New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-31
MORE TYPHOID HIDDEN
4 CASE AT BEDFORD.
Se7cage FIo7cs Into City Water at
Mount KiScO.


That there has been more concealment Of
typhoid in the CrotOn watershed developed yes
terday. An inspection Of the district from
which this city receives its water supply
showed that there had been case Of typhoid
AT Bedford, the heart Of the township Of which
Katonah IS a part This case, according TO re-
port is likely to recover. In the italian colony
at the Cross River dam there seem TO be no new
cases.
DR.. Thomas Darlington the Health Commits
sioner has been investigating the conditions IN
the region from which the millions OF this city
get their water supply. and he has Just about
decided that the crux OF the trouble is IN the
Italian community at KatOnah.
Typhoid among the Italians employed by the
contractor who Is building the Cross River dam
has not been new The immigrants who are
put at work of this kind may have fever. II
will keep at them persistently until at last
they are so weakened that they are come
PEELED to give up. This condition OF affairs
has not been confined to the employees in
the Croton watershed. It has been general
wherever foreigners Of this class have been en-
ployed Such cases are what the medical pro-
fession calls walking typhoid. and their danger
as a source OF contagiOn is greater than we'll
established cases
ConceaIment adds TO the danger. the physi
clans say. The typhoid cases In the italian
camp II Is believed by medical authorities, were
responsible not only for the deaths among the
residents OF Katonah. but also for tho cases
still under treatment there. These contain
distinct threat to the health Of the residents OF
this city and DR.. Darlington has decided 10 keep
steady. systematic surveillance on the afflicted
part OF the watershed until all danger 70 the
city has been removed.
When The Tribune first reported the fact that
typhoid was prevalent in that village the local
authorities became exceedingly active. One OF
their first steps was to look altar the local
water supply and TO blame the milk supply.
The Health Department Of this city has learned
that the reservoir OF the village. at the top OF
the hill. cleaned and swabbed as sailors
swab the deck OF ship. and that astonish-
ing condition had been revealed.
II is said that this water.supply tank had not
been cleaned for long time: that when the
sediment in the tank was stirred up IL did not
have the odor OF sweet meadow grass. IL fact
those who engaged in the work report
that the odor was vile. The tank or reservoir
to-day is in fine condition.
The water that fills this reservoir Is pumped
from a well in the meadow where the italian
employees OF the contractor lives Much of the
water comes from Branch Brook which is one
OF the affiuents OF the Croton River This brook
flows practically through the italian camp. The
hygienlc conditions OF this camp have only re-
Gently been subjected TO severe correction Now
that the Health authorities OF this city have
taken charge OF matters up there little has been
left undone to make conditions what they
should be-
reporter for The Tribune went through the
Croton watershed yesterday II was at Mount
Eisc- hat no fire
able to a pure water supply were found. About
north Of the station. alongside Of the brook that
empties into the stream that goes into this
clty's water supply. there was a swamp into
which cesspools. stables. gardens chicken yards
and other places drained. The water in the
stream was as vari-cOlored as a rainbow and
the odor like the Chicago River Mount
Klscc paper had this 10 say yesterday:
Mount Kisco is not TO have any sewer system
put IN the. village by the city OF New York.
either this year or any other year, il the Water
partment wants our sewage in its water supply
It is welcome TO il. We saw two fine big rich
cesspOols overlooking Monday and Tuesday
and emptying IN direct line for the city's water
supply.
1t is a shame that such things should exist m
this village. but il Is very evident that Mount
Kiscc can't get square deal under the state
law. and the very body of men that ought To-
enforce the law are the ones who stand idIy bv
and see this disgracefU state of affairs continue
What's the use OF fooling away good time with
the city? Let the sewage so into the brook and
into CrOton Lake. AS il ia now the cessD0oIq
are overfowing and the land is saturated with
sewage. Every rain washes out the cutters and
streets and floods the sewage into the brooE
But evidently that Is what the city Water ne
paTtment wants and that Is what thew are eft
ting They seem to like it. Let them have il.
This article does not exaggerate the condition
OF things in Mount Kisco ON the way IN from,
this place. conditions improve. The country
seems to be free from communicating sources
Cleanliness apparently is the rule 1t is not until
we'll into Connecticut that there are evidences
of carelessness In the care of things I'm the
watershed. and Dr. Darlington has been as
sured by that state that everything will be
done to correct conditions
From Katonah it was reported last evening
that there were no new cases. and that those
al present under treatment were getting along
we'll and would likely recover