New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-10
THE DE>TITUTION IN THE ISLANDS.
iii. TN III
4 LETTER DESCRIBING THE SUFFERING CAUSED
BY THE STORMS At THE sOrriI-srB-
SCRIPTIONS RECEIVED.


The following has been received from St Helena
Island. South Carolina under the date Of Monday,
September L.
The condition Of the colorcf people /, fcuiul. Not
house Oh the island but received some danmee N'n
were llown blocks, bit did not con" az ~ ""'r-
.ai The roof oil the -iis blown ont others jH-t
,cl in a pile tho ground aud others again We" bi'"'n
Up by the tide and carried on not piece Of lunib or
single being left.
Fully OH, third q the people absolutely shot"fc>
and on-thd moIa are in DAMAGED HOUSES OF hui'"F I'
rp ,n,d-. Between 1000 and 5000 people ar really
buugrv to-day: they have nothing and have had nothing
but po.a:ots that covered ~ tn" silt water a
fort at once organized relief committee ant "c oifin
i1ed one hero cO-OpeIatc. Outrlic hciP was o"'!
N tie way though We did know 1t. The ''over'-
mon: ba, been asked for tent, which think we shall
get The terrible from all s.d"- ~"n' se'-
dion. OF i-lHd being il much wor~' '"ndit'h t'h
,taes. plantation Eustc' burci hiiy-thc' people
and only one or two buildings left. The stor; WAS
wont away no, a trace Of the building ct. MI. Cnth'
el went about yc+tcrisy In his part o. the Island or
Of the most Injured and saw some suI'iNos Of I'D an
crc,.t famlie-. hundred Of them are without any
ood but the damaged sweet Iotatoc-.
our in,m,l vicinity suffered - little any section
rut few people lad applied for hclp until today. This
morning delegation twenty women from one place cane
a. followed by NOR. and Iaoe. could not have with
stool ,hol, appeal, he'd wanted to- heard every oacs
tory and questioned them carefully. IL wa, perfect
nod Of suffering. over 1cD pcr-on> each repre-"
cnting family covering o,cF 500 uopo In all. and To
.hou cave about one ration he'd just llttlr hour
md a small riccc of mcat-vc had grit, JHst think
n IL thoy have lived week al'cd potato Just
n,,,r. dark tho Bessie came B'auiort with souc
sit. meat. sugar and few other tiints. Several "
the Beaufort Committee aud some rcroiefs "ere on board
rie taycd short time driving down the Island short
distance Tomorrow l shall have charge Of the di'tri
hutio, Of The supplies received. Iirt VIII b, rcHt 10
,and,s End by boat the road, not yet being open.
rh. worst feature Of whole thing f. that the people
are without mean, to recupcrltc The storm just ut
we cna Of the farming sca,ou All the in
na,ly ,occ,bcr They were about ~ harvested The
,,on almost entirely destroyed. peas. Doa;oc,
o fully 80 pcr cent entirely lost Then We have had
~ much rain since the storm. IL hi, made things ruch
,, There +, going to BE- great deal Of ~ickncr-.
we have taken step, toward forming Health Board 80
Do everything make the connt ~ healthy q, DoEbl"
,ll are working together with common object and IL
,o,ch and sympathy from outside kept busy and
Interested. Personal haI"I' arc ~'"S al VI" "''"'
ground Just
In for the moment want 10 give every starving
,, something then IL must DE regulated In some
.v The men must IL by work on the loid' and
dtchc, The people must BE- carried 'houIh inc winter
~ d O. nIant 1, The nest question. and then food to
work the crop with. Really even II al e"'' we'll uy
M not be independent again until July or August, nearly
q year H., ..o,
have orcucd book record what /, given out and
t.vy facts about each family. In two days have
,y,it,,n 30 orders IN all. representing IHy LOGO per-
oos The number Of children j. enormous ana - many
extremely Young. The great want now = io'u Hc'H
seem, to be here ana you cannot ieiA' Tue rce
Co. son, d,vs The people were dalcd ana buy bnfyng
n, dos then they b. IAN 10 fe and the
fleet; then they got hungry, and for dN Oh TWO inc
,.suro MA. fearful here. The papers have sc'n give
GOOD accounts, aud arc nearly accula0c'
WILLIAM c. THOMAS.