New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17

those we bring here TO work under our direction
which made former canal workers die like flies in
inc IAN time Neither or these lessons to be taught
unbsnd.ng, and for that reason the administration
aor the canal zone must be especially intelligent
IF however. we can succeed in intoxicating these
IeconI dvson bs ot a5a VIII az nrsccay
solved: We must, of course, supply some simple
watersheds in this division viii have 10 be rgdiy
protected from pollution. crematories for the IN
70 be established. and garbage. collection system
streams all the 70 peIdens OF the canal zon must
be compelled to drink filtered and boiled water and
ment of regulations as to bathing. must be insti-
I There is nothing compile, in these require
IN Panama where rs have said sewerage pure
water supply for Panama may be drawn from an
absolutely pure mountain stream flowing twenty
colon viii be the most stubborn proposition with
saed saa asa outside Of the
SECTION Should oe given TO the torch The whos
shan be not less than four feet above the level Of
the sea A complete system of underground and
pereet System crsto6ai Colon Point
o the on T. be anS
for disease on the entire isthmus, and Will nave
e ss ssr fe deas sa nave BEEN sa ST
be erased or gravelled and well and constantly
ard AID ,e5 in for mile in every direction r yRless
every one must be al raised so that II viii be above
the level of the ground and set upon secure
Vigorous measures Of disinfecton and fumgat ton;
ITO get supply of pure water for Colon 1t VIII
may. however be constructed on Monkey Hin. two two
its reservoir. The water may then be brought by
gravity into Colon; but II this plan is adopted All
must Be made 70 TO other parts Of The 18TH.
mus II these measures are adopted ana eTe
Instituted as have described for the second sec
death 9'q rate not D especially excessive Police SUI
peryision will. however, have to be most vigorous
In this place.
MOSQUITOES MUST BE DIFFERENTIATED.
Besides the measures have described for the
three divisions Of the isthmus. there must be a
general and most determined crusade against mos
qutoes over the entire canal zone. We know pc
You'd question OF doubt that mosquitoes are the
active disseminators of infectious diseases. Inose
that abound plenteousy the isthmus are OF
two kindsthe yeSw fever MOSQUITO and r ths m fhe
early morning and the late afternoon and the ia
them e swamp 1ns hopa and Pf must ali be
levelled and the entire surface Of the country di
lance Of mile either side of every place where where
Pe1as or SHaEnires The use of mosquito nets
over beds and Of screens on doors and windows tV
tanks must too all be protected with finest iron
netting BY thus desToyng all rae more ha
half mile from the breeding spot unless borne
lhs pest and ts most fruitful cause
Under these sanitary improvements and regu "a
cent moral living the canal may be dug at nOt
be as expensive in this respect as would at
tempt to construct It over the Nicaraguan route.
tism and tuberculosis. which are traeeable TO the
na eos mode oa n oa znS with
leprosy, and among the natives beri-beTi: B ss
away and sometimes creates dropscal condiuon
n the limbs in that resSee1 n sppec
oay An the Stner diseases conn ON 70 the .9 i9s
ton OF. such sanitary measures as have emu
merated. ,,, QUAR-
the Nicaraguan route. 1t is the common experiences
that extensive excavation IN new ,roPa S &c va
on exoessSe inSaTaby results in sickness which
paIling loss Of life. Nicaragua is untamed
jungle. and In attempting 10 dig canal by that
effects Of first OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from which there
the surface there would prove most deadly one,
whereas shall encounter no such difficulty on
the isthruus The French had that experience, and
We shall escape it. The ground along the entire entire
route OF the canal here was sunJugstea oy IneIn;
need apprehend none OF the obstacles presented by
At Scaragna we should however. have to face all
encountered at the cost OF thousands OF human
That we shall have sickness here-and plenty
pected. It's extent may however be limited by by
w ny @ ooW e the
eeeding upon The assumption that 2ooSe men WIN
per cent OF that number, or 1000 will all the time
have 10 be carried upon the sick list. That num-
Der will by no means be excessive considering the
character Of the work to be done.
NECESSARY HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT.
For the accommodation and treatment OF these
1000 sick elaborate hospital system will be pro-
vided. At Colon the railroad maintains
admirable hospital which, with some slight addi-
tons and improvements, will easily accommodate
200 patients. This will, OF course. become the
property of the United States, and will be imme-
diately available as will the magnificent estab-
ishment erected the side of Ancon Hill,
looking the city Of Panama The French spent
about 100000 on this hospital, when has more
soutely perfect drainage, and which is most ad-
mirably located After renovation it will for
600 patients under the best conditions procur
able here AT Culebra, on the hills $50 TO 400 feet
perfect in all its details with capacity for not
less than 700 patients.
'"raboga Island high and extensive tract of
land lying several miles in Panama Bay has
the most salubrious climate with less rainfall than
has any other part Of this country. By some over
sight in the negotiation of the treaty failed to
obtain this island the Republic of Panama retain
Ing dominion over it. Taboga Island will, how
ever be transferred TO the United States by
Of subsequent negotiations. may take 1t
under that clause OF the canal treaty which, be-
sides the zone and islands specified grants such
other territory as We may require In that event
cent hospital to accommodate 800 patients-a pur-
pose for which IL is most admirably adapted. That
will 1 believe give all the hospital equipment
we shall need. With this equipment in charge of
mus brought to a proper sanitary condition, there
is no reason why the work OF digging the canal by
this route should exact any unusual penalty In
human life"