New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-11
WORK AMONG SEA ISLAND SUFFERERS.
GEORGE ii. PULLMAN DESCRIBES WHAT is BE-
ING DONE FOR RELIEF-THEIR
EAGI1RNESS TO WORK.

GEORGE il. PULLMAN DESCRIBES WHAT is BE-
ING DONE FOR RELIEF-THEIR
EAGT.RNESS TO WORK.
George II. Pullman has reported to the NewYork
Maritime Exchange regarding the work done by
the Red Cross Society for the Sea Island suf-
ferers. A part of the report is:
Hilton Head-Food issued to 332 families Il 326
people,; !Gj articles OF clothing distributed among 100
families; 1856 for medical treatment at camp and
thlrty-one visits sick at home
Pinckney-Food issued forty families GAO people,
twenty-five visits 10 sick at home.
IuntOn-Food issued TO sxtyone families (o67 people,.
Bulls Island-food issued 10 twenty.four families
(hiFty-sevcn people
There are 1876 cases sickness Hilton. Head; the
most prevalent malaria and swamp fever supply
Of drugs about exhausted you MOI send us more
AZ once! Many Of these SICK people require constant
attention. but their being wrecked, through
living away, they unable TO obtain the care they
need. 70 meet tins difficulty propose 10 fit up three
for hospital purposes, wAerc We can keep the pa
until recovery 10 do this will purchase the re-
qued quantity Of lumber make cots for them TO sleep
The have here.
More nouiishing food is needed. One Chloe
Brown, Bulls Island, is supposed be 100
Old and the affected her greatly. little beef tea
beef Jelly or would DC godsend many Of
sick who cannot cat grits and salt meat.
TO supply families with clothing have organized
q sewing circle OF twelve women, who give tleir time
'menGing the garments before we give them out We
shoes.
AS for the men, instead Of being idle as is generally
supposed / ind them DESTROYS Of improving their
dition and they have gone work manfuly a work
Of ditsing which organized working pee
Of gfits pounds Of bacon weeks supply for
their families.
When heavy rains q food sweep the land the water
lies becomes sagnant, causing fever and rotng the
crops. This week i PIT eighty men TO work four
sections each section working toward Broad Greek The
result this week 1910 feet of ditch
averaging feet deep and 81 feet wide III had more
spades axes and hoes L could double my force Of
Without proper clothing barefoote1 and hungry, they
90 into the ditch and work splcndidy. We obtain
mems shoes for the WORKERS large sizes Each
the island has agreed 10 give thirty days work
bitches, and then work his land ditch
ing down 10 the main ditches This will improve The
production Of the land 700 per in addition making
It healthy; but the must have food given
than able TO give. their strength Will
lot hold out.
III the otncr Islands IN ny district the equally
anxious to TO work, but have 10 tools 10 supply
them with aud their gone in
Can you issue ELK dozen spades. dozen and
hoc- and begin OH the other Islands at
once7
With the exception Of about families. have got
every one under shelter and those ten families
have in tents. / need 1900 feet OF lumber for this
District with what lie procured the Islands
can have these houses built before frost.
Ihc young gave their time building the homes
for the widows aged and sick, aad willingly work when
ask them.
Tn the spring we shall need supply ce,tonsccd for
about 200 this district and seed for the
same AREA a., the ruined everything, and there
Ia not bushe seed IN possession Of the people, and
as fney have not the Of buying without mortgoging
their land and as being already in debt through the
calamity many would be unable to buy at all There is