Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-01
WARNINGS WORK WAS DONE.
He Had Finished the Report on His
Cuban Mission.
New York Sun. s1st ultimo)


o'clock yesterday morning. The body was
consigned to the oven at 3 o'clock on
aturday night. and when the incineration
had been completed the ashes were placed
in an urn and sent TO Quarantine where
they will be held at Mrs. Warnings dis
posal.
The work OF fumigating and disinfect-
ing the Waring apartment, at 1I5 Second
avenue, was begun at o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon, and will not be completed
until this afternoon. The bedding. bed
linen. and clothing OF Colonel Waring, as
well as everything with which his body
actually came in contact, were removed
yesterday TO the Board Of Health's plant
at the foot of east Sixteenth street and
burned. The disinfectants used In fuml-
eating the apartment were sulphur and
formaldehyde. The fumes from these will
be allowed to permeate every room OF
the apartment until tomorrow.
Then the ceilings, walls, and floors of
the rooms and all the woodwork will lie
washed with a solution of bichlorlde Of
mercury, and every crack in the rooms
will be filed with this solution. This
done, the rooms will be thoroughly aired.
and tomorrow night Mrs. Waring, her
son. John p. Yates, and the nurse, Miss
under the observation of the health al
thorities for five days. At the end of that
time the quarantine will be raised.
THE QUARANTINE.
The three persons mentioned above are
now at the residence of Colonel Waring ,
physician. Dr. Daniel NJ. Stimson, IL west
Seventeenth street. DR.. Stlmson reported
last night that all were in good health.
The period of incubation of yellowfever
is five days after the first day Of cx-
posture. II was known definitely that
Colonel Warning had yellowfever on last
Thursday. Mrs. Waring. Mr.. Yates, and
Miss Gilillan were with him then. -,
therefore, they contracted the disease, It
will be definitely known to-day, and there
would probably have been some indica-
ton of approaching illness last night
What IL true I'm this respect of the MEM
bers Of the Warning family would also be
true of DIR. Stimson, who was exposed
quite rs much. and last night he was as
well as ever he was.
1t has been definitely decided to hold
neither public nor private funeral cere-
monies for Colonel Warning. and there will
be no memorial services Colonel Warlng
had personal dislike not only for public
funerals. but for funeral ceremonies OF
any kind. He had an implicit faith In the
Christian religion; so. like the late Rev.
DR.. Magoun. of Philadelphia, he believed
that death should be the occasion for re-
joicing rather than for tears. The family
believe. therefore. that to have neither
funeral ceremony nor memorial service
would be conforming to Colonel Waring' S
wishes, had he been able to express them.
FrorI what DR.. StimsOn said last night
1t is not so easily understood how Colonel
Warning contracted yellowfever. 1t is
true that he made a general tour of in
spectiOn of Habana and other Cuban
cities chat he might learn from personal
observation just what the sanitary con-
dition was and how 20 improve 1t. After
that. however. he directed the work from
the headquarters he established in the
Cuban capital. DR.. Stimson said that Col
onel Warning told him that he had work.
ing under him four or five efficient young
engineers. Having made his general in
spection. he told his assistants where to
go and what to do, and they acted upon
his instructions, making written reports to
him every night. DR.. StimsOn added that
under those circumstances 1t was difficult
to understand how Colonel Warning, tho
roughly familiar with the laws OF
hygiene, and knowing, from experiences
in Memphis and New Orleans, Just how
to take care of himself in a fever-infected
country. had contracted the disease.
HIS WORK DONE.
II was also learned from Or. Stimsoh
that Colonel Waring died with his work
practically done The President sent him
to Cuba to select camp sites for the army
of occupation, to report upon the sanitary
condition of Habana and other Cuban
cities, and to suggest means Of I'M
proving that condition. Camp sites We're
recommended some time ago, and when
the troops go to Cuba they will camp
upon ground selected by Colonel Waring
The report on the other and greater
question of sanitation and the scheme for
improving il was practically completed
when Colonel Waring arrived in New
York. The President and all those In
Washington who are deeply interested in
this question may now know that the re-
port i'm tripicate, was among the papers
which We're most carefully disinfected. II
will be returned to Mrs Waring, who
will probably forward IL at her convent
ence 10 the President. The report is said
to be very voluminous, and 1t is said that
II includes the story, in minute detail, or
the sanitary condition of Habana and a
plan for a complete system of drainage
and sewerage, which Colonel Waring be-
lieve would rid Habana forever OF yell
low-fever. 1t is said that the plan may
be applied TO all Cuban cities.
1t calls, 1t Is said, for the expenditure OF
many millions OF dollars. but Colonel
Waring reminded the President In his re-
port II is said. that the money now need
ed should have been expended 20 years
ago. and the work to be done now Is 10
clean up the filth of two centuries, as
well as perfect sanitary conditions for
the future 1t is said that Colonel Warning
expressed the belief in his report that II
his plan shall be adopted citizens or the
United States will be able TO visit Cuba
with safety at any time Of the year, and
that there will be little danger OF yellow
fever being brought TO the United States
from Cuba.
All Colonel Waring wanted to do 10 the
report after he got home was TO revise
it and make few amplifications to some
of his recommendations. These. DR.. Slim
son said. can be made by man who was
with Colonel Warning in Cuba and was
familiar with all the details OF his plans
This man returned with Colonel Waring.
DIR. Stimson did not mention the name or
this man, but II is inferred that he re-
ferred to the Colonel's private secretary
Mr.. Hill.