Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-13

| Special to the Register.
WESTON, w. Va, February H.
Much feeling has been engendered and
many unkind words are being spoken
| against the inhuman acts of our ply
sicians in refusing to attend the wife
| of Porter Tough last night while in
| confinement.
The circumstances are peculiarly de-
plorable and have brought the blush
of shame to every man and woman
who has heard the facts.
The only reason given for the refus-
al to attend Mrs. Tough was that the
house was ~quarantined, as a precau-
~tionary measure, by the local Board OF
Health, because one of Mr.. Lough's
livery drivers, William Shearer, has
the smallpox.
There was no smallpox at the Tough
home, nor has there been any symp-
toms of the disease.
1t is true there may have been some
exposure but IL there were any it was
at the beginning of the outbreak of the
disease. Not a physician in the town
could be induced to wait upon the wo-
man, whose pitiful cries could be heard
a block away.
A nearby blacksmith, Bert Neff, left
his work and went into the house and
gave the woman attention, washing
and dressing the child.
This is Mr.. Bert Neff's statement:
when Porter Lough's house wa
auarantined, L was present, and
heard him tell the Board of Health
that his wife was looking to he sick
within the next month, SO the board
knew al about Mrs. LouRh' condi-
tion when they q~uarantined the
house.
al went to every doctor I'm town
and appealed to him to go and wait
upon the woman This they all re-
fused to do.
81 went for several and
could not get them 10 no because
the doctors refused TO go.
.In the absence OF Mr.. Tough I'm
search for some one, 1 could not
stand to hear the woman's cries and
went TO her.
eyes, IL In true that delivered,
washed and dressed the child. They
say 1 can be indicted for IL, but I
am ready to stand trial"
At Buckhannon some of the same
fraternity are also undergoing a siege
of criticism, all brought about by this
smallpox, chickenpox or PHILIPPINE
itch, the two latter names being Civ
en- the disease by four OF Buckhan-
mons physicians in a certificate set
ting forth the declaration that 1t Is
not smallpox. The local board OF
health of Upshur county is of the
opinion that it is smallpox and acting
upon that opinion have issued many
quarantine orders which, on account
Of the physicians certificate mention
ed above, were not obeyed. The peo-
pie Of Buckhannon are divided and
we are told the majority are In sym
pathy with and working In onnec-
| ton with the board. There are some
| physicians in B~uckhannon that do pro-
nounc 1t smallpox. DR.. Pifer pro-
ounee the case that he was called
to see, MIR. Outright, smallpox. He
says this was the only case he passed
upon. The churches were all opened
yesterday and to-day the schools were
opened. 1t is a peculiar coincident
that the physicians signing that GER
tifcate would not 90 in to see the
case.
Commencing tomorrow, on account
Of slack business. the railroad will
only run ms passenger train between
Weston and Clarksburg, leaving Wes-
ton in the morning and returning in
the evening. II is reported here that
there is seventeen cases Of smallpox
at Camden-on-Gauley. Three cases
are reported at Buckhannon, making
thirty in all.
WASHINGTON, February 12.-rAs
postoflce department has been In.
formed that the assistant ostmaster
at Reidsville, n. c., is thought to DO
suffering from smallpox Orders have
been issued to have the mail at THAI
place f~umigated, If necessary.