The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-21

brought In. thanks to the bounty OF the
United States: and then how the fam
ished eyes glistened, as everybody who
could crawl, crowded eagerly around!
The Cuban lady who comes, every
morning TO do what she can for these
poor creatures. to close the eyes OF the
dying and order the burial Of the dead,
showed me the closet OF medicine, fur
nished by the United States. The diff
Guilty Is TO see shat the r!ght medicines
are properly. administered. One would
think that every physician In Havana
would gladly give portion OF his time
10 this charitable work; but 1t Is said
that only three or four have dared
brave public opinion and the loss OF
their practice among the Spanish fam.
lilies: I am acquainted with two noble
exceptions, undetermined Medicos who.
having some means OF their own, have
abandoned their general practice and
devoted their time and strength, unre-
warded, to the reconcentrados. Just
think OF il! Upwards OF 100000 homeless
and miserable wretches In this unhappy
island. In the province Of Havana
alone, excluding several towns, which
have not yet sent In their lists, there
are $4,000 of theT-mo-e than $4,000
being orphan children and $1,000 widow
ed and destitute women. In the. ad-
Joining province OF Matanzas there are
upwards OF $4,000. The mortality occa-
stoned by hunger and fever Is not
known to certainty, because every
effort has been made to hide It; 1t Is cal
cuilted that 10 per cent In Havana and
GO per cent In PInar del Rio. Before aid
from the United States came 1t was as
high as 70 per cent, right here in Ha-
vana, under the eyes OF the governor
general. GUines Is another scene OF
fearful mortality. 1t Is q little town.
with normal population OF 5000. After
Weyler's concentration decree K In
creased In few days to 5000. During
three weeks OF April the death number
cd 400. The old cemetery became so
crowded that when the trenches would
hold TO more new burial ground had
to be consec:ated; and over Its gate
might have been inscribed one universal
epitaph: Murdered by Don Valeriano
Weyler. Marquis OF Teneriffe."
More than 1000 have already died IL
Guires: out of 6,Q00 rcconcentrados In
vana in spite OF all that Is now being
done for them. they are still dying at
the rate OF 900 month. Not less than
100000 must surely follow the 100000
which the grave has claimed IN this
great charne! house, the fair island oil
Cuba. These figures are not guess
work; they are from statistics as care
fully compiled as the conditions will
allow, and are under rather than over
the mark. Doctor B-uner, OF the Ma
rinc hospital service. fixes the Eumbcr
OF deaths from starvation, from the
data he has gathered, at 100000. The
ayslums lately created. Of which Los
Fosos Is ono. shelter upwards OF 1900
reconcentrados. and through American
charity. about 1000 receive food In the
municipal city OF Havana. Should this
bounty cease, what would become Of
them? a few noble souls In Earana
are distributing this food, under the d.
rcct!on OF Consul General Lee; and aoT'
that Clara Barton has arrived. things
will be further sys.cmat!Eed. II every
community III the United States would
Immediately organize branch Red
Cross Aid Society and secure what It
could In money or clothing, what meal
cnlaDle amount OF sulIor!ng would BIZ
relieved II everybody OF means would
give but five OF ten cents out OF his
abundance. what might be hoped from
the seventy million people In our happy
country!
Having now no more money In our
purses than the -econcentraloa thcn,-
selves, we were Obliged 10 walk TO GU:
hotel more than two miles over these
stony streets. every step OF whc..
makes one feel like 4 Denitentc WITH
peas In his shoes Talk about sidewalks,
In Havana they are so mar
row that two cannot pass one
another upon them! In many
places they are but q few Inches wide
30 that one. the size OF your corrcspon-
dent, can barely walk abreast" upon
them, the narrow streets which one
may almost reach across, filled from
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