Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-22
HE TELLS OF THE WORK OF THE
ASSOCIATION IN THE SOUTH

! JueSe lusiT uCIlOHS he SCATLSl Win ClHnCeo4
persons September II for Jacksonville.
OF his own motive he says: II assure you
that the sight of human suffering and an
guish is very painful to me, and only sense
Of duty would ever carry me where | would
be compelled to see it; coupled with hope
that, in some way, might do my part in
mitigating suffering and bear help and sue
cor to the distressed. Any other interpreta-
tion put upon it is unjust and a SANDER"
The first stricken town reached by the
party was McClenny where they learned that
there had been eighty cases of fever with ten
deaths to date. The town was cut off by
quarantine and without a nurse A diff
Guilty arose. The conductor was under posi-
tive orders not to stop at McClenny. "a
kind providence mercifully made opportun-
ity. A hot,box on one of the trucks of a
passenger car was the opened way. and hav.
ing already gotten ten nurses-seven women
and three men-with their little baggage
into the front car; Conductor Kidwell
stopped the train for two minutes one hun.
dred yards beyo the town and your squad
of helpers got out about o'clock Wednes
day evening, September ~, in hard rain to
commence your ministry of help to the
From Bald win where the train stopped
that evening, Col Southmayd sent ice and
other suIplies to McClenny by special train
Col. Southmayd thought seriously of estab.
fishing headquarters at Baldwin, where he
had free communication with the outside
world. He sent his companions into Jack
sonville Thursday, but on Friday he made
up his mind to establish his headquarters, as
r;rr;po i1vyi iofa IoA T.
he went into town and reported to DR.. Neal
Mitchell, who received him most cordially,
and subsequently introduced him to Mr..
George Z. Wilson, chairman of the bureau
of nurses "Mr. Wilson said he was glad |
had come, as they were in great need of my
assistance in getting things in order and
adopting system upon which to proceed
and to rid them of their confusion.
On the following day he met the executive
committee of the Auxiliary Sanitary associa-
tion, and explained to them the purposes and
organization of the Red Cross, which seemed
to impress them, and Chairman Schumacher,
of the finance committee, thought they
should form a Red Gross association for the
work that would come on them when the
present emergency had passed away
In the absencs of Col Daniel, president Of
without action. At this point the colonel
says: "I was not notified of any other
meeting, nor was ever again invited to a
meeting Of the executive committee; though
on Monday, the 18th, with Mr. Edwin Mar
tin, editor Of the Times u Mon, noble,
Christian gentleman and heroic worker in
the epidemic, who has gone to his reward,
martyr on the altar of devotion to his peo-
I h.
citation and he wanted to bring me before
the committee of the whole, but as it had
been begun in executive committee, which
to meet and consider the matter
that day, as l understood it, with Col.
Danal Present, who was there, asked Mr..
Martin to let it so remain, which he did 4"
On Saturday after the meeting Col. South
mayd went to McCIenny on special train
and brought back with him Doctor William
Patton, of Mobile They were detained in
quarantine at Baldwin that night
Up to September 1S, Col Southmayd
had heard nothing from the executive com.
mittee, and although he had rendered his
services they had been refused even for
clerical work He says he saw much in
which he could have been of assistance but
be would not force himself on the com
nittee.
On September,1S Col. Southmayd says he
was notified by wire of the criticism of the |
Red Cross in the New York World. He |
adds that the World correspondent had been
-escused from quarantine at Baldwin on the
18th and taken to McCienny, and that two
lays afterward, when he (Southmay dl was
again at McClenny, having never had re-
Iuest for information of any kind concern
Tod hf Atnk
lccused, in the columns of the World, OF
wanting to run the city of Jacksonville. at
oon became evident, p" says the colonel, "that
was not wanted in Jackson Vile by certain
,arties."
The writer was asked on the 10Th to accom-
,any Col. Daniel to meeting of the execu-
i've committee, but he had prior engage
nent to go to Camp Perry to confer with
surgeon General Hamilton.
He replied: "Col Daniel said that he had
,een much grieved at what had been printed
n the World; spoke of his esteem for me
said he wanted me, and that his
'eople needed mythelp and the benefit of my
experience in epidemics, and that they
wanted and should have the Red Cross. /
old him That would be glad to serve him
nd bis people; that the hope that might 10
0 was all that had brought me to Jackson.
lille, and that 1t had been my intention TO
ny the methods had been accustomed to be-
ore his committee, urge their adoption, and
hen quietly go TO Camp Perry, and return TO
ny home unless the Red Cross wanted me
lsewhere."
That was the last time he saw Col. Daniel
lie was stricken down the next day. On tue
3D. Col Southmayd received a telegram
rom the president Of the association, saying
nat his withdrawal from Jacksonville was
equested by the surgeon in charge He i'm
aediately turned over ali FED Gross matters
, w. A. King, of New Orleans, whom he
ad met in Jacksonville, and took the first
ain for Camp Perry. Of this camp he ,