The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-16

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HAVANA. Cuba. March e-Slnre the
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yes .''' iio' az 49,
& factor In the arairs OF this unhappy
/ island my readers may like to learn
,,,i,,a nhor,ti, 1,yoryhod,, hau hnor,d ~
80 - - 49,. nas
= tne oeHelleeHt orsut'iEa'ioli W sci genera
Z way. but comparatively few know any
1 thing about It's history and methods. /
=, ,,n,,,.
: - = So s,'e. as'e -
\; member Oh the Red Cross family
(though not OF the society domicied in
Y n hen,,tlf,,l villa In the suburbs NJ lin.
~. ~.
Vaiu, ,W'iisii nus peeH iei'leu Aor Tue oc-
\ cupancy or MISS cara Barton anu her
stan during her stay In Cuba. and from
the honorable president herself. and
Il from an excellent article In ..The Liter
allure OF Philanthropy" by Laura NJ,
Doolittle. have gained most of the
following information. FF3
q Properly speaking the Red Cross Is
: not n = society. ms il holds no regular
i IL
GERS: II Ia rather confederation Of the
Sreliefisocleties of all countries. It's gem
eral aim Is to amellorate the condition
? of the sick and wounded soldiers IN
Z time of war: but the spccIal object of
y the American branch is to relieve sur
z ferIng wherever found. among peonlc of
Z whatever nationality or calling Though
& the Red Cross is only thIrty-four wears
I old, Its operations already extend over
4 most OF the civilized world. and forty
I nations, enrolled under its banner. have
s pledged themselves 10 corrv- out its M
name precepts, To understand its
4 spirit one must glance back. injo his
+ tory. From the. barbarous nres 6f' an
y tlqulty down almost to our own time
Z thet maintaining Of natIonolitios md
governments defended upon the inces.
/, in war: yet nowhere was there anysys-
tenn supported by tho state for the re-
iieI OF sufferers from the calamitles Of
49,, ,,,,ar T,,.ona,u sie Napo,epnic
Mars ha,nS ola, ~ ~ ,s ulanest anu psst
Gal and santa ssr,,;oa 20 sly, no
knnwn Ths co,,r,o,, u so a. i,ss ~, W.
nners macb,ne. and nv o oU tsat T i.isna
nnd connciis wee ,,iiIir. - Ni Us
H,os the cIor,, ~ d,,,nrr Irs ~ nm
bic cnnntr,, Tha sra s -, h uie set Wv. VI
= hat ,s. e., ~, Ill. Snaiist toi ehe
Ters = Ivban" The En.-,,,S III new spa.
h fSr tho Cr;n,oa' faS, 90, aug , oI'
+ ents Mant ~ ,,.i.h INV s" W., va. Sorrespoha-
aad,,, ,hs str,,rnia nc eiliia 1 Wus
Z. a go. sta. 49, g.. :. nus shy auu
yieJ .carnivai'of hIooS ~ ~ INA. ilet,-
ents ,aI, ~ a. y. ,ne colresponu-
the snfysripo ~ haa 1890 zee a"t n s.oiy
+ in,enI suo . n,,Io,,i,,N ro5,,oas one IS
3 wen m tn,o1t,,. ., a,hnr s.. a III A,ivV
,,,a,, - ~ 90. S1, .'au ohly teH
= lay ,vbara tha,, ot'. w ~ ',, soius
bvSthe;r .o,,,rs a.. -. ~ pc u,o ppeu
tbaS fronjN seu iroil
untoId neonv row fas,ar,n s ,,.a,as
PestiIence had ;ts n.o,. nn,,;n5o moIh US
INC n,,arcrnu,dad Tas u,i,linueIeu ,,. ior
better than dars 30 5natt, Meie ii t1l+
- ( ! = = 80
II. !. !, thoor, ,,,r.ar
- ,..e'e nv o. SCI iorth ny the
:; newspaper correspondents, stirred the
: heart Of England to It's depths. Then
for the first tIma in the vorld,st tis,or,y
8 n system wns iraur,ro Tod nf ,,oIm,, q ~,
civil care Of the sick and woundeI r.
sydney Herbert bnr era cioms mo ie Se
minister OF war. wrote to Florence
VINO was then In charge OF
"a -onuoll nospitai. asking Tor AID. a
letter from her to Lord sydney. begging
permission 10 help. was already on It's
way me world Is familiar with the
Z STORY or this brave woman and her 800
& leinaie companions IN the Crimea- They
S :. painless neld: but hope and re-
Z turning health 10 thousands followed
closeiy IN their Footsteps. They brought
4 ORDER out OF chaos In the wretched hos
Fpitals' ana men: snatched from death.
ilted their feeble hanas IN blessing OF
q tue aoeneiactress, ana Kissed her shad-
x oWg as she passed. Perhaps Florence
I. NlShtinsales greatest service to hu-
Z Hianitys was IN proving, IN the race OF
y an enormous weight OF ancient military
Z .precedehts ana prejudice, that the SUI
: 1erinBs resulting from war are In large
measure preFentaole, and that the mil
\ ltary. power alone cannot possibly keep
Il an adequate medical service in opera
4 tloh through long and severe cam
: paign. rms splendid object lesson was
the beginning OF the movement which
y has since grown TO system which re-
3 dnces the miseries OF soldiers In the
z held to the lowest possible degree.
TO Henri Dunant, of Switzerland,
Z first occurred the idea of the Red Cross
ib,t.ts ~ for,,,r, ,.,a,o
+;es Tor Tho nrarnntIon ., ,,n,,a So y,
palsns. He was travelling T in Italy ! iI'i in
CURED, and taking part in the care Of
me wounded. was profoundly impressed