New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
DEPlRTT re or THE RELIEF.
THE HOSPITAL SHIP STARTS on HER TRIP
TO SANTIAGO

Tho hospital ship Relief sailed fo- Santiago lie
cuba Yesterday afternoon. As sh" passed down
tho East River and around tn Ratt"rJ every tug
boat ferryboat and. in fac. all craft on the river
which could possibly do 50 saiuted her EnthGsi-
a.n has marked the departure Of every war "es-
sci from THIS port. and tho crowds on the piers
have always cheercd and expressed hope that
the ship which then passing would be able
10 DO injury 10 the Spaniards The enthusiasm
was there yesterday. but II % different KIND
Ia fact nearly every person offered silent prayer
that he ship % mercy would soon reach III" scene
o. the prescn' str1ggl" and y mos" PRAYERS avan
TIE Re'.of VIII have speedy and safe trip md do
TIE goo, work for which she Is Intended
shc left PIER No East RIVER ~ ociotk yes
tcr,av afternoon and VIII roach Norfolk Va. to-
dav There she Will make short ston md 'hon
proceed directly 20 santiago Nh"r" n" corps ~
nur.oa ard surrccrs WIZ nave plenty 81 work 10 do
Tho Rel'o, was formerly the John Enslis. of nc
Maine steamship Line She was completely re-
fitted and made into a hospital sh'p AZ the Morgan
Iron Works East Ninih-s;. this city. and Is now
probably one Of the best equipped hospital ships
anoat She IS abundan:y supplied with redlcL
stores cf all Kinds. While the Relief Nies the Rcd
Cross nac she Is not under the control of nat
society as person on board IL IN IN" PAY
OF the Government Major G"org" II lothey ~
the surgeon IN command
Among the nurses board tho RELIEF was
Mrs ] Addison Porter wlfe Of President No
Klu.ov's secrc'ary. Mrs.. Porter volunteered a"
q nurse and wen, 20 Tampa. where she was d.
rectcd 10 come 10 Newly Z and ION tho party
on mo Pollef Tho stay b~sles Major Torr"y.
will consist OF Major William {; Gorgas. sccond
in command: Captain Franois M"i"nlf of Ernalop'
CAPTAIN Randolph Movers. - Washiugion ll"~c!-
iyn p Williams. % 81 Louis nr William NJ
GRAY 81 tho Medical Nu,"im. ~ Washington. MI
rro-copist. and Drr Efrcst {. schultz. Thomas a
smith and Frederick McG. fIarisock. tn" san
or fu-sDs consists ~ fifteen women from various
ho4ni'als ard training 4c hOOis Tho namoS or some
81 these and their schools are Mss Amy FAR
q,hnrson Johns Hopkins. Miss Amanda J. A.
rnls.ead Warrington Emergency. Mis- Lucy Ash-
lev Sbnrp Johns hopkins. Miss Esio 1ampe.
peI.v uc: Mise Louise Jones Flock Mount SINAI.
and Mites Father Voorhees, fiasson, New-iaven
IFo-r itnl. 49, =. -,
The nalc nurses +. West Henry Ham
r,nnd Edward W Curtis Thomas Dyrncs. Elmer
Iangdon william Quain. Ernest 'hrlmark. John
r Zefembr and George Quick. from Rcll"vue Hos
fifai In addition these nurses ;hcrc are twenty-
i've members Of the Regular Army Hospital Corps
or the steamer who viii also assist as nurses both
o., the boat and I'm the hcld
Tho Relief will steam nj ful speed. and a. she
can make sixteen knots m hour she Will be due
~ Santiago on Thursday next II " not expected
,ho, she will bring tho wounded further north
,lan Fortress Monroe unless tn" hospital capacity
,boro ,s exhausted Offers to care for the sick and
wounded soldier. have been made by many Of tho
hospi,als Of this city. but they Will not be called
mon until the hospitals mt Fort McPherson
0;corgiaJ Fort Myer Nirsinia) and Fortress Mon
led