The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-16
VIII Be Sent 10 the Sufferers by the
War Department.
TRANSPORTATION GIVEN THEM.
Mr.. Guillaudeau Tenders Services of
old Dominion steamship Company.
Atlantic Coast Limo Makes tho
Same Offer - Contributions
Coming in Every Day
from All sides,

WAsHfNGTON August lj.-The War
Department has arranged 90 send two
more ship loads of supplies 90 Porto Rico.
The steamer Evelyn. OF the New York
and Porto Rico Line Will sail from New
York next Friday. with a fun cargo of
supplies. The use of the vessel was
rendered by the steamship company free
McCleland O. scheduled TO leave New
York for san Juan Wednesday a week
| The auxiliary cruiser Rcsoiutc viii also
be utilized I'm case il Is found necessary.
Secretary Root has received The follow
ing dispatch from W. l.. Guillaudeau,
New York.
"I have read with sincere regret ~
devastation wrought In Porto Rico by re-
cent hurricane. also note your ca3 Tor
aid addressed 90 mayors 0f cities. and IN
this connection beg leave Co say that "
you will design 10 responsible representa-
tive % whom such contributions snail oe
consigned. the ola Dominion steamship
Company will most cheerfuly transport
such contributions over its line free OF
all charge
r. NJ. Emerson. 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 accepted the offer
with a letter of thanks
tREE CABLEGRAMS.
c. " khbie. manag b. announces ihat
the Postal Te egraph Gable Company VIII
handle free Of charge, au gofernment
telerrams repardine Porto Rican s1f r.
IH 4
bermuda cable Company lnl West india
and Panama Gable Company. VIII also
handle callegrams of the -amc clas5
gratuit0usly.
ghe Secretary of War was to-day non-
ned bv Size west Nirelnia Steel company
tnat they have forwarded carlo1d ~
corrugated iron to New York city for uss
I'm building operations IN the devastated
district of Tc.to Rico.
the iron was accepted with thanks IN
viii boz shipped at the hrst cnrcrtunltt.
Mere contributions of mercy Tor the
benefit of the Porto Ricau sufferers we're
received at the War Department tD-ra}.
Among them. 500 from the National Re-
lief Association ST the Colonial pames ot
America.
Thc Secretary of War believes that me
errcai 90 the Governors of the several
states for 1l in raising funds VII bring
ready .fFn IfIff. INftf Ir N' Nt' .tff
but the situation ln Porto Rico j. des.
rcrate. but DO IS believed that the United
states viii meet this cali upou It's symr3-
tnies as generously as IL has always %
sr1nded 20 calls of the suffering oo.h at
home and abroad.
a REVELATION.
Tr, officials of the War Department.
VINO have to DO With the alm.ristr1tion
in irsular Affairs sly that the present
emergency VIII M least serve 90 show me
Deouio OK Porto klc0 what it means to bs
,.-der the direct care of ,he United states
better than would a decade of TRANQUIL
and nerycicss association with this coun-
try.
secretary Foot today directed Tho pur-
chase az $4,000 pounds ~ goldfish for the
storm sufferers This purchase was s1g-
eegted Dy General Davis practically TAX
Ing the place 0f meat with thc poorer
classes throughout the Wost ina An ISL
ards. Do s. known in the Nernacu.ar as
-HaliaX chicken