The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22

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two very good doctors, but both contracted
the fever and have been critically Ill. The
theological student, who was tortured In
prison was released just In time to oversee
the work among them. His life was de
SPARED of. A colporteur, several teachers,
q village preacher-in fact all who were
near them have been stricken down. The
disease spread in the city and Is sparing
none. There was Greek army-surgeon here
but he was ordered away, as the soldiers
were CHARTERED 10 the living rooms and the
family was living in the stable. The SOL
diers had torn off all the wood work Ia very
costly article here) for fuel. l think told
you once how her day-old baby was saved
the day of the massacre. A little Moslem
boy told soldier, who was about to run 1t
through with his sword that 1t was Moslem
child. The restitution here seemed great.
On day dear old woman, who works for
as occasionally, came up through pouring
rain. Her usually happy face was swollen
from weeping. 1t seemed that her son,
young man of 25 years, had this fever.
She had not cent, food, medicine or fire,
and he lay there delirious. felt so happy
to be able to help her. She said: IL had
no one else In the world to go to-" Then
she added, 20 yes, went to the Lord first
and then came to my sisters up here" The
young man has since died, though DIR. Shep-
ard saw him. The widowed mother, wife
and mother .in-law are thus deprived of
all means of support, besides number OF
orphan children.
The young lady teacher, who has worked
with me so faithfully all the winter, max
ing comfortables, is now very i'll. She is
the sole support of the family, consisting of
a blind old father and feeble old mother 1t
is she who helped us care for Miss Lowell,
and who is our standby" in all work.
The treasurer demonstrated with me for
overdrawing my own account before any
came. When l think how much 1t
has meant to me to be able to help her
feel that to say "thank you," poorly ex-
presses it.
1t seemed imperative that something be
done at once, so in the absence Of better
help | went down. l had thought that
nothing could ever efface the sights of our
dreadful day last fall, but my experiences
among the sick that week are too painful to
rehearse. Ten or twelve large rooms were
filed with the sick, dead and dying. Two
or three wellmeaning, but inefficient young
men were all that were left to care for them
all. A cold rain had been pouring fer days.
The windows were all open, but the air was
pestilential. There was no fire, aud the
poor creatures lay on the floor. To be sure,
they had on the clothes we had given and
were covered with the comfortables we had
made. We were having special food cooked
for them and securing the city for proper
nurses, but for time we could accomplish
nothing, and then 1t was that my duty be-
came unmistakable. One morning l found
a child's corpse in the window, mans
body i'm the middle of the floor, and SEEM
ngly dying father trying to feed a dying
child, who breathed his last as l was going
10 him. In other rooms, about the same
scenes were being enacted. l worked there
, week. The last few days went also to a
Instant part of the city, where 80 captives
we're in church. Twenty of these were
lick in bed. Two beautiful children were
becoming i'll and the father told me that
himself and wife and three children were
III that were left of a family of 25(a CLAM
anne home feeling that 1t was my last days |
work, but was mercfully spared the |
ever. My associates would not allow me
o go among the sick again.
That day the people came out into the |
treet, begging me only to come and look at |
heir sick. A crowd of about 35 gathered |
round me. A man carrying water set two |
'ails down in the street and the women
anne out on the flatxoofs while dispensed
cholera Bixture"-the rain pouring tor
ents meanwhile. Of course this was not
cal cholera, but DR.. Shepard says 1t will
ONE this summer. About that time some
ew army doctors came and we employed
ne. Then DR.. Shepard, of Aintab, came,
n his way to Zeitoon, and have gone on
nth my work of making comfortables. 1
id not give up my lessons when l
lorked In the city.
We hear from Zeitoon that there is not
q entire family, all of whose members are
Bile to go back to their villages. think
900 are sick. Death is holding high car
ival In this stricken land, and our instruc-
ons from STEAMBOAT this week ara that we
IN give no more than enough to keep soul
nd body together. That means for little
lille. Unless help comes most literally
p rest will die, We are giving food to
500, and to many villages where they
red worse than here. / have not Mr..
ee's latest figures. A thousand yorgans
have been made by Mrs. Nc
alum and myself, and Mrs. Lee has had
any thousands of garments made. At
rst we thought things must become better;
len we said, "They can become no worse"
ow we see still further depths. and are