The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-24
GALLINGER'S STORY CHM
Continued nom First PAD

determination instead of war dor,
yet such is an absolute fact. A Fas
paid 10 the orphanage which is pm
der the care of Miss Clara nj It
contains now about fifty chillret host
every one of whom is a victim fVa-
ton DR.. Lesser. one OF Misc Ions
assistants, has had exneriencI the
Armenian and Indian fan1inns ie de-
clares that the famine in hEorse
than that in Armenia.
A detailed story of visit IA FocaS
the place where the reconcend daily
assemble to get food, was ZEN
few weeks ago, when JBartoh
discovered che place there vb45 PEG
PIE lying on the floors. MANY Penn en-
tiTely nude, and all sufferitom the
pangs of starvation. Much Teeh do ne
by the Red Cross Society I'd Wate the
condition of those who stif nam but
scores of men, women anpidren arc
yet there gaunt and bon most as a
skeleton, many of them fered with
sores directly traceable insufficient
food.
A vivid picture was b{rawn by Mr..
Gallinger of a trip to the Eof MatAnzas,
All along the route werfetcheot people
IN rags. but not until tfty was reach
ed was the full extent the suffering
realized.
1T occurred TO me alooked upon the
scenes of suffering ahorrorss that Gu
ban reconcentrados |ght well have
adopted the words ofnte, who enters
here leaves hope behs' when they were
driven from the fie and herded like
cauIe in the cities aftowns of this fer
uIe i'nd The truthlthat Weyler devils
4 4
ca s'heme of hum suffering and sor-
row thtt put Dams Inferno into the
shade, ahl convert a contented, pros
porous people into herd of suffering,
starving unfotunah'
MataTfzas is litaly a place of beg
gary ana death. Ner before did my
eyes behold such lfering. and never
again do l expectto see such havoc.
wrought through ;cruel and inhuman
decree"
visit to the Manzas {FIospitaI re-
NeaIed an even mo shocking condition
lHaH tI@ streets. hmbers of the Red
Lfoss society who hive VISITED one of the
Hospltals Two week. before were almost
Nv eIcoine upon discovering that nearly
eN cry one OF the Inmates at that time
had since died. ThGe poverty, sorrow
forms
II there was food in thse hospitals
said M. Gallinger, Y did ut discover it,
neither were there STEMS of ledicine or of
proper nursing and care
Inc governor of Matanzasinformed Mr..
GaiIinger that the first da4 he oeAAied
the palace fifteen persons hi diedin the
court yard. He said furthel that in the
city Lou had died in Nove,ber41, POO in
december, 200 in January an Gin Feb
fuafy The death rate wal decreasing
Simply because the recondeutados bv
ueath We're becoming fewer.
ne mum Der of people who he starved
III Cuna viii never be definitei known. 1t
Is estlmated that 100000 wereIriven from
.ueir homes into the cities "a towns. I
had 1t from Spanish authoIy that ec-
coro'hs to their figures, 225,G already had
peflshed, but it is said thathe Red Cross
society rs in possession oihgures show
iil5 1hat $1,000 Cubans haY died as a re-
sun OF Spanish cruelty pm starvation
di! i,I that 10000 more musthevitably die.
l nave been asked maj times what of
'le Maine? l do not k w. This how
s'er' do know: A go,fnment that will
oeiioerately starve 400, 0Jbf its own people
" III 90 pretty much lything. If the
sH'p was blown up frouth outside what
9Hpu4d our governmeH do? Perhaps I
should 1orbear to disiss that question
now but this 1 will iv{ture 10 saw: Hu-
man NE purposely tsen, cannot be maid
lof IN gold or silver Mark nv words
parposely taken -
And # it shall apear such was tho
-ale OF $50 brave AIerican sailors then
e1Ven pity the guiItIparties. IT will NOT
question of aritration, but a ques-