The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-20

Cholera SeiSe
Here Recalled
BY PRESENT SITUATION IN
NEW YORK.
Epidemic Occurred in Wheeling
Eighty Years Ago. Causing
Many Deaths.

In view Uf the fact that Wheeling
once suffered a terrible cholera cpl
demic, the present situation in New
York where the authorities are bait
ling TO stamp out the disease among
immigrants, is particularly interest
ing to local people.
Physicians of the Wheeling district
are examining every sick person they
are called upon 10 attend with ex-
IRENE care since the cholera spread
from Europe to tbs country. I'm
migrants landing at Ellis Island, New
York.. have brought the disease TO
America, and for weeks the death
/ rate in New York has been appalling
from this disease.
New York physicians have been
working hard since discovering the
spread OF the disease 70 this country.
Had they known. however. that i'm
migrants coming here had the dis
ease they could have prevented their
entrance and now that the cholera
has foothold IL is hard to prevent
its spreading. DIR. Doty, health Off
Ger OF the New York port in an in
teryiew in a New York paper states
. that he does not think there is any
danger OF the disease gaining a foot
hold on the American shores but
states that the spreading of the dis
ease in the crowded tenement dis
tricts would become n national men
ace. All immigrants now coming TO
this country are being closely ex-
amined. In Italy and other foreign
countries the disease has spread
with alarming rapiidity.
During recent months more than
two hundred foreigners that came
over to this country since the dis
ease spread have settled in the
Wheeling district. Many are en-
ployed in the mills and others in the
coal mines. While none have shown
any symptoms of having the plague
the physicians OF this vicinity are
closely guarding the spreading Of
the disease TO Wheeling. and all
foreigners that become sick are
given a very close examination.
Wheeline's Epidemic.
Some eighty years ago an epidemic
broke out in Wheeling and before
the plague was killed off large
number OF persons died. Nearly
twenty persons in 1892, in this Vi
cinity and their bodies were Inferred
on sisters island above this city TO
prevent the disease from spreading.
The bodies were taken to the burial
places during the night and after
short services were buried in un-
marked graves. II Was many months
before the authorities had the stu
alton under control ana the residents
became SO panic striker that many
left the city FOR the west.
The disease Was Al that time
brought 10 Wheeling by foreigners
who migrated mere from New York
II was thought that the epidemic
would spread al! over the United
States but il WAS checked before
spreading any further west than
wheeling. Extra physicians are aid
ins the GOvcrumcat physicians At
Ellis island and IN examining all
incoming foreigners for traces Of the
cholera ana any person having
symptoms oil the disease are sent
back 10 the port from which they
sailed.
Reports from London correspond
cnfs a." to The effect that in Italy
m" government has prevented any
news Of the spreading OF the disease
in that country from being sent TO
his country. u is reported that there
is an epidemic there that is claim
ing maay victims bur the news Is
ieiur checked in an effort To proven;
tourists from America becom ng
alarmed auI stunning tho country
Since f.c spreading 5i tho disease
the number OF Americans going "a
European countries this summer has
Le"u very SLIGHT. Many local persons
who 90 contemplated taking a
Europ .I .rip have postponed ~ until
the situation D. under control.