The Jersey City news., 1891-09-17

and ds Independent In its Uiet0s ON Gtl
local questions.
Reports Of social or other events intended for
publication in THE JERSEY Cry NEWS should
be sent promptly to the editor. The lapse of
several days between the occurrence of an
event and the sending in of report makes it
impossible to print it. News matter of all kinds
intended for the SUNDAY EDITION should,
when possible be in the hands of the editor
not later than Friday at noon.
MCKINLEY is on familiar terms with
royalty. He now apostrophises his
buttons .thusly:-Ah! there, Walesl
But the tin dodge exposure has
ruined the business and the Ohio
managers are now appealing to the
department clerks at Washington and
officials elsewhere to ''come down"
with little American ''tin."
Passaic Water and Typhoid Fever.
The evidence presented by THE
JERSEY CITY NEWS as to the prevail
ence of typhoid fever in this city is
clear and conclusive. 1t admits of no
doubt, A canvass Of the three hospi-
tails of the city shows thirty-four cases.
A partial canvass of the physicians
practicing in such parts of the city as
we have been able to reach shows
forty-two additional cases, making a
total of seventy six. There is no ex-
aggeration about this statement. 1t
is the actual record obtained at the
three hospitals and from twelve physi-
clans, all of good standing and prac-
tice. We do not know how many
physicians there are in Jersey City, but
we do know that twelve is but very
small proportion of the whole num-
Der. AS these twelve are but an
epitome of the entire number,
the reader has but to ascertain
the entire number of physicians,
and multiply them by three and
half, the average of the twelve
interviewed. to get pretty
clear idea Of the number of typhoid
cases actually existing in this city
today. We do not say that typhoid
fever is epidemic here, but we do say
that the disease is alarmingly pre-
valent, and the evidence substan-
tiates the statement.
As to the cause of the disease, the
evidence is quite as positive and di-
rect. The physicians say, unhesitat-
ingly, and without equivocation, that
the Passaic water is responsible for
every case of typhoid they have un-
der treatment. The public must ac-
cept this evidence or assume that the
physicians do not know what they are
talking about-in which case their
services cannot be of any value in
sickness.
So far as The News is concerned,
it has no purpose to serve in this mat
ter save to do it's duty as public
journal, to present the facts and warn
the people of their danger. We be-
lieve that the physicians are actuated
by the same spirit.
AS to matter of procuring water
supply from another source or at
least, from higher point on the
river, above and beyond Paterson.
Certainly the manner of obtaining
that supply, and the providing of
ways and means therefor are matters
for the public officials to attend to.
THE NEWS and the physicians of Jer-
sey City have done their duty in the
matter in presenting the facts as they
exist. 1t remains for the city authori-
ties to do the rest.
But the fact that Jersey City is in
dire need of pure and wholesome
water, from some source, and some
means, is a solid fact. 1t can neither
be controverted nor put down.