New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-06
NIC1RIGTI'S FINE CLTMATE.
DR.. sTrBBERr GIVES SOME INTERESTING IN
FORMATION or THE CANAL WORK
PANAMA \ GRAVEYARD.

PANAMA \ GRAVEYARD.
j. Edward stubbert chief surgeon Of the Nicaragua
Canal Company, arrived in hi, city on the steamer
Newport on Wednesday, and is staying at the sturtc
want House. where he By Tribune reporter
YESTERDAY Dr.. stubbcrt bring, glowing account
of the climate Nicaragua and that although he
Ia, been In nearly every climate in the world there
!, none Of them which he would prefer to Nicaragua.
The mercury in the thermometer ranges he says from
20 to degrees the year around, and, IN fact seldom
reaches these extremes.
The formal opening Of the actual work the canal
was begun the latter part Of October last year. ana
since August OF last summer there have been on an
average 800 men work on the canal, ard the DEAN
rat. during that time has been only one person every
six weeks, The diseases from which the men suffer
are chiefly mild forms Of trOpica. fevers ana Dr.
,tubbcrt SAYS that the death rate has only been ono
man out Of every 30 case, in the hospitals. mo
greatest number Of in the hospital III one Jay
WA, eighty during an epidemic. which did not prove
Al all virulent and the number OF patients IN
the bosnital each day from Angus. |. 1,o9. to the
r.S.nt time was about thirty. lie says that not ono
# The officers who wei; from the United states mas
died except in case II a'c'deh', VIZ"
which the climate had nothing to DO.
The doctor remarked that these hsuies
we're in strong contrast with the terrible uea'"r''o
among the workmcn the Panama ,anai.
The company, headquarters are at Greyiown' az
tho mouth Of the san Juan River This city Is inc
prncipal seaport town of Nicaragua. There the COM
many la, established a hospital which Is bult di'ef
rho plau Of the hospitals Of this city, ana StuDDcre
declares that II i a, fine an institution OF tae hhu
49, a, ,c f,nnd ,nlth Of New Orleans IL Is in charge
n, chief ,,lrccon who has assistants and corps
- trained nurse, To assist him. Ii will accommodate
80 u,ticn;, DR.. >Ubbcr does not think mat the
small death rate among tile men Is acoouh'c' io
-, IN, fact that most Of them are natives or men
,,,, jamaica for the reason that none Of those who
,t from the United states Ia, been fatally attacked
~, IN, fever The physical features Of the ground
hor, the eNcayatng j. to be done IS not suci a 10
,,. t,v,r, II /, principally solid ground or sand.
,d there i, little excavaiing to be done i'll s"ampy
e,,,uud consequently Or. >tuDbcrt does hot tLnh
,h,f there will be any serious epidemcs among ''c
,.,,.,., beside, the main hospital at Greytown
,hc,, arr. smaller hospitals all along the line, WHICH
o, connected with the main hospital by an ambulance
~ IN, tcnnorary hospitals but when patient becomes
rrinl.y III he Is Immediately removed 10 INC maui
hospital. .,. ,,,r, q, tho cast end Of
,h nal /, well under way. The breakwater AT
,o already - tends 5O2 Zee: ont into the sea and
j, advancing the rate Of ten feet Gay! Mhcn IL
n,N th, \tent of 800 feet. IL VIII furnish pro
,,i'', fnr shp> drawing fourteen feet OF water
,'d,inc an the inner harbor will be begun on .>pru
telegraph line has been bullt rom rrcNtoWn
- c.lilin which i, on top of the divide between
nh. \i,,r,.ula and the sea. y railroad nas aiicady
been surveyed between these TWO Places o
.hout seventeen miles. and the work o CONSTRUCTION
, The entire line Of the canal has been
rr,,,.d Of timber and before the end OF TINS month
,h..n viii he 200 men al work ON the actual con-
'.,,.,i"n ~ The canal. DR.. Stubbcrt came 10 New
Vnrl hy way Of Colon and Panama. The latter place
he found still a. sravey aiT nic d n ,hs
i,,",m, anal i, living abOut idle, but not WORKMAN
- =" in cen The hundreds of great steam shoNes
.shnre,nds of men who quietly mingled their bones
Min the dust In trying to accomplish an mpossiby.