Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-12
READY MONEY TO SPEND.
Buckeye People Threaten to Quaran-
tine Against Baltimore.
WEST VIRGINIA ON THE ALERT,
Pennsylvania Railroad Will Assist to Stamp
Out the Disease.
ALLEGHENI'S BAD WATER SUPPLY

| 1t wont be the fault OF the health
authorities of Ohio if the cholera gets into
that State. To begin with, the executive
officer of the health board, Dr. c. O.
Probst, of Columbus, is a very active and
intelligent young man. He has back OF
him Governor Mckinley, who has pledged
every dollar in the State Treasury to assist
in the work of fighting the scourge should
it appear within Ohio's borders.
AS soon as the disease was heard of in
New York DR.. Probst conceived a plan of
utilizing the military, if necessary, to en-
force a strict quarantine on all the trunk
lines entering the State. He explained his
system at the Anderson yesterday at the
morning conference with the local and
State health officers
'In Ohio" said the Doctor, eve have an
Emergency Board to appropriate money for
health purposes when needed. This board
has already advanced $4,000, and more can
be had.
| Soldiers Ready to Move at Once.
| 81 suggested to Governor Mckinley if
the worst comes to the worst that a guard
of 100 soldiers be placed at every point
where a trunk line enters the State alR
| dlOhS bliC ldhCs w anu
the medical inspectors He jumped ssist
idea, and at once sent for the rat the
General, who approved the planSF AdJutant
was issued at once, and 10cE The order
various regiments stand rez men from the
moments notice. Eady to march at
''The lumber to n
been purchased anSf5rovide hospitals has
ness. All the ~ everything is in readi-
been appointed medical inspectors have
is prepared a. and instructed, so that Ohio
spection sSEnd waiting. The points of in
tect they are Cincinnati and Ironton to pro-
immz; people from southern invasion of
th lgrants; Belpre and Bellaire to watch
Z Baltimore and Ohio; Steubenville and
= East Liverpool, East Palestine and Youngs-
I town for the Fort Wayne; Latimer for the
Erie, Ashtabula for the Nickel Plate and
Lake Shore; Conneaut and Toledo for the
lake ports. This would make ten railroad
| stations
VIII Quarantine All Immigrants
'fShould cholera be reported in New
York at any moment, the soldiers and in
spectors would be located at these places.
All trains from the city would be quar-
antined and possibly excluded. If the dis
ease was found among the passengers the
cases would be isolated and everybody held.
All arrangements to fumigate baggage, etc,
] have been made. In this way think it
would be almost impossible for the disease
| to get into Ohio. 1 should like to see
! Pennsylvania adopt the same system. Your
military organization is superb, and plenty
of volunteers can be had among the boys.
| Every town in Ohio having over 500 inhab-
&c LaA Il.
| State is always well organized. These
boards act in conjunction with the State or
ganization.
"But 1 have always contended that our
greatest danger comes from Canada Re
Gently Quebec issued an order excluding all
immigrants, and Ontario has agreed to fol-
low the Presidents order of 20 days
Men Watching the Lake Ports.
''Rather than take chances of the disease
reaching us from the Dominion, have men
stationed at Toledo and Conneaut working
in connection with the Marine Hospital
service to watch all vessels landing passen-
gers from Canada So far we have not done |
anything with the railroads, but have de- |
pended on the quarantine of the ports of |
entry. Should l discover that the inspec- |
tions are done carelessly 1 will have quar- |
antine ordered along the borders of Ohio.
81 am little afraid of Baltimore. At |
present we have dozen Russian Hebrews |
under guard at Toledo Five OF them had |
already reached Piqua, and have men
watching their houses. They came in on |
the Stuttgart from Bremen, an infected port |
l found they had only been detained at |
Baltimore "a hours, and on inquiry learned |
that the Government had held the vessel |
two days at Port Charles The ship ar
rived before the Presidents 20-day order |
had been issued. Now here is sample of |
carelessness. 1 think the quarantine was
too short. These people passed through |
Pittsburg and got into Ohio.
May Quarantine Against Baltim lore.
ave thoroughly dlsinfected them and all |
their baggage, and we will guard them un-
til all possibility of danger is passed. If
find the Baltimore officials are not doing
their work properly, we will order quar-
antine against all passengers coming from
that port.
'My idea is that all the railroad centers
should be watched and no immigrant
should be allowed to pass unless he had a
quarantine certificate showing that his bag
gage had been fumigsted and how long he
had been held. 1 have had conferences
with the officials of railroads in Ohio, and
they are willing to cooperate in every way
to keep out the cholera I have recon-
mended that certain special trains only be
used in carrying immigrants. The situ-
alton is certainly serious, and every meas
ure of precaution should be taken.
'Pittsburg is an important point Two
trunk lines center here, and hospitals out
side of the city could be easily established.
In case of cholera on q train, all the pas
sengers should be removed Immediately, and
the patient and car detained at the hospital.
The baggage should be looked after
Discussing a Floating Hospital
cdr. McClelland favors floating hospital
on the rivers. DR.. Lee, Mayor Gourley,
myself and others oppose the scheme as
frauaht with too much danger to the people
living along the stream below, who would
be incensed against Pittsburg. Dr. Nc
Clelland thinks the garbage could be easily
provided for, but 1 am afraid of it. There
should be hospital somewhere outside of
the city on the Baltimore and Ohio and
Pennsylvania roads.
''The Pennsylvania State Health Board is
without funds, and q recommendation to
the Governor TOR loan of $50, 900 to carry
out the work of precaution will be made
In this respect the Ohio system of having
an emergency board to appropriate money
proves of immense value We don't have
to wait for the Legislature to make an ap-
WEST VIRGINIA Is WIDE AWAKE,
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