New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-31
CONDITIONS IN PORTO RICO.
REPORT OF THE NATIONAL RELIEF com
MISSIONERS
DANGER OF ALAHnNG SPREAD OF DISEASE

! DANGER or AIARMING SPREAD OF DISEASE
! 1cE-MANING MAcIINE APPRECIATED
: Philadelphia Aug 3o-The yacht May. which ar
rived in this city TO-DAY from Porto Rico by way
Of Newport News brought the report Of the rep
rescntativcs Of tho National R"Hef Commission
William Potter. ex-Mnlsi'r % Italy. William van
Rensselaer, Louis g. VanuXcn and Or. {. O. Graft
who went 10 Porto Rico 10 superrtcnd ne dis
trihuiion # supplies seri the sick soldicrs by
the Commission. The Nay. which was loaned to
. the Government hy Mrs Van Ponssolser. lott
( this city on August 8 and reached Ponce. Porto
nlco Angus H. The Commissioners reported -
General Miles and were referred 10y him TO colo
nci Grecnlcaf. chief surgeon Of the army IN the
fcld
| Colonel Cireenlcaf ordered tho medical supplies
to be- taken from tho May and placed in the lov"r
floor If the Curtom House rh!ch IS now being
a-ed as tho headquarters Of the army in Porto Rico
After giving details Of tho distribution Of tho sup
plies. tho report say.
In almost every instance found no Army sur
coous r1ost anxious 10 have ut their disposition
money for the purchase or needed iGAHTlc. l"I ,l
sick. such frceh milk. t." when ootaia"I.,,
and canned goods and are happy 10 report
that I'm every cas-" uo liVe been an" 20 meet '"'
demands made upon as
NtNRFR or SICK MEN.
There are about sixteen thousand American sol
dicrs in Porto REQ and on tho dav If oar depart
urc August e? there were over a thousand mon IN
nc sick list Of this number on"-haif were cases
, requiring prompt and careful treatment Thor"
was large number Of typhoid cases hat on IN"
/ ga inst this disease was not ON the Increase.
.ao, which Indicated that the maladv md been car
we'd from the camps 1T home and was not IN
diEonou- to Porto RICO However. 'h"r" was
larco Increase IN diarrhTa. Gysentery. d'ngue 'or
hrekhoncl FOYER aud malarial disorders. IN" to inc
moi unhealthy rainy season. ius' beginning. which
causes the water supply To- he n"d with malariAl
germs from the constantly docaylnG v"S"intion
~ iho medical authori,ie; IN me 'riny IN F"r,G
that alarming condition may he exported unless
the WAY Department promptly arranges barracks
i.ics ,Gai.ional ,ranspor,@ Ghe hospital ship
Relief being insufficient 20 remove such ot IN"
Gj.i.cs /, /, impossihie for men from a northern
climate 70 rccupcrafc In tropical country during
s mo-, unhenhful season.
AID Just ~ TINE.
In conclusion glad 10 report that we
reached Porto Rico with medical and hospital
supplies Just a. tho timc when they were mort
needed as owing 70 the lack Of steam launches
with which "a unload the vessels in the haroor
and thos- hard aground on the coral reef the med
ical department could not secur" its supplies
promptly. and our consignment had been most care
fully solicited. containing many useful articles noi
supplied ~ the hospital equipment or me tni''d
H. ctbloj 70 the National Relic, Commission on
I the I'd Inst 10 forward 20 Porto Rico corslgn-
mont NJ ligh' groceries, such condensed cream.
cereals. canned soups clam broth etc. also
pei,rr,s and nn,lcrcloihinc ali %, which are much
needed u mo hospitals. and arc not obtainahe in
tn island
Attached - the report is letter from General
Mics thanking the Commit sioners on behalf ~ Nh"
Army for tho supplies and FOR large consTn-
mont II American Hars. el~o n letter from colo
mel 'ircenl"1I expressing thanks for ~ ei't or
an l-c- making machine. I'm which h" says
! cannot adequately cypress ~" satisfaction WIN
which me results = this GIT viii he r"ce,E"1 ,}
NV costing g. , ton ir Porto nlcan money which
Inakos necessary the ox"rciso % ried economy on
,he ou,pu, - su-n mnchiuc at orr disposal I. r.
G o.s Sv ,5o.c nho have seryca in these hospitals.
THOSE WHO RETURNED.
IN ADDITION 20 three n 'ho National Relief COM
rlissionsrs Tho following officers and mon returned
on the Ma,. colonel John ". Clous. Deputy Jufs"
Advoca'o-C;enerai. United States Army. Colonel
John Rlddlr. - General Wilson's stan Who. WITH
! Captain Harry Avian Hall ~ IN" fth f"unsyl
,au!o AMI Lieutenant T. Fu'rnsion. also -
General Wilson's SIM &c c,nmis4lor"i hr iho'
commander 70 present tc tho President ~ TN
United states the royal Sponiah ensign cap'ut-d
August IN inc a%cm'nf ~ '' ,' 'x~x,n
Ncw-York District Major clayton rarkhh 'hi,f
leave Lieutenant John WorMzer lo'h l'ni'"d
states Infantry. Lieutenant W -" ird fan'oa-''
Of Iich' Battery = Philadelphia. J.n's - lark
e,riotrb >dd,snr ronv = T. o,orn.lI Joseph
KNIGHT and samuel Bowie. All - N''."rf ~ 4nI
Dr Gran VII remain 'empornrill IN Porto R.co
Commission in tn" island
~ th. soldiers brought from Porto RIO on ~"
MAY al cNc'?i thr following hay" son" e, - rt,
MonFoc NrFr.e IL. .i"rnn, J,3n ,i,I.o,
KcI.r Wilson Potter ana joseph Knight all -
Tn~ Mn, rs NO. d.. MAYOR Warwick. cS-Gov-
ornor rltfison ana 4 number - members ot no
National Hei"f conmi--i =. Who went down ~"
~ the pic~ where The ,arh, dorkoA dozen or
NOR amhGl1rrtS Voc waiting ." AIRY N" Sex
IN, nt.ef . ttIf n fe Ell