The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-11
CHILDREN OF THE RED CROSS.
THOSE THAT WE'RE SAVED FROM
THE GALVESTON FLOOD.

manner In which Ihcy Are Now
u,inE cared for-IIistory of some
AT Them-Other Matters OF More
Than Passing Interest.
Galveston. Tex. Nov. 6-Unthinklng
reorls entertain the idea that after any
re-, ea.amity In which large number
lives we're lost. many orphans must
he I.a without homes. A moments rcnec-
non yil convince you that this cannot DO
for would not the smallest ana wcalSes,
naturally be nrst TO go2 When wild bill
avs ron ave to twenty-five feet high
sure.I over this island. swes ping fathers
and mothers to their death. what chance
had .ae children? \ few ala escape al
mos mlraculously while ono OF bota
Their parents were lost. and all or these
are being wen cared FOR By the Red Cross
I o. new department. not provided Tor
.a tho treaty OF Geneva, and Ia this In
star. e IS rot intended TO be permanent
only 4nul suitable homes can be provided
sor ils children. or Galvestou's wrecked
,rph lasts repaired.
on cnure floor Of the big. beautiful
voted tl Red Cross uses, was immo diatcly
given up 20 the children and Ia IL every
storm aalt was comfortably housed
Befors me hood. Galvestor's various
aeylums were fuA. and OF these. all the
child "a. we'd were Immediately conveyed
10 Dallas The largest orphanage was St
MARY tJt u4u. down on tie beach.
mile o. $50 tn town. OF lts nlnety-two
chllOr.. oEly three escaped. OF the ucaI-
tiful b.4l.rsa Wheh had sheltered gem
eratior. 5l atlle ones. nothing remained
after tina, awful night Of Sept s. but an
empt5 uustc of Wet sand. w4th here and
there strips of black robes and blue work
ing-apr1rs auttering from the trees Egh-
ty-lwa small babies wore found scattered
along .e beach. ana three living boys
were percled ia a tree, the weakest hav-
ing been tied 20 a branch by his c0mpan-
Ions. " the ten good Sisters and several
SERVANT. seven We're found, scattered
miles apart. and buried whore they lay.
one Sister had nine OF the baby orphans
tfed 60 her body with her cineturr. and
others had one or two claspod IN their
arms Sister Elizabeth was at market
when the storm began. ana might easily
have saved herself. but she insisted ON
returning 10 her poet Of duty-ard, as %
proved. 60 her death. Tho water was then
rising so rapidly tAai size had to go HON
on horseback. aud for the last mile or
more the horse was forced TO FNiC,. iae
lieroasm displayed by these plous women
is iair sample Of hundreds Of siinil r
cases Tho q, ends OF St Marys hnd c4n-
collation. in the fact that the day u the
storm MAS the feast Of our Lady s. IA
flyfty. ana nIl the sisters had that morn
ing received h1iy communion. The Jrsu-
Line convent farld almost as badly. IWo
fundrcd ana twcuiy-six bod cs have since
teen discovered 90 Us grounds. aud doubt
.ass there are many more in the debris
piled around lt--ln some places higher than
the scco 0d-story windows Weeks after
me catastrophe the corpses oi TWO we'll
sressci ladies' were drawn from the con-
vent clsi Ca. and were burned, being de-
.omposcd beyond re-ognit.on.
Ventable storm-orphans have been few
'ar reasons above ~ ntouci, and most ol
ihcm had Gre parent left-usually the IA
,lcr the strongest member OF the family
AL came to as frightened and shy 90 wild
l.rls ousttd from the mes hungry. dirty
rNIn generally dinpidatc "a condition ann
u is good 10 SEQ how wonderfully they
improve under love and care. soon as ar
ra0l. the first thiug administered is
.qaare mtai.' then q warm BATH ana
aesrwards a suit OF clothes. Happily the
errows OF children are easily assuaged.
AID when seIf-resuect is restored, conn.,
S.rre and good manners are Of rapid
4 usyth. Depend upon 81. there Us no mis-
A nary work Do tle World quite 80 cfii-
81 sent as a flll stomach and clean clothes.
This odi ,rphanas.-ot course under
Nta Rartou's coutroi-wos FIRST admins
81 -.A hy Mr Herbert W. Lewis ' WASH
n rg.on. formerly superintendent OF chart
81 ~. ln the District ~ columbia. who is
FL OF the most DISTINGUISHED workers in
"a =. line Ia an. country Beds and furni-
n -re were loaned by tho wrecked Protest
n o. orphan Asylum Of Galveston, Gen.
n Sirry provided teams ana workmen Tor
o. uruvlng and in a days time the great
81 foomy rooms Of the cd Bank building be-
4 can 10 take ON On air OF Home, Sweet
Hom. As the family increased. Miss
4 sartlin OF Kansas was put IN charge as
ritron. This young woman Is the agent
o ne ladies' OF Topeka. who sent her
isro with "a considerable sum Of money
i-i natrucuons to fall irto line la any
Eofk Miss Barton might direct At the
lsr.1ning Of the Spanish war she was
Rel Cross nurse Ia India. and left that
'.d TO help our boys in the Philippines
sia came home with Funston 20 assist
p establishing a refuge for sailors and
Soldiers at Manila, 60 be called the Clara
Barton Home.
Later tho force was Joined By Mr.. Rob
rt l.. Neil OF the Chlidren's AID Society
New York. his mission being 10 seek
'si orphan children and provide them
Nth suitable homes. His greatest trou-
Ae In finding orphans enough 10 hll
ue hundreds OF homes that are offered
tmiEnihceut enlonium on che generosity
q che American people. Indeed 50 great
tae number OF letters asking for chiI-
u" b.. MI. L. nH has hasH
Filea 10 get out printed circular eS-
hlimng tho scarcity Of orphans. Miss
Barton also receives a great many letters
D. the same line mostly OF the impracti-
81 s9rt demanding children Of unexcep-
tonll pedigree. whose parents are both
"a1 ana even specifying the color OF
NH anI hair required. as " orphans were
ha1u,acturcd 10 order.
Zoe hrst child 60 some under Red Cross
Hote.l in Galveston VAS Luis Tan
,is.l sturdy little man about 20 years
.A' oIt butching the Dutch IN appear
N.N but iabberlng queer mixture Of
Italian. German and English. lie
"a. brought 10 the orphanage By an
"ahaH. who Is known along the wharf
nisSh Mustachia," the child's decd
Nei waa Freedman. ana his Ger
~ mother lies In che hospital awaiting
'.is.,al operation. Having been left to
l'a own training so far IN ne Louis
y" OF hrst like a Wild young animal.
apply be az once took TO Mr. Lewis,
blessed with abundance OF tact