The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-15
g NEW FLU"
CASES IN Z DAYS
nEpozTEp TO CITY health VoN
MISSIONER Wu,LIANS-OTF1:
GALS DISLIKE OHIO
CLOSING ORDER.
Appeal Being Made to Have Edict BE-
eciuded-Would Work Great
Eardsh1ps.

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Eardships.
! During tho past fnrty-eiGht honrS
; thlrty-twu new cases nf SPahiSn ~
gucnza have been reported l." Dr. NJ :rL H.,
! Williams city health commissioner. TN;
! threatened epidemic has not assume
any serious aspect rs yet. and health
officials are doing NIL within their po"nL
! to keep the disease under 'ontFot I
avoid conditions prevalent in olhcF
! cities. ,:o G-s+
Since October L. when the disease ilrSt
| put in its appearance III the CITY; Lof
| cases have been reported 10 hcaitn lGn ,,I
quarters, and 1t Is estimated thal arr 10y
! so per cent, or half. OF the ones ~
| fcctcd with the disease lliare reco'rrcn
! and are back at work. while many otheES
are on the road to recovery. ,,r
| No deaths have been repoHtcd otheF
than the two last week IN II co' ,Iir W. mhn
| ily although there are Two or thIce WIZ
are in n critical condition. ano u Is ca.
! pcctrd that they will succuhp " INT
! disease at any moment. s
! The situation locally is very SauS!Ac
| tury. although il is too early To state
| iusi when the disease will be gotten III
| such condition that the quarantine ca''
DO raised. AL pool ro"tns' tncatetiSSi;
| schools, etc. still remain closed, anu VIZ
remain closed until II mere fn op ~
| no Canes on Ohio Side.
Martins Ferry and bridgeport oticlhls
! report that these cities nave mus lut
! ESCAPED the disease entirely. ana u l;as
| gixcn no signs OF appearing yell lEailh
offriuis are Watching for the first sign
| Of the Spanish jniiucnZa ana every pros
| Drctjy, ease will be under Il strict quar-
| untinc. ,,
! AZ midnight las, might an order went
! into effect whereby IL streets cars ceased
| operating between the Ohio and west
Virginia sides Of the river. lh!s WAS
done nj the instigation Of the Ohio SIDE
ufirials. aud local men al!egc That this
| order was taken In retaliation I" INC
closing order which was requested "f
! Martins Ferry and Bridgeport oihclaiSc
by Wheeling health officers. TINS VII!
| have very serious cncCt on l"|dl IN
dustrial conditions. and local oilc't. -
are raising a vigorous protest against II.
People will have 10 take the FERRY over
! to this side of the river or else walk
IL is understood that special nernils
| will have to be Procured before one can
pass from one state To the otner:
Following is the protest tclepraphed
| to Surgeon General Rupert Blu" "I mo
United States public health service, Al
Oct. IA. 1918.
Surgeon General Rupert Hue. u. $: Pub
lie Health Service. Washington. u. c.:
Your Telegram October 18TH regarding
request to Ohio state health commits
sioncr for dosing order for ON" town
opposite Wheeling umitS town OF
I.
in YOUR wire To- Ohio authorities.
Morning papers state health depart
mcnts Of Martins Ferry and bridgeport
declared quarantine against wheeling
To take effect midnight this datc. rms
constitutes Interstate quarantine. ana
We feel retaliation for Uar request Tor
closing order.
10 not consider quarantine order prac-
tica bic or enforceable. II enforced, means;
serious interference with industries in
this ncighburhood.
'''' NJ q. WILLIAMS.
Health CenitIssioncr.
Following is n copy OF - telcEra'n
sent 10 pr. S. L.; Tepson state health
/ commissioner or West Virginia:
Wheeling. W. Va, oct. Il. 1918.
Or. s. l.. Jepson. state Health Commits
; siUncr. Charleston. W. Va:
Understand health departments ni
Martins Ferry. bridgeport and probably
I!cllairr will put into effect ut midnight
quarantine order against Wheeling. This
! is retaliation tor our effort 10 get closing
order In those towns. Have they power
To institute interstate quarantine
knowing local conditions. you real'Z,
how Impossible Of enforce mcnt such
order without seriously interfering witn
industries IN this whole neiEhh"rho
many doing 100 per cent. war work. .
Hope you will MAKE vigorous protest
to columbus and Washington. Surgeon
General blue requested Ohio state ant
lhoritieS TO rlusr thes'. towns yesterday.
NJ l.. WILLIAMS.
Health Commissioner
| CITY. Health Commissioner Williams
sent the following telegram L" the stat"
health commissioner Of Ohio:
Wheeling. w Va. Oct. II. 1918.
J. r.. Bauman. State Health Cumnis-
Sioncr. Columbus. O.:
! Protest most vigorously against re-
ported Tuarantln" order by Martins
Ferry and Bvidgcpnr, against Wheeling
You knox such nrdcr cannot be- en-
forced without prohibiting ali inter
course between these towns. Less dra$
tic action would do not good. II nil in
, tcrcourSc is prohibited serious inicricr-
rnrr with Industries on war work would
result.
II. Il. WILLIAMS,
Health Comm SSiOncr<
Charles N. hctchum. business man:
agcr OF the Wheeling sub-distrIct and
member ~ the war industries board
, sent the following protest Ia DR.. ). L.
JepSon. slate director OF. PUBLIC health
at Chnrlcston: Surgeon General kuparl
Blue L. = public hralth service. Wash
ington. u. G., and j. Il. HauTnan. state
: commissioner Of public health. C"run-
bus. o..
U'rrr You tn stop reported action nl
LOCAL health authorities Of Martins f9rry
and Bridgeport O.. TO establish 4uaran-
tine against Wheeling. Is vicious re.
talation for reasonable request ol
Wheeling health authorities that Ohio
saloons ana amusement places CloSc
temporarily tn prevent spread az in
flurnza. Quarantine unnecessary. and is
i.Seriuus Interference with Interstate
transportation Of employees uf preference
industries threatening vital productinn
.CHAS. NJ. kErCHUM
| Bushes Manager Wheeling Sub-Dis-
lrct. War Industries Board
Local officials arc an1 inusly awaiting
further Developments IN the ease. and
expect health officials Of Ohio and Yves:
Ill
which will remove all faint OF rctaia.
tory measures 10 the affair. M friction
! is wanted between this and the other
side OF the river, because ut this time
! the closest Of cooperation is necessary
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