Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-23
GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
In the Smallpox Situation In Gilmer
COunty-Quarantine Soon to be
Raised.

special 10 the Register.
WESTON w. Va, February 22.-Prose-
cutting Attorney C. NJ. Bennett, of Glen
Vile, who is a member of the local board
of health of Gilmer county gave the Reg
lister the following report of the smallpox
situation tonight:
I'VE want you to publish to the outside
world that we have had smallpox. Tween
ty-two cases of the real old type. 1t was
no Buckhannon or Philippine itch. We
have had smallpox. Now, we believe it is
under entire control, this being the TWEEN
ty-first day without a single exposure
Well the quarantine has been kept. Many
cases in the surrounding country have
been attributed to Gilmer, and much in
justice done us by unwarranted and fab
ulous reports We have five cases at the
home of Floyd Rnehart, nearly all of whom
are well. The disinfection and cleaning up
of this household will probably not be
made for week yet. In the home of Carr
Bush, at Cox's Mills, there are six cases.
all now about we'll Woodford Bush and
his wife in the same ne:ghborhood; Newt
Springston at Newbern, and Sheriff Jacob
Moore at his home on Sand Fork are the
last cases, all of them very mild The
cases on star creek, ten of which were in
the family of Mr.. Bennett, were in Calhoun
county. Senator R. F. Kidd had the dis
ease in a mild form. 1t was combined
however, with fever which made him for
a while very sick man. In Chenille
proper we had the eight cases in the Goff
Hotel. Wherever an exposure appeared
it was Immediately quarantined. l attrib-
uted the stamping out of the disease so
n the 0l1icl- md az the
health board has taken The quarantine
against Gilmer has all been opened up with
the exception of Braxton county This
we understand. will be raised in the next
day or two, and probably would have been
done before this but for some delay in the
receipt of the necessary papers from the
State Board. Our mails are now going
forward and business is again resuming its
normal condition.
To-day the Lewis county board of health
released Jas. Ball, suspect, who has been
in quarantine at Roanoke for q days.
DR.. Mckinley, of Churchville, asks the
board of health to quarantine the home
of John hubert, near Churchville. The
only reason for wanting this done is that
there is to be a wedding at this house
next Tuesday and the groom coming from
an affected district, living between two
houses where there IS smallpox. The
board don't see just how they can comply
with Dr. McKinley's wish and will no
doubt recommend that the wedding be
postponed, as it will be their duty to i'm
mediately arrest the groom as soon as he
makes his appearance upon the scene.
Rev. w H. Burkhardt, of the Episcopal
church, was quarantined at his home here
this afternoon, as a smallpox suspect. Dr.
j. S. Lewis, of the local board of health,
gave out the following statement of Rev.
Burkhardt's condition tonight:
Rev. Burkhardt is suffering with a
slight eruption on the chest and back,
which has at this time no appearance OF
smallpox erruptions and has no constitu-
tional symptoms of the disease. His be-
ing guaranteed is purely a precautionary
measure
DR.. Lewis holds him awaiting develop
ments.
''Squib" Russell. who arrived at his home
near Jane Lew few days ago. coming of
the Short Line Railroad out Of Clarksburg
is broken out. 1t may be measles.
Harrison county to-day issued a strong
quarantine against her neighboring coun.
ties and the city of Clarksburg is oper
only to the citizens Of Harrison county.
Dr. A o. Flowers. of the State Board OF
Health, suggested 10 the Lewis county
health board that the cut off all travel be-
tween Lewis and Webster counties. DR.
Flowers says: I'VE have bad condition
of affairs at Camden-on-Gauley. We have
recommended strict quarantine. The PEG.
pie are now greatly excited and we find Il
hard matter to handle them"
Superintendent A. NJ. Lane, of this divis.
ion OF the Baltimore & Ohio. said tonight
The condition along this road Is more en-.
couraging now than at any time since tht
epidemic began. for the reason that the
medical profession have awakened to the
necessity of quarantining the cases as they
appear and with the present strict regula-
tions the disease ought to be stamped out
in a short time. We are now running one
passenger train from Weston Clarksburg
and return daily, and covering the balancs
of the line with a round trip mixed train
The passenger train to Clarksburg will
probably be taken off tomorrow unless
the Clarksburg quarantine against Levi:
and Upshur counties is modified
This cuts off all travel between westor
and Ciarksburg. The mail will be carried
on freight trains No. q and No "a. leaving
Clarksburg at 6 a. m. and arriving at Yves
ton at $50. and leaving Weston at 2:2o .
m and arriving at Clarksburg az $50 D. m
Suit Over a Railroad.
GREENSBURG, Pa, February 22.-
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