New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-04
RED CROSS worn Ar S4NTJ4GO.
LETTER FROM MISS BARTON DESCRIBING
THE CONDITIONS THERE

"''pleh T." Barton has received letter from
MISS Cara Barton. written in Santiago. I'm which
she says In part:
Inc arrival o; the Breakwatcr to-day Droreh; mo
- package OF live or six letters from YOU delivered
~ Mr. Van Schce. Package No 3 contains copies
Of the Instructions Of Secretary Lone - he M,
to furnish coal to the Red cross vessels. II als1
contains a copy of q dispatch Of Secretary Longs
ana Triton. informing me that We may have The
4"o shlpS as long as We need them The Triton
We have never had the Government having seized
heI rom the first. and the modest suggestion from
one "i my shippers To- Colonel Humphrey. AFTER
trpl ot your telesram thar the Triton would per
maps oe at our service was met boy the courteous
response Of Not by q sight: that il was I'm
ne service of the Army. and would 20 10 Porto
nro. Very naturally after this ~ did not press
The Morse arrived with her cargo nearly intact.
Sne was placed alongside the Port Victor, and the
cargo was offered FOR distribution TO General Shat
Sesilon, as later facts proved that It was partly
!iol unload II; ther" Was not an lcehouse IN san
cnG ne nad no"nffe to put H. ana he said he
lust coming in for the conveyance Of the sick and
wounded to the North The captains. learning that
OF their soldiers and every one mat has gone on
he sas taken all mat he could store, Both General
dispose Of it. and perhaps nothing that has ever
been sent here has been productive Of So much
many blessings II has saved the meat o. jhe
Swift Meat Company Of Chicago. which would have
ton among the men at the 'front.'
Learning Yesterday that the San Juan would leave
pOrtunity FOR supplies To- 20 with Il. and nfty
10 hundred loaded TODAY and sail to-
morrow This is the first time that anything has
yet gone Baracoa. either troops. ratiOns sup
plies Or Hubble, vii 20 with them. When the
Morse is in condition TO receive supplies II moth
ing better Offensive shall load her and sail her to
Gibara.
The six mules are still on the Michigan. there
being yet nothing free from the grip Of the Gov
eminent by which they can 10 taken Of. She Is
too far out 10 risk their swimming They are
doing well
have to-day taken out load Of thirty tons n
supplies FOR FOrmOsa and within Two or three days
shall commence 70 ship up the railroad for san
Luis supplies for ten thousand peopl" In the upper
part OF the province.
himself AT Cancy. dropped into slow lever rom
which n has not been possible from computation
of diseases. 20 rally him. ana he IS probably dying
tonight He Is IN the little hospital snip which
have made for Miss Wheeler and her assistant
nurses-the finest and best arranged Institution or
the kind i'm The city We have tclcgTapn"d MS
family to-day through YOU. We are All very sorry;
and I have seen no deep manifestation -
regret than from General Shafcr himsct %nrn
told him to-day That We were loslnk NJ bahks
people at Caney, and the tear n his eyes ioii no"
deeply he regretted the result - ..
Mrs Louise Morgan has sent me 80. Rlh ID: n'.uk
nm able 10 use for tho nurses. asked Nj '"tif'H
to return TO her. with letter as kindly Wrlirn as
uas able 10 write explaining 10 her tnat JlI no.
return IL az between herself ana me. but 10 AVOID
compiled tons with other committees trust NM
she will not take the act in spirit oth"T IMAM ha'
IN which II was made ] cannot accept compil'd.
lions with other committees. nave no n"'d OF
I had the generosity and thonRhuu!ness ~ other
nations have supplied me. and they have appeared
10 have done II with no dstrus' of my MANAGEMENT
or integrity