Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-14
THOUSANDS SUBSTITUTE
Reports Received by the Navy
Department.
BUFFALOREADY TOSAIL
THE CINCINNATI AND POTOMAC
ON THE SCENE.
The Sterling Sails From San Juan To-
day-Advices From Con-
sui Ay1ne.
BUFFALO READY T0SAIL

Cincinnati, as follows:
FORT DE FRANCE, May IA.
Secretary of the Navy, Washington:
ARRIVED ST. Pierre this morning. Game
here message assisting government Mar
Unique. News disaster ST.. Vincent. HaEe
sent Potomac. Will follow If necessary
Another cablegram was received from
Lieutenant B. B. Mccormick, commanding
the Potomac, which read as follows:
FORT DE FRANCE, May 13.
Secretary of the Navy, Washington:
'Inha bittants St. Pierre, sixteen vessels
totally destroyed. Surrounding villages
uniha bitable. Island covered with destruc-
ton. Ashes within five miles Fort de
France. Provisions needed fifty thousand
refugees within ten days. Donated extra
stores Inform comma mandant San JUAN
The Buffalo Ready.
Admiral Barker, commandant of the New
York yard, telegraphed as follows:
"BROOKLYN, May a.
Secretary of the Navy, Washington:
Bulky freight removed from Buffalo
She can sail at any time with two hours
notice.
Major D. L. Brainard, commssary of
subsistence. United States army, purchas-
ing commissary, Army building, New York
city, is designated by the Secretary of War
to take charge of any contributions that
may be made by citizens of New York and
other cities for the sufferers in the French
West Indies, and which the citizens COM
mttees may wish forwarded through the
War Department. All stores should be
turned over to Major Brainard, who Will
prepare the same for shipment. giving re-
ceipts and rendering account to the COM
missary general of subsistence of all stores
received and disposition made.
Secretary Hay has received cable mes
sage from Consul Ayme at Martinique. in
answer to inquiry to whether fresh wa
ter supplies are needed, as follows:
Water supplies not needed but food i'm
perative for $1,000 refugees. l have cabled
this to the governor of Porto Rico answer
ing his query as to what was wanted.
shall stay here to distribute supplies. The
Cincinnati Is here"
The Sterling Sails Today.
The adjutant geenral has received the
following cable message dated yesterday
from Lieut.. Col. Jas. A. Buchanan, Porto
Rico regiment at San Juan, as follows:
Acknowledge receipt of cable concerning
relief Martinique sufferers collier Sterling
will said tomorrow with following stores,
Capt. Crabb. quartermaster's department,
in charge: Subsistence stores in pounds
sent as follows: 21,OO0 flour and hard
bread. 5000 beans. 5000 rice 5000 bacon,
LOCO milk, 1000 coffee, 1000 sugar, 2,2OO
coui.sn anu saiiii1 1no anu ~ saio. 90 auai.el- @
and costs o0o bats ~ nnO shirts ~ 900
drawers, 1000 shoes, 5000 stockings, 5000
trousers Lieut.. A. Moreno, Provisional
regiment ana Quartermaster sergeant
samuel l.. Kemp, accompany CraDp.
BUCHANAN
Members OF the House appropriations
committee are averse to calling a special
meeting of the committee for the purpose
of considering an additional appropriation
for the rellef OF the people OF Martinique.
Ihey say that until II Is demonstrated that
the amount OF s2oo'ooo already appropriated
Is not suff1cient to meet the needs of the
sunelels IL Moulu pe lliauNisaple 10 appTo-
widesnread donstinns nou heine, II. ,,ada , enS .
the relief work that is being done to sue
cor the living and care for the dead.
Dividing Work of Relief
The War and Navy Departments have de-
cided to divide the work Of relief between
them so az ia give the navy full charge of
the general subject of TRANSFORMATION and
tntrust the War Department with the ac-
cumulation of the supplies.
OF the little fleet of naval colliers which
was placed at the disposal of the relief
workers by Admiral Bradford, the Leoni-
das, which is now discharging her cargo of
coal at Port Royal, has been selected as
the most suitable one to dispatch to Mar
tinioue and orders have zone forward to
80 t.. -,, -.
a loau M nei WI Win suppiSs ss anu se' ner ulloet
way as sun aa poasipie s me question VI
iiai. 81 i a ssseiS 10 carry sup
b,,t vii, denanG nno The ext nf ~ a. 81
uut WI i,tr;h,'.io '' ,,od VI tie
unoaiy ma 'n, ashsu ior ny 'ne
~ sit,,a,;a,' au i, th ,siand iepoi's "a
'ne Oh III ''e '0'"u
Offers Of Assistance.
orars of .ssts+.noe for tho M.r+tn,o,o
~ ~ 70 '.e.e
suherers continue u pour III IL LOUIS
Klopsch, proprietor OF the Christian Her.
aid, New York, has telegraphed the War
Denartment offering to furnish fiftv nurses.
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