The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-03
And the Terrors of Jaruco.

Clara Barton has this to say in the North
American Review for May. In an article en-
titled 'The Situation in Cuba; Our Work
and Observations In Cuba"
Before the end Of the first week we had
commenced sending to the country towns all
the food that could be spared from Havana.
and when the "Vigilancia" came in with
hfty-two tons we felt that we might go our
selves and see how best to place 1t. Jaruco,
only twenty miles to the east of us. had
sunered greatly. No aid had reached It,. Its
one train day necessitated a start from
nome at 80 in the morning. dark. damp and
chilly A ferry and train brought us there
at o'clock.
royal welcome awaited us from all the
dlgnitarles of the town. The mayor, Judge,
doctor and priest who led the way to the
church, followed by crowd of people that
nlled Its entire center, kneeling in prayer,
with tears OF gratitude to God that at length
someone had remembered them, and as the
word America" in broken accents burst out
IN tneir sobb1ng prayers we remembered the
plentiful, peaceful American homes and happy
hearts, and thanked God that we were of
tnem. Alas! how poorly 1 took in the ter
rihle danger threatening to engulf us in the
direst Of woes that could befalI peaceful,
prosperous people.
From the church our way led to the hos
pitable but plain table of the mayor. for
breakfast with the leaders of the town, and
with them to visit the village of reconcentra-
dos that had built itself up in the midst of
them A remarkable fact regarding Jaruco is
tiie1' iiloio PERSONS nave actually died IN that
town during the three years of the war than
comprised Its own entire population when 1t
began. The charities of the town people have
peel. Deen sometning enormous in proportion to
thelr means, but they have given themselves
unto poverty. They could not even keep I'D
the furnishing of a hospital although nearly
every little palmetto hut had It's suffering pa,
TENTS e pa
We asked to be shown what would be their
hospital If 1t could be kept-a fairly good
s ou1ldihg capable Of accommodating fifty to
seventy with only four patients evidently left
to die; but the conditions surrounding them
forbade the entrance Of Clearly persons. The
stench as OF something dead drove us back;
put raliy1ng we decided to make battle, and
weapons of shining Spanish gold and silver.
we ordered them to enter the town for pur-
chases, nrst, carts of water, for in its scarcity
even that had to be bought in Jaruco. har
rels OF lime, brooms, whitewash brushes. dis
infectants and whatever else was needed
next taking out into the air the four poor
wretches, to commence on the buiiSing ana
grounds. 'I'iu
here were twenty strong men, full of
unwonted courage and aroused Impulse to
wage battle with filth and death ~
AT noon we left, for duties in another mart
OF heavy supplies. At 5 o'clock the return
messenger me- eas round perfectly odorless build
grounds policed and lined, and the four
dying men reclining cots in the sunshine
densed milk. N 'on-
Gen. Manderson's call to the women of the
country to band themselves together into a
volunteer woman's relief corps has cctved
hearty response from the Omaha lad.e, J.
So universal is the sentiment in favor of the
movement that general meetings have been
called to discuss the subject and to effect
the organization of band along the line sug-
gested by the general. The women even go
so far as to say that 1t should and shall he a
national movement
The Maryland Society of Colonial Danes
has planned, under the direction Of the ma
tional society, to establish missions of relief
wherever they are most needed, but will pay
particular attention to Maryland people and
soldiers. The members of the Baltimore
society are thoroughly aroused and are en-
gagged in active work