The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-21
EHs SITUATION YEsrERpAY
AZ to smallpox Over Ia Martins Ferry
No New Cases.

NO Now Gases.
There was not u new case OF smallpox
over the river yesterday nor a new sus,
pect, Three days have now passed
without a new case appearing In Mar
TINS Ferry,
Whole families have been found who
have never been vacclpatsd, and some
OF those who were yacclnated In Sep
TENDER and were not successful. Sew
cral have been YRcclnated u humber of
times and one nine different times, the
last being the only successful one. Sew
crnl who were successfully ~vacclnatcd
IN the fall have tried II again lately,
considering this the only safeguard
against smallpox.
Rev, Father s, s. Mattingly, Of 81,
Mary's church, was u OF the latter
and his has taken both times. He
knows OF other cases OF this kind and
he tells OF persons he has known TO
have been helped by being yReclnated
even after the eruption had appeared
In y Of smallpox.
DR., j, w, Darrah, the new health OIL
Ger. has given orders to have all the
doors except on one side nailed up
where the people In the infected houses
are known TO leave them, and further,
they will be fined, The guard houses
have been moved back, the picket lines
extended and In some places ropes put
up TO prevent people from walking
close to the houses,
The Martins Ferry druggists are
having a Very large sale on clrbolo
acid. sulphur, pine tar, chloride OF lime,
corrosive Hubllmata, cream OF tartar,
rochelle salts and virus points, Many
people are buying aaslfoetldR n
physicians say that the latter Is as use
less as water as a preventative,
Among the towns which have quar-
antined Martins Ferry and Bridge
port are wellsville, Steubenyille, New
Castle, Mingo, Brilliant. wellsburg,
Portland, 81. Clairsvilie, Bellalpe,
Barnesville, Mt, Pleasant, Cadiz,
smlthfeld, Dillonvale, Colerain, Flush
ing. UhrichSville and Toronto. The
city OF New Castle also includes East
Liverpool, Wellsville, Bellaire and
Wheeling.
The quarantine against Martins
Ferry is greatly interfering with the
banking business, The Martins Ferry
banks are refusing to cash checks sent
from Wheeling and West Virginia
towns accessible through Wheeling be-
cause II Is impossible for them TO make
remittancos to Wheeling either In cur
Tency or by draft through the malls,
Persons who wish to send money TO
Martins Ferry people should use the
mails,
No services will be held In any OF the
Martins Ferry churches tomorrow,
and not until the danger Is believed TO
be over. The same Is true OF the open
ing OF tho schools, and no public or pri-
vate gatherings Will be allowed for
The smallpox scare Is hard on bust
ness generally, and Is seriously inter.
ferlng with Christmas preparations OF
all kinds. Many persons who have
bought presents can not send them.
Or. John L. Hervey, charged with
violating the rules OF the Martins Fer
ry health board by entering three dit'
ferdnt infected houses without wearing
the prescribed suit, was up BEFORE
Mayor Westwo0d yesterday ana was
dismissed. The doctor stated that ne
was not war; that such q had
been made and could not get o gum
suit the Sunday he visited the three
houses, and ala not wish 20 violate the
law. The city solicitor. w. 7. Dixon,
said that Or. Hervey was not techni-
cniIy guilty, but while he had COM
mitted an oifense It would be necessary
to dlsmis0 the case because the rule
had not been officially published by
the board. as required by law, but that
he deserved the severest eensure'
Mayor Westwood then dismissed him,
after reviewing the case and stating
that a physician and educated gentle
mnn should know better than to make
such violations.
An Of the rules adopted by tho a
have been officially published n the
doctors are now wearing gum coat,
hats and oyershoes. and n OF them
aiso wears gum pants and O covering
for his neck, face and head.