e methods adopted by Miss Barton, and through me carried out, gave
universal satisfaction, and all able-bodied men were willing and anxious
to work for their rations. The clothing (a large quantity), with the
exception of that given by me in exchange for labor, was distributed
through the sewing societies formed by Miss Barton.

This field was taken in December, 1893, and held till August, 1894, when
I left there, feeling satisfied that all danger from want and privation
was over. Vegetables had been abundant, still coming in, the rivers
furnishing their portion in abundance of fish, etc.; all crops promising
a good harvest, the people in the meantime having been brought safely
through the most trying period of their lives. Many incidents could be
mentioned of the trials and sufferings endured by these people, and when
the whole story is told, those who bestowed their charity in this, the
most appalling disaster that has ever visited our coast, will not feel
that it was injudiciously expended, or their kindness misplaced.

Too much cannot be said in praise of Miss Barton, that great and wise
general, on this most peculiar and difficult field, for there never was
a man or woman who labored more zealously or untiringly in a work so
varied in its character or harder to perform. Enough has been said to
tell the arduous duties to be performed, and the cares and anxieties
attendant upon a work of this kind, but after a hard day's work, the
consciousness of having made so many poor souls happy would take away
all feeling of fatigue, and long in the night would we be packing and
unpacking goods and clothing, and sometimes all day Sunday, thus showing
that no amount of time or effort was spared in behalf of those dependent
upon us.

In regard to the good accomplished by the Red Cross (a question so often
asked), can more be said than this? That human life was saved from death
by starvation; the homeless were housed, and the naked were clothed, and
by our words of counsel and cheer we were enabled to give new hope and
life