The morning times., 1896-06-26
RED CROSS PUSHING AHEAD.
Cheering Letter Received From
Miss Clara Barton.
ALL AID is GIVEN HER
Fever-Stricken Villages Have Been
Conquered and the Expedition Is
Now supplying Seeds and Cattle.
Medical Corps Working Like
Heroes-Porte Does Not Interfere.

Miss Clara Barton, who has charge OF
the Red Cross relief work in Armenia, writes
an interesting letter to Il friend in this
city under date of Constantinople, June
10, from which the following excerpts are
taken:
I'VE hear either by letter or dispatch
nearly every day from one or the other
OF our expeditions in the interior, and the
news they send is always good. No i'll
fortune has befallen any of them, and they
are succeeding in all they attempt
"A dispatch in Turkish received ten
minutes ago from Dr. Hubbell mt Arabkir,
states that the fevers are disappearing day
by day: which means that he has sue
ceeded Ill rnging to a successful close
a field of contagious fevers that gave
one hundred cases day for treatment, and
five to twenty deaths ut the time of his
taking il up. There are no deaths now,
and a few or no cases.
CONQUERED THE FEVERs.
LAS have stated before, the other great
field of sickness, ZeitouA and Marash, has
been successfully closed the physicians
released and gone 10 their homes, and 1t
only remains for us TO feed the con valescentS.
have never known in all my experience
with places where contagious diseases
had settled in, so radical and successful
treatment, and termination as these fields
have presented
We heard from Mr.. Wood, day or
two ago, the most successful and cheer
nag notes. He is buying cattle, ploughs,
farming tools OF various kinds; having
spinning wheels and looms manufactured.
providing cotton to be spun into thread
woven into cloth, cut and made into gar
ments and when finished given to the
sick and needy Mr.. Wistar has been do
ing the same with marked success.
las.r lI,l-.
few days to return to Malatia, where If
you remember, he passed a few days on
his way to Harpoot and left with the in
tention of returning. The need was too
imperative, and the conditions too dread
ful to admit OF his leaving it without fur
ther help.
PREPARING FOR CROPS.
IL can imagine something OF the change
that Will take place in that dcsolate
CITY, If DR.. Huhbell and his trained corps
OF assistants stay there for eight or ten
days.
Mr.. Wood thinks that ! 900 oxen are
needed in the forty Northern villages of
Harpoot. We hope to be able to double
this number, TO make ready for the fall
sowing of grain and the vegetables needed
for next winter. 1 am glad TO report
that no distractions are placed in the
way of our men, and that they are re-
garded With favor and respect by all
parties and persons with whom they come
in contact.
Physicians are few in those regions,
and medical skill at a very low ebb, and
DR.. HubbeF and his medical assistants
have been alled upon to treat in the
families o. aost of the officials since
leaving AlexGnIretta. Their presence has
been a great comfort to the missionaries
stationed at the various points. most of
whom had seen no visitors since the
ma ssacrcs. The co-ope ration and as
sistapcc has been mutual and most hearty.
1--WE hear only kind words and blessings
on every side. The government here has
neglected no opportunity of doing any
favor which has been asked of il. both
kindly and promptly. With the exception
of poor Mrs. Mason. the health of every one
OF US las been excellent"