Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-19

devoted women and men for the sui.
fering Turkish soldiers brought not
only alienation st the time when the
situation in the camp was At its worst,
but It has resulted in the establish
ment Of better sanitary and general
conditions at the camp, 30 that II the
dread visitor cholera again makes its
appearance among the Turkish sol
diers at the 'front.' q place Of refuge
viii be open for the stricken.
The American and British residents
OF Constantinople, including Mrs. W.
W. Rockhill. the wife Of the American
ambassador; Lady Lowther, wife Of
the British ambassador; HoffE4n
Philip, secretary Of the American en-
bassy; G. +. Gatss, president Of Rob
ert college; Mary Niles Patrick, pres
ident of the American College for
Girls, and Major Clyde 8. Ford. o. 8.
A.. are interesting themselves In the
cases OF Miss Alt and Miss Schneider,
two old ladies, residents Of San Stef-
ano, who not only did such vAlorous
duty at the cholera camp before help
came from the outside, but who con-
tinued at their self-imposed tasks un-
til the former became III Of the disease
and the latter was compelled TO stop
on account of absolute exhaustion
A party Of Americans the latter part
of November came to San Stefano IN
an automobile. They found the gay
little seaside resort sadly Transformed.
The population had mostly fed to the
city, and the streets, the open squares,
the door yards and the now famous
Greek school were flied with terrible
cholera-stricken figures. the dead ~
ing unburisd as they fell by hundreds,
the dying moaning for help, those
still able to move about trying vainly
to draw water from the wells to as
suage their burning thirst.
San Stefano had become q cholera
camp, and there the stricken men from
the army, fighting desperately al
! Tchatalja, were sent by trainloads
, But in the strain and stress of the
days Of battle when all eyes we're turn
ed toward the front and the terrible
danger from cholera had not yet beer
realized the camp was still morgan
, lied, and no help was ready for the
miserable suffering hundreds left Their,
by the wayside.
Only two women, Miss Alt and he
friend. Miss Schneider, residents o
San Stefano. had stuck to their posts
and devoting all of their small saving
9 to the task, were making soup ant
, feeding and caring as best they coulC
8 for the soldiers stricken down wit
this terrible disease. These women
2 both nearly 20, had been working
+ there alone, quietly, careless of sell
n for several days when the little part,
n in the automobile discovered them a
Y their wonderful labor; and for man
+ weeks more, even after sort Q
j field cholera hospital" was started a
/ the Greek school, and others wer
J. there to bear the burden, they contiI
q ued their noble work, stunning recos
n milton, wishing no thanks, working 70
= suffering humanity in it's most repe
n liant form.
S Miss Alt is now recovering from a
Il attack of cholera; both ladies' ar
e much broken in health by their tel
J. rible days at San Stefano choler
a camp, and both are in very straighteI
6 ed circumstances. Their friends
this city are endeavoring to max
J. them some recompense for their sci
p sacrifice. and Mrs. Rockhill has enlis
e ed friends in America to aid in tn
v RECOGNITION Of these heroic wOmaD