Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-13


Weston and Surgeon General ~sternberg
were charged by Secretary Root with the
Arrangement Of that part Of the relief
measures pertaining TO the War depart
ment.
After a few minutes consultation oficial
orders were dictated for the guidance of
the three supply departments, giving the
scheme Of distribution as follows:
Three medical officers. with 5000 worth
OF medical stores, ETC., one subsistence Of
hcer, with $40, 900 in stores, consisting of
rice, dried fish, sugar. coffee, tea, canned
soup, condensed cream, salt and pepper
and vinegar; one ohicer Of the quarter
masters department, with $780, 900 worth of
clothing supplies for men, women and chill
dren.
Secretary Root endorses the scheme as
follows:
TT above distribution is approved and
the purchases will be made accordingly,
ready for shipment in case the pending bill
for relief Of Martinique becomes a law"
The character Of the presidents instruc-
lions TO the departments concerned in the
relief work may be gathered from the text
Of the following letter which was delivered
to Secretary Moody today after the presi-
uNhI a. SOhehA FghhN = MNe1NSN
The president directs me TO express TO
you his wish that your department go 10
the furthest limits OF executive discre-
ton for the, rescue and relief OF the al
ficted islands in the Caribbean.
(Signed) JOHN LAY
Rear Admiral Bradford, chief Of the bu-
reau Of equipment, today submitted to Sec
rotary Moody the following suggestion In
regard to the situation in Martinique;
1t has occurred to this bureau that the
refu g from the Island of Martinique
Naturally the surface water will bs
strongly i~mpregnated with sulphur and
thus be unsuitable for drinking purposes
West. with a capacity of $4,000 gallons,
ready for immediate use. Ihere als9 ls
one at MorIoIk 6aPspie Oh T 4SV.VUV m ssyi0b he
towed to whatever locality is selected for
a camp. for the refugees at once. Thy can
be refilled at Kingston, Jamaica, or Cape
Hayden, Haytt, where there is. an abund-
ance of good water.
RI Secretary Moody has the suggestion I'M
der favorable consideration and will act
upon IL tomorrow In case other means have
not appeared in the meantime.
The army officers assigned to the duty
of distributing the food, clothing and medi-
cal supplies to the survivors Of the calam-
ity at Martinique are:
Captain Robert Sewall Of the quarter
masters department, Captain Hugh J. Gal
lagher Of the subsistence department, FirsI
Lieutenants ]. B. Clayton, James Church
and John j. Reilly of the medical depart
ment. f.
The president today sent the following
message to congress:
WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, May
IL, 19O2.-To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives: One Of the greatest calamities
in history has fallen upo our ~neighboring
island nH x nTfintnNn Tho consul Of me
United States at Guadeloupe has tele
graphed from Fort de France, under dat'
piete; that the city Of St. Pierre has ceased
to exist and that the American consul ant
his family have persisted. He Is informed
that $1,000 people have lost their lives
and that $4,000 are homeless and hungry
that there is urgent need Of all kinds Of
peratively required.
The government officials of France, while
sympathy which have reached them from
America, inform us that Fort de France
still still thg iSi Thev tbe&efore reou sst
that for the purpose of r~escuing the people
who are in such deadly peril and threat
the United States may send as soon as
possible the means of helping In The
The island Of st. Vincent, and perhaps
others in that region, are, also seriously
menaced by the calamity which has taken
SO dppdllhB a. lbIHl III mdIllnlQuS. L nave
directed the Departments OF the Treasury,
of War and of the Navy to take such
measures for the relief OF these stricken
people as lies within the executive disere
ton, and l earnestly commend this. case
of unexampled disaster to the generous
consideration of congress.
For this purpose / that an
appropriation of $4,000 be made, to bt
Immediately available.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Secretary Hay has received the following
cablegram, dated May IL, from United
States Consul Ayme at Guadeloupe, WHIT
went to Fort de France, Martinique, by in.
structions from this government:
The disaster Is complete. The city
wiped out. Consul Prentis and his. family
are dead. Governor says $4,000 have per
ished.
Fifty thousand are homeless and hun.
CRY. He suggests that the Red Cross be
asked to send Goldfish, flour, beans, rice
salt meats and biscuit as quickly as posi-
BILE. Visits OF war ships valuable.