Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-16
SUPPLIES FOR PORTO RICO.
FAVORABLE RESPONSES TO APP
PkALS FOR AID.

Ni5N Telegraph to NirSInian- Pi!ot)
Washington, ID. c., Aug. 1.-THE War
Department has arranged TO send two
more ship loads of supplies to Porto
Rico The steamer Evelyn. OF the New
York and Porto Rican Line. Will sail
from New York next Friday with full
cargo of supplies The use OF the YES
sci was rendered 10y the steamship
company free of expense. The Govern
ment transport Mcclellan is ched
ulcd to leave New York for san Juan
Wednesday Il week The auxiliary crui-
ser l,csolute will also be utilized in
case it is four necessary.
TIL; O. -. STEAMSHIP co.
Secretary Root has received The fol-
lowing dispatch from w. l.. Guilladeu.
New York:
i have read with sincere regret of
devastation wrought in Porto Rico by
recent hurricane: also note your call
for aid addressed To mayors of cities.
and in this connection beg To say that
If You Will designate Il responsible rep
rcsen,ativc to whom such contributions
shall he consigned. the Old Dominion
steamship Company will most cheer
fully transport such contributions over
its line FREQ of all charge"
ALTA MTG COAST LINE
J. 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. Score
tary Root has accepted The offer with
4 letter Of thanks.
g. w. Ribhlc. manager announces
that tho roStal Telegraph Gable Com
pany viii handle free of charge. all
government, ieicsrams rogarding Porto
i;ican storm sufferers. and through it's
connection with the bermuda Cable
Company and West India and Panama
Cnbl" Compary. Will also handle cable
grams of the Same class gratuitously.
BUILDING MATERIALS.
The Secretary of War was to-day no.
titled by the Nest Virginia steel Com
pany that they have forwarded = car
load of corrugafed iron to New York
city for use in building operations in
the devastated districts of Porto Rico.
The iron was accepted with thanks.
ana VIII be shipped n the first oppor-
tunity.
More contributions Of money for the
benefit Of the Porto Rican sufferers
were received at the War Department
to-day. Among them $500 from the
loninl Danes Of America.
THE SITUATION DESPERATE.
The SECRETARY Of War believes ihat
the appeal 10 the Governors of the sew
cral states FOR aiG in raising funds viii
bring a ready response. There is no
question bal that the situation in Por-
t. itiep is desperate. but it is believed
that the United states will meet this
call upon lis symuathios rs generously
as ii mas always responded Ia calls OF
the suffering both at home and abroad.
Tho officials of the War department
VINO have To 90 with the admimistrl-
ton Of iusular affairs, say thlt the
present emergency will az least serve to
show the Porto ficans what it means
to be under the direct care Of the United
states better than would a decade of
tranquil and eyentlcss association with
this country
"IiALirAX CHICKEN"
Secretary Root to-day directed the
purchase nj 30o.0o0 pounds OF cod fish
for line storm sufferers. This purchase
Was suggested 10y General Davis. prac-
iicaliy taking the place OF meat with
The poorer classes throughout the West
Indian tgi1nJis. * f-uwn ;tr-tt4s.--
Ncrnacular as Halifax chicken"