The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-27

The 1ntelllgencer mas received a tele.
srlm from Or, GlbIer. Of the New York
Psteur Institute, naming the price ut
which he would undertake the treatment
81 tho tivo or alx persons In Wheeling
Niio are open TO attacks OF hYdrophobia.
shOpsh having been bitten by the now
famous mad dog. on the morning OF jan
nary 9, and which caused the death on
Thursday morning, Of young Higgins.
pts Glbler's telegram Is as follows;
The lnteillGenccr, Wheeling, W. Va.
NEW YORK. March Stone thousand
dollars will cover the expenSes for fifteen
days treatment. nursing. board and ROOM
pASTECR INSTITUTE.
PAUL eIBIER, Director.
As wilibe seen above. the Intelligenccs
aydrOphoba reflex fund has reached Sill,
helnE almost doubled yesterday. It Is
anticipated that many mote suhScrip-
tons will b. received voluntarily, but as
the treltmen. should be taken lnnle-
dlately e Is earnestly hoped that all cite
sens who wish a. subscribe will act at
once.
The EntcllIgentrr suggests that the
WouiensS charitable organizations OK
Wheeling, such as lhe Kings Daughters.
West Virginia Humane Society. Y. p. 8.
C. f., Epwnrth League and other orSanl-
Eatl0ns assist In the work Of raising the
s., 900 needed 10 send the sIS fydrophobia
SUSPECTS 70 New York TOR treatment
Subscription papers will b. furnished
any organization that desires 10 assist
IN this humane work, By the lnIellisen-
Ger
The chamber Of commerce. buIldsrS'
exchange. the various secret orders and
other organisations could not act better
for the community than by subscribing
sums d the hydrophOtia relief fund. Or
SanlEations acting along this line are re-
Qpested to notify the inteiiiYencer.
The frst Of the suspects has applied
q pr Is. l. Iepson. thu city health otti'
Ger. for 4 certificate that he was bitten
by the mad dog, He Is Harry Freeze. Of
cts gas works, He was bitten severely
hut his wounds have healed. DR.. JcpSon
became satisfied that he was bitten By
the dog and has Issued certificate 70
that efEect.
II has been decided that the suspects
WIN be sent to New York from time to
dime as the subscriptions received cover
the expenses OF each man. They will lle
sant In THU order that they receive cefss-
fleateS from DT. JepsOn. 50 young Freeze
NilI be the first 10 80 90 the institute for
treatment II Is probable the fund Will
have reached sum on Monday sutdclsus
10 send him, on 30 the Institute.
Ii has been said that Il is not probable
amy OF the Ave- or six suspects" win DC
attacked by hydrUphobll, This Is not
true. for the average percentage OF per-
sons ltfacke! IS one out OF four. EtEh!
Persona were bitten by the mad dog. OF
whom but one has yet been attacked by
the dread disease. But the percentage OF
those attacked. varieA and Il Is nos I'm
nossible that all Of the eight would event.
uRlly BE- stricken. 50 II Is important that
ali should be guarded against the disease
BY taking the Pasteur treatment. All,
Nth possibly one exception. are persons
who cannot afI0rd 10 go to New York Tor
the treatment. 90 II deyolves upon the
hnmaneIy Inclined Of the community 70
send them. and the InteillsPnceF, mind
mi 81 tho duties Of the public press, 70
tI6lnS what Il can 70 inspire the senti-
flents 1t humanity and getieros!ty IN the
Wheeling public.
TIE music people Of the city have acted
with pronptncSs. and as Will be seen IN
.sSfusical wheeling" In another column.
a concert for thu bench. Of the hydr,'pho.
fia '1slispectE' will probably be held mex!
week. 40 doubt Il Will be well attended
ana met neat sum to the reflex tunc'