The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-16
FOR THE PORTO RICANS' AID.
ISLANDERS WILL FIND WHAT II
MEANS TO BE AMERICAN.

Many Are Coming Forward With
Offers of Aid-TranspOrtatiO Com
panics and other Large Concerns
Wake Liberal Tenders-Much "HaI-
flax Chicken" Going to the Island.
Relief Steamer Sails on Friday.
others VIII Follow shortly.
washington, Aug 15.-The war depart
ment has arranged to send two more ship
loads of supplies to FOrto Rico. The
steamer Evelyn of the New York and Por-
TO Rican line will sail from New York next
Friday with a full cargo of supplies The
use of the vessel was rendered by the
steamship company free of expense.
The government transport Mcclellan is
scheduled to leave New York for San Juan
Wednesday week. The auxiliary cruiser
Resolute will also be utilized in case it is
found necessary.
Secretary Root has received the follow
ing dispatch from w. L. Gulllaudo, New
York:
Il have read with sincere regret of de-
vasiation wrought in Porto Rico by recent
hurricane; also note your call for aid adj
connection beg TO say that if you will des-
ignate a responsible representative to
whom such contributions shall be consign-
ed the Old Dominion Steamship Company
will most cheerfuliy transport such contri-
buttons over its line free of all charge"
T. NJ. Emmerson, traffic manager of the
Atlantic Coast Line, has rendered, through
District Passenger Agent Reed, the use
OF that system for free transportation OF
relief supplies. Secretary Root has accept
ed The offer with letter of thanks.
C. w. Ribble. manager, announces that
the Postal Telegraph Gable Company will
handle free of charge. all government
kilograms regarding Porto Rican storm
sufferers, and, through its connection with
the Bermuda Gable Company and West
India and Panama Gable Company, will
also handle cablegrams of the same class
gratutously.
The Secretary of War was to-day noti-
fed by the West Virginia Steel Company
that it has forwarded a carload of CORFU
gated iron to New York city for use in
building opera tons in the devastated dis
trcts of Porto Rico. The iron was accept
ed with thanks and will be shipped at the
first opportunity.
More contributions of money for the ben
cit of the Porto Rican sufferers was Ie-
ceived at the war department to-day.
Among them vas $500 from the National
Relief Association of the Colonial Danes
of America.
The Secretary of War believes that the
appeals to the Governor of the several
states to aid in raising funds will bring
a ready response. There is no question
but that the situation in Porto Rico is
desperate but it is believed that the
United States will meet this call upon its
sympathies as generously as it has always
responded to calls of the suffering, both
at home and abroad. The officials of the
war department who have to do with the
administration of nsular affairs say that
the present emergency will at least serve
TO show the Porto Ricans what it means
to be under the direct care of the United
States better than would a decade of tran
gull and eVentless association with this
country
Secretary Root to-day directed the pur-
chase of 100000 pounds of Goldfish for the
storm sufferers. This purchase was sug-
sested by Gen. Davis, Goldfish practically
taking the place of meat with the poorer
classes throughout the West Indian ISL
ands. 1t is known in the vernacular as
Halifax chicken"