Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-25

but this would not have justified a Brit
ish admiral landing an armed party n
assisting the New York police. l have the
honor to be. with profound gratitude and
the highest respect, You obedlent servant,
Alex, Swettenham, Governor.
Orders Supply Ship Not to Come.
When Rear Admiral Davis was called
at the headquarters house to bid fare
well to Governor Swettenham, he
waited fifteen minutes and Their In
formed the governors aide he would
wait NJ longer and requested him to
tell the governor that In consequence
OF his attitude in not desiring Ameri-
can aid he had countermanded Presi-
dent Rooseve,t's order, dispatehing the
supply ship Celtic, laden with beef, for
the relief of Kingston.
Governor Swettenham, arriving at that
moment, there vas a brief private
meeting and the governor escorted
Rear Admiral Davis to his carriage.
Solicitations were exchanged and the
governor replying TO Read 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 Ad-
miral Davis reference to his depart
ure and meaning he would do the same
il in the admiral's place.
In Urgent Need of Aid.
Rear Admiral Davis old the Asso-
ciated Press he deeply regretted the
governors attitude. He was still con-
WINGED h a 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
We're constantly arriving, having been
unable to gain admission TO the gov
nme hospital.
The American hospital was estab-
lished in Winchester park, the prop
erty OF the Jesuits, Thursday, under
the American flag and in charge Of
Police Surgeon Ames n Surgeon Nor
ton, OF the battleship Missouri, and aid
ed by the sister of charitys.
The hospital received more than fifty
sufferers, including persons with frac-
tured bones and skulls, cases Of blood
poison. which had resulted from neg
lect Of wounds, etc.
Opposed American Hospital.
Governor Swettenham and the local
medical men We're greatly opposed to
the American hospital, insisting that
there vas no necessity for 1t, as all the
wounded already had been attended to.
Surgeon Ames said the local medical
men were very ready to accept medical
supplies, but wished no American in
reference with the wounded. Conse-
quently there was much suffering
which the American officers in the
name of humanity. were anxious TO
relieve.
A party of American sailors worked
at repairing the hospital building to
the last moment, when they hauled
down their flag, the Jesuits taking
charge, and returned to their ships, the
Yankton sailing at / o'clock, followed
by the battleships at 4 O'Clock,
Indignant at Governors Course.
Governor ~Swettenham's attitude
toward the friendly American Off
GERS assistance is greatly deplored by
many of the residents of Kingston,
some of them even suggesting that the
governor be petitioned to resign. His
action is construed by some as in
spired by resentment OF President
Roosevelt's attitude toward Jamaican
negroes on the Panama canal. Others
ridicule the governors objection to the
landing of American sailors, armed or
not armed. The insecurity of the city
is evidenced by the attempt las Fri
day night by six negroes to waylay a
midshipman from the Missouri, who
drew his revolver and put his assail.
ants to flight.
Sity Ripe for PestiIence.
The streets of the burned district
still reeked with the stnechr Of decay
ing bodies. The burned ruins are IL
Illuminated only by the baleful glow OF
the corpse fires lining the roadways.
Today many bodies were recovered
through the aid OF vultures, which
perch in fiocks m the ruins beneath
which their prey Is buried. AS fast
rs they are uncovered the bodies are
thrown on the funeral pyres and slow
ly consumed.
The total number of known dead is
about $50, and il is believed there are
at least $50 persons who rave not been
accounted for.
Food is coming into the city from
the country districts, but a famine Is
greatly feared.
Distressing Conditions in Camps.
The filthy conditions of the camps on
the parade grounds and race course,
where thousands OF persons are hud
died under improvised tents rooted over
and sheathed Will palm leaves, causes
grave apprehension of an outbreak OF
typhoid fever,
At present there is a most urger+
need for tents for several thousand pei
sons, but the government is not sup
piled with these and is not making en-
deayors to obtain them.
Rain Is now threatening and III IL
should come it will involve untold suf-
freing on the homeless thousands.