The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-17
Ono Mild Case Only Reported
oalCIally Yesterday
IT lis IN AN INFECTED HOUSEHOLD
Aud Docs not Increase tho Danger.
The Outlook Grows Increasingly
Favorable Every DAy-ofioor Babb
has Had Case, bus all tho others
are Doing Very wen-Qusrantins
Talk.

WeIe Cohuueully pTeulcIeu ny pnyHl'
clans about this time, but for three days
none have appeared to amount to any
thing, Yesterday there was one addi'
tiOual ealo, but 1t had no Significance,
as it was in the He'll family, at 20O0
Eoa street, where there were already
two light casea Of the disease. The
third case Ia very light, and Of course
under tho circumstances docs not In.
crease the danger to the community,
Nearly all Of the amallpox patients
are getting along wonderfully we'll.
Perhaps tho only exception IL Officer
Babb, Of the police force, who was ro'
ported pretty low last evening, His
eyes have swellsd shut and there aro
other bad symptoms.
There were comparatively few rumors
yesterday. The scare seems TO bsahout
over, and there is moro confident feel
Ing noticeable, Tho ovsr.the-river
guarantees are all that are left to do
harm now.
DR.. Jepsou expects to take down the
Tag at the Smith house, opposite Hollis,
to-day, and that at John Groves's to.
morrow probably, aud at'the Bueh
house on Thursday or Friday. lie
hopes to have four or tivA hRgs down by
the end Of the week. While lie looks
forward with some anxiety to the next
few days, il they pass without fresh
outbreak OF the disease the danger may
looked upon Rs about over.
Yesterday telegram was received
from the NJ. L. presiding elder at Buck.
hannon saying that all Ministerial and
lay delegates from Wheeling to the an.
nual conference OF that church, which
opens there Wednesday, will be- 70.
quired to have certificates from the
health officer as to their freedom from
exposure or symptoms OF the disease be.
iore they will be allowed to stop in that
town. Those who leave for there to-day
ahould provide themselves with "paas.
ports" and save trouble
Last evening a well attended meeting
Of the manufacturers Of Martins Ferry
was held for the purpose Of considering
the quarantine against Wheeling and
its eject on the industries Of tho oYor.
the.river town. A resolution was
passed asking the Martins Ferry board
Of health to raise tho quarantine against
Wheeling Immediately. II was in
tended that the health board should
consider the wishes Of the manufaCtur.
ers last evening, but the special meeting
was not held because all tho mombers
could not attend. A special meeting Of
the board has been called for this morn.
ing at o'clock, when tho resolution
mentioned aud other matters in con
necGion with the health situation will
be considered.
Mary Gray, who was watched closely
at Bellairs 40 suspected smallpox case,
was dismissed on sunday, as there were
no signs OF smallpox. Yesterday boy
was discovered on a ahRntY boat above
the ferry landing there. who was
afflicted with a number Of boils. A
report was circulated that no had the
smallpox, but an examination by DR.
Long established that th0re was nothing
Of the kind there Tho quarantine will
be maintained until Friday or Saturday
Of this week perhaps, though Its incon'
venience 10 being felt severely by Bel
lairo people, 1t is thought best to keeF
up all the safeguards until alter The
Goth, however. and present indications
arc il will be lifted then.
There ii no smallpox in Moundsvillt
yet. Tho report circulated yesterday
about n case in the First ward was with
out foundation. A man had sick, head
ache aud some busy body diagnosed il
as SMALLPOX.
Under the heading "BollairO's stone
wall" the Pittsburgh Dispatch OF yes
terdaY printed tho following:
A number Of Pittsburghers who wen
on the railroad excursions down the river
yesterday and passed through Wheel
ing met with very cold reception
when they attempted to break into Bel
laire aud other towns further on.
The Wheeling smallpox scare has
gone to such extremes thur all steam
forry boats have been stopped by the
Bellairo and other town officers. Sew
eral Pittsburgh gentlemen hired skill
and rowGd across from Benwood to Bel
lRirc, but worO met by DR.. u. w. Long
health officer OF tho Ohio town. who
made them turn back. They showed
their railroad tickets as evidence that
thoy merely passed through Wheeling
but that mado no difference. Back
tlIav had 10 80. In tho party was 4
Bellaire lady, who had boon visiting
Pittsburgh relatives, and who waV Just
returning home. She was refused al
mission into DR.. Longs kingdom, and
was compelled to return to Pittsburgh
and continue hOr visit.
The pitttburgh excursionists say that
tho Bollniro merchants arc responsible
for much OF tho trouble. Thov, 1t il
alleged. havo always been tritlN jnRl
ous because BcilairO folks so to Wheel
ing to do their trading. Now tho Bel
laitn grocer 10 getting even.
Yesterday Mayor Caldwell received
tho following lOitar from tho mayor oI
Parkorabutg, in response TO luttOr hO
wrote 10 that official last week;
CRY op PARKUnsUURu. |
PAHKrnsnrEd, W. VA, Sept. IA, 1895. !
lou. n. q, Catio,,L uh,t'lng, Il. Va;
DEAR Sma-Yonr letter Of tho 18th
inst. ut hand. Wo nru much Obliged Ia
YOU for tho information II contains.
Our people wa.u UXO,lad OYOr tho maj.
tor aud tho hOalth olllCOr only took tho
prccauIion TO hRvo trains examined Ia
200 II any suspects were aboard, but ma
quarantine has been ordered. The
proclamation Of tho state officers will
quiet tho GXcltemcut TO some extent,
WO will not do anything TO cause OK,
element but will watch tho course n
tho diqoaho and hold Ourselves rORdy
for any emergency that may nriso. Wa
will gladly corporate with you or any
others to do our bOBt TO stamp out tia
dreaded diBeRIa. KoOp ~ fully advised