The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-22
CARE OF. CUBAN ORPHANS.
RED CROSS FOUNDING HOMES FOR
LITTLE VAR SUPPORTERS.
FIFTY Thousand Children of Dead neconcen.

Fifty Thousand Children of Dead Reconcen-
trados We're Roaming the Streets and
begging when the Work Was Begun-Asy-
lunS started and Left to Local Charity.
Miss Clara Barton. the head Of the American
National Red Cross. arrived In this city on the
last trip of.the steamship City Of Havana. Her
reports on the progress Of the work recently
undertaken by The Red Cross In Cuba. tho care
OF the orphans OF reconc nntrados. are OK
tremely Interesting. and she is well pleased
with the results so far achieved. The work
has been In progress for about two months
DIR. Hubbell was in charge Of the first OF II.
There were $4,000 orphan children OF re-
concentrates in Cuba each town having from
30 to 100. These children we're too numerous
to be cared for either by the town officials OF
by local charity. The only way they could Re
Kept alive was by being allowed 20 roam about
the towns at will begging from the inhabi-
tants and from the passengers on railroad
trims DIR. Hubbell's first concern on reach
ing town was to secure from the Mayor or
some prominent citizen the use OF house
with a garden. Men and women were then
found who cleaned and whitewashed the
house. while n reIuisition for cots. bedding,
cloth. food and cook ing utensils TO the amount
required for the number OF orphans In the
town was sent to the Red Cross warehouse in
time the house was ready for their reception.
There was never any need Of notifying the
children when the asylums were ready for
them. They had always seen what was going
IN and had become interested IN it and curious
about It. Once received in the asylum what
clothing they had was removed and burned.
the little ones washed in dsin fectants, fed and
nut to bed in the care OF two trained nurses
who accompanied DIR. I1ubbell. In the mean
time the women living in the town were asked
In to sow. and in a day garments enough to
clotha all the orphans would be made.
Some local man, frequently n physician.
would DO made the hend Of the asylum and a
suitable woman, selected as matrnn, Then
n week have been visited in the last two
Tonths and hourishinR asylum has been
planted in cnch Of them. 1t is estimated that
the six persons now in GH6a HHrrying on the
The Rod Cross had considerable material in
hand Tor this work, but is in need OF pork, lard.
milk and cornstarch at present. Consign-
inents OF these articles NAV be shipped free by
Cross at Havana, Calico. ginGham and denim
for clothing are also needed. Ii IL not ecessary
to send ma e clothes, as the Cuban women are
expert With the needle. and the sewing bees
The object OF the work OF the Red Cross is not
10 assume the entire care of these children. 1t
IL merely lifting them from death. sickness and
misery TO a temporary foothold. The enfow-
ment OF great schools and the adoption Of the
children into respectable families will follow.
II Is thought.
The children who are being housed and
clothed are in many cases the heirs to property
still OF considerable va ue. Notwithstanding the
identity Of each OF these orphans. so far as is
known: Is being made III duplicate. one cory
being kept by the Red Cross.