Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-30
COL. WEARING DEAD
CONTRACTED YELLow-FEvE" On
OPTICAL VISIT TO CUBA
THE REMAINS ARE CRENAIED.
x.v York Authorities Making H
roort 20 Prevent spread Oh '"'
s..,ch of the Deceased
ma. success I'm the Metropolis.

>,r,,y YORK. october 29.-colonel
George f. wsring. Jr.. died OF yeho"
fever to-day at his home IN inns 0"S'
a,herA ne had been since he arrived iio'''
1tabana on the Yucatan on Tuesday last
lie was 81 years Of age 81,
Dr Blauvelt. who had been atteno'ns
co,o,oi Warlng during his Illness was
summoned to the house at O'CLOCK '"'9
morning lie found that Colonel "aiins
"a Zen attacked with the black vorni''
,rbis svmptom continued all mornins'
,,,,hopt co,sation. Everything possloie
Was done for the dying man, but ne ohlS
lived until 7:f5. os
president Murphy. of the Boarc ol
Health. was informed OF the oea'h -
Colonel Warlng within FIVE minutes are
=, occurred. Or. Roberts, the sanitary 0N
,erintenaent. was ordered to nave tne
80 niaced I'm a hermetically-seaico
easket Immediately. Mr.. Murphy diSo
.ave orders that every prec21uon sHO ~
be taken 10 prevent the spIeau " 80
disease. He said that eXraoIalhdIy P-0
cautions would be taken TO TINS emu .,o
Colonel Waring had been sem ~
81 - n HQ11nA
from, this government To ascei Jam IAN "a
axac+ sanitary conditions Of that city anu
- form ideas for the best methods ioi
n,,+tIng the place in hrst-class sahldrS
shape. He was 20 report 10 the Fres'ue
Ga on tho day he returned he SAID ina.
re nYnected 10 20 10 washington the heNt
dav. He said he felt unweli' Out II We
NOT thought ne had more than an oIoIIIa MAJ,
fitness. He said that ne mao So.
deal of information when ne u.o ~
yrouId he of service TO the PRESIDENT nv
,lan NJ the commission was TO place the
st,v N Uabana and the coast towns
~ Cuba in such a good sanitary cohulton
that tina recurrence OF yeilow-ieVeI a,iu
,,s entrance into the Gulf cities OK the
limited states would be prevented
WELL, WHEN HE LEFT HABANA-
Colonel waring was apparently wen
when he left Habana, and ne felt oiliy
slightly III during the latter part OF 'he
VOYAGE. but when he reached ms hon'e
he was Obliged to take 10 his bed. 1t was
then discovered that he was suffering
from yellow-fever.
Colonel Waring wae Immediately $50
lated I'm his apartments on the nlnth Hoor
of the Rutherford, the apartment mouse
an which he lived. There are nine iainl-
lies In the house. Precautions were nm
the disease. No one but the physicians
and Mrs waring. who has had the cls-
ease. and is, therefore, immune, were al
lowed 10 see Colonel Waring. Everything
that was taken in or out OF the apart
ment I'm which he was living vas islh-
fected. Inspectors Of the Board or Health
were stationed at and in the house 10
prevent people from getting near 10 the
sick man.
The doctors al first did not think that
the case was a malignant one. WhSA
Colonel Warnings temperature rose TO
JOS IA. however. the physicians became
alarmed. the case was considered in It's
most serious form, and Colonel Waring
was treated accordingly. IT was plain
that he was getting worse. The black
vomit the most serious symptom, was
fought off until ! o'clock this morning.
The end came six hours later.
Three hours after the death OF colonel
Waring his body inclosed In a metalhc
casket. was taken from the apartment
he had occupied TO the dock at the loot
of Fifteenth street where the quarantine
boat Governor Flower. with doctor in
charge. was in waiting. The body was
placed on board and taken to Swinourne
Island II was there placed In retort,
and Or. Doty himself lit the fire which
cremated the remains.
AS soon as the body had been removed
from the house the apartments of the
Warnings were fumigated and disinfected.
The father. mother, brother and three
sisters Of Mrs. Waring died of yellow
fever In New Orleans some years ago.
SKETCH OF THE DECEASED.
Colonel Waring. who was a native OF
New York State. was sanitary engi-
neer by profession. Much Of his earlier
.n.f tn "a DIV and
OF scientific agriculture. He was for some
time in charge Of Horace Greeley's farm
at Chappaqua, y. Y.
In 1857 he was appointed agricultural
and drainage engineer OF Central Park,
this city.
He entered the army in 1862 as a major
in the Garibaldi Reserves, but was trans
ferred to the Army of the Southwest.
where he helped consolidate the Fremont
and the Benton reserves into the Fourth
Missouri Cavalry, Of which he became
colonel
Colonel Waring was appointed as an
expert special agent Of the tenth census,
with charges Of the social statistics OF
cities, in 1872, and a member of the Ma
tional Board of Health in 1882
During the yellow-fever epidemic of
1878, in Memphis. Colonel Waring de-
vised the system of sewerage in vogue
there now, Whlch mas since Deen ADOPTED
in many other American and European
cities. In general way, this consists in
separating surface and house drainage.
Colonel Waring was appointed Commits
sioner Of the Bureau Of Street Cleaning,
in this city, when Mayor Strong took
Office. nearly four years ago. and in that
position made a highly credtable record
for efficiency
COINCIDENCE FROM ALGER.
WASHINGTON, October 29-Upon re-
ceipt OF notice Of the death of Colonel
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 hpreayamanf {"