The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03
MANY SMALLPOX Cases
The Disease Raging in Parts of
West Virginia
Marine Hospital Physician Called I'm
to Aid the AuthOrIfies-The MaIody
Os n VtruIent Type-cburciies and
schools Closed in CIarksburE by
order of the Board of Health

CLARKSBURG, W Va. Dec 3--The
smallpox situation in Clarksburg and Hsr-
rfson county is admitted 10 be serious.
The situation became so alarming last
week that DR. Flowers, of the State Board
OF Health, wired the United States Marine
Hospital for an expert to come here and
pass his judgment upon the outbreak and
the best means of handling it. Dr. c. W.
Billings. Of Baltimore, arrived on Friday
and made personal examination of nine
teen cases located at various points
between this city and the Rinehart Rail-
road camp at Wallace. He pronounced
them all smallpox and of viralent type.
About Wallace he found Iwenty-one
cases. Seventeen other cases were found
in The territory Immediately surrounding
Ciarksburg- There are ten patients in the
city pesthouse and a number of suspects.
Thus far none of Clarksburg's neighboring
towns has quarantined against this city,
and the promise is that they will not do
so if the health authorities continue their
efforts 70 keep the disease isolated.
All the cases thus far encountered in
Clarksburg and Immediate vicinity are ii
rectly traceable to the action of the coun-
moving the guards about the smaIIpox-in-
! fected railroad camps the day before the
election, the people infected and known
/ TO have been exposed to the disease could
go to the polls to vote. Nearly all of
/ them were negroes, and their votes were
wanted Three of these fellows actually
broke out with the disease while walking
about the streets of Clarksburg and lott
ering in the saloons and other resorts
,
ali been closed by order of thes board of
health.
PIEDMONT. ". Va, Dec. 3.-For the
frst time in more than thirty-fve years
the yellow flag waves in Piedmont, W NJ
Richey, proprietor of restaurant on
Childs Avenue. having developed a severe
case of smallpox. He had been sick for
nearly z week but failed to call in ply
Fician until yesterday morning. As soon
rs the nature Of the disease was discover
ed the County Board OF Health was mott
fed. DE- West. OF Keyser, president, and
Dr.. T. I. Kalbaugh, OF Piedmont. visited
the patient and pronounced his disease a
severe case of smallpox
The Richey building was promptly quar-
antined. the yellow flag displayed and ev-
cry precaution taken 10 prevent the spread
Oh the disease. The Richey building is the
only structure on that square Is four sto-
ries high and is occupied by Richay and
family, MT. Dean and family, couple of
Offices. meat market, restaurant. ana bar
Der shop, all of which are closed 1t is
presumed q smallpox patient must have
stoppet. at the restaurant Richey has
family. The building is owned by his un-
Gle. Daniel Richey, who conducts the meat
market IN partnership with Major J. w. W.
Davis.
All physicians in town are busy vacei-
mating children Should other cases de-
L
services, lodge meetings and other public
gatherings forbidden. But little uneasi-
ness is felt by the citizens of Piedmont.
All Baltimore and Ohio trains pass the
front OF the quarantined building
CHARLESTON. W Va, Dee. 3-Arother