The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-11
RED CROSS RELIEF WORK.
THE socrDTY's 1<BoRs ON THE SOUTH
CAROLINA COASE

barefoot and Hunrry Men Conntruot Ditche,
for DrntpnEe-Grits ana Beeon Thei,
Wages - Continued Demand 70 Cloth.
Ing and Food for tho Sick end Needy
George E. Pullman. General Field Secretary
OF the Red Cross Society. has sent to superiu'
tendent HouEhton Of the Maritime Exchange
the report made to Miss Clara Barton By Officer
Macdonald. who is in charge of relief work al
Hilton Head and the other islands south and
east OF Broad River. South Carolina In regard
to the society's memorial presented to Con-
gross. Secretary Pullman says:
You know. perhaps. tho fate OF the bill.
senatorial courtesy was Of much greater Inn
portanco than 10000 starving people on the
South Carolina coast"
Officer Macdonald reports the following re-
lief work accomplished:
Hilton uead-Food Issued to 332 families
1920 people; CTS articles Of clothing dis
tributed among 100 families: 130 cases for
medical treatment at camp. and 81 visits to
eiok at home
"Pinckney-Food issued to 40 families-14o
people: rs visits TO sick at home.
''Blufrton Food issued to u families-267
people.
Bulls Island-rood Issued to "a families
"a people.
"There are 1876 cases OF sickness at Hilton
Head; the most prevalent are malaria and
swamp fever: our supply OF drugs Is about
exhausted. Can you not send us more ut
once2 Many OF these sick people require con-
slant attention. but thoir houses being
wrecked. or through living far away. they
are unable to obtain the care they need. 10
meet this difficulty propose to ut UP three
tents for hospital burposes. where we can
keep the patient until recovery. To do this
will purchase the required quantity Of lumber
70 make cots for them to sleep on. The tents
More nourlshing, food is needed: one case
Chloe Brown On Bulls leland Is supposed to
Jelly ef ssn Soai odssna
"To supply the families with, clothing we
have organized ., sewing circle Of twelve
ments bsiore We give them out. We need
clothing badly. especially undercothing and
"As for the men. instead Of being idle. as is
Improving their condition. and they have gone
Grits and two pounds OF bacon for weeks
"When heavy rains or 9 food sweeps the
land the water lies and becomes stagnant.
WssE p srhs to on four
sections. each section working toward Broad
Greek The result q i, their work for this week
deep and three and q half feet wide. II had
mere spades. axes. and hoes could double my
Without proper clothing. barefooted and
hungry. they 80 into the ditch and work splen-
didly. We must obtai N more mons shoes for
the workers large sizesL Each man on the
island has agreed to give thirty days work on
the main bitches. and then 20 to work on his
own land. ditching down to the main bitches.
This will improve the production OF the land
700 per cont. In addition to making it more
healthy: but tho mon must have more food
given them than we are now able to give. or
their strength will not hold out ,,...,. A.,
men are equally anxious to go to work. but
have no tools to supply them with. and their
own have gone In the wreck. Can you issue
mo six dozen spades. one dozen axes. and one
dozen hoes. and can begin the other islands
at once. With the exception OF about ten
families have got every one under shelter
now. and those ten families have In tents. I
edf5,0O0 feet Of lumber for this district.
and with what can be procured on the islands
can have these houses built before frost.
The young men give their time building
willingly work whenever ask them.
In the spring We shall need to supply cot
ton seed for about ! 200 acres In this district
and corn seed for the same area. the flood
ruined everything. and there IL not q bushel
OF seed In possession OF the people. and they
have not the means OF buying without mort
gaging their land. and being already In debt
through the calamity. many would be una BILE
to buy at all There is no manure or anything
to enrich the land for next years crop, Phos-
phate or some other commodity must be OBJ
creased SO largely through the drainage that
they will be enabled % pay their debts and
have a balance left. They deserve every ell
couraRement for their work"