The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
aARABBRT|)N' WORK
She Is Held IN Alteration By
Cuba's Helpless.
ORPHANS TO CARE FOR
Cheerful Prediction Made as
to Work in This Line.

baggary Is the Red Cross record for the
last eight days. Within the month ZOO
more will be equally well provided for,
and IL the good york keeps on through
the svmmer-that IS. II the friends at
home continue to uphold Il by their gen.
erous contributions-the day Is not dis
tant when of the 1900 perantless and
destitute children left by the war in Gu
ba not one viii roam the streets uncared
for.
Let me give you g partial account Of
the eventful week. From Guines. near
the northern coast. we made our way by
rail to the interior town OF Madruga. stop
ping at many stations enroute, and eva
erywhere hailed with demonstrations Of
Joy. Miss Barton's good work Of last year
is gratefully remembered. and the people
welcome her as an angel from heaven
Word has fiOwn before that she IL coming.
and wherever the train stops crowds are
waiting, men. women and children invade
the car, and often. with streaming tears.
pour their tales Of woe into her sympa-
thetic ears. The other day, at a desolate
junction. where only two straw-thatched
huts gave sign Of human habitation. q
whole family fell upon and embraced her,
or. rather. the remnant Of wkhat was
once numerous household. Miss Barton
was acquainted with this family before
the blockade, when the head Of It count
ed thirty-seyen sons daughters and
grandchildren. Now only sixteen remain
in the land Of the living. the rest having
died Of "the misery" induced by hunger,
and how the rest manage 10 sustain life
only He who feeds the ravens know.
With tears rolling down his face the old
man related how he had buried his loved
ones, one by one, along the railroad track.
where he has some slight employing as
a switchman.
Sad as these are, there are lights as
well as shadows In the picture. Incidents
man. who. with smutty face and coil Of
wire over his shoulder, rushed through
the moving train to grasp Miss Barton's
hand and tell her. with overlooking eyes,
that twice she had saved his life-hrst In
a field hospital Of our civil war, thirty
years ago, and again at Santiago: and OF
the Cuban telegraph operator who dared
not send a private Red Cross message
over the railway wire, but managed some
how TO dispatch II from an inland sta
ton, declaring that he would walk forty
miles any day to serve Clara Barton"
Whenever we change cars-and that hap
pens very frequently on these roads.
which were originally constructed to ac-
commodate the sugar planters-it is
speedily whispered through the train that
the Red Cross president is on board, and
then young and old. natives and for
eigners, press to greet the plainly dressed
and retiring little woman. who is the
heart and soul OF this great work. Fruits
and flowers from unknown donors find
their way to her seat. and every step OF
the journey Is a continuous ovation.
At Madruga station an enormous crowd
was waiting. headed as usual by the al
caldi. the judge and other dignltaries OF
the town. Then after the inevitable
and speech -making. escort
ed by the entire population. We visited
the points of interest" including the
pitiful apology OF an orphanage. with its
hundred wretched waits. and the pleasant
casa which the good citizens had set
apart for our residence while IN the city.
At dark the procession rounded up at the
hotel door. where dinner awaited our
weary party: but the much needed meal
had to wait yet longer while these kindly
verbose people relieved themselves OF
more congratulatory speeches. Then. af-
ter another seance at hand-shaking. like
unto a Washington presidential reception.
the better part OF the t4ronf dispersed 70
their homes-all but the rabble. black and
white. several hundred strong numeri-
rally and Of incompatible strength Oh
fac;orily. who. having no homes and no.
where in particular 70 go. constituted
themselves our perpetual guard OF honor
With all their rags and infirmities. they
swarmsd the hotel doors and windows.
every movement with curious
eyes; they followed US later to head
quarters and camped around about. and
continued 10 stick closer than the tropi-
,al brother till the very Las; minute OF
bur stay.
Quaint old Madruga reminds one %
Santiago. its architecture being Of the
same antique pattern brought from Spain /
- an early day and its narrow streets !
hap-hazard, up hill and down. !
It's low casas were once painted In all |
ne coIors % the rainbow. sky-blues AMI |
-ose-pinks preiominat!Dg. but new most !
> nellcwed by time TO irdistingliishabie |
ints. It's central plaza Is queeriy eleyat- |
"A. whether on a natural or artificial hill. |
y because the adjacent streets have been !
Ut down. do not know. Al any rate !
he fower-filled space in the center Of the /
own. enclosed within a bright blue wall l
md enviroDed By the most pretentlous I
offices II chu-cn and state, = reached 1
~ four fights of bIus-painted stsps. 4
which call 70 mind the Navajo pueblo IN 4
arizona, where The Indians Climb up sev- /
= ladders and down seven ladders /
whenever they wish 20 take a stroll Ia the /
,isza- Being beyond me usual roaie % 1
-uhan travel the outer world has heard /
lille Il Madruga, no Witastanding IS * 4
.aordinary charms o. quaintDess ard !
,snial climate. its giant cr1ba trees and !
indian Laurel groves. and SIS are mineral 4
pTlnCs Which che people % the region 4
,slieve 20 be a sovereign remedy f0- All I
oddly lis TIE springs AZ turned in;s 4
'atheE. incloees within q csuSce- Of rather 4
handsome wooden houses. bull; after tae 4
asfloa Of an American summer resor- !
lote!; and these furnish sboui the oily
aging business there f. In the Wsr-dsao-
ztei nsilA cry. Tie sxsEsfng e~Aaaas<s. /
vhl-a IRE impoverished es,lze.s have ssp-
,o-ted as vel a. thsy oo9i5. being fouE8
4 ho7@Iessiy urssnitzry condition.. ne Sc
idsd 20 abandon Il alsozr1Aer. arg.
i0Ese IN The o1iskirts. via eozsidsra5le
ard sdt0szfng. Was secured. hs;ed -
Fith fresh co.'s ard be.sting. and . Esa-
ro1s store q simple food supplies is5d
n And thea TIE ehii4..3-shSroaEaiT
ieazad fnCEa tip % toe for perhaps the
- tia In fhefr ilrrr-arA Araasah d. !