed.
The following quarantine regu
lations were aaopts / and will be
put in lorce at once:
First-A medical Inspector appointed
by the State Board of Health shall attend
ut the railway stations and steamboat
wharves at Pomeroy. Middleport and
GaIlipolis, a reasonable time prior to the
depar ure of every train or steamboat.
Second-He shall permit only such
person or persons to leave by train or
steamer as can furnish satisfactory evi-
dence Of being free of the contagion Of
smallpox, and of not having been ex-
posed thereto, and shall issue a certii-
cate to that effect signed by himself,
which shall be presented to the con-
ductor or captain of the train or steame
on which such per ons take passage.
Third He shall not permit the ship
ment of household goods, and shall al.
low only such baggage. express m alter,
freight or other material to be shipped as
are Satisfactorily guaranteed to be free
from the cortag;on Of smallpox.
Fourth-All trainmeu. freight hand
lers ana all officers and employees of
stea m boats arriving at or touching a.
Pomeroy, Middleport or Gallipofs shall
present satisfactory evidence OF recent