Year: 1876

-, m. advice Of nv assistant person in slano who
seemed according 70 the Chief OF the district, TO COM
sfne ali guarantees. / assigned him his expenses l
try 10 bring TO such misery efectual remedy as
mush as be done But II is stil impossible 10 have
what organization can take the place of-resources
in proportion with the wants. Your Eminence has laid
the foundation by sending part OF the sum received
from Paris 1t is to be hoped that from everywhere
gifts may be sent whore most urgently wanted without
waiting for the subscriptions TO come up 10 certain
amount


ON THE RIVER SAVE.


The Save separates near Tassenov0tz from the Tur< q
ish frontier and nows entirely IN Austria From vnAa
gathered the greater part of tho Migrants had set
tied along the Unna and in the triangle formed oy Dou-
bitza, Costainitza and Detrinh This is why pre-
ferred leaving the steamer and running through these
places 1 landed at TassenovatE at hali-past three
A. NJ, and il was not until hglfpast five A. NJ.
that l was able g get country cart
and SO start for Doubitza and Costainitza Dur.
ing the whole time ! witnessed the night OF
emigrants from beyond the Unna, boats, or else by
swimming foot Often on the opposite banks
Turks appeared who pursued the fugtves and fired at
them Balls reached them sometimes IN the middle Of
the river and even fell upon road With opera
glass saw boat full OF women and children that
only too true and there also heard this other in
ciden-the day large boat full OF people reached
the Austrian bank OF the river after being fred at all
red with blood On the steamer was told that nine
corpses had been seen headess Svniar, between
Brod and Gradishka Beyond Doubtza l saw bodies
floating on the water headess and clothed in women
garments. People told me that few days before so
many corpses had been floating about that the air
completely Injected. / cannot say whether 1t is in



thanks to the Austrian authorities, but able to
assert that more bodies thrown into the water
secure honorable burial for these corpses and de-
cdcd TO SO the Turkish Cosaintza contrary To ad-
vice, but my visit effected nothing


VISIT TO THE REFUGEES AT RAGUsA


Close TO the eastern gates Of the town of Ragusa on
rather steep slope of the mountain which here comes
down toward the sea- is large court surrounded by
half crumbng walls; in the middle of IL stands ioun-
tain. The court is not paved nor even levelled; here
and there rise rocky masses among which aloes are
nNrin hahi nd hniId lang NV
sort OF shed depository. Both were used at the
time of the independence Of Ragusa pest lazaretto
1t is refuge for those who visited by perhaps
greater misfortunes than the plague Thanks to the
mild and beautiful weather, real heavenly favor,
which does more toward preserving thousands OF lives
OF these unfortunate people than anything that men
can do, the whole court was filed with picturesque
groups of women and children The companions OF
their misfortune the animals which had followed
them, could be seen among them. The red headdress
on the raven hair, the long white wells hanging
behind naturally energetic features, which had had
and bodily suffering of the last few days;
above, the blue, clouGless sky, and the whole scene
strongly lighted by the rays Of the morning sun-all
that seemed natural picture and only waited for the
artist could not help thinking OF the Bible scenes
OF the intense misery which took the place Of all others
Accompanied by two ladies and the secretary OF the
committee of Ragusa, who had the charge of showing
the delegate of Your Eminence everything, passed
through those groups and entered


THEIR ABopEs.


Long, low vorttes dark and smoky place, the bare
ground, with large stones Tor flooring, such the
best home that could be found for the poor people,
even in such an important place, for the country as
Ragusa Cattle were there as well 'You find this
horrible" said Baron Gondola the Secretary of the
Ladies' Committee in Ragusa when he how shocked


was; ''but, believe me, 1t is still the best shelter
for them; they light fire and warm themselves
around" Sure enough women were cooking some
kind of black broth for the little children that were
in their arms or hiding behind their skirts. Others
who were sick were lying on the ground without even
q covering.


In corner Of this enormous building
small cradle before which sat, motionless, a
young and handsome woman. When questioned by
the ladies' who knew her well, she did not answer.
One OF them lifted the woolen blanket and then
we saw little baby, with curling hair plump, dimpled
cheeks-a smile still lighting his pretty ace but
he did not belong to this world The mothers sister
and told that the child, who until then was
thought getting medicine but she wanted the price
She went and asked IL from all her neighhors, but
none had it. When she came back the child was dead


GROSS NUMBER OF THE SUFFERERS


do not think 1t is necessary to give the numbers
pertaining TO each locality; their total number accord
ing official authorities is about 400 the district
OF Ragusa These really the most fortunate thev
taken OF by the ladies' committee and by the
authorities But there other places upon which
could not get any very exact Information; even the
authorities cannot with the best will in the world, say
anything positively For instance the reports Of the
village of Metkovitch very contradictory; some
speak 10 coo refugees others the contrary assert
that they don't even come to ,000 But everybody
agrees TO speak OF 1t as the most miserable place all
Dalmata 1t is reported that the assistance sent
by government and private people does not reach its
destinaon thence famine and sickness II is in that
direction that help must first OF all repair