New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-28
VARING HAS YELLOW FEVER.
AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM
THE HEALTH BOARD.
Arso1I-rEr.Y NO DANGER OF CoNTAGIoN OR AN
EPIDEMIC-THE COLONEL HAS JUST RE
TI,RNED FROM HAVANA.

EPrDEMIC-THE COLONEL HAS JUST RE-
TURNED FROM HAVANA.
Commissioner William T. Jenkins. OF the
Health Department, last night gave out an Of
fcial statement TO the effect that Colonel George
F. Waring. jr. who returned to New-York on
the Ward Line steamer Yucatan from Havana
and went directly to his home, at No. 10 Sec
ond-ave.. Ill, had yellow fever.
II was supposed at first that Colonel Waring
had maarial fever. Yesterday his physician
DR. Daniel NJ Stimson, OF No. IL East Seven
teenth- ST. reported to the Board of Health that
Colonel Waring suffering from some sus-
picious disease. Inspector A,onZo Blauvelt, or
the Health Department. and DR.. White. or the
Marine Hospital. who was formerly in charge OF
the yellow fever camp at Fontainebleau, Fla,
al once accompanied Dr. Stimson to Colonel
Warnings house, and made an examination.
They returned at o'clock in the afternoon and
made another examination. They diagnosed the
case as yellow fever. Colonel Warnings temper
ature in the morning was 1O3 1-3 degrees and in
the afternoon 102 40 degrees.
In the opinion OF the doctors the case is not
malignant one and Colonel Warnings chances
for recovery are good. Colonel Warnings wife'
his stepson and maid servant have been with
him since his arrival at his home. The option
of remaining with him or leaving the house was
at once given 10 them, and they chose to stay
They will be isolated until five days after the
recovery or death of Colonel Warine. Mrs.
WarinC Is immune, but the others are not An
inspector from the Board Of Health was al once
placed on guard the house. and VIII be Kept
there constantly.
The house in which Colonel waring lives is
a fivo-stOry apartment-house. Colonel WarlnS
lives on the TOD floor. No one outside OF the
family has been I'm the Waring apartments since
Colonel Warnings return. The Colohels oag-
gage and personal effects. which arrived on the
Yucatan. have been sent to the Board Of Health
building at the foot of East SXteenth-st. for
fumigation and disnfecton.
Commissioner jenkins said last night tnat
there vas absolutely no danger OF spread or
yellow fever in New-York. The last epidemic
of yellow fever in this city was in ISL Scat
tering cases have been found since, but not
more than or two at time.
Colonel Waring was sent 70 Cuba by Presl-
dent Mckinley to inspect the sanitary condi-
ton OF Havana He spent some time in the
city gathering data. and succeeded in collecting
a vast amount Of information. which he intend
ed to submit to the President. Colonel Waring
was taken i'll OH board the Yucatan on the re-
turn voyage. He was not apparently seriously
sick He was examined by the health ofhcerS
at Quarantine. and they agreed with the snip
physician that Colonel Waring had malariai
fever.
Commissioner Jenkins said last night that
Colonel Waring would not be removed from his
home. as removal would he likely 10 result IA
tally There is no danger Of contagion, or OF
an epidemic" he said.
The telephone in Colonel Warnings house was
disconnected last nisht soon as II was learned
positively tha. he had yellow fever.
Dr. Stimson. Colonel Warnings physician. was
seen at his house. but would make no statement
as to the case