New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
CLARA BARTON HOMEAGAIN
ORPHAN AsYLUMs ESTABLISHED II
CUBA AND DOING GOOD WORK.

WOMEN EMPLOYED BY THE CUBAN RELIEF
FUND HANDLE THE HOE AS WELL AND RE-
cE1vE THE SAME WAGES AS MEN.
Miss Clara Barton. of the Red Cross. arrived here
from Havana yesterday forenoon on the Ward line
steamship Havana She sent to Hoffman
Island 10 pass the usual quarantine period for OBJ
servation Miss Barton stated yesterday that while
she has passed much time among yellow fever pa
tents and has encountered epdemics Of that disease
since the Memphis outbreak Of 1877, she cannot call
herself an immune, and refuses to be ciassed as
such
'I prefer" she said. "to comply with quarantine
regulations, as I do not think it impossible that
could contract the disease.
Red Cross affairs in Cuba, Miss Barton states,
are In good condition, twelve asylums having been
established. All are thronged with children. mostly
orphan reconcentrados About three hundred are
now under in the various institutions, where
they are kept clean and we'll fed. Corporal punish
nnent is not allowed in the asylums. The larger
children are given tools and seeds, together with
small plot of land 10 be titled. So rapid is the
vegetation there that many are already eating their
own lettuce radishes and potatoes.
The Red Cross has furnished the cloth Tor
the clothing Of the children. and the Cuban
women brought their machines and made II up
Miss Barton expects TO take up hundred children
weekly The asyums are now left In charge OF the
Cubans, who will report TO Miss Barton
MISS GILL's WORK
Miss Gill. who has with her College Settlement
worker from this city, Is establishing an agricult-
ural school for orphans between the ages of ten
and fifteen years at Sancti Spritus. College Set
tlement is also to be established at Remedies, where
the people are stu dying OF starvation. and where
the women have few articles or wearing ap-
parel that they are forced hide in the bush when
any one comes them.
d In conversation yesterday with Mrs. E. B. Freef
assistant manager OF the Cuban Relief Work, now
established at Ceiba Mocha. Province Of Matanzas
1t was learned that the work was already fun OF
promise Two farms have been established, which
are already furnishing employment for number
of men, women and children. no distinction In the
matter Of wages being made between men and
women.
when sufficient funds are available for the pur-
nose" said Mrs Freer these farms will be used
as headquarters for the distribution of work anil
mails, agricultural implements. seeds and domestic
supplies to small farmers who are unable through
lack of means to resume the cultivation of their
Meantime we are trying to give employment to
WsP' and to ind homes in good Cuban families for
the thousands Of orphan asylum children who sur
been secured and hted P up II srs aowsTd se Se
the pa e relief fund and his assistants THIS
house and its equipment is great object lesson 10
inc H"'i'''' 1T PROVED A JOY.
.orhe vasherwomen had never a wringer
before and did not know what 1t was. They were
so delighted with 1t when they learned how to use
IL that they wanted to do the wash all over again
They put each piece through the wrlnger Twice.
Just for the fun of It, , 49,. 1880.
When they were shown the fatirons they went
into ecstacies of delight while for the oetachaoe
handles they had no words with which TO express
their astonshment and pleasure The clothespinss clio
they saw for the first time, and Immediately oupDeo
them little poles for the clothes The pins met
with their sincerest approval, and the next day
they came around ready TO DO the WASH al o'ei
again for the fun of IT. , 49,. 80 ,,,as
AIl OF our tangled tools please these natVeS M @
bevond Expression. People say here as wen as an
Cuba that the Cubans won't work with American can
tonIe hlit the only reason is that they never na9
~ chance The workmen are perfectly denghteo
with our American hoes T5ey ,n say the ene Clumsy
C1hsn hoe Our garden rakes they saw last , WEEK
for the first time in their lives They dd n9t b kTm
tUh tOh az thev were until Mr.. Howard showeo theII'
whe5 their approval was of the most fervd descfp
,tnn THE rake was new 10 them lhdt litey
tioh: 15 4, conoh having no name Of their own Tor
it. usk beauty young a ana Of ase Keds Df She
csp noe 1otatoes equal to any man, ana gets ING
ssnoa ssn ~ Wages as the best on the place