Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03
DEATH OF COLONEL WARING
Succumbed to Yellow Fever In
New York City Saturday.
CONTRACTED DISEASE AT HAVANA
Where He Was Sent by United
States Government.
Went Thore for the Purpose OF Ascertoininr
tho Exact Conditions OF That CITY. and to
Form Ideas of the Best Methods for Put
ting the Place in Good shape.

New York, Oct. 29.-Col. George Z.
Waring, Jr., died of yellow fever, to-
day, at his home, in this city, where
he had been since he arrived from
Havana, on the Yucatan, on Tuesday
last He was 81 years of age. DIR.
Blauvelt, who had been attending Col.
Warning during his illness, was sum
moned to the house at / o'clock this
morning. He found that Col. Waring
had been attacked with the black
vomit. This symptom continued with
out cessation. Everything possible was
done for the dying man, but he only
lived until 7.45 o'clock.
President Murphy of the Board of
Health was informed of the death of
Col. Warning within five minutes after
it occurred. DR.. Roberts, the sanitary
superintendent, was ordered to have
the body placed in a Theoretically
sealed casket Immediately. Col. Murphy
also gave orders that every precaution
should be taken to prevent the spread
of the disease. He said that extra
ordinary precautions would be taken to
this end. ..7.-t..l M
Col. Warning had been sent to the
City of Havana as a special COM
missioner of this government, to as
certain the exact conditions of that
city, and to form ideas Of 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 ill, but it was not
thought he had more than an ordinary
deal of information which he thought
would be of service to the President.
The plan of the commission was to
place the city of Havana, and to have
towns of Cuba, in such a good sanitary
condition that recurrence of yellow
fever and it's entrance into the gulf
cities of the United States would be
prevented.
Col. Warning was apparently we'll
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 suffering from yellow fever. He
was Immediately isolated in the apart
ments on the ninth floor of the Ruther-
ford. the apartmenthouse in which he
lived. There are nine families in the
house. Precautions were Immediately
taken to prevent the spread of the
| olSotoS. Shiy oiiO PlJolSidbS ehieA AL -
Warning, who had had the disease and,
therefore, is immune, were allowed to
see Col. Warning. Everything that was
taken in or out of the apartment in
which he was lying was disinfected.
inspectors of the Board Of Health were
stationed at the house to prevent
people from getting near the sick man.
The department, at first, did not
think that the case was a malignant
one. When Col. Warnings temperature
rose to 1864, however, the physicians
became alarmed, and the. case was
considered in its most serious form,
and Col Warning was treated accord
ingly. 1t was plain that 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 of Col.
Warning will be taken to Swinburne's
Island, where it will be cremated this
afternoon. There will be no funeral
services.
The father, mother, brother and
three sisters Of Mrs. Warning died OF
yellow fever in New Orleans some years
ago. q