Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-13
TWO NEW 5HSES YESTERDAY
In This City, and Two More in Mar
tins Ferry.
Bridgeport at Last Forced to Adopt
Quarantine Regulations-A Visit
From Moundsville AuthOrlties-A
Change in the Tone Of Ohio Local
Papers.

Two new cases of smallpox were re-
I. ported in this city yesterday. One was
Jack Crogan, the ex-ball player and
a fireman a, the Niagara engine house,
and the other was a member Of the
Carenbauer family, at No. Twenty
third street.
Two new cases were also reported al
Martins Ferry, members Of the family
Of George AIcCarty, of Walnut street
The usual precautions were taken
with the new cases in this c.,y, and as
both the patients belong in what may
be termed the infected district on the
South Side, no especial uneasiness was
felt by either health authorities or cit
liens at The report. All the old cases,
with possibly one exception, are making
satisfactory progress, and convalescent
reports may be expected from some OF
them in a few days, as several of the
cases were originally very light.
Yesterday morning Mayor Brooks.
Health officer Steele and DR.. McCul-
loch, of Moundsville, came up to the
city 70 see just what the situation was
here. They called upon DR.. Jepson, but
that officer being engaged in the dis
charge Of his duties. they sought Mayor
Caldwell, who showed every courtesy
and explained the situation. Later
they met one or two members of the
Health Committee and Health Officer
Jepson, who showed the visitors his list
Of cases. corresponding with what has
been published In the local papers, and
offered TO escort the party about the
city, and demonstrate cOnclusively that
re condition of affairs was not being
miSrepresented either by the local au-
Jhorit.es or the city press. The visitors
were entirely satisfied as to the facts.
During the morning Mayor Caldwell
received a letter from Burgess Curran,
of Little Washington saying that the
Washington authorities had no idea of
QuarantiniHg, and expressed sympathy
His letter was in marked contrast TO
the actions OF some Of the authorities
in towns about Wheeling.
Yesterday the Martins Ferry au-
thorit.es and other Over-the-river in
tluences at last succeeded in forcing
the adoption OF quarantine regulations
in Bridgeport, against the better judg-
ment of the majority of the people of
that town. The effort to bring Bridge
port into the quarantine ring has been
going on all week, and yesterday the
pressure became too strong, and the
regulations went into effect ~ mid
night last night The situation over
there is funny. Bridgeport has
great deal more reason 10 quarantine
against Martins Ferry than she has
against Wheeling. because the mill
wOrkmen of the TWO towns affiliate
closely, there are two railroads and an
electric car line connecting the towns,
and Martins Ferry, in proportion to
population and territory. has more
smallpox than has Wheeling. There
have been three new cases over there
this week. with several convdlescents
on hand. if we are not i'm error and
yet Martins Ferry has forced Bridge
port TO quarantine against this city,
and has thrown open communication
between the two Belmont coua >
towns If Bridgeport had kept up her
jUUciOus inspection of people from this
side of the river, and in addition had
added a like precaution against Mar
tins Ferry, they would have been in
much better shape. The Martin
Ferry quarantine by the way, is
rather a lame institution. Martins
Ferry people come TO Wheeling and re-
turn home every day Yesterday af-
terno0n four men from the Ohio town
were seen on Main street in one group.
and after running about the city 10
their hearts content, they. went back
home
Bellaire still maintins her regula-
tons against this citS and yesterday
Parkersburg Joined the list OF towns
Quarantining.
There was a marked change in the
tone of the local papers on the Ohio
side of the river, Yesterday. and it is
to be hoped that they will not hence
forth publish the sort of stuff they in
ficted upon their readers the first part
OF the week. None OF the editors apOl-
ogized in terms for their misstate-
ments. but two or three of them came
pretty close to doing So and with one
excepti0n-the Martins Ferry Times
all seem disposed TO talk reasonably
and cease to fan their readers into
fever of apprehension not warranted
by the facts
That will meet with approval over
here. The people of Wheeling don't
object to the truth for that is recog-
nized to be bad enough, but they do OBJ
iect. and most seriously. 10 pUblica-
tions by out of town papers which
double, quadruple and Quintuple the
situation. That this has been done,
and done deliberately, by more than
one editor. even after his attention was
called to the fact. has been pointed out
i'm the Register. and it has created
much feeling in Wheeling, which may
possibly manifest itself at some time
i'm the future. to the great regret Of
surrounding towns. The Martins
Ferry Times has been particularly
rabid and sensational. Martins Ferry
people should note this.
One other thing was noticeable in
the out-Of-town papers Yesterday
which is to be commended, and that is
the recognition that the Wheeling au-
thorities are now combating the dis
ease intelieently, whereas Tor months
they triAed with the situation. 1t is
because of this dilly-dallying. extend
inc through the months of February,
March. April May, June and July and
a great part Of August as well, that the
situation is what we find it to-day
While that sort of work was being done
M fine Citv Hall was the time for out