New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-09
THE CAMP" A PEST HOLE.


THE CAMP" PEST HOLE.
HEALTH INSPECTORS REPORT AGAINST IT
CoxEY EXPECTS To GO HOME SOON
Washington. May (Specia)-It is possible that
the District Commissioners will now see their way
clear to some action to avert the imminent danger
to the public health on account or Coxeys putres-
cent ''camp" The Health Ofiicer to-day trans
mitted to them a report signed by ten of the med-
cal sanitary inspectors and physicians to the poor
who have made a thorough inspection or the camp
under instructions from him. This report Iuiiy
bears out the statements made In these dlspatches
last night Among other things these officials say:
AT one point the earth being thrown up
beneath a large tent which. seemingly had just
been placed there. which apparently was Tor the
purpose OF raising the ground high enough TO pre-
vent water from entering the tent during ram
storms This earth was of the fouest character
being composed OF all sorts OF filth, consisting OF
garbage vegetable and animal matter. recently
deposited there. The surroundings OF THIS square,
including the premises inside the renee are so TAI
as the surface indicates. OF germ-breedihs ch"'
acter likely TO cause all forms OF contagious and
Infectious diseases. The hospital tent is also uSeu
for a commissary department. and Is located IN
what might be termed a mud hole. The earth In
nearly all portions Of the ground Is spongy ana ~
composed principally OF decomposed vegetable anu
animal matter The horse stables are located III
ono NJ tho upper portions o, .te square. c-d he
IN tho ground lodging in the trenches and pools
A, present there is no outlet for this\ except by
evaporation and absorption. making the surface
marshy and damp.
! The men composing this so-called army sleep
| on straw laid on bare ground Of this character
which makes IL necessarily injurious TO their health
In view OF the condition OF this square as we nave
| described II, We OF the opinion that IL ~
| entirely unfit for human habitation. ana 'hat II
| should be vacated at once TO avoid possible cpl
/ Ia ff he
| Ing neighborhood. well as TO the Inhabitants ol
| the whole district. II Is menace TO health "hich
| cannot be overlooked. and we would recomrehu III
| the strongest language. that immediate Steps "
taken TO have IL vacated In the interests OF te p
lie health Of the ,ope % the District OF 'olun'la'
ar course Marshal" Browne regards this report
as a great outrage and he dehanty declares that
the camp" Will not be abandoned until AFTER III
"peaccable and legal means OF resistance hdFe
been exhausted. He afford 10 take inns atu-
tude, for far from exposing ms precious I'' IN
TO the discOniOrts anu cl@hsttlS bn,ci and lives
camp" he sOjOurns at hrst-ciass hot.i' a. 10
,eople OF Washington" whose contributions to me
cause" flow into the hands OF General CoNry ailn
phvsicians and sanitary officers will only acccntu-
ate in the minds OF the great mass OF the o., ~
people the fact that their Representative ~ VIZ 1
city VINO cane ory by the highest motives Of
patriotism, are being made the victims OF sPec'o"'
This person issues a daily address TO his com
rades ~ the Commonweal" which Is read IN the
camp The chief feature Of it Is acknowleis-
ncnt of contributions" % food and clothing the
former consisting mainly OF perishable ana uh-
salabe stuff begged In the cry Warkc'H' ~ ~" ne
address issued last night. after giving Ist o,
these contributions" the Marshal says mat
two meals day Is all we can AFFORD on account
of contributions and cash on hand Those VINO are
dissatisfied remember that they are JUST rs
welcome to go as 10 come TO me ora gvaru no a.,
crossed the mountains 1t ~ not necessary lot me ~
tell them to stay on guard ..,,o o.. ,,,ch
pains as Browne does To- say mat thelr resls,tns'
10 removal from the plague breeding spot where
they receiving two Tree ealo Gay T G 9c
thai a few days Of rest ana regular recurrence Oh
meals has the anG mem 0' wb
dragged their weary. aching limbs down Pennsyl,,
rather than walked to their present encanpmeht
are getting strong and as vigorous as ther NATURE,
week ali they thought Of. dreamed o. crayed ana
prayed for was food Now they are beginning again
and Coxey and tank about their rights Many Of
cur when the other "industrials" get here and Con
eress persists in its refusal to listen to their petit
lions Every one OF these men y abIe 10 arrest az
a vagrant. and II they were individually subsistn6
the proceeds OF public 6egSsfy ns m or
the authorities would make short work 9I ,ne
to them from different parts Of the country. ana
that they will then be able In some way 10 OBTAIN
General Coxey, however. has announced that as
soon az he car obtain hearing before the House
cS2ed Sne on DAY get Of the
prosecution which he so fooshly invited ne VIII
then under the leadership Of his vagabond mar.
shals," several OF whom are reputed to be violent
and desperate men, II IL not difficult to foresee es-
peclally II they receive the renforcements when
they anxiously expecting.
THE WEST SENDING ITS DEAD-BEATS EAST.
Fergus Falls Mimi, May San "industrar or
ganizer who was here with wing OF the "army.'
in an interview said that 5000 raised in Butte
to help take the "army" which he organizing
from the West to the East He says that other
cities on the coast raising large sums to SEND
unemployed workmcn East. They care nothing
about the effect the movement IL expected to have
upon legislation, but II Is cheap and popular way
to return to the East large number OF men VINO
came "out West during the boom days on the
coast, and who are now drug In Western cities
While the organizer was here a wealthy man gave
him a list of. l04 undesirable citizens. and offered
him $40 a head for many OF them as he would
take East the money payable when he reached
Pittsbure so that the men Will not drift back al
once. The West, IL is asserted. has been getting
the dead and undesirable citizens OF the East
and is now shipping them back by the freight train
load
CREEK