Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-21
WARSH|PS LEAVE KINGSTON,
Jamaica's Chief Not Appreciative
of Friendly Aid and Acts As
Though 1t Was Intrusion.

your eXcellency should remain long
enough I am sure almost all the private
| owners would be glad of the services
| OF the navy to save expense.
ut is no longer question of human
| ity. All the dead died days ago and
| the work of giving them burial is mere
| " one of convenience.
Il would be glad to accept delivery
| of the safe which it is alleged thieves
had possession of. The American vice
! consul has no knowledge of it; the
| store is close to sentry post and the
officer of the post processes ignorance
| OF the incident.
Il believe the police surveillance of
| the city is adequate for the protection
| of private property. l may remind
| your excellency that not long ago it
| was discovered that thieves had lodged
| in and pillaged the residence Of some
New York millionaire during his alb
sence in the summer but this would
not have justified British Admiral
landing an armed party and assisting
| the New York police.
II have the honor, with profound
| gratitude and the highest respect.
Your Obedient servant, Alexander
SWettenham. Governor.
When Rear Admiral Davis called at
Headquarters House this morning ITO bid
farewell! to Governor Swctteniiam he
waited il minutes. He then informed
the governors aide that he would wait
no longer and requested him. to 'sell tn i,
governor that in consequence of his at
tiiude II not desiring American aid he
had countermanded President ROosevclts
order dispatchin% the supply ship Celtic,
laden with food stuff, for Kingston.
Gov. Swettenham arrived at that mo-
ncnt, there was Il brief private meet
ing and the governor escorted Rear Adj
miral Davis to his carriage. Saiutations
were exchanged and the governor reply
in, to Rear Admiral Davis regret that
he was unable to do more for Kingston,
SAID: All the more to your honor
adding a deep bow, evidently in reply to
Admiral Davis reference to his depart
ure and meaning that he would do the
same if in the aJmirars place.
Rear Admiral Davis told The Associat-
Cd Press that he deeply regretted the
governors attitude. He was still con
WINGED that the governor was unequal to
the task of relieving distress-that This
was evident from the fact that the
American field hospital had tended many
sick and wounded and others were cor
stantly arriving, having been unable t,
gain admission to the government hos
pital.
The American hospital was established
in Winchester park, the property Of TIL"
JcSuits. Thursday, under the American
flag and in charge of Fleet Surgeon
,Alnes and Surgeon Norton Of tic battle"
ship Missouri and aided by Sisters Of
Charity. The hospital received more
than 30 sufferers, including persons with
fractured bones and skulls, eases of
blood poison which had resulted from
neglect Of wounds. etc Governor SWEET
tenham and the local medical men were
greatly opposed to the American hoSpi-
tal insisting that there was no necessity
for it, as all the wounded already had
been attended to. Surgeon Amcs said
the local medical men were very ready
to accept medical supplies but wished no
American interference with the wound
&c. Consequently there was much suf-
fering which the American officers in the
name Of humanity were anxious TO re-
lieve party of American sailors work.
ed at repairing the hospital building to
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