Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-08

Twenty-Four-Ons Hundred and Finy Renova Families Hom eiess. JoHNsrowN, June 6.-Warm and sultry was the weather yesterday. The odors that assailed one's senses as he wandered through the wrecked town were almost overpowering.
 Sickness, in spite of tho precautions and heroulean labors of the sanitary au- thorities. Is on the increase. and the fears of epidemic grow with every hour.
 Ut Is our impression" said Dr. T. l.. White. assistant to the state board of health, ''that there Is going to be great sickness here within the next week."
 Five cases of malignant diphtheria have been located on Bedford street. and as they were in different houses they mean five starting points Tor disease. All this talk about the dangers of epidemic is not exaggerated, as many suppose, but Is founded upon experience.
 "There will be plenty of typhoid fever and kindred diseases here within week or ten days in my opinion. The only thing that has saved us thus far has been tho cold weather. That has now given place to summon weather, and no one knows what the next few days may bring forth. Tho men are living principally upon salt meat, and there is a lack of vegetables. have been here since Sun day, and have not tasted fresh meat but once since that time. I am only one kof the many.
 "Of course the worst has passed for the physicians, as our arrangements are now perfected and each corps will be relieved from time to time. Twenty more phy- sicians have arrived from Pittsburg, and many of us will be relieved. But the opinion is general among the medical men that there will be more need for doc- tors in a week hence than there is now"
 Dr. A. L. Sibbell, of the state board of health. Is now in charge of the sanitary headquarters. He says:
 "We are using every precaution known to science to prevent the possibility of epidemic. Our labors here have not been confined to any particular channel but have been extended in various direc- tions. Disinfectants, of course, are first in importance. and they have been used with no sparing hand. The prompt cre- nation of dead animals as fast as discoy- cred Is another thing which we have insited upon.
 "We have committee. too, that super intends the burial of the victims at the cemeteries. It is of the utmost import ance in this wholesale interment that the corpses should be inferred safe distance beneath the surface, in order that their poisonous emanations may not find exit through the crevices of the earth.
 Another committee Is making house to house inspection throughout the stricken city to ascertain the number of inhabitants in each standing house, the number of sick and to order the latter to the shospital whenever necessary. One great danger Is the overcrowding of houses and novels. and that is prevented as much as possible by the free use of tents upon the mountain side."
 SoAho OA Cuo Acu hIc QultLlnK wOfk. They complain that the stench of the decayed bodies Is so strong that 1t sick ems them and drives them from their labor,
 The dread of an epidemic to complete the devastation of Kernvllle people who were saved from the flood has been rea- lized. The most malignant form of diphtheria has broken out. Already number of cases have been reported at headquarters. It Is feared that the ma lignant disease will make short work of those who escaped the waters.
 Dr. O'Neill, surgeon of the First regi- ment of Philadelphia, assisted by Mrs. Clara Barton, the head of the Red Cross society, has been appointed to take charge of the sick and look after and de- wise means to retard the growth of diph- theria.
 Captain William R. Jones' supern- tendent of Carnegie's great works at Braddock, says 1t will take to July !. give Johnstown even a rough clcai up. In reference to the best way to