Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-12
4 Bad Outbreak
Of Smallpox Reported From Over
the River, Yesterday.
Five New Gases Developed in
Htnaville, Four Being in One
Family-The Disease Came From
East Wheeling-One New Case
in This City.

There were developments Of decided
magnitude and interest in the small
pox situation, yesterday.
One new case was reported in this
city, at No us Seventeenth street,
which was bad enough; but when
three cases were reported from Atna-
vile in the afternoon, the situation be-
came much worse, and last night, when
the number at the Ohio suburb was in
creased to five, public interest in the
situation was decidedly aroused, and
there was a great deal of talk to the
effect that Council and the City Board
of Health should appreciate the stu
ton at its real value, and take what
ever steps were necessary to stamp out
the contagiOn.
In the city the disease manifests a
decided inclination TO stray out of the
original infected area, and make its
way north into the Third ward and west
through the Fourth towards Eoff street.
To the north it has made its appear
ance as far away as the head of Twelfth
street, and there have been several
cases in alley Is, one on Fifteenth street
and one on Sixteenth, while on Eigh-
teenth and Nineteenth streets the ten
dency is Enthusiastically toward the west,
and the case reported yesterday IS not
more than half q square from Eotf
street This is pretty good evidence
that there is something wrong with the
quarantine regulations, and gives some
color TO the reports that the guards
have neglected their business, and in
dulged too freely in liquor upon occa-
siOns. The Health Officer has several
times referred to the difficulty of OBJ
tanning good guards, and has had
good deal of trouble upon this score,
and 1t might be well to institute reg
ular sanitary police force, under q
thoroughly reliable head, and subject
to rigid supervision and control In
discussing the matter last night,
a member of Council said he
was in favor of putting the i'm
mediate control of the mater into the
hands Of three men, under the supervis-
ion of the Health Officer and Committee,
and paying them for their time Com
pulsory vaccination, new pest house,
with compulsory removal of patients
thereto, and a general shaking up Of
Council, We're also matters of discussion
yesterday and last evening, and the
public is rapidly getting to the point
where it Will demand some definite and
adequate action.
The development of the disease on the
Ohio side came like a fash Of lightning
from a clear Sky, and produced quite a
sensation on both sides OF the river.
The matter came to light yesterday
through a call to Dr.. j. A, Heinlein,
Health Officer of Bridgeport, to go to
Aetnayille TO see a man named David
Williams, who was described as having
"a peculiar eruptive disease DR.. Helm
lein examined the patient, and at once
diagnosed smallpox. To be sure about
lit, however, he sent over to this city for
Health Officer Walden. and that official
went over and cOncured in the YER
dict of DR.. Henlein. II then came out
that Mrs. John Reece and one of her
children were also i'll, and their malady
was also pronounced smallpox. yell
low flags were at once put up, guards
hired, and the usual precautions taken.
Last evening it was announced by DR..
Heinlein that Mr.. Reece and another
child also had the disease, making five
cases in all in that locality.
The disease is said to have been
brought from the infected district in
East Wheeling by man who has been
going back and forward, and sometimes
sharing the same bed with Dave VIII
llams. The further allegation is made
that Williams has been sick for a
week. and if so, the germs have prob
ably gotten a pretty good circulation in
the vicinity of where he lives.
The Belmont county health authori-
ties can be depended upon 10 take all
the usual precautions, but five cases in
one day is a bad start for the disease in
a town like Aetnayille.