The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-09

WASHINGTON. Jan. s-The var g.
partrnent. division of customs and insuaar
affairs. made public today very fril
synopsis OF the late Col. George A. War
ins,s report OF his visit TO Havana under
the special Instructions of the war de-
parsment given him early last autumn to
thoroughly inspect the sanitary condition
OF the city and 10 make such recommends
tions for the future Improvement of the
town as might DO suggested by said In
specuon.
Col Waring says he found the street
cleaning without adequate organization or
funds and the markets offensive and dam
gerousiy filthy for the distribution OF hu-
man food with the exception OF two, the
Tacon and Colon markets He also found
the machinery used for sweeping the
streets ineffective: the garbage being
thrown into the streets In entire disre-
gard Of the ordinance to be set out in
proper recsptacles. The work OF the con-
tractor was all done in the latter part OF
the night and especially In the dark Any
obscure sidewalks were freely used for pur-
poses OF defecation and no attempt seem
ed to have been made 10 cover or remove
the rubbish.
Foai pools were found In the streets
into which rubbish and filth had been de-
posted which the contractor was not re-
aulred TO clean. This filth was turned
over to the euxzards. Some OF the ssreets
In vtAe compact hasrt sfs abs city are paved
with large stone blocks. others with Bel
gian blocks and the remainder are unpav-
ed These streets are filed with dirty
holes which in turn are flied ap with
garbage. There is practically no sewerage
In many cases households connect their
private vaults with loose brick or stone
drains Just under the pavement along
their frontage. These allow the liquid
filth TO leak cut into the ground close 10
the surface, enabling the householder TO
get out OF much hiring OF night seavengers
to bail out and carry away accumulations
slaughsering pens. whale superiic!aily
clean. are brutaiiy disgusting while the
work is going on Blood ard oTal are
washed hy copious sooiings from the water
supply INTO an adjoining creek, and the
harhor Is reeking with putr.a faith. There
Il no systematic Disposal q garbage and
sweepings. II IS deposited on the surface
su and near the town. where the buxzarsls
fesSs upon IL TO their fun satisfaction Dead
dogs. cats and chickens are left IN the
Streets antll the huxzards pick them to the
skeleton And all this Is done under an
intense sun.
Bad as these conditions are they are not
comparable with the disgusting conditions
or the domestic iise. There are fewer than
- 40 houses in .he city. Sixteen thousand
are Of one story. 9so g three STORES and a
very few are four stories. and aone higher
A. least iweiee out oy every thirteen os
the .r-ha ahltants I've tn eae-storv hoaseS
the total population being over aaaa. The
average population Of the houses Il over
ten.
In all the eompactly built parts eF the
city the entire lot is covered with tlte house
there being ora or two courts included in
the building. In the better class of houses
the entrance hail is quite frequently used
~ she standing room OF the carriage. II
opens into raTior a. siS ade. ana into the
reception rCssgn ~ Is rear Beyond this ss
a court, taen she dining room, then q small
er court the kitchen. stable and orfvate
vaults. practically In ore. Sleeping rooms
are ia tse rear a. the paFlo~ sra al the
ss,ie of the court the dining room.
TIE conspicuous geatarc % every house -
she private vault. ard sozastssres second
vaulr fov kitchen wastes TSes~ vau1ts oc-
curry q spac@ practically under ard almost
In the Kitchen. Il 5 rare. Indeed that teesa
vaults have ventI.at;ng pfrse. 30 tssv
,seleh serth naussanng os3ors throughout,
the house which psyvaaes the street
rase re eassai;tanS above sas fegss sssalf
fag to DO their apposase3 w8Fk q essfrsc-
sson, ;Ae aeoad Enaxsses - ths southern
s.ses. saf tae AarAsr ars a. saDs - furnish
tsses- qaoga - malaria Inso sAess naArxhss
gsv a number ~ wsse- ecsaraes which bar
gpon thssr Surface fhe otT-scsurtnSs ot =
very rs>sv quarter ~ tse to@n. tns s-10Snts
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wAr1ng. is - tt@ gsgrest ara nAsst exec
.sss Character It's x3ta th@ winsaz a. sne
raEy. Saves 5ee cisy froFs h~ssg absolutely
ard snaaa sssSe5.F ba&. Tze -ty - a x6-s-
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xgsrA nss prevailed ~ Havana without ~
serrrze.sas4 Ter Isl vssar~ faI 60 ax<zE, ys.-
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