The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-23
4 SANITARY Chief
Career Of Col. Waring,
Who Cleaned NY. City.
An Associate of GreeIey-WOrk at
Memphis and New Orleans.
Gave Up HIS Life in Havana.
~. Y. Tribune

Colonel Waring who died at Havana
Of yellow fever recently, was born in
Pound Ridge. y. Y, on July I, 1888,
and received his education in Pough-
.keepsie. where he studied engineering.
He also took a course IN agriculture
and agricultural chemistry. under the
late Professor James J. Mapes. His
lectures in 1853 attracted the attention
of Horace Greeley, and so won his ad-
miration that he made the young stu
dent manager Of the famous Greeley
experimental farm at Chappaqua, y. Y.
He remained at this farm for three
years, and in 1857 was appointed drain
age engineer of Central Park, q place
which he held for four years. 1t was
he who designed the present drainage
system of the park, and laid out the
beautiful rows of elms on the Mall.
At the outbreak of the Civil war he
went 10 the front as major of the
Garibaldi Hussars. Later he raised a
cavalry squadron in this city. which.
was known as the Fremont Hussars.
Afterwards transferred TO the Depart
ment of the Southwest, he received his
title of colonel. being appointed com
mander Of the Fourth Missouri Cavalry.
In 1867 he established himself in New
port as manager of the Ogden farm,
where he lived for ten years.
Colonel Warning first attained promi
hence at the time of the outbreak of
yellow fever at Memphis in 1878; when
he changed the sewerage system of that
city by introducing methods of his
own, which separated house drainage
from surface drainage. His system has
since been adopted in large number
of American cities as we'll as in some
towns abroad. In 1882 Colonel Waring
was appointed a member OF the Ma
| rional Board of Health, a position
which he held for a number of years,
land in 1894 he became assistant en-
gineer of New Orleans.
Mayor Strong selected Colonel War
ling Commissioner of Street Cleaning
| for this city on December 30. 1894. He
accepted the position, and on January
i15 took charge of the department, sue
feeding Commissioner Andrews. He
lremained in office until Tammany re-
turned to power on January l last.
During his administration the Depart
ment of Street Cleaning was thorough
iTy reformed and reached high degree
LOT efficiency. In fact, it can be said that
for the first time during the present
generation the streets were thoroughly
lcleaned. The employees Of the depart
ment were uniformed, their work was
lsystematized and the streets of this
lefty were not only cleaned, but kept
lclean. Colonel Warnings methods were
lat first ridiculed by Tammany, bur
when their results became apparent th'
iridicule ceased.
When it was determined TO send {
Government Commission to Cuba fol
the purpose of selecting camp sites il
the island and making provision TO
sanitary improvements in the principa
Cuban cities. Colonel Waring was pu
at the head of the commission. II
was appointed by President McKinle.
October ID, and started for Cuba sool
afterward. He spent several weeks Of
the island, and made a special study o
conditions in Havana, with the view O
suggesting plans for perfecting the san
ftary arrangements of that city an
Icleaning out the harbor.
He was a member of the Centur
|. Club, the Players and the New Englan
Society. He was also president of tn
City Club, and one of its most efficien
workers. \ volume of stories write
, by him, entitled Whip, Spur and Sad
die" as we'll as number OF tales {
travel, including THE Bride of tn
Shine A Farmers Vocation an
The Tyrol and the Outskirts of III
Alps made him eligible for member
ship in the Authors Club.