The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12

fectly conscientious in their desire to relieve the distress of those suffering from the effects of Weylers recommendation order, but. unfor- tunately they have not the means to carry out such benevolent purposes. shape under charitable commissions. etc; large numbers are now cared for and fed by private subscription
 I witnessed many terrible scenes and saw some die while I was present am told Gen eral Blanco will give $100,0OO to the relief fund.
 November 27 General Lee sent to the department the communications of two gentlemen, whose names he says are suppressed for obvious reasons, but whom he knows personally, as standing high in the community, concerning the conditions in Los Fosos dhe ditches), in Havana The communication says, among other things: -Four hundred and sixty women and children, thrown on the ground, heaped pell-mell as animals, some in a dying condition, others sick, others dead, without the slightest clean illness or the least help, not able to give water to the thirsty, without religious or social help, all dying wherever chance The communication goes on to state that the deaths among these reconcen- trados averaged forty or fifty daily, ten days of life for each person. It says mat these unhappy creatures received food only after having been eight days m the ditches, during which time they
 
 food which the dying had refused Some horrible instances of distress witnessed are given.
 January s, General Lee makes the fol- lowing report
 have the honor to state as a matter of Pupnc interest, that the reconcentrados act of Ienefal 5i raj Meyler. formerly Governor General of tnis @ lsland transformed about 400. 900 self-sup- poIlhg people, principally and chil- uren into multitude to be sustained by the ou f t by others or to die of starvation dttion and being massed in large bodies with out change of clothing and without food Their 1onles were burned, their fields and plantations 6esty 66estroyea and their livestock driven away or destroyed l estimate that probably POO, 00of the TuIai population in the province of Pinar del Itio HaVana, MatanZas and Santa Clara have uied or starvation from resultant causes and the oeaths Of whole families almost simulta neousiy or within few days of each other, aliu ol mothers praying for their children to be reheVeu Of their horrible sufferings by death are not the least of the many pitabe scenes Whlch were ever present. In the provinces of fuerto Principe and Santiago de Cuba, where the reeoneentrado order could not be en- forced the great mass of the people are self supporting A daily average of 10 cents worth or food to 10000 would be expenditure of sEeVo per day, and, of course the most humane el1orts upon the part of our citizens cannot nope to accomplish such gigantic relief. and great portion of these people will have to be ap4sndoned to their fate
 under date of December IS, General Lee sent a communication to the depart Inent recommending measures for relief CT the reconcentrados. In the portion gwen out General Lee says:
 see no effect of the governmental distribu- t,on 10 the reconcentrados. am informed that only Sl2.500 in Spanish silver has been eta eete1aicated to the Havana Province out Of the purpose of relieving them on the island. and 'het reports from all parts of the province show