Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-11-11

Hiss Cara BsrtUa. 50 famous as the
head Of the Red Cross society IN this
country. began her career almost br
chance At the outbreak Of the civil
var Miss Barton was . copying clerk
n the patent Office Al Washfnytcr
she did not anticipate am serioag diff
HclltT between the North and south
however. and even after Fort Sampler
imagined that 2 ompromtse would be
elected But on the 18th Of April.
1sG1. . regiment from her own state
Massachusetts,, was passing through
Baltimore and was zsSalled bY 4 MOB
of oIsafeete1 persons AMI z number
killed Miss Barton, IN speaking re-
Gently 70 a writer for the Se7- York
SIN Of these old days- said.
Il vas greatly moved. and. going
into the street, found erer- where
fore oodings q IL Washington g7as
1nll Of the partEkzns Of the south. and
there were many ordinations OF 5oT
over the incident az Baltimore. Ex-
cited. alarmed and scarcely knowing
where ! went fell into the current
ana Was swept away along 10 the
baltimore and Ohio depot. There 1
say forty men covered with blood.
many Of them faint and helpless.
landed from the cars and borne z-ya,
for shelter aud treatment Thev
found q resting place a. what was
then the innrmary On Judiciary
square, and | followed them. did
what ] could for their relief and was
50 deeply interested that l went again
the next day and the next. ard On
many subsequent days On SUNDAY
the 2lst went 70 the capitol. where
the regiment was quartered. I took
with me hTe negroes. carrying baskets
Of provisions, which ! distributed
among TIE soldiers some Of the men
we're from my own town and greeted
me with the feeling that thev rad
found friend Before / left the men
al gathered around and I stood On
the steps that led to the vice presi-
dents chair and read them the news
paper accounts Of their Journey and
the assault at Baltimore
Il was in this spontaneous way that
Clara Barton's work began. she mad
no special training for the hospital.
but her heart was full of pity and the
need was great. Washington was
soon surrounded By camps and the sick
and wounded were brought there from
the front Before long Miss Barton
resigned her position in the patent Of
ice and gave herself up entirely to the
work She soon realized that the
great necessity was for immediate at
tention to the wounded, and, full Of
tnought, she procured pass from sur
geon General Hammond and, loading
g railroad car with supplies, went to
Culpeper courthouse. which was
crowded with Union soldiers from the
battle of Cedar Mountain, August .
IEfsD NnvN Eha lftaT,l
with supplies and Joined McClellau,s /,
army in MARYLAND. She arrived an
the eve of the battle OF Antietan and 4
early the next morning she took her
wagon TO the shelter Of a barn and 4
there remained all day caring for
the wounded and dying. Bv night 4
her face was 50 blackcned BY run /
powder that she conld scarcely be
recognized from one Of her cwn con 4
ira bands. After the close Of the war
Miss Bar ton was 50 exhausted that
she finally, in 1869, sailed for Europe.
Then came the Franco-Prussfan war.
and Miss Barton became q minister
ing angel in Germany and France as
she had been in America The min
she wears, the red cross Of Geneva n
gold circle, was given her By the
grand duchess Of Baden. The Ger
man emperor also conferred on her
several decorations. Later came the
Johnstown food, where Miss Barton
led the work Of rescue, and. last Of 4
all, she has turned her pitvfnD
thoughts toward Siberia. She IS often
compared to Florence NIGHTINGALE.
but, unlike her, Miss BartOn's gymDa-
thies do not turn in one direction only.
she is full Of sympathy for al who
suffer.