New-York tribune., 1907-04-01
TO SAFEGUARD CITY.
K4TONAH PRECAUTIONS.
Dr.. Darlington Tells of His ImUesti-
cation of Watershed.

yetonah lovely village OF the valley TO make
an Incursion into Goldsmith's Deserted VII
lnee." should be free from every pernicious dis
ease. among which typhoid can be counted as
one Of the most distressing. most devastating.
and the nesting hamlet win have every safe
s7,nrd, beginning to-day against the possible
ity OF future contagion the result of DR.. Dar-
linrton's trip OF investigation in the Croton
watershed on Saturday. The Water Depart
Ynent Of this city and DR.. Darlington. the Health
Commissioners. will have the dam building at
the place where Cross River debouches into the
meadow at Katonah surrounded by as strict
a Gordon as had the Prussians at Sedan. or
Grant at AppornattoE. Every Italian laboFer
zlfl be under the closest surveillance. HIS
health history viii be known with precision. II
Is IN that Cross River Italian camp that the
fast multiplying and most insinuating OF bacilli,
the typhoid, that has caused mourning at Ka-
tonah has been found.
Dr. Darlington gave out yesterday the full
results OF his last investigation. And the fact
that a new village like KatOnah. free from all
fhe lack OF hygiene OF an old town. should have
been afflicted seemed 10 Dr. Darlington a pc
euliarly distressing matter One OF the first
piaces Dr. Darlington visited was the dairy
from which several OF the typhoid patients in
the village got their milk. He went over the
place with an expert inspector. He talked 20 the
men az work ln the dairy. went through the COW
stables, delved into every nook and Granny Of
the extensive place, saw that the utensils were
soalded, where the water supply came from and
left nothing undone TO obtain the most thorough
information. The Commissioner visited the
place where the dairy had been. from which FIRE
had driven the farmer forth From among the
ruins OF the great harm evidence Of care in the
handling OF the COWS and the milk was found.
II f1,o AZ 1R
River Dam. From outward appearance the
Mace seemed in good condition. But the Corn
missioner has a great amount OF information re-
garding the settlement gathered since the first
report Of the cases made in The Tribune. He
spoke Of the KatOnah water supply. OF the
cleansing OF the reservoir up on the hill. and Of
the analysis OF tho water which since the devel
opnent Of typhoid in the village has shown the
required purity. Commissioner Darlington told
Of his plans 10 ferret out the Individual or in
dividuals responsible for the contagion in the
village. in cooperation with the Water De-
partment And he Furthermore said that it
would soon be known 10 what extent the con-
tamlnation Of the city's supply would affect the
Inhabitants of this city.
Dr. Darlington called attention 10 the fact
that there little probability Of 2 typhoid
epidemic IN this city from the Katcnah affiic-
ton. Germs might escape into the general
supply. but the cilution was so great that the
ever. upon the danger II the Katonah visitation
should have been ignored. Furthermore, dilu
tion might not safeguard the residents Of this
city even in such an inconsiderabe epidemic as
that at Kafonah.
n was when DR.. Darlington told Of his expert
ences al Mount KiscO that he said that unless
this city established filtration plants the un-
comfortable towns in the watershed would be a
constant and increasing menace TO the health Of
New York City. The State Legislature has pre-
vented this city from acquiring property in the
watershed. The possibility Of control was thus
Fnl. These small towns want the city 10
sewer the watershed, which would mean giving
them n sewer system free OF cost. They do not
want fltraticn DR.. Darlington said yesterday
hat the safety Of the health Of the residents Of
establishing the system invited a devastating
epidemic
In other states, notably New Jersey. the
watershed supplying the -populous centres was
under complete control through purchase II
was q question whether ii would not be cheaper
by far 10 hltrafe rather than 20 make further
attempts 10 obtain city power 20 acquire the
whole $50 square miles embraced in the Croton
watershed. All plans for filtration have been
made Or Darlington said The cost should not
exceed Sl00o0.000. When the filtration plant or
plants were completed the city's water supply
would be safeRuarded, he said. beyond peTad-
venture. The Commissioner called attention TO
the fact that nations fortified coast towns and
maintained great navies in time Of peace 10 pre-
pare for war. New York City, threatened with
danger as great az war, more insidious and as
distressing, was doing nothing TO obviate the
excursions into the watershed for an indefinite
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