New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24
YELLOW FEVER.
c,rDcroN. GENERAL, WYMAN THINKS
THAT OUR SOLDIERS MIGHT "oAND
AGAINST IT IN CUBA.
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To-d,v asked Dr. Walter Wyn;an Snpe G,ice
c,Ir,Nnr; C;cnrr1l OF tho Marine liospal to
and Chez of the United States quarantine
u.J I'm The event # rapid camraicn by an A dsrs
can "'nn|i',nc s1v a month what are the chan,C,
of yellow fever Infection: po'h rs ~ t ryc'r,I9
the 9@p$ re vas "a great d,al would de-
pend u1on the ,0or,GGrhicl d:srosition of the
uOo, i,. n5 ihcr thorough sanitation. and unon
ihs ftvS AKA of modern hsicnc me surcs
Tho Amy medical officers thoi Ou5ny u'i"' ,hn
AM Hr'!gsdrtcnorai George NJ sternhcTg has
had large experience with yc"Qw vhcfhrr
such c1iagn would be very danS'f ,Too, or T Tb
n It re- n a0ol SS" to f'S I y cS
The problem can ONLY D. SoiE,u ~ ,ybntbrr our
adrnnc(d knowledge q the nature OF } eow i'svr
our modern samitary the ne ana FnJ oTr arp
aiccs FOR disinfccton. VIII or will not cnan ,o a
iargc bod Of to conduct military Opera toH
in Cuba AZ this season with rcasoabie sai'! rom
The disase 1t may be found that such a cam cam
pain can be w4ged with comparatve nnIryoT
from FOYER on the part Of our trG}oIS. "o"''''
tn result is rot iorcS"h' 'o''u5I ,, actual
n,c'siti,. ana tNecicics Of var would neccsslrils
int,,fcr oIocwhai with any ,icf5u' ESi"G and
hyrenc ana sanitation tiAi mSi' ~ ~ J..r,r
its success would lnhcly GCp,nd upon Imo reil,s
accrlliug from Il thorough enforce ln'h' ana I'"l''
only a partial cnforc cement would Doubtless y, I'M
nmade to understand clearly that the success oI
then arms. tncr health ara tn,M N's r I,u Of
the Military rnlrs Lid down vcil-nigh porf,ct
ana urscn, cmerscnces Of Practical wariarc. ~, a.
PROLONGED residence in the tropics WEAKEN, W.
physical vitality and renders ratcn, less aHs o 90
troops time to time relic ng e%rh o'n,r; ana
the pix Of phys.cal condition The chanc'5 OF ,1r
walton by the tropical climate G. 'Uo' "ou'u ~
reduced 10 minimum
TIE RETURNING ARMY.
next asked DR. wyman: What precautions
could be taken to prevent the retuTninE army io"'
He answ"rcd "Thc troops could be subjected to
careful sanitary inspection Immediately on ,m,sl
urcs could be- adopted. An army say OF %'vD' OF
1000 men. could be oncamped in the SoTin'in ny
lands and treated precisely as our smaller dchn-
ton camps are now treated The Sclentimc iiim-
S,ed on are now so Thoroughly UNDERSTOOD
army cncampcd upon high ground could have at
Who have been exposed to infection could be Do,
talned under ohseryaiiSn and mg fGTI yiS S
fever camp. for the reception OF chance caS.S ne
army me1 no Ro Soq sl Tenp" m 'h"R its 'G
and they had noi beGn cNroaen TO nl''io"; ''
ported elsewhere With perfect saieiy anh n d,s
perscd. If the army or part OF i' n@G D' n
tho troops clothing might be necessary We no"
haye d,entIon barrack, WIN c4lacy y, 'i @h
erman's Island. of cape Chailcs at N Gnrtaitc
capable OF accommodating eight hundred persons
off cape Iienlopcn. opposi" Delaware i'rcak%a
Miss. another at Mount Vernon Barracks. All.
another at Camp Hutton fifteen miles from N'"-
Orleans. Id; and detention camp al W1yyi' -
Vile Ga. Thee sample on small seal" OF
what can be established on large scale. to meet
tho requirements OF an army. 80 ,
obviously. the proolcm Of as.grns The nsah = =
the returning army and preventing u" Sh,Hh OF
Infection in this country IL 4 les difficult one
than that Of insqrine immunity 70 an army OF IN,
vcstrnen, in cuba. Any posslbl" clash hri"'' n
the local and Sta.e quarantine authorities IN
Southern ports and tho National quaraniin" au-
thOrilies could b. readily ohNIitod 10y the enact
nent OF legislation the lines Of the N"si-' T.
ferry bill. now pending in he senate. ant IN IN.
absence
excrtcd to insure the safety Of our people 10y the
domination Of Federal over local and stat" rcsu-
EtiOns.
NO YELLOW FEVER NOW.
Although it is 1ow only three weeks time be-
fore The rainy season begins in cuba. the adyiccs
received at the headquarters of the United States
Quarantine Service here show TIN, there IS no
more yellow fever in cuba now than there was
mcnt OF yellow fever IN cuba docs not begin until
tho latter part of July. continuing through the
month of August
prevalent comparatively speaking, in cuba on the
high grounds back Of the shore lines is be
Novcl that the cause Of the heavy Spanish NOR
tn fact that tn" Spanish troops hay" been con
ccntratcd mainly at the svaporls. which are most
triton and the wcI-knpwn Spanish di.rosaid for
modern sanitary precautions are said TO have
added materially to tn" mortality ~ IN" Spanish
Army in Cuba. The fever prevails chiefly in those
scapOrts Of Cuba which have filthy and antiquatcd
sewers and rotten Old Wharycs Indeed. the CON
dition Of the sewers and wharvcs seems to be an
index the sanitary condition. and key 10 tho
death rate Of the Cuban scapOrts with respect to
yellow fever
Service has recently placed in the hands Of the
Surgeon General of the Navy a complete map Of
the h: rbor Of Havana. marking the location Of
wharvcs that are VIGOROUSLY dangerous and that
IA been