The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-12
GLOOM LOWERS
DER GALVESTON
Miss Clara Barton Tells ct
Conditions in the SoreIy
Stricken City
NEED OF AID Is URGENT
Hundreds Are Homeless and There Is
No Material with Which To
Build-A Miracle il an
Epidemic of Pneumonia
Does Not Prevail

Galveston. Tex. November le.-After
sr,udilss nearly two months in the re-
lief work amon- the sufferers 1T Gal
weston ana other places on the Texas
coast. Miss Clara Barton feels that there
3 n move necessity Tor her remaining
f. tho Gesi The work ~ relief VIII haN"
70 - cantir-scd .iur'u- the entire WINTER
tut ths local Red Cross c-icr in Calves
ton. ORGANIZED at Mss Tart0E's suGs' =
tfr,. ~ts,I the lo.al committees ~ the VI
.in,is rng-ts cu the mainland AZ, ~ s'.m
thorough working order that they VIZ
De-. rr1piv able To distribute those s"i'-
-,'i,.- now IN lrauI and the large auanii-
" tiiat VII continue &C. - seht N-'n".e -
tho aIl or Miss Ea-ton'S stan: therefore
"a Is i,er -,-naSs to Withdraw from Texas
within ? few DAYS
Tnr follow, in= j. the substance OF what
Nlss Barton had 20 say IN an interview
tElt was hrf With her today:
u am d.sirpus sf Csttiuf; back 80 WASH
sr-.ru as. New Yo-k as soon as i'ossitie
to all en- 1irt citing tine wnrN ihr ,'igi'a.
trr T-urse.g Stsr.- ~ the meetings ihti VIII
g.. he'd uuler the auspices 81 me "a
t..v-sI saf rr-ss IN th- night ~ l'ec' m
~ 1tet. Fun particulars how 10 OF
raufV. ana manage the meeting can ne
or..si-.ss Is writing to The American Na-
-f1r-l II cross Watch Meeting Bureau.
=, Jau,.- lul.5ir-. N,v NsFk city
Do ldfrrcu o. the s.oye. Miss Barton
crv. uug th. following statements
--Tra stl..ns-.. 81 temperature frorl the
v.-- warm weather which has Prevailed
almost ..ar~t-utiy >iure thc sto.En on ihe
sra rr sseutru.frr to very chilly weather
-1rlen s-a b -c two days ago. Is caus-
Ins e~..t suffering with thc thousands
az r.f.,... .s people who are living in tents
ua.u rEe s-seis. i'm d.i1pi'iat,d, storm
.Illra-.-i iru ana IN siacks construct
.- eut vf f.-c -c.sriS ~ the storm ~
v..I i. 81 r-n-t n uiira-.. 4 pnus .nou.a AMI
-.s..-rrl s---. sls not follow the cold
.... il st .ruriur.s. and further coid
v-...r..r & .-ssvisttGe frcsu sEis time on.
Tic .r-ssis vlith were sent out Tor
-.stsI.-.e u.---5ai l--e npt va. with the
generous r.=,ou-rs thl' followed the ap-
...E -ar ..-1 and rlrtniu-. which went
..t immediately after the stoTIa-
-~rh. aa..reut apathy with which the
n.-a.afs fr- IIl lns matvrisl have been
m- IS Itu..hly duc in certain state
fr.ui. sha- ,rr:e circulated to The effect
THAT t-arv.-;-n hid been wei supplied
A. -a- provisions ard clothing that were
sent forward iu ia-gc quantities. aud
si-a e, q feeling that seems 10 prevail
generality inrou-hcur the country that Il
would l-e uuwi-, 60 .-1';iid the city ~ The
rt-- or srs possibility 90 recurrence oi
fn.. Storm. u eo ms - h- entirely over
looked tf.1t lle business houses and about
orc-tni-i oi iie dwelling houses were left
s-- rl-u-. aithoUsh generally badly dam
s--L
The ri-y. with is vast business cnl
over sseaf irrati. q, hc-e aud m'lst
rrnia.u. bwt the problem of n-ov4uing
shelter r- homes ~ th.. modern character
fs- th. thousands of homeless j. the NEST
trout I-zusue tiat -onfrunt.s tho relief COM
mite. The thousands 0f dollars that
-Le s-vgu-ritte-. has been able 10 set aside
Tor rsaa.r.ms dstnaE.I buildings and con-
---lrtfu- ctf.sTs amount IN much less
thsu . pr c-u- Of the actual neesis Of tho
., .--.- lu thar direction. Tho coming
winter cantyt fail t0 bling untold hard
r.ir- arI Suff-ri1=."
Tac Forth Worth board of trade today
Is-iras. to call q rplfc-rnCc Of al the
.u-utr-rcili br-i-,s. mayors. county
fr-l--s rsp-esg ur1fivcs and senator's ~
Texas and ;he so-ta 10 convene - Fort
Worth November 9sh- The object OF the
,...ut.~.sr-. q. rn consider ways and means
a,-I tn ask aiF ftrln fhc state and feb