, 1876-07-06
FAMINE,
starvation Along 10th l1nnl1a OF tho savnn.
mi, River. !

starvation Along 10th Hunks OF tho savnn-
mi, River.
sAvANNAti, d., June 26.-,Burke County, Is
ens Of The richest agriculture, scsto1s tn TUT
drought, and is at present In q sad condition.
Numbers uf people, white Hnd black. usc IN dts-
trrss for the wAut Of food. Thu wau, hnggassl
faccs Of those WHO know iios where The next
every turn. In thr adjoining counties, scTtyen
and Et1tngfRm, tho aninc stato OF nftnlrs exists
III Beaufort and Collcton, tito counties across
thu river tn South Carolinat great want llkeTiso
tccotnc asdrtnig. Appeals arc made daily to
the Governor for MD until crop can t'o rnisc.
Many families aro reduced to single meal eRcli
from absolute starvation by sul,sisting On wild
fruits, tic only food free to thu utterly dcsti-
tutG.
The writer visited number Of families Mt
their homes. AZ A. the flrTt It, h1usc lived widow
from disclosures of her real condition, but In
the collrsG Of conversation Envo thcsc Rtate-
ncnts: She hall been supporting herself com.
fortAhy hy hpr nestlc, With thS assistance Ut
her soN, n lu1 OF 10 summers. The i,cupeweru
too poor to give her work this year, and she had
Just nrlsen from d lung sickness. Gomc days
eha atc nothing but q little corn Cruel. The
obtain salt, they ntc It ycry. willingly. She
stated that n,Hithcr widowed lady nGnr l,y WIS
In thu same condition. This friend Ind seven
children, nlf wus thankful when she could get
eno,th cnrn ,neal to satisfy their hunger, which
WINS uftcn 1.ot the case.
Two mics from this place, the next yfei. was
paid to coidrcd family, where It was reported
Two deaths hatl occurred, onl from staryatiun.
An aged wo1nati, pitiable, furnished creature,
Offered the writer seat under shnde tres.
Ia 1t true that d death occurred hers from
starvatlunIn sic was usked.
The puor woman began to rock bacls and
forth, wiping away the tears with her apron,
few minutes she sald: "AhI my fIicn', ills q
hnrd tingl hard tngt My pn cl,ile cry mud
cry for y!tuls, aud lad nott!n'', ,lottf"'."
NCould uonc Of you wors9" astcd.
them two. You sec my daughter bin sick this
FREQ year. shu conlinf,iift hnnd nnr foot, md
Iec ill there ,was TO tend her. We'll, willie
mas nuas!n' her, fur death was Oh her, a.a I
somotincs the poorlc g. INC q little, hut mos'
aat aitslo boy cry and DE, saying, hungry,
hungry to do laa'. NY daughter died tho lny
ft,s5, GosSl" D0y is both in QUO sFavo' taHh dc
"Anl do you suffer now for hrcad1"
"No, moi, now. It's 40 little | wants, and I
gifts dat here nu1 cbcsyRicrc sincc can leave
touched her heart, and Iegnn to rock buck and
forth Ntynln.
Tho third visit was paid to man whose
brual acrcs promised freedom from, the Eaunt
vistor. l fo,.nl him botl. intelligent md COM
lnunieatIvo.. To my surprise, he Hnil frankly
that he md Ills tamily Ind suffered much for
want Of food since lust December, Mt which
tlno tho sli0rt amount III provisions raised last
year gnyo out. lie lad lost on lbs crop sl.su0,
$4,000. Besides these s1lffctfngs, the people
were sorcly afflicted hy their creditors, who rp-
sorted to legal, but sometimes cruel, means 70
Many were tortured beyond endurance by law
suits, Which took away homes aud lands, CIV
tng no opportunity To ralsc crornnt pay debts:
Ilu compared tho cottot.factors to .GIrils OF
prey, that gained livelihood w the woes of
"1s this suffering gcncral1" l asked.
"Ycs, the stnrckcepcrs excepted, and, per
haps, ten farmers III tho county. But there Ia
Now, Now Il thcre % srs tic MIS- and xs's isicn'is Of
mlnc, who have hccn without brcalt fur weeks,
living Oh vegetables, without meat. Why, they
! would suiler twice ua inlcl, l'ciorc they would
let II be known outside OF d little clrclc.n
"What classGs auller n,ostl''
"Ts,e utterly destitute are those whites and
negroes who depend upon chaicG Or duly labNr
for living Thcsu ciulnot find relief NJ tho
owners often do, a,nl therefore must steal. A
/ number Of these people arc thrlftlcss and VI
cions, and rcnl!y prefer to gain q living by
thctts. They think the, general want ,glvcs
opportunity nay Offer. The Into terrific mur-
lers In tlis county and over the river In
Georgia arc luc IN altnost every tnstancs to this
my caas; VIVA we'll provided with sheep. hogs,
aid clttio SIX months ago; now You See the
few yondcr keep under MY eye il pens, where
n,,st 70 to tho extra trouble Of feeding ttcin
by hand. These rowing thieves haye destroyed
tfiu beat of my stack, besides ral,b!ng me In
every other Why. After all, | believe the chief
sufferers nre those who work lerdest an1l save
must; ami thcee arc the class who receive l,one
Of tho charity that mistaken people nro scuding
rs not this c',arity timely and acccn&ablcl''
II 1t could lse wisely bestowed, certainly, but
gaiu most by 4. Tho proud, sensitive ladlea,
and oven d certain clnss Of men. Will endure
greater suffering still before they wilt SEQ tleir
nntnra hnwked about ~ The recipients Of MD, III
Nov, sir, II yo'. ure what salto you ta, news.
l,apcr min, Just write that our Governor must
Station guutl detective IN euch ncighborhood,
~ these thttvcs Rtll murlersrs can 20 tn tho
work in lleacs and plenty. This Ia great coua-
try for cnsy llvingi VIC can make crops oil the
year, and tltsast!os.s drought Is r'ara.
Near llartleeyillc, DluiltoI,, and G.ahamyillc,
Numbers Of tnluIes, Of nll classes and colors,
aro suirrring severely f5om want Of food. The
ad that is cunning II 50 slowly may be too late
to save aotne Of the lulf.tantslcd creatures
Wnoln tEo NE1tcI, III uAy u tfaVel. S1W anu
talked with.
Mr. J. Osry Reed, who lives at Georges, on or
near tho South CaEoltna Railroad, !n Colleton
County, writes;
1goiuk's, y. c., Juno 20, 1870.-rrnm part,ut
think that It ID within bounds to say that there nre
Ut lcast pne hunlEud families In this par.
chatity III ot..rrs The.p 4ts many inoss that ors
vvry neurIy Ia tho sumo category; and thoru nro
not many 10 much hstset on ~ II be able 70 help
thOu truy are mostly OF thu cnss Of sulnll fnrm-
crs-vhnss crops weEu utterly Loaf BY drought
last yea!. Merchants and Others hero have Ionc,
inv relief aIortled IL !nadeqnato and have tlis
morning 5oeeiyra application. fos tslief, All had
ny sttrniion ca[lea - sasss ,Siciy nesl,py 4! but
or money. i am Instructed hy The meotinR of
ciizuns held at WalteFboso 10 solicit subscriptions
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