The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-19
QUARANTINE RAISED !
By the Health Authorities OF
Bridgeport Last Evening.
BELLAIRE SOON FOLLOWS SUIT.
Tho Condition of AGaIrs in tho Guy
HrIghtOr Every Day-onlolal state.
mont by tho Health olicer-No new
Cases Yesterday and tho Old Gases
RapIdIy Disappearing.

The smallpox situation grows brighter
every day. Health Officer JepsOn's OIL.
ciaI statement, issued yesterday after.
noon, showed that two ."suspocIs" had
been discharged as free from the dis
ease Two patients have been dis
charged as cured, and nine others arc
well but not yet released for prudential
reasons. There remSInin the city but
seventeen patients, and in the smallpox
hospital two, all doing well,
Last evening the health authorities OF
Bridgeport met and raised the quaran.
tine against Wheeling, to take effect i'm.
mediately. The only condition made
waathat persons must not move into
that town from infected parts Of Wheel
ing, and that rag gather0rs aud puck
pSddlOrs must not make their rounds.
bridgeport was the last Ohio town to
quarantine aud the first 10 raise Il. She
should DO kindly romsm bored.
Later Bsllaire's health board met and
also raised tho quarantine. There was
much dissatisfaction Ihor0 over tho way
it was enforced. Thil lott Martins
Ferry only, where smallpox still exists,
quaTaniinsd against Wheeling,
Tina Martins Ferry Times had to "eat
crow" last evening by printing tho FOL.
lowing communication, signed by such
prominent business men Of that place
as William Mann, L-Spence, l.. W. In.
glebrlght, $. Huskins, tho Belmont
Brewing Company, per William Lipp.
hardt, President; Spence, Baggs & Co.,
Martins Ferry Keg and Barrel Works,
by Thomas Mears, and Matt MCDermott:
"The article in the Evening Times Of
Martins Ferry, o., headed "A Flat Fail
ure, 10 gross Misrepresentation OF
the facts. 1t stated that half "a dozen
buIiness men, half OF them from
Wheeling, either in person or by proxy,
aud actuated by Wheeling parties, had
got together for the purpose OF petition.
Ing an abrogation OF the quarantine.
Now the fact is that the meeting was
not prompted by Wheeling man, and
but one OF the half dozen, the number
stated BY ii, which is also misstate.
ment, is a resident OF the Island, and
heis az loyal to the interests of Martins
Ferry as any member Of tho Times stat,
aud that not a single firm Of Martins
Ferry, or elsewhere, was represented by
proxy.
THE Martins Ferry board OF health
must admit that the quarantine eItab-
lished by it is a A Flat Failure and
works unnecessary hardship to 4 largo
number OF our citizens, and the near.
by farming community"
1t has leaked out that one OF tho
quarantine guards at tho upper end OF
Bellaire narrowly escaped being shot by
exercising his authority without letting
tue people know his purpose. Two
young men by the name oil Nosbitt, who
live west OF town had been delivering
books up the river and making collec.
tons. The boys were returning ia the
evening and didn't know anything
about tho quarantine. When they
crossed the railroad at Schramm's cross.
ing some one callod out halt" but tho
boys drove on. Presently fellow ran
out and grabbed the horse. The Mes.
bit boys at once jumped to the conClu.
sion that 1t was some one bent on rob.
bling them, and as they had considerable
money they shot at the guard. Then
tho one with the money jumpod out OF
the buggy aud made his way into town,
leaving his brother in tue buggy in
charge OF thu guard. They drove to
Gravel Hill where the Nesbilt boy was
still OF the opinion the fellow in the
buggy with him was robber, but after
explanations the matter was hushed up.
In the reference in yesterday morn.
ing's ISrELLIGESCER, TO the fact Of tho
Belmont Brewing CompAny's wagon
coming to Wheeling, while the Wheel.
ing merchants are denied access to Mar.
tins Forty, no injustice TO the Belmont
people was intended. The brewery
company is not ono Of the firms who AL.
vocated the present foolish quarantine,
now ia effect on tho Ohio side Of the
river. On the contrary they have made
strenuous efforts to have tho embargo
lifted, az their business has suffered
equally with that OF tho Wheeling
manufacturers. Tho company SAYS that
Wheeling buGr wagons have been allow.
cd in Martins Ferry without interfup.
ton, and that they arc injured by tho
notice publishsd. ~ many people thtlk
they wore matrimonial in declaring tho
quarantine.
A case OF smallpox developed yoslor.
DAY ut Barton Station, back Of Bridge.
mort lis supposed that tho miler
caught it while Attending the West Viz.
GINA state lair.
The Steubonyillc Ga2ottp Of last even.
Ing says: Tho quarantine IA on aud tho
officers arc kept bu'y Passengers are
met at oil trains from WheOling and are
either cent back o. 90 on through.
Where they change trains the officers
accompany them and soc them out oil
town. Tho Kissmu chewing gum man
was caught OIL train from Wheeling
the other night and tho health officer
saw him 20 back, bus tho next day no
turned up at ono OF our hotels. A Miss
Brooks who came on a Wheeling train
last night, was allowed to stay horO At
her homo all night, but to-day was sent
back, tho authorities purchasing
ticket for her This BOamS to DO push.
ing tho quarantine 10 tho limit.
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