The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-09
CUBA'S URGENT NEED.
TENS or THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN
STARTING IN THE ISLAND.

Regain Their Feet-It Appeals for Aid.
The trustees Of the Cuban Orphan Fund have
Issued an urgent appeal for funds to carry on
the work Of relieving the distress among the
tens OF thousands Of starving children In Cuba
Funds are needed at once to save the lives Of
children in Santa Clara and Havana Forty
thousand dollars are urgently needed tor this
summer The appeal reads:
The distress existing among children in Cuba IL
not appreciated. In tho recommendation the parents
generally starved t. death. Tho children often sur.
yived and sometimes the women. The bject OF this
committee ia frat to relieve immediate distress
then educate and later stimulate education through
out the aud. It is estimated that at least 10000
children are in want The need is urgent. Careful
agents who have been approved both by our own
conn Al lrrs and Cuban citizens. report tho pitifu
facts an point ont practical methods Of relief In one
small '"wu he older caro- for the younger children
lv WOE. n,t Logging. In This whole town scarce an
nlul - cs a.t's Hero il is proposed u gather 700
chlll.p 10 asylum, feed. clotle and teach them.
Tbs st.' beginning NJ the work.
From tie Cuhars wa are assured Of substantial as.
.tstlu.o int thcr have money to contribute.
They viii give ggatn'tous services, buildings and
sup lies. million dollars can be expended advan.
tagepusly within the coming year in helping tho
CuNaus to Iep themselves. Devoted. intelligent
and practical women have virtually volunteered
their services. We appeal for aid. generous mid. to
at tiI point and carry out the plan throughout
Cuba Cen Wood wants or help in Santiago; Gen.
wilson in Matan2as and Santa Clara and GEN Ludlow
in Havana for they all realize the great need and
tn great difficulty and see clearly that IL the chill,
drcn properly cared for now they in turn will
later care Tor Cuba.
The Treasurer of the committee is Robert Bacon OF
]. =. Morgan Co., to whom checks should be sent.
The appeal is signed by Gen. Francis V.
Greene. tho Chairman cot the committee;
Charles w. Could the Secretary. and the other
members Of the committee. who are:
Rear Admiral ". T. Sampson Robert Bacon
Thomas b. Adj ms. Cornelius y. Bliss Dr. George f.
Rrewcr, John Claaiu. William E. Dodge. Dr. william
X. Draper James T. Gardiner. Abram 8 Hewitt, D.
willis James. John 5. Kennedy. Levi p. Morton, II.
l. Nelson. Alexander E Orr. Robert C. Ogden, Will
liam Jay sghieaeln:. william n Sloane. Charles
liam T. Wariwcii. vim wa
From Miss Laura D Gill, who is In Cuba for
the committee. Mr., Gould this week has re-
ceiycd two letters describing the awful distress
among tho children, and pointing out what
IN Sanctl Spirtus. Writing from Remedies on
May -. she thus pictures things as she found
them:
Ing which /. much more serious than anything
and the town has only been able to provide for
Sy physically SO much OF than anS
body else in the town Although they have now
little skeletons and almost mako one doubt whether
4 was any kindness to help them to live few years
In sanct sPirtts there ;,s has been les: Of the
quently there is less suspicion and less dsappoint
acter Of the sres however such as to MAKE
the likelihood Of rapid return to good business
stantial help from outside the people cannot get on
Their their rect , for long time. ,,.., 49,,
to qud an attempt to with them brings
s sSs sad v f.y
children who came to the window of the hotel to
1.-THE as 70 esy P%s
on their n ptt , of happiness
Win ana lax i fy O S
Rnrased You o haven't any TT no her, have yop p?
and mother seems to be quite beyond their power
to T realize LIE, fer ., any ds .So r,n,
round about is said to be :9methng appalling ~
trely without clothes. and have to run and hide
don't suppose that those Of us who have si~ays had
whatever we needed can for moment realize the
men here who are in postion to know say frankly
that more can be done for the self-respect of the
other way.
At ,Tunas Miss Gill met the Acalde and a
hhrmber OF prominent men At the City Hall;
to accommodate 500 children. The building
Tor III; boys is little way out Of the town and
Gin thinks that there the boys could do some
simple agricultural work. Speaking OF her
plans she writes:
know mh1t want !" do hrst AZ have Erten to
in santa Mar. Dc Del RossTo a. ss
ntE to nySn fr ana am hGpnS that shan md
tSSrS. Then / want to return 70 sandti spirtus'
tit up the three buildings which they will give
ought really to be separated in mana ge-
Sn' an4 p S PanO want ts to PVT the
another and the boys under II or : in the building
children in all in the town and its immediate virin.
iy: As soon as Miss Reed arrives want her to take
leave her living in the town to visit each place every
day aud assume tho direct oversight Of all three
,or a less well.trained woman to manage
On her way back to Havana Miss Gill stopped
Ct hTmcTi Here she PLANS to provide homes
Unto within weeks time people have really been
dymg her" IN the hospital for lack of food and they
;hcir first donation OF soups and condensed milk
from tho Goyernu,ent Remedos is so far out of the
troyernmcnt but even the municipal officials here
have not received their pay for some months, This
ply because it far from the beaten line OF travel
that ne paymssters cannot get out here to attend to
By ,lr, time that have things established here
third most needy of the towns that we have seen
and whcr there are at least $50 children right in
shTiitr Plan have been pComissI; This will pro,
vide for TIE province OF Santa Clara so FAR
ca at present expect to do. We should arrange
with the Alcaldes uf the villages to send TO in
these centres few of the children who most imper
Euvcl% need care there, ana shall hope to go ont
from these towns into the little villages and dis
tribute sHch clothing make II possible the
ClHircn there to go to school and take adj autagc OF
EICn opportunities Tor tucatiun are provided fol
them by the Government.
returning to Havana, Miss Gill wrote OF the
sad condition Of affairs in Remedies She says
In Remedies saw tho worst conditions hive yet
fOuud Tho town Is a. Won hnow, Very ditticut OF
access, much SO that although there said TO BIZ
two millions OF provincial income III the Ccufu rgos
treasury none OF the municipal authorities or hospi
tai employees have received salary for thirty
months. OF course, do not know. and do not
very much, what d ,sorGanizauon this may have
caused among the ordinary municipal authorities
but In the hospital il has worked such mischief that
no credit be- obtained for food. and the EN-
ployees desperate that they are constantly
tempted to steal supplies to take to their families
and the officers IN charge can hardly keep any order
at all.
There have been days when the hospital has beer
absolutely without any food. With facilities for one
hundred patients. they have much OF the time aver
aged seventy deaths month; and they have nc
fresh M X. no fresh meat. and very little food O
any kind, DR.. IogumlsinO, tn" physician in charge
who was recently acting assistant surgeon in oul
army, has wcltten To- Gen Wilson that lie cannot b,