The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-11-25
A SANITARY Chief
Career of Col. Waring
Who Cleaned MY. City.
An Associats ~ Drsoisy- WORK at
M'wphts snd s.w Orleans.
Cays % His Ito m havana.


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C1.one, Waring who died a, Havana
Of yellow fever recently. was born Ia
Pound Ridge. y. Y. on July I, 1888
and received his education In P0uPh,
koepslo. whore he studied engineering
he also tOya course In agriculture
and agricultural chemistry. under the
late Professor James J. Mspes His
lectures in 1855 attracted the attention
.Of Horace Greeley. and 80 won his ad-
miratiOn that he made the young stu
dent manager Of the famous Greeley
experimental farm at Chappaqua, n. Y.
He remained az this farm for three
years, and In 1851 was appointed drain
age engineer Of Central Park, a place
which he held for four years. II was
he who designed the present drainage
system Of the park. and laid out the
beautiful rows Of clms on the Mall.
At the outbreak Of the Civil war he
went 10 Oh" front as major Of the
Gdribildi 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. ne received his
title Of colonel, being appointed com
mand.r Of the Fourth Missouri Cavalry.
In 1861 he established himself In New
pOr, as manager OF the Ogden farm,
whore he lived for ten years.
Colonel Waring first attained promi-
nence 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 a large number
OF American cities as well as in some
towns abroad. In 1882 Colonel Waring
was appointed a member of the Ma
uOnal Board of Health, a position
which he held for a number Of years,
and in 1894 he became assistant en-
gineer of New Orleans.
Mayor Strong selected Colonel War
ing Commissioner of Street Cleaning
for this cry on December 80. 1894. He
accepted the position, and on January
II took charge of the department, sue
cceding Commissioner Andrews. He
remained in Office until Tammany re-
turned to power on January last.
During his administration the Depart
ment Of Street Cleaning was thorough
ly reformed and reached a high degree
Of efficiency. In fact 1t can be said that
for the first time during the present
generation the streets were thoroughly
cleaned. The employees of the depart
ment were uniformed, their work was
systematized and the streets of this
city We're not only cleaned, but kept
clean. Colonel Warnings methods were
at first ridiculed by Tammany, but
when their results became apparent the
Tidicule ceased.
W h'Ai - WOO A'N'i W s'hh
Government Commission to Cuba for
the purpose Of selecting camp sites in
the island and making provision for
sanitary improvements in the principal
Cuban cities, Colonel Waring was put
at the head of the commission. lie
was appointed by President Mckinley
October %, and started for Cuba soon
afterward. He spent several weeks on
the island, and made special study OF
conditions in Havana, with the view OF
suggesting plans for perfecting the san
itary arrangements of that city and
cleaning out the harbor.
He was member of the Century
Club, the Players and the New England
Society. lie was also president of tn,
| City Club, and one OF its most efficien
workers. \ volume of stories writer
by him, entitled whip, Spur and Sad
die" as vel, as a number of tales o
travel, including The Bride of tht
Shine" "A Farmers Vocation" ant
The Tyrol and the Outskirts OF tn,
Alps" made him eligible for member
ship in the Authors Club.