Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-30


DlTIoN OF THE CITY-HE CAME
HOME LAST TUESDAY AND TOOK
TO his BED AT ONCE-SKILL OF
DOCTORS PROVED UNAVAILING
AND HE DIED OF THE DISEASE
HE HAD BEEN so SUCCESSFUL IN
COMBATTING-THE BODY GRE
MATED.
New York, October 29.-Col. George
! E. Waring, Jr., died of yellow fever to-
[ day at his home in this city. where
he had been since he arrived from Ha-
vana ON the Yucatan on Tuesday last.
He was 81 years of age.
DR.. Blauvelt, who had been attend
| ing Col. Warning during his illness, was
| summoned to the house at one o'clock
| this morning. He found that Colonel
| Waring had been attacked with the
| black vomit. This symptom continued
| all morning without cessation. Every
, thing possible was done for the dying
man, but he only lived until quarter
| of eight.
President Murphy, of the Board of
Health, was informed of the death Of
! Col. Waring within five minutes after
| ii occurred. Dr. Roberts, the sanitary
| superintendent, was ordered to have
| the body placed in a Theoretically
sealed casket Immediately. Mr.. Muir
| ply also gave orders that every pre-
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| spread of the disease. He said that
| extraordinary precautions would be
| taken to this end.
Col. Warning had been sent to the
city of Havana as a special commits
sioner of this government to ascertain
the exact sanitary condition Of that
city and to form ideas for the best
methods for putting the place in first
| class sanitary shape. He was to report
! to the President, and on the day he
returned he said that he expected to go
to Washington the next day. He said
he felt unwell, but it was not thought
| he had more than an ordinary illness
| He said he had a great deal of infor-
nation which he thought would be Of
service to the President. The plan Of
the commission was to place the city
| CT Hanava and the coast towns of Cuba
in such good sanitary condition that
| the recurrence of yellow fever and its
entrance into the gulf cities of the
| United States would be prevented.
Col. Waring was apparently well
when he left Havana, and he felt only
slightly i'll during the latter part Of the
voyage, but when he reached his home
| he was obliged to take to his bed. 1t
was then discovered that he was suf-
| fering from yellow fever. He immedi-
ately was isolated in his apartments on
the ninth floor Of the Rutherford, the
| apartment house in which he lived.
There are nine families in the house.
Precautions were taken TO prevent
| the spread Of the disease. NJ one but
the physicians and Mrs. Warning, who
| had had the disease, and is therefore
! ing Everything that was taken IN or
out of the apartment in which he was
! lying was dislnfected. Inspectors of
the Beard of Health were stationed at
and in the house to prevent people
| from getting near to the sick man. The
! doctors at first did not think that the
| case was a malignant one. When Col.
Warnings temperature rose to los,
however, The physicians became alarm
ed. and the case was considered in its
most serious form, and Col. Waring
was treated accordingly. 1t was plain
| he was getting worse. The black
vomit, the most serious symptom, was
| fought off until l o'clock this morning.
President Murphy, of the Board of
Health, states that the body will be
| taken to Swinburne Island and Gre
mated this afternoon. There will be
no funeral services.
The father, mother, brother and
three sisters Of Mrs. Waring died of
yellow fever in New Orleans some
| years ago.
| Col. Waring was born in Poundridge,
N. Y, Sc years ago. He had a thor
| ough training as an engineer, and he
| took special course in agricultural
chemistry under the late Prof. Mapes.
| In 1857 he was appointed agricultural
and drainage engineer of Central Park,
and its present drainage system was de-
| signed by him. 1t was he who planned
| the two magnificent rows of elms on
| the Mall. He went to the front in the
Civil war as Major of the Garibaldi
| Hussars. He was transferred to the
Department of the Southwest and
| served as colonel of the Fourth Mis-
souri, Cavalry. Mayor Strong appointed
Col. Waring street cleaning commits
sioner on January 1, 1895, and he re-
manned in office until Tammany came
| into office again on January l, 1898
| Col. Warning revolutionized the methods
| in vogue in the department for years
and cleaned the streets The Citizens
State party this year nominated him
| for State engineer and surveyor.
Washington, October 29.-Tpon re-
ceipt of the notice of the death of Col.
Waring to-day. Secretary Alger sent
| the following telegram of coincidence
to the widow:
THE unexpected announcement of
your noble husbands death has filed
all our hearts with sorrow. Please ac-
cept my most sincere sympathy in your
| great bereavement"