The Washington times., 1904-01-03
SYMPATHY OF THE GAR
EXPRESSED BY GASSINI
Formal Message Comes
From Count Lamsdorff.
RULERS USE DIRECT WIRE
Send Personal Dispatches Without Dip
lomatic Interposition-Responses
Sent Abroad

The Russian Ambassador, Count Cas-
SIM. last night officially communicated
to the State Department the Car OF
Russia's $ sorrow on hearing of the Chi
cago theater disaster. This was in the
form of a dispatch from Count Lams-
dorf. the minister of foreign affairs Of
Russia, as follows:
You are invited by their majesties to
be interpreter to the President and the
Federal Government of their deep sor-
row upon the occasion of the terrible
catastrophe at the Chicago theater."
Direct Personal Messages.
This custoD,ary use of diplomatic
between heads os nations has been
10 and from the President in the past
few days.
Yesterday a direct personal message
was received from the Emperor of Ger
many in relation to the Chicago theater
fire; another. acknowledging one on the
same subject from the Governor Cen
eral Of Canada, was sent by the Presi-
dent. and a third message direct was
received from the Gar of Russia, ex-
tending New Year Fluctuations. To this
the President will send a personal re-
sponse to the Car on the Russian New
Year Day. next week.
Emperor's Condolences.
The message from the Kaiser was as
follows:
Berlin, December, 81,
"Aghast at the news OF the terrible ca
tastrophe that befen the citizens of
Chicago. the Empress and myself wish
to
Tor the american people. who have been.
so cruelty visited in the week Of joy.
Please convey my expressions or sim
cere sympathy to the city of Chicago
Many thanks for your kind letter. May.
in the coming year. Providence shield
you and America from harm and such
accidents WILLIAM, I. r.
A Neighborly Dispatch.
President Roosevelt's personal mes
sage TO the Governor General of Can
ada was as follows:
ITO the Right Honorable the Earl of
Mimic. Governor General. Ottawa
Canads:
1 greatly appreciate your message Of
regret and sympathy by reason of the
disaster at Chicago. 1t has been COM
municated to the mayor Of the city.
AAAGOOOtNE FlOOoEf = ELL
Acknowledgement Made.
At the direction of the President. As
sistant Secretary Locmis. of the State
Department, has made acknowledge
ments OF official foreign messages of
coincidence and sympathy concerning
the ChicagJ theater fire. as follows:
To Ambassador ChOate. at London:
Please assure Lord Monkswen Of the
Presidents deep appreciation Of his
message of the sympathy felt in the
great British metropolis for the suffer-
ers by the catastrophe of Chicago"
To Ambassador Choate, London:
The President directs you to express.
in his name and in the name of the
people of Chicago. sincere thanks for
the touching message Of sympathy with
the sufferers by the awful catastrophe
OF last Wednesday. which their majes- |
ties. the King and Queen. and their row |
al highnesses, the PrInce and Princess
Of Wales. have communicated through
Durand."
Sympathy Of France.
ITO Amba ssador Porter. at Paris.
/ have received and communicated i
to the President the feeling message
which NJ. Delcasse has seRt in the name /
OF the president and government Of the
republic, b. reason of the terrible dis /
aster of Chicago. The President directs
you TO make adequate expression of his
high appreciation of the sympatbetic
sorrow OF France. He has conveyed the
message 10 the authorities of Chicago
To Ambassador Mccormick, at ST. /
Petersburg:
Please convey through appropriate
channels in name of the President and
he sorrowing people OF Chicago sincere
hanks for the touching sympathy of
heir imperial majesties the car and
czarina with the sufferers by The ter
'ible disaster of Chicago, as communist
'ated to me by the Russian ambIssa-
lor."
To Ambassador Meyer. at Rome:
Convey through foreign office sincere
appreciation of message Of coincidence
With Chicago sufferers. which has been
by Italian charge.
TO Minister Townsend at Brussels:
Convey sincere thanks to Baron
TaVereau for message of coincidence
With the Chicago sufferers. which has
ecn communicated by Belgian minis
er"