Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-13
THE SMALLPOX
stIn Gaining Ground over the River-One
Death at bridgeport Yesterday.


Smau-pox IS gaining steadily at
Rr.dgeDort and Martins Ferry every
dav Many citizens Of Bridgeport are
irclirej no believe that the Health au-
rbor.-.es are not rigid enough N their
duty. as the two cases reported yesIeI-
d3v have been sick ever since last Sun
dav and the children have been run
mig about all week up till yesterday
When they were Quarant.ned. The ca
ses are i'm the family of Robert Gitin
and Vim Smith. The former lives in
Pr;doanort while the latter lives out the
pike The patients are the wives OF
each of the gentlemen. a woman by
The name OF Mrs. Sawyer who was
snsnec+ was released from quarantine
yes. erday morning.
At Martins Ferry three suspects and
one developed case of small poX were
placed under quarantine yesterday, all
OF which are IN the lower part OF town,
and three of which are on Broadway
The suspects are Mrs. Z. E. Moore,
wife of Marshal Moore, Isaac Morris, a
fifteen year old son Of Neddie Norris,
and another in the family by the name Of
Lark,ns living in the house next to l. -
nv Gcsaey's. on Broadway. The de-
veloDed case is Mrs. J. o. Cochran re-
siding on West Jefferson street.
The health board are doing all in their
power TO keep the disease down. They
have ordered that every person in the
ci-v be vacc;nated Immediately and Sc
cure q certificate from the doctor doing
f. These certificates will be gathered
olp in few days and anyone not having
enc must be vaccinated or remain at
home. and + caught running around
VIII be arrested. al schools with the
execution Of the high school closed yes
rerdav and il will be allowed 10 remain
open until Monday noon in order that
the examinations carried On can be fin
ished.
Word was received at Bridgeport yes
terday that Urichsyille, Flushing and
FreeD0rt. O.. that these towns has quar-
antined against them.
The Martins Ferry Hea'th Board met
last evening i'm adjourned session for
the purpose of receiving bids OF phys
icians for taking the position Of Health
Officer and attending all patients they
send him TO and furnish all medicine:
Messrs. Westwood, Hilton, Copham, Fra
zier and Woods were present and Darrah
absent The question as to how they
could discharge the present health CT
fcer. 2. Coleman, was brought up by
Mr.. Hilton. After a short discussion
the opinion of the city solicitor was ask
ed and he stated that according to law,
the board could use their pleasure about
Amounting a health officer, and their
minutes showed that il was their pleas
ure to elect him to the officer for one
wear and that he could remain for year
unless ne had done something to be d-s-
enlarged for. Mr. Hilton then stated
That he did net. see any reason that they
could discharge him for and he did feel
as though he would like to see him
discharged. The solicitor would not
give any verbal decision or opinion m
the matr~r. but would give them another
decision to-day
The bids were as follows: DR.. J. NJ
Blackford. for clerical part 5000 year
s25 q mou.h for attending patients, and
81 fee for visit to patients. DR.. j. e.
Hervey's bid was 500 month for at
tending duties. furnishing medicine and
offending patents. DR.. J. G. Burton's
bid for same $36 a month, or $50 month
for work and 50 fer each professional
visit. DR.. w 3. McClUre's bid was
$500 n year for attending all duties Dr..
J. N. Hogan's bid was $40 for year
IL was moved that committee be ap-
pointed % see She different physicians
again and ask them what they would
10 the work of the physician without
work Of health officer No second. Fra
zer moved that all former bids be re-
jee.ed and then he above motion be
passed on Carried.
DIR. B. @. Williams who was present
stated that The present bids called for
three things to be done and the best
rhey could do was 10 eliminate the
health officer and let them bid over
again.
The motion concerning the appoint
ing Of q committee to see the physicians
was then passed. 1t was decided to ask
for BIDS for q physician by the month.
There are over twen,y-ona cases Of
small pOX and three of vari0l0id at Mar
sins Ferry. not counting the suspects,
-hree Of whom are believed to have
the disease. At Bridgeport there are
seventeen cases. One Bridgeport pa
-ie1. Charles e. Morris, Of KirkwoOd,
died yesterday.