The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-19

be raised the death list will be ap-
pailing-wll be greater by hun
dredfold than that chronicled in Ma
pies, San Francisco and jamaica.
Death and anguish Of body and
mind will reign in Kianpeh for
months, despite the most sympathiz-
ing efforts. But Americans can miti-
gate suffering and lower the death
rate by contributing the smallest
1.-THE of their possessions. One dollar
will prevent one death for one week.
That warm-heartcd readers may
appreciate, as far as possible at this
distance, conditions that amaze the
onlooker and call forth his deepest
sympathy, | append extracts from the
most recent letter of William T. Ellis,
n trustworthy and capable corro-
spondcnt OF the Christian Herald, on
the spot Mr.. Ellis writes after
tour through a camp OF 10000 starry
ing refugees, and later will tell of
other greater camps where the con
ditions are worse than those he por-
trays:
Little more than an hour ago
saw two women, presumably mother
and grandmother, wailing over the
tiny coffin of a child that had been
part Of grim raminc's daily toll.
1T Is all SO horrible, 50 oyerpow-
ing. so haunting, SO heartroudiug,
that one cannot write Of il In an or
dcrly fashion. II seems as if only
the repeated cry of Help, Help,
Help can be fashioned for the ears
of the prosperous American people,
TO whom God has given year OF
plenty. while the poor OF China per
ish from want.
"Out of the awful mass OF suffering
succession of Individual pictures
come trooping before my vision.
There was the man, too weak 20 stand
erect, who bore on his back, as older
brothers carry babies in China, his
blind old mother, the mere skin-and-
bone framework of woman. They
wanted help and pleaded for IL in the
thin whine of the utterly miserable
AID I dared not give them SO much
as n copper,
"Or that mother. hard-eyed and
rigid, who stood against a wall with
her six children gathered about her
tattcred skirts. staring out unCaring
on company of living refugees who
are more melancholy sight than the
thousands Of ancient graves among
which they are encamped. They had
been fed one portion Of thin, watory
rice porrdge for them all, and noW
they must wait in the cold for an
other twenty-four hours before they
can be fed again-and even then.
some stronger ones may push them
aside and steal their turn at the
meagre relief.
Strange incongruitios fash into
ones mind rs he walks about among
these 10000 refugees. As | paCscd
this morning an old, old woman. COW
cred only by few rags, who sat on
the cold bare ground. sharing her
small bowl OF rice with a babe OF
twelve or eighteen months, evidently
her grandchild. who sat on her knees.
| thought of some grandmothers
whom | know In America-sweet-
faced. comfortable and kindly. whose
evening OF life is made pleasant by
the love OF children and grandchil-
dren. and who know not the word
want. And | recalled some baby
friends sweet. ruddy little dears.
wrapped in the finest linen. with
wardrobes upon which love has Law
ished its generosity. and whose food
Is matter OF careful consultation
with physicians and friends. or
rourse I cannot imagine these deli
tatelv nurturpd hahes I'm dirty tatfars