The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-14

the calm before the storm, Last night
there we're reports flying thick and fast.
Four reported cases were Investigated
by Health Officer Jepson. Two Of these
were found to be without foundation,
while in the family OF Martin He'll, at
1000 AlcColloch street, two children a,
boy aud girl. were found to have midi
, cases. There had been q case Of the
disease in the same family some time
ago, aud the house had been carefully
fnmigaled and everything in II dis'n'
feeted.
There was case reported at 2420 Eoh
street, whore John GFoVsa was said TO
have had a case of yRriolold for several
DAYS without calling IN physician.
Dt. Pipes pronounced this vartoloid.
DR.. Jepson visited him last night and
pronounced Groves well enough to rev
turn to work this morning. One or two
cases OF sickness have been mentioned
ia rumors, but have not progressed Ilr
enough to have official attention called
10 them. One man who was generally
reported to have smallpox Thursday
was about town yesterday, as well az
ever. and without y symptom otthe dis
ease.
Dir. Jepson said last evening that no
did not regard the situation rs any more
serious thanit was the dav before. No
lrecaution will be relaxed. however.
a dancs was anuouuced Ia DO givea
in Menge Il Howleys nall, ON the lower
end oil the Centre market square, last
night, and crowd OF young men and
women gathered there which not only
filled the hall, butcrowded the stairway.
The health officer, realizing tho possi'
HE danger, ordered the dance stopped,
aud Chief Of Police Bennett went over
aud dispersed the crowd.
The rush TO DO vaccinated continued
apparently unabated, all the doctors be-
ing busy and the customary crowd via.
iting the health office.
The people Of Pleasant Valley have
decided, in view Of the frequent appll.
cations to rent houses there, TO fIaFAn-
tine all persons moving there from the
infected portions Of the city for twenty.
ono days, whether they show signs OF
sickness or not. Mr.. Habsrstick, who
has smallpox there, lie doing very we'll,
and there ia no danger Of any spread Of
thedisease from his case.
Mayor Caldwell Yesterday received
official notice from the MARITIME Ferry
health authorities OF a "complete and
uniform quarantine against Wheeling,
Benwood aud McMechen," but tits ex.
planned that this is subject to special
permits from the health board or health
officer OF that place.
The ridiculous character OF the Mar.
tins Forty quarantine Is seen when tits
known that there 10 not case Of small
pox in Wheeling within two miles oil
Martins Ferry, whila in Martins Ferry
there are several cases within half
mile OF Wheeling. The Island aud
North Wheeling are in more danger OF
injection from Martins Ferry or EtnA.
vile than from tho cases on the South
Side, in this city. There was talk OF
counter quarantine against Martins
Ferry, but no steps OF that kind were
taken.
The new city hostitat for contagious
diseases IL being pushed as rapidly az
possible, andwill be completed in week
or two. The committee on health yos.
terday instructed Mr.. Halter, OF the sub.
GdmtHtttobt 70 Hhfb bHS u@eH iVHtluueu
at work over Sunday ifthey would do so,
There was not so much clamor about
the smaiipOx in Betiatrs yesterday, the
action OF the board OF health tho night
before in declaring quarantine against
Wheeling, Benwood and NCMechon,
quoting tho call for SUCH action. But
il developed therO are two hundred or
more persons in that city who work in
Benwood, McMechen and Wheeling,
and these were largely heard from.
They did not want TO be Inconvenience
and said so in emphatic terms. But
the order was generally commended,
the desire Of tho people being only to
guard against exposure that 10 most
likely to come within week or 40 from
persons who have been unConsciously
or iooiishiy exposed whore smallpox
exists.
No one in Bellaire seems 10 desire
that quarantine shalt last longer than
the incubation period. 1t was riUidly
enforced yesterday. The Benwood ferry
stopped running because 1t had moth.
Jug to do, Mayor Dubois and Marshal
Bahra instructed the police TO uIs their
authority rs quarantine officers and
guards were stationed at intervals all
along tho river front Rhd at stations,
and James Johnston was made officer
Of the guard to SEQ that every man was
at his post and doing his duty. Some
effort was made TO weaken the quarAn-
tine by having permits issued, but only
ono or two for tho temporary purpose
OF arranging business on tho West Viz.
RiHia aide 81 the river were issued and
BellAire was hOmmOd in from tho towns
named yesterday.
IN order has been pasted at tho
MuundsvillO penitontiary allowing 10
visitors 10 bo admitted during the
smallpox epidemic in the surrounding
cities.
Mayor Brooks, OF MoaadTyille, has
not raised tho quarantine against
Wheeling yot, but will allow people TO
20 to McMechsu and BOuWooi who
promise not 10 como on to Wheeling.
The health officer Of Fulton has for.
hidden public uSaomblages Of any kind
there. Mayor DaughOrty, OF Elm Grove,
warning tho public that no person from
nn Infected section will DO permitted 10
stop there,
tpnGIhl tBlORIHW lIOlh SlouUOnVlllB
10 tho 1STELLlGESCER, received last OvOn.
ing, announces that that city has quar-.
ahlinel against both Wheeling and
MalliD's ltCrrN II IL as fOllowSi
ErEUBESviLLE, o., Sept. lj-The pro.
posliOn Of the board Of health 10 ostab.
fish temporary Quarantine against
Wheeling aud Martins Ferry passed To.
night, although opposed as ioolsh
move by MoMtS. Jackson, Duvaff aud
Daniel MCCutdY Tho quarantine goes