The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-27

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Washington, Dee 8--The war de-
partnent has made public . statement
showing the progress made in relief
work in the island Of Porto Rieo be-
tween September = and November ~.
1e99. The population Of the Island Is
estimated al s1s91G The average
daily number Of in6igent was zs1.osz
persons; average weekly sick 17,s7z
and the average weekly dezth e3s per
s0nA The ANIMAL Death rate was .
per LEO inhabitants while the nOr-
nal rate Of deaths was 36 per thousand
inhabitants The increased mortality
was confined 70 the nO1ntzi1 districts.
where IN some localities the deash rate
increased go per cent The amount Of
cash received foE the relief Of tie s1f-
feriDZ people Of the island up 70 NO-
vember 20 vas SIs. "a The amount u
money disbzrssd up to the date nea-
TONED was S7,4I7.
Up TO November 20 the total amount
Of food received 70 relieve the sufferers
was Il, 1se. 7ss pounds Of this z1O1nt
1s.Sfs-s1s pounds hzd been isszed up to
November ~
II was some weeks after the h1rr5-
cane before the mental and phEsiezI
energies Of the stricken people began
70 rally from the shock Of the disaster.
They were WTthOzt ready money and
were brought face 70 face with star
vzti0n- While the damage inflicted
upon the people along the coast Of the
island Wzs very great II was IN part
Offset by the iupEuTsDent IN the s1zz<
cane crop. which improvement was
prOdueed by the 0EezEOE Of water q
the cane lands The prospect Of > good
crop enabled the planters 70 borrow
money with which % employ the nee
ezszry Labor 20 care for and harvest
the crop Tie cities along the o0ass
were also able TO eone 70 theresezs By
the eupl0ynent 0f IzboE 70 rePzir the
damage Indicted By the storm In
Consequences Of these facts supplies
have gradually been suspended N tAe
IoEtzndk
The e0Eee plantations are Ioezted IN
the EpIzz6& Here the high WINS
SWEPT eSe-ythizz IN their e11rze, IezE-
ing little q E0thing for the thousands
Of hznET. ko1eIeaA. eiothesless hs-
nan beings bu. their lives AID what
eoaId Be gfEez fken to prevent ssz-Es-
ton The Pru@Pt action q the Amer
iezu pe0p1e and q the PeoPls Of the
island was all that PEgTgEted . ter
rihLe eztzasrOphe- The Poor zere fed
and thezr lives were Prse-Te1 AZ
th0uzh large part q the hsIzz6 fs 70
longer receiving reI5<E. the 1zzber 01
izdIzzn1S requiring zzzzstzneS rSEzi1s
tie SANE Ig = believed shzs EzsiI
February the deaznd far assistance 4
lS<sIT % Increase n the E0@1z1 d.
trieeA- a. the PEz1tzzzs and BANANAS
VIII n0s 5e rTp< fo< two zo1rEs %
eome- The greatest distress prgTzila
N . I0ezIity where the greatest iii
eulty = found N getting 50o6 % the
EszETinZ-
The W1rzS ARA e1utzins popus-
siou oz zbcnz IN SEQ and EOs Uzz1U
4 rad s 70 be t11zG n z1T Gz-zezi1n
over which food can - transported
Al food i carried 01 tHe hzesE q
h1rze% o. TINS PoY1-z-is0 7aG.sIIa
people mzss hetsd or rthsF VII sez<Ts-
d II not fed at home taeF VII mzzrz1e
70 the eir5sz. jssEzx the weak % de-
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their fzzu-s WI be h0pelezk-
PssEEszes Wh5eh freE1en-lT S1I51Ez
Hood and fzufze- has zgpgzrEd zm1nz
the Enssr-zzzSe znhzhi-z11s IN ths
u.OuzszEn districts and ! 1M5ex ot
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successfully esou1r1lIe[ Bar the rEi5s.
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szugnzhs should De & hsz1z and tss
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