New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-27
FROM THE MAIL.
TIE FAMINE N CONNEMARA.
MISS soPTY SURGE ACKNOWLEDGES THE AID
RECEIVED FROM AMERICA.
tho EDITOR Of The Tribune.

Tothe Editor OF The Tribune
Sir In response to an appeal made by Miss sophy
Surge in behalf o! the starving people In the West
Of Ireland have received and RENTED up to date
ea4o 81. 4 detailed list OF contributions will be
mailed duly IN all contributors many Of them es-
pcciay requesting that their names should not ne
made public through the press. The following eX-
tracts from Miss sturgcS letter written In acknowledg
ment Of remttanccs received will be Of interest
We blame our own Government for the present
condition of things in Connemara. At the same time
we cannot let the people starve, whilst living among
Them You will hardly believe me when tell you
that one farthng Of the large fund Mr. Bafour
has collected has come to the people, and bnt TOT
our private work many must have died OF famine
All the Government officials send their cases to u.s.
pooraw officers police magistrates besides the priests
and doctors. The people are camoring for food ana
work. and We find that cannot supply the IN
creasing need. We have organized our work so lar
that only the aged and those who have no able
bodied helper and the sick, receive food but the IN
cloaspc number Of thee ari from all the districts
round coming in for hclf also 1t is a most de-
porabe state Of things, because with relief comes
demortllzation and tn. whole thing might have been
easily prevented had the advice OF those who under
stand the question been taken last year. wish that
some newspaper reporters could be sent through the
West Of ireland from America to show up the present
condition Of things. A. ever We have Tune
we shall hope to send some account of what we are
doing with the money to the kind people who are help
ing rs but at present We can only send our most
grateful thanks
In response to the request that some newspaper re-
poIt,rs he sent from America, Edward Egsleston, OF
New Yori proceeded at to Connemart, he to MAKE
some studies of the present conditions OF the people
with hi, dauchter, l. artist to make dfd"lhS7
on The ground. ON his arrival he found the WORK
in charge OF Miss Manler. thoroughly competent
woman who was temporarily filling Miss stuT6e.'
place. tie latter having broken down from over
work and been advised by her physician to rest Tor u
few weeks at hcr home in birmingham inc
EgcIestons generously volunteered r. remain a,
CannClnai-t and assist Nil Naad until h-, SURG
return Miss surge exposed great thonkfuiheo lot
thi. upeypl ctCd help. she writes:
Il know what thc Loneliness Is when one mas no
one 70 consult anout difficult questions. and Just now
Thing, ai, complicated and difficult. Famine fever hiS
hcan in oar ncig' orh1od and also further SOUTH
and -till the Government gives H. no hcIp' -,
Mi, surge speaks strongly regarding we re 'pols
Itv u The Government and tAr Wr"nr'ulHc's oi eN
pccrg philauthropi-;~ Il support tn people lot tc
next five months. aud adds: " Meantime AHlcrc'..l
generosity enable, uS 10 keep The poor people awe
Further REPORTS Of the work viii he pubn.n@l u,
received and a. Il is manifest that hc "d OF Na
English Government ha, reached Conn mara; Ml,,
surge will Withdraw her appeal. Meantime shaIl
continue to receive and forward comtrlhuil1l,.,
WILLIAM LLOYD GARl'ISoN.
Boston. March "a, 1891.