The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-13

board OF health to-day ana discussed the
question OF sanitation. 1t was reported
that arrangements had been made with
the water works company and with large
plants on the river front 20. furnish an
ample supply OF water, Many of the
cutters were being flushed to-day and II
was said that practically every one In
the city would have running water In u
Tomorrow. A heavy rain storm visited
New Orleans this morning and assisted
In cleaning the streets. Commissioners
of public works MoGary said that he
would add materially 20 his force to-
morrow and that In a few days the city
would be In a cleaner condition than II
has been for years. Assurances were
given that the money required would bd
forthcoming to do all the work contem-
plated.
President oihphant, soon after he got
the report of the experts to-day wired
Governor Foster, who had requested to
be fully informed as to the situation ano
who Is cooperating with the board. DR.
Olllphant also notified the railroad COM
panles and others who had a special In
terest In the situation. The news was
generally spread through Louisiana and
the southern states and It is probable
that most OF the towns that have not
quarantined New Orleans Will now re-
fuse TO have any communication with
that city. The situation In this respect,
however, will not be much aggravated,
for the Crescent City has already been
bottled up for several days, DR.. Olh-
phant says this afternoon that dis-
patches were being prepared to be sent
TO the various boards OF health OF the
country officially aoquainting them with
the situation.
Acting Mayor Brittln has been on duty
throughout the day. He fears some
business injury of temporary nature
will result from the announcement OF the
existence of the seven cases, but he does
not think that the harm will be perma-
.nent or that anything has happened to
Justify an exodus from the city.
No Cause for Alarm.
1T have been through several epidemics
and have therefore had some expert
ence," said Mr.. Brlttln. Speaking ad-
vlsedly, do not see any reason why our
people ought to become frightened or
why they should care to leave town. The
mere announcement of the presence OF
several cases of yellow fever here simply
confirms an Impression that has been eH-
stent since II was officially reported
there were twelve suspicious cases. SIX
uf these cases have about recovered.
Four others are on the high road to re-
covery. OF the others two are quite III,
but there is no immediate reason to be-
lleve either will die. We have success
fully quhrantined these cases and until
the sickness gets beyond control. which
Is not the case now, we might Just as
we'll stay here and fight II out"
DR.. Lehman, who has been at Ocean
Springs for several days and Is a yellow
fever expert, has returned. DR.. Leh-
mann participated with the medical ex-
perts on the coast In the diagnosis OF
several cases OF fever there He says:
II went over to Ocean Springs to at
tend the poor who might be suffering
with that disease, answering number
OF calls, investigating the condition OF
convalescents and seeing few cases by
courtesy OF the attending physicians. l
concluded that as no yellow fever exist
ed, my duties were over"
Or. Lehman came direct from Ocean
Springs here, having, however, to under
go thorough fumlgntion OF his clothes
anu elIeCtt. Inc DOuTu VI Hthltll Ncle
gave him the permission to come here.
As there has since been considerable In
quiry as TO the right of physician TO
come from any infected district without
detention when the lay public is refused
permission, Secretary Patton. Of the
board OF health was asked for state
ment. He said:
"It Is the lnvariable rule In yellow
fever epidemlcs TO give the widest possl-
Bile latitude to physicians travelling. They
are presumed to understand thoroughly
the scientific means usually employed TO
destroy germs, about their person, In
their clothes and among their effects.
Generally they are successful In accom-
pllshlng this. Hence physicians rarely
carry their infection from one point to
another. But aside from this, somebody
with scientific knowledge must attend
the sick, and II we are going TO isolate
the physicians, simply because they
have been in infected towns or in contact
with yellow fever patients, we might just
as well sit down, fold our hands and let
the plague have full swing"