The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-09
TYPHOID FEAvER
HAS APPEARED
Many San Francisco Campers
Are Afflicted With the
Disease.
CLEARING UP THE CITY.
RUINS OF GOLDEN GATE CITY
STILL sMoLDERINe-ADE
SUPPLY Or RATloNs FOR THE
PRESENT NEEDS.
CLEARING UP THE CITY.
Publishers Press1


San Francisco, May S.-EVery effort
Is being made by the local authorities
to minimize the reports regarding the
prevalence CT typhoid fever in the sew
eral camps of the refugees that is for
public consumption, but the doctors
here, especially those who are connect
ed with the medical corps of the army,
admit privately that there are twenty
three cases of known typhoid at the
camp On the Preside grounds and
fully that many more at the other
camps, while there are more than 100
cases of Intestinal disease that are
under suspicion. The reason assign
ed for the presence of the dread dis
ease is the drinking of unboiled water
over the direct protest of the medi-
cal officers and the lack of a sewage
system which has prevented in many
instances ordinary sanitary precau-
tons being taken.
Conference Held.
So serious Is the situation consider
ed that a private conference of the
medical officers with the mayor and
generals Greedy and Funston was held
this afternoon at which the matter was
thoroughly threshed out. 1t was the
unanimous decision that the authorit-
les should treat all suspected cases as
actual until it was demonstrated be-
yond doubt that they were not true
typhoid.
At the conference it was admitte
that hereafter it will be necessary to
plan to make the present temporary
camps permanent, as it will be
months before those who are now in
mates of them will be able to estab-
lish homes. That being the case Or
ders have been issued to the army
officers in charge to take such action
as will result in making the tents and
temporary structures as permanent as
possible and equip them with sanitary
appliances. The question of feeding
the homeless is to be disposed of by
turning the task over to general con-
tractors and bids for this purpose are
to be advertised for at once.
Clearing Debris.
The work of clearing the ruins is a
stupendous task but there were more
men at it today than at any time since
the disaster took place and the gangs
are being worked in a systematic man
ner. So fast as the debris is taken
out it is thrown onto cars that are
run over temporary tracks that have
been laid for the purpose and sent
down to the temporary dumping
ground to await final disposition.
A singular fact is that much of the
bris that has been excavatcd dur
ing the last few days is still burning
and this has meant that it has been
necessary to handle it twice.
The general committee now has on
hand fair supply of money that has
been turned over to it by the agent
of the Red Cross here, DIR. Devine, and
the danger of a scarcity of rations is
over for the present at least. All in
all the work of reconstructing the city
is proceeding as rapidly as is to be
expected and conditions of absolute
tranquility have been restored, the
only cause for worry at present being
the danger of an epidemic of typhoid
and according to the doctors the pre-
cautions now being taken will soon
wipe out even that danger.