The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22

Deciai Correspondent Of the London Daily

Special Correspondent Of the London Daily
Chronicle
CONSTANTISOPLE.D Dec. 2.
~AN STEFANO, the Little township Of
a treaty and tragedy. IS a delight
full place. looking out on the lovely
sea OF Marmora and about eighty min
utes' run by boat from COnstantnople. II
is the least Turkish place IN all Turkey.
though It stands but ten miles from the
great city's walls.
Here roses are budding. though The
years course is almost spent But San
Stefano today is a town Of tragedy. Into
Il. as have described previously. the
characterization soldiers Of the Turkish
army have been poured. sent BY the train
,oad. to die unattended In the streets and
fields of the town till the ~loie place
was s,revn thick with dead bodies. The
Turk made no attempt 10 stem the awful
onslaught 0: disease or 10 relieve those
stricken b. It, He can be fussy and Of
ficious: practical, never.
For instance. IN the hotel have men
toned a German war correspondent, sent
down here by the military authorities. as
many others would have been had they
not rebelled against the absurd treat
rnent melted out TO them, took cholera
ana died Immediately a Turkish offlcer
appeared on the scene with a squad OF
men A guard was placed around the
hotel: no one was allowed to enter or
leave Excellent precautions. without
doubt. did that case herald an outbreak Of
cholera. but stupid and idle when the
whole place is virtually a cholera camp
The same authorities which made such
ado about one case could let hundreds die
round about them and leave thousands
unattended That IS the Turk all over
Today the dead and dying are no longer
seen about the streets. on Saturday San
Stefano was an inferno OF human agony;
today the sick are being attended TO- The
streets are strewn with white powder: the
air rocks OF disinfectant- Carloads and
shiploads OF food. medical stores. bedding
have been poured into the town Brave
battle IS being waged against disease
Death and agony no longer CONFRONT one
openly Order and comfort have been
brought into the camp OF death by
gallant little band
Fighting the Scourge
II was only On Friday. when men were
diving al the rate of CO. a day. that the
first effort was made to stay the Tavages
OF the grim disease. TIE Rev Robert
Frew, a Scottish Presbyterian minister.
who has for eleven years been chaplain
TO the Dutch Legation at the Union Chapel
he was met by Miss Alt, Swiss lady,
who lives here. and they at once began
their work OF mercy.
OF course, they were assured by the
Turks that everything was going WEI, and
tina, excellent progress was being made IN
fxhtine the cholera They would have II
at first that they required nothing: but the
persistent inquiries OF Nh Frew soon
showed that they required everything The
dead were being left for long hours among
the dying. Both were huddled In rooms
,nyentilated, like sacks in q cellar Toe
sick had no beds to lie on; their misery
was extreme.
Mss All and Mr.. Frew Immediately got
to work. They enlisted the help az the
American Red Crescent, and Norman
Philip OF the American embassy in Con-
stantinople came prsveiy TO their arc,
coming down here every day and working
from morning till night British help was
ais, forthcoming. part Of Lady Lo~ther
fund being applied TO the buying OF
recessarieS-
The Heroic Leaders
In the last two or three days the dead
have been got rid OF: she refuse which
made the air foul beyond words has been
burned: many OF the sick have been de-
Gently housed IN the Greek school. hun
dreds OF lives that would have been
wasted are being saved Into the con-
centrafion camp by the station something
like order mas been brought The tents
where the sick lie are now decent and
comfortable A large wooden buiiding
Is being quickly ran u7. In q day or
two another camp will be opened. and
san Stefano VIII be able 70 COPE salts
fsctorsly with the stream Of cholera
victims which IS pouring in from the
front.
Luckily the weather has beco-ae colder.
and that circumstance is greatly IN favor
OF those who are doing this noble work
of saving the victims OF disease.
In few DAYS in short. a revolution
has been effected In san Stcfan0. fts
heroic leaders are Miss All and Mr. Frc~.
Miss Al; Is a charming Swiss lady with
the SHOWS OF nearly 70 years upon her
brow Yet she iabors with an energy
and devotion which suggests but hall
such a load OF years she Ia the f1orcrce
Nirhongaie Of this little place. and ire
poor invaiids speak OF her with low
voiced reverence.
Words. too. are quite ipadeqyate o.
depict how magnihccntiy Mr. Frcw
has worked. Fesriessiy he labors
from. morning fiii night. adding BIT b. hii
20 the effectiveness 81 the arrauzements
ana the comfort o. the sick. simply and
modcsfiy he 700. talks % his work. He
has been holding the fort iiil those With
medical s<iii and knowledee crne TO re-
IIevo him. and riebt CALAMITY he has
done this difacait and dangerous vork.