Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-18
THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Met Yesterday Morning And Ordered a
Rigid Quarantine Against Infected Ohio
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Met Yesterday Morning And Ordered a
Rigid Quarantine Against Infected Ohio
Towns.
The City Board of Health met yes
terday morning at eleven o'clock, and
after considering the situation over the
river in all its phases, ordered a rigid
quarantine against Bridgeport and
Martins Ferry, which went into full
force and effect at six o'clock last even
ing. During the afternoon the street
cars were stopped and foot passengers
over the bridges warned and turned
back. but teams were allowed to come
and go freely up to six o'clock, to en-
able business men on both sides of the
river to fill orders. The time for this
was short. shut all requirements were
fairly met in the way of delivering
goods.
Early in the afternoon Health Officer
Jepson made a selection of eight spe-
cial officers. as follows: Messrs. John B.
Rose, Frank Woods, Charles thinner
man and Hermann Dupke, for day
duty, and Charles Bell, Joseph Altmey-
er. Diliam Humphrey, and G. w.
Kennedy for night duty. These men
were turned over to Chief Bennett, were
sworn in by Mayor Caldwell, and will
take the place on the city side of the
river of as many members of the regu-
lar police force, who will be transferred
to the quarantine stations. Last night
a regular officer was stationed at the
Back" river dam, one at the Bridge
port bridge one at the Aetnaville
bridge and one at the Terminal bridge,
in North Wheeling. These men will be
relieved this morning by others, and
the guard Will be kept up day and night,
Notices in official form were sent to all
ferries and other means Of communica
ton with the Ohio side, warning them
of the existence of the quarantine, and
that no persons would be allowed to
come from West Wheeling. Bridge
port. Aetnaville, or Martins Ferry I'M
til further notice.
The postoffice authorities and the c.
& p. and c., L. & w. railroads were
also communicated with. AS result,
mails will be regularly despatched from
this city for the Ohio towns. and will
also be sent over to the c. & P. and c.,
L. & w. trains, being placed directly in
the cars. while mails for this city from
those trains will be brought in direct
from the cars. each pouch and sack
beingfumigated and containing notice
to that effect. A telegram was sent by
the Wheeling postal authorities to Su-
perintendent of the Fifth Division Hol-
sapfel. of Cincinnati, asking that the
delivery of local mails from Bridgeport
and Martins Ferry for this city be sus-
pended. and this order will probably ar
rive this morning.
The quarantine has been made al alb
solute one for persons on the Ohio side,
and no passes will be issued under any
rcumstances to any one. Yesterday
city employees of the Aetna-Standard
were given permission to come over
after clothes and other necesSaries,
with the understanding that If they
went back to the mill they would have
10 stay there until the quarantine was
lifted. There is no restriction whatever
upon people going from this city to
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry, but
once there they can't get back.
Three new cases were reported in
Martins Ferry yesterday, making a to-
tai there of forty-ive. There were no
new cases in Bridgeport, and has been
none for four days. Bridgeport yester-
dav ordered a quarantine against Mar
tins Ferry. to go into effect at noon to-
day. Secretary Probst, Of the Ohio
State Board of HEALTH remains at Mar
tins Ferry. and will stay there until
tho disease is under control.