The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-23
CLARA BARTON SAILS.
Knows of No heason Why the sultan
should Oppose Her.

hhoWs or No heason why inc Su'uh
should Oppose Her.
New York, Jan. 22,-Miss Clara Bar
ton, president Of the American Nation
al Red Cross society. with the five men,
bers of her personal staff, sailed from
this city at II o'clock this morning,
bound for Constantinople, where she
will attempt to distribute relief to suf-
! fering Armenlans.
| Miss Barton and her party arrived
from Washington on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad at o'clock this morn
ing
The party was met at the railroad de-
pot by a committee consisting of Ste
phen Barton, her brother; DR. e. Freger.
Miss Bittina Hofker, Sister Superior of
the Red Cross hospital; Dir. Letter and
the Russian consul general, Olorveslsy.
They were all then driven to the home
of Mrs. Charles II. Raymond, president
of the Red Cross hospital, at 260 West
Seventy-third street, and from there to
Delmonico's, where farewell break
fast was served by Mrs. Raymond.
There were fourteen in the breakfast
| party. Mrs. Raymond made a. speech,
in which she complimented Miss Bar
| ton for bravery in the task she had I'M
| dertaken.
/ Miss Barton in response stated that
she was not to be regarded as a heroine,
that she was only doing what she con-
sidered was her Christian duty, and
that she hoped for success. Breakfast
over, the entire party drove to the
1 American line pier, where there was a
large delegation OF Armenians and Red
Cross members waiting to bid the trav-
elers bon voyage.
| Besides Miss Barton there were in the
party George II. Pullman, Miss Barton's
secretary; Miss Lucy Graves, her stem
| ographer; Ernest Mason and DR.. ]. B,
Hubbell, general field agent of the Rid
Cross society. Before the ship sailed
Miss Barton talked of her proposed mis-
sion.
AT no time" she said. has our so,
ciety thought Of antagonizing the Tur-
kish government. False reports to that
effect have called forth statements
from the Turkish minister at Washing
| ton.
| lust now haven't any plans. l am
going to Constantinople first. When
get to the capital OF Turkey I shall see
| Mr.. Terrell or some one, and through
him negotiate with the sultan for my
entrance to Armenia. / know OF no
reason why the Turkish government
should object to our mission. expect
to distribute food to the hungry in Ar
menfa regardless Of their religion. Ny
work will not be confined only to Chris
tians.
II do not expect to reach Constantin-
ople for at least three weeks. We go
from here to Southampton, to London,
a Paris, Geneva, Baden Baden, Vienna
/ and then to Constantinople. do not
know the extent Of my resources Jas
n yet.
"Do ! anticipate any difficulty with
the sultan? Why, no. | can't really
tell what am going to do until get to
4 Constantinople. / haven't any definite
Iplans now
Miss Barton said that she objected 70
being. called brave Miss Barton, and
hoped that the public would not think
II that she was going to Armenia from a
spirit rof bravado. She was just plain
4 Miss Barton.
After her arrival at her ultimate des-
tination a corps Of nurses will be or
ganized in this country ready to &c
!. abroad and assist her in her work il
t 1t is deemed necessary Miss Barton
said that she did not expect to see the
}l sultan or any of the high Turkish off.
GERS Miss Barton is about sixty years
Il old
Il Among the persons who saw Miss
Barton sail were Spencer Trask, the
Wall street broker. chairman of the re
lief committee of the Red Cross society
and three Armenians from Boston.
Before the ship sailed Miss Barton re.
cetved several large floral pieces which
were taken to her stateroonl, No. 200
The ship during the voyage will fly the
Red Cross flag at the mizzen mast
head.
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