. The Red Cross in peace and war. pa . 552 Arrival at Santiago , 555 Siboney 557 Hospital Work at Siboney 560 Relief Work at the Front 566 Entering the Harbor of Santiago 576 Unloading the State of Texas 577 Feeding the Refugees 577 Relief Work in Santiago . 578 Departure of the State of Texas 580 12 THE RED CROSS. PAGE. The Transport Clinton at the Disposition of the Red Cross 583 Leaving Santiago for Havana 5S4 Departure from Havana 585 Reports. Report of Dr. A. Monae Lesser , 587 Report of Financial Secretary, Mr. C. H. H. Cottrell 600 The Schooner Mary E. Morse. Distribution of Ice 624 Let


. The Red Cross in peace and war. pa . 552 Arrival at Santiago , 555 Siboney 557 Hospital Work at Siboney 560 Relief Work at the Front 566 Entering the Harbor of Santiago 576 Unloading the State of Texas 577 Feeding the Refugees 577 Relief Work in Santiago . 578 Departure of the State of Texas 580 12 THE RED CROSS. PAGE. The Transport Clinton at the Disposition of the Red Cross 583 Leaving Santiago for Havana 5S4 Departure from Havana 585 Reports. Report of Dr. A. Monae Lesser , 587 Report of Financial Secretary, Mr. C. H. H. Cottrell 600 The Schooner Mary E. Morse. Distribution of Ice 624 Letter of Santiago Committee 637 Medical Report by E. W. Egan, M. D 642 Clothing Department. Report by Miss Annie M. Fowler 656 The Red Cross of Other Nations 662 To the Congress of the United States. Address by Clara Barton 666 To the Committees on The Red Cross 674 To the Auxiliaries of the Red Cross and the Nurses Who Went to the War 677 Unwritten Thanks •. 680 A Word of Explanation 680 Conclusion 681 Notes 6S3 TO THE FJ recounting the experience of the Red Cross in theCuban campaign, I have endeavored to tell thestory of the events as they succeeded each other,recording simply the facts connected with thework of the War Relief, and refraining fromcriticism of men and methods. There were un-pleasant incidents to relate, and unfortunate con-ditions to describe, but I have neither said norwritten that any particular person, or persons, were to blame. It isnot my duty, nor is it within my power, to analyze and criticise all theintricate workings of a government and its armies in the field. The conditions that existed during the campaign and the suffer-ing that had to be endured, were by no means peculiar to the Spanish-American War. Suffering, sickness, confusion, and death — these areinseparable from every armed conflict. They have always existedunder such circumstances; they are a part of war itself, against whichno human foresight can wholly provide. Every civilize


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