New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-18

IN MEMORY OF THEODORE CHILD.


MOVEMENT TO FURNISH a HOSPITAL ROOM
FOR FOREIGN TRAVELLERS IN PERSIA
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Tho Tribune has from time to time published
| accounts Of the American Presbyterian Mission at
Tabriz In Persia. and has referred TO the heroic
services Of Miss Mary Il. Bradford. NJ. d.. VINO
was attached to that mission station during the
terrible scourge OF cholera which desolated mat
region last year. and to her medical and Christian
ministrAtionS to- Mira ibraham during his con-
nnement and death In prison at Tabriz ~ rsecuted
, on account OF his being convert to Christianity
The plague violent and the deaths 10 ni-
merous that panic seized the inhabitants no mat
all who could flee to the mountains ala So lh''S
the rich residents deserted the city-even the ma
tive phvsicians going with them The banks ana
Other public institutions were closed tn" dead lay
unburied II was at this time that the late lheo-
dore Child. the wel-known writer. arrived there
exhausted inter a trying Journey over the desert
and suffering from the first attacks OF cholera NO
hospital or any other NJ place OF refuge was avail
able but ~ the girs' school building attached to
the mission had Just been vacated by the removal
/ Of the girls 10 "A safer place. Mr.. child was re-
ccivsI there nur-ed and treated 10y Or Brad
ford. His case severe one. and II was "c'ks
before he enabled to rcsurne his Journey TOW
ard India. During this sickness MISS hrahfof'
bears testimony TO Mr. chd's uns' liishnesS un-
complaining good nature and gratitude for all thai
was done for hirn and he thoroughly won the cs-
teen Of all attached TO the mission. Some days
AFTER leaving Tabrix he had a relapse and died IN
"A dellrous sta,e while being carried To another
place Of refuge Last summer few of his friends
living In Paris subscribed the sum Of l.90 francs
and -cnt IL To- Miss bradford token OF their
appr'r iaton OF her Kindness skill ana deNo'oh I"
MIR. child. ...
on IN. rec, pi OF the money e. suggested mat
Il De- used t. furnish u room al his name ana 10
be- u.eI especially los sick foreign travellers. Win
the hope that ~, long W. may have a hultllhs Tor
such purppy.- The GDycrnm"nt being Mah"uletin'
is : course, In nature ana policy uni@Vorih.s -
christian work. which has made II very hhrl 10
secure land hat hav" now ia" land IL our ! -
session. AMI tho matter j. under cor s.d"rhtph nN
IN. I'r..ltf.ilan B1irl ~ Foreign MISSIONS, 80
- rlrh-i,... New York. bu' they ldN" NOT Hr.
s..n their way c'etr - grant tho required money
When fhcs" touching words were receive l. "th'r
friends 81 Mr. Ch.i in this country, desiring -
al 10 the ira: amount. subscribed sums whch
rails u the total 20 i.1o5 knrans. Persian money:
1,lnuf lru francst The following names ar" ali oi
,ha d. niribufnrs a. hits memorial fund. George "
Ir-,. Within D1nult. Mrs Dtnnat dh" mother
Iiv,u. philip. Slchel T. Harry Harper. W !.
Walter : T. Avery. Iieb'r r. l.Snop. Harper "
Hr,s cyrus i. Lawrence AMI charles y Dana.
/ nl.r date - December l. has been received me
grateful arknoW.o lEment ~ this added sum. ly
Viss Mary f. BraIford. VI. -. Mis- VI !. Holt
rs, and william T. Nauncrmln. VI. ID. Shall
,,, mis- devoted band OF Americans In that far
,v,v anil bpaghicI Land be Furnished with the
much-reeled building In when to @narSr tt"r
'T:e,aa'-York. February Is lsa