New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
GET KAT0NAH REPORTS.
OFFICIALS GROW ACTIVE.
Extra Precautions Taken by City
at CrOtOn Watershed.

There was unmeasured indignation at the water
Department. in the Park Row Building yester-
day over the disclosures Of typhoid conditions az
the Cross River dam, near Katonah. In the CT0-
ton watershed When attempt was maze 20
see Chief Engineer De Verona. he was too busy
TO answer questions.
Il have no time to talk" he said. excitedly' TO
q Tribune reporter. 81 too busy looking AFTER
the Cross River dam reports John +. Mckay
first assistant engineer, had 10 go in 10 see NY
Dc Verona. and then Dr. Daniel Jackson. the de-
parInent chemist. who trying TO give inior-
nation to things at Katonah. had to drop
everything and hurry 10 answer the call OF has
chief. When things were moro tranquil in the o.
ace Just at closing time. the number OF cases IN
the italian camp at the Cross River works came
up for heated discussion. No word Of the cases
reported IN The Tribune had been received IN the
Park Row Offices before the publication.
we have had no such information said one
OF the officials with emphasis. When it was ez-
plained to him that the cases were an established
fact he said:
when were they reported? Not this year. an
sure"
The last case IN a New York hospital was dis
charged last Thursday. That means that the case
into the city after January l.
We'll" said the official. these cases were not
reported here. 4ne last we had a report from were
IN December"
Were there cases in December" asked the re-
porter.
The Water DEPARTMENT Official was not oyer happy
at his slip He could not dodge IT, however II
was then acknowledged that there had been "
phoid cases at the Cross River camps before the
discovery Of the conditions there by The Tribune
But the officials said that there had been no IA
talities among the Italians employed at the "orAs'
AS stated. Chief Engineer De Verona was TOO
busy 10 talk as he all absorbed In giving spe-
cial instructions regarding the departments pans
for guarding this city against possible oontasion
from the upper watershed. The cases recently re-
ported have caused alarm n every department.
concerned.
To Tho Water DEPARTMENT Dr. Darlington made
n report last week. attributing the outbreak OF
typhoid the milk supply given to me vas
salleJ ., the tvnhoil cases in the Italian camps
The COMMISSIONER has changed his mind now Ne
The Aqueduct Commission has man on me
Se actyjties keen tina. Part OF the city administra
ton Informed whether disease that may H iy
this community exists near Kaionah MT. ftonness
IS al Cross River Dam every day. He has an
once there and will redoubie his vigilance 70
The Water Department las als9 made arrange l
1rents 10 keep closer in touch with tnlllSs al Nd
tonah, and DR.. Darlington VIII nave a PERSONA can
representative there beglnlnE E Stseosrres TINS
municipality has become abnormaly active IN look
ing after the preservation OF the purity oil tDe
samples Of milk and water used in Katonah were
taken few days ago ana eaeh sm1G v,ers taken
Nnder direction Of Or. jackson and 1nalyS 1 Py
d4BtS4y At s2g oant T Kso has charge the ~
Mr. HOnness said last night llaN the nulIlpeL -
cases in the Italian camp mao oeen IA In, ~
He said that since the work began, IN June OF
1905 there had beer only four cases reported, ana
that moi al o these established as faFlnS
typhoid There was a meeting in the contractors.
ONCE at Katonah yesterday morning. curing
which there was a severe Overhaung of things re-
25Dg the a eeh q t fas he Mere NOT many
cases OF typhoid in the district as published ana
that everything had been done TO safeguard the
health OF the residents of KatOnah. and was oelng
The contractors were emphatic in their express
sions Of determination to do everything 10 comply
with their contract. They deplored me puhIcaton
said that they would not cOuntenance any conceal
nent Of conditions there
DR. Carpenter. The health officer Of Bedford OF
which katonah IS a part WAS at the nleeungg- IL, ne
defended the Village water supply. ana salu Iillt
the deposits found in the reservoir wee noI - ay
sense impure de has kept a sample OF me ,le
post which has been analyzec. Both Dr. carpenter
and M HoAness denied that there had been cases
Of typhoid IN the italian camp during DecelnoeI.
They We're most insistent in their declaration that
conditions in the camp near katonah were Of the
hest and also that possibilities 81 future trouble
had been eliminated.
There have not been more than four cases Of
typhoid in the Italian camps" said DR.. Carpenter,
sisince the beginning of The work at the Cross
River dam. The last was in November 26 1895. =
suspicious case sent 10 New York hospltaI
charged on March % not having typhoid. The
other eases were April p and September 81
al Cross River although employed by the
tractors. We have Absolutely nothing 10 conceal
Everything has been above board; We DO not IN
tend 10 keep the public In the dark regarding con-
ditiOns in the camps or in this village have in-
sisted upon getting accurate information and there
has been no disposition uDon the part OF those IN
charge OF the health Of the laborers here TO con-
ceal anything
The Water Departments experimental filtration
plant just been put in operation at the Jerome
Park reservoir. The results viii he carefully
lyzed from day 10 day: There are other systems
tried out before plain filtration is finally decided
upon.