New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-01
SUPPLIES FOR MONTAUk.
RED CROSS AUXIL1ARIEs COME TO THE
AID OF THE SOLDIERS.
n,p1ov MAKES A FRESH APPEAL FOR
SUFFERING CJ,BANs AND ASKS IF SHE
CANNOT HAVE SHIP

SUFFERING CLRANS AEp ASho IT SiAN-
CANNOT HAVE A SHIP.
A, ~. meeting % representatives OF Red Cross
,yxil,ar,es held az The headquarters No. $50 Broad
way Yesterday morning the general progress OF
work was reported Mrs. Winthrop Cowdin stated
the, the Trained Nurse Maintenance Auxiliary was
&c busy as possible the list OF names is kept W, 50
that requsitions made FOR help may always he
filed promptly Nj Solomon reported excellent
progress for Auxiliary No. Il. Of Pittsourg. Penn
Nineteen cases Of different kinds % supplies were
received from that body yesterday.
Mrs Chester Griswold OF the Metcalf- Bliss-Colt
Equipment Auxiliary was present This auxiliary
No g. has large balance on hand which II pro-
poses turning over to the general fund. The new
auxiliary. No 90. is OF Marshall Mich. Mrs J. NJ
Moses president
The question put TO how much longer the
work Of these auxiliaries will be needed. Mr- Dodge
said most enphaticaly that there should be no re-
laxing Of EFFORT for some weeks 10 come. and that
is probable that the armies Of occupation IN
Porto Rico and Cuba will stand in need OF assist
ance all winter.
report made OF the new Red Cross depot
opened at Long Island City. The rooms at No.
Il Borden-ave. Mrs. Hammond Is in charge assisted
BY Mrs Edward 5 Appleton and Miss Cooley A
member Of the list Regiment Hospital Corps col
ored OF ability. has offered his services for
night work. Last night six men applied for refuge
and care The men who from Montauk
viii advised before leaving OF the situation OF
this relief station AT the end OF the railway jour
ney where they may stay, II too fatigued TO pro-
ceed
M Dodge also announced yesterday that Miss
schencks chain letter has been the means OF turn
ing into the Red Cross fund about 10000.
The Supply Committee made demand yesterday
for about 800 worth Of supplies 20 be sent to
Monauk TO The following Regular: Infantry. Nos
cavalry. Nos !. 3. g. and 10. artillery Nos 4 and
There will be about thousand cases, and they
ThS conan alo 10 be Ssaied in az" the propoon Of
twice as much 70 the infantry as 10 the artillery
naan,ry rceeiyes SUPPLIES sent to M9na a. o YES
ten Of deicaCies ana two barrels OF crackers.
AMBULANCE EQUIPMENT REPORT.
Auxiliary No l. the First New-York Ambulance
Equipment Society. held a regular meeting at the
home 81 Mrs ". 5 Cowes. No $50 Madison-ave..
Yesterday afternoon The report read gave the
total receipts up date So. "a Il. and the
pendltures As SOL Is fG leaving balance OF s. SS %
Since August q the o. s38 i92 O8 has been paid
out This was done in settling tho accounts for
obligations contracted some time ago and included
the donations made to the hospital ship Mis-
souri, VII. the electric launch, the electric fans.
eeer TWeny aon tbonsan9 i've hundred donTs
ne6 NE amount mas 1een appIopriatea 20 me m,
a aeed was great There still remains Nltoi I" not
In the absence Of Mrs Cowles Mrs Henry Mar
2aana saic that she wished TO make an appeal In
'th Snwo OF tn, the auSary she saa soo,srs are
Turning 70 and hospitals and camps are over
moving the demands on the Red Cross are greater
thtn ever before and constantly increasing;
therefore ne make urgent appeal 10 all TO help
w. n NE carving on o. our "oTk wnicn rs difeci-
dlers" "
!, will be remembered that since the necessity for
anouances abundanty filed this auxiliary.
while keeping its original name. has directed us
efforts 10 general relief work Contributions will
Be- gratefully received by treasurer Miss Louisa
Pierpont Morgan. No 30 Madison-ave
Tbc lo obo,,. Rand
other schooner Montauk loaded with deicacies.
II Will sail to-day and will reach Camp Wikor to-
morrow, when the supplies will be distributed from
me Government wharf. They are 10 20 10 the
soldiers soa in camp not to the hospitas Which are
Al sorts Of nourshing foods, cord!as. etc, are in
GUIDED In tho cargo.
LETTER FROM CLARA BARTON.
letter received by stephen Barton yesterday
ron Clara Barton in Cuba declares that Cuban
relief eas s. much needed She says:
Iais Cuban relief is OF high origin. and. in spite
o. everything when things are written up, VIII hold
shtnong thinking people and history the highest and
Impulse Of the President, standing out over his
SSS?e{on TO the war Itself Will never fai to compel
aaniiration would IKE to see II carried out sue
,,essfully. The immediate future is all uncertain
20 me. but In any these suffering wretches
need the food that has been assigned 70 them.
she goes on to say that the supplies should be
ooiec'ed on some sort OF floating bottoms that
could be easily transported various points along
'ne coast for speedler distribution: that permanent
warehouse In any one given place Will not answer
the requirements. She says that a few days In
place serves to put 1t in order and start the people
on on me way to nelp themselves after being supplied
WIN necessities for immediate The noun
famous regions still almost beyond reach but
,rd any case these would have 10 be approached by
cSains OF pack mules. Such A train In charge Of
=. ils mas been sent out ship SUI as the state
VI iexas Is what is wanted for the general travelling
Sone mouse and Miss Barton asks IL there is
Wy by which II may be obtained
AT barton received from Dr. j. Gardner letter
D., ehuihg the Red Cross, and also one from the
~ AIexander Kent az Jacksonville. who says:
h.s. am gao That the necessity for better nursing
40 ueen recognized. and that female nurses have
49, been put in the field. Whether they are
tba oIuss nurses or not IL a matter about which
'hey are faithful and efficient Their presence In