Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-24

country and impoverished its people.
or where the abundant waters OF the
Mississippi had overlooked. carrying
death and desolation TO thousands.
At the age of II she visited Cuba
and headed the Red Cross mo, ement
during the term OF the war with
Spain. She did the work OF several
men. often riding sixty miles n day
on wagon without springs. which
had To pass over a road extremely
rough and hazardous. George Ken
nan, the writer and lecturer. who
was with Miss Barton in Cuba, and
whose journeylngs in Siberia with
dogs and on foot In the far-oft mines
OF Kara. wei qualify him 10 speak
with authority, says that though but
a little more than fifty yaors OF
age at that time. he could not, with
all his experience. have done twenty
miles CT the sixty that this delicate
woman OF II did no many days In
pursuing her great undertaking OF
distributing food and clothing 10 the
starving reconcentrados.
Finally. II was Miss barton who
took Santiago, although this is an
achievement of which not much IS
said In the newspapers. Rut IL is u
matter OF record in the war depart
mont al Washington. In her dairy
she writes as follows.
"Between tend O'Clock in the
afternoon small Spanish steamer.
which had been among the captures
OF Santiago-ran alongside and in
formed us that an officer wished 20
come aboard. II proved to be
Lieutenant Capeheart Of the flag
ship, who brought word from Ad-
miral Sampson that II We would
come alongside the New York he
would put pilot on board. This
was done and we moved through
waters we had never traversed--
past Moro Castle. lcng. low. silent
add grim. past the Spanish wrecks on
the right, past the Merrimac in the
channel which Hobscn had left. We
began TO realize that we were alone
OF all the ships about the harbor
there was none with us The s;ulncss
of the sabbath was over all. The
gulls sailed ana tapped and dipped
about US The lowering summer sun
u Il n
green hills on either side and tingel
the water calm and still. The silence
grew oppressive as We glided along
with scarce a ripple. We saw on the
right as the only moving thing a LONG.
slim boat or Yacht dart out from tn,
bushes and steal its way mp half mid
den in the shadows. Suddenly II was
overtaken bv either message or mes
senger, aud like collared hound
clided back as II II had never heen.
Leaning on the rail. hall lost IN
reverie owe rthe strang, quiet beauty
o fthe scene, IN cthough suddenly
burst upon me: Are We really going
into Santiago, and alone Are We
not TO he run out and wait odtsid,
and salute with dipping colors while
the great battleships come up with
music and banners and lead the way
IS far as the eye could reach there
was no ship in sight. Was this TO
remain 500 Gould II be possible that
the commander who had captured a
city declined 10 be the first 20 cnte.
that he would hold back his flag
ship and himself and send forward
first a cargo of food on a plain ship
under the direction of woman? Did
our commands. military or naval,
hold men great enough of soul fer
such action II must be truc-for
the spires Of Santiago rose before us.
an turning to the score OF compan-
lens beside me | asked: Is there
anyone here who will lead the doXo-
logy?' In al instant the full, rich
voice Of Enola Gardner rang out
Praise God. from whom all blessings
flow Py that time the chorus was
full and the tears on many a face
told more plainly than words how
genuine was that praise. and when,
in response 10 q second suggestion.
Ny Country. lis OF Thee. swellei
ont on the evening air In the farewall
RAYS OF the setting stunt the Texas
wGs nearing the dock, and, quietly'
dropping her anchors, she lay there
in .undisputed possession OF the city
} OF Santiago"
Had she been an author. instead
of philanthropist. the gracefulness
OF expression, the bouyanCy OF
thought and brilliancy Of imagery
, which aldays have characterized even
: her routine reports. her letters OF
: officials at home and abroad and her
! lectures and orations. would have
served 10 place her in the class with
} Maria Edgeworth, Jane Austin and
, Charlotte Bonte. But with Clara
! Parton. as With Florence Nightln
, gale the end in view has been a I'M
name one.
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