The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-05
RED CROSS'S FIELD wIDENS
TO FORWARD SUPPLIES TO TOWNS
AROUND SANTIAGO

NO OUtltOTnlh AtGu NTobA ~ Al
ready Establishing q Hospital in Manila.
The Red Cross Society completed arrange
ments yesterday to expedite the distribution
OF supplies In the towns about Santiago which
have hitherto been inaccessible because of the
need OF n boat. The urgent request OF the
Navy Department that the distress In the
towns OF Gibara and Baracoa be relieved as
soon as possible necessitated that such ar
rangements be made at once, and yesterday the
tug Triton and the schooner Mary +. Morse.
both of which are now at Santiago. were
chartered from the Consolidated Ice Company.
Miss Barton has been cabled to take immediate
possession Of both vessels as soon as the Ice on
the schooner has been discharged.
In the instructions sent to her yesterday IL
was suggested that she load the Morse with
Cuban relief supplies and the Triton with Red
Cross supplies. sending the schooner TO Gibara
and Baracoa In tow Of the tug. 1t Is intended
then to have the Triton. with the Red Cross
supplies, proceed at once to Porto Rico. Miss
Barton has now about 1000 tons OF Cuban re-
lief supplies and several hundred tons Of Red
Cross supplies at Santiago, which will amply
meet all existing needs in and about Santi-
ago and adjacent towns. In addition to these.
the Navy Department has agreed to take 100
tons OF choice foods and medicines, now in the
Red Cross storehouse at Key West, to Santiago.
In case there Is any delay in discharginR the
cargo Of the schooner. Miss Barton will send
the Triton with n temporary supply to Gibara.
The Triton is able TO carry $50 tons OF freight
and the schooner l 900.
On the Triton, when she leaves for Porto
Rico. will go n Red Cross agent whom Miss
Barton will send TO assume charge OF the thirty
Red Cross nurses now with Gen. Miles. The
plan Of the society Is to use the schooner for a
floating warehouse after Gibara and Baracoa
| hava hoan roliaya6 Tho Tritnn will thap ha
used to cover other points in Cuba as well as
Porto Rico. and also to return to Key West for
additional supplies. The expense Of both ves-
sells Is to be borne equally by the Red Cross Re-
lief Committee and the Central Cuban Relief
Committee.
A cablegram dated Aug. 3 was received yes
terday from Clara Barton. in which she an
nounced that she had enough supplies for
Gibara and Baracoa with the one exception OF
rice. She also said that there is now only one
hospital in Siboney. all the others having been
removed to Santiago. Ice is being daily dis
tributed to those in Santiago. and is also being
sent by train to the one hospital at siboney.
All the ice comes from the schooner sent from
the Kennebec River by the Ice Plant Auxiliary
here.
In reply to the request OF the Red Cross for
permission to send supplies to Porto Rico the
Government, through the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
eral. agreed yesterday to send twenty-five tons
of food and hospital supplies on the first avail
able transport. A Red Cross agent Is to accom-
pany these supplies to assist DR.. Hubbell. who
is to embark on the Triton from Santiago.
The nurses intended for the new camp hos
pital at Chickamauga will leave here tomorrow
night. 1t has been decided to increase the
number Of nurses to twenty-five, and, in addi-
ton to these. to send five women dietary cooks.
The latter were requested by the Government
through the Red Cross agent at the camp. A
large requisition for supplies for the hospital
was also received yesterday. 1t will be flled at
once.
The Supply Committee OF the Red Cross sent
Of over 800 cases, all of which are to BE- sent to
Jamaiea. and thence to Santiago by the Atlas
day. also took ten cases of supplies for the
rough riders and the seventh Infantry. Two
Tie frst report Of the work Of the Hawaiian
Red Cross branch. which was ,organized re.
seIe ettsr T from re sSe seG yeftts5df Eym II shf F. sh bay, q
Honolulu. The work thus far has been in con-
n%ection with the different Manila expeditions.
be a branch Of the National Red Cross and
In the meanwhile we have acted as a Red Cross
Society; Our branch was, orEanized and ready
Of transports arrived from San Francisco June
%. en- route to Manila. Two men were cared
t tfob in a q Rr siH st e tSs Rad c as tne 4d aqd Sop as tRPPt
was then the limit Of our accommodations.
Prom the third feet; arriving az tEl ~ July 8 and 7.
pital, and FIVE sent to the Queens Hospital, for
whom the. Red Cross paid. Donations of sup
that 1t has been necessary to expend only about
$34O of the moneys of the organization; OF
died and been buried at Honolulu. six have re-
turned to San Francisco. five were returned the
tSe ea aHS % Of 'f fSe f Red Gro Cross s'f Ho sIS stl!i f Hnae Of
whom are to be returned, to San Francisco on
the pext steamer and the others as soon as
society has furnished flannel sanitary bandages
to those surgeons who found their men with
sugar. biscuit, bread and dteeiiicacieess" have been
sent 70 the ships for the comfort Of the sick
Harold N. Sewail., vile Of the United States;
Minister and President OF this branch Of the
KSa6 Gr { w s2o'SSt eSsiid H%f Cat en- Insef GrSUc Eif 6n hI%dI
States hospital should be established. where
contagious diseases could be treated. as well as
Cross branch has voted to donate ali It's beds,
linen, fpnrnishi1gs And s%THppplies to the the United
hereafter be devoted to procuring deilcacies
route ta'S The "o United states Hospital f : r viii vii be
ready for occupancy in about two, weeks.
cared Tor by your Red Gross branch. ~
Gen. Merritt has written to San Francisco
t Spds sh as n no nSTscs s can S9 p4 nn |" 9S2SSSi ara. St # t
be not contrary TO the rules and, regulations of
the United States Hospital and the Red Cross
Society. we would suggest that Il Red Cross
steward be sent here to cooperate with the
United States surgeon and hospital stewards"
The California Red Cross branch has sent a
report on the plans il has made for the estab-
lishment Of Q Red Cross field hospital. in Ma;
Mia. According to the report five trained
nurses and one surgeon have been sent. two OF
the nurses having already arrived. A financial
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equipment for a field hospital of.l25 beds, The
cost Of maintaining the nurses is about 1927 a
/ month and thn (nlIfnrninn gnpintV Ia nhnnt m
issue an appeal for contributions from those
States that have troops In the Philippines.
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