Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-01
BATTLESHIPS MAY BE SENT
TO MESSlNA


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lie any OF the stores ON board th'
battleships or the supply vessels Ioi
relief purposes this can be at once
cleared by a joint resolution direct
inc such use. 1t is not for a moment
doubted that approval will be given -
the immediate passage of such "
measure.
Baron Des Planehes, the Italian
Ambassador, called on Secretary ROOF
and Assistant Secretary Bacon today
and expressed the gratitude of ms
government and people over the sym
pathy OF the United states with ltaly
in her misfortune. The baron is pro-
foundly gratiied at the many touch-
ing evidences of regard for the ala
being rendered through the American
Red cross.
Active work on the part ot sa2
American Red Cross characterized tie
day. Approximately 500. 600 M eaes
has been made available by IL f0'a
previous funds or has been pronlseA
much of which already< has ne
Nbbt'h W Aiit american tlllhN
Rome to be turned over to the ~itttHit
Red Cross society. That societ 1a
Italian embassy at Washington fe
ports, is the organization through
which all relief Will be administcff
Among the contributions Is ou ~
$4,000 from the Anheuser hHseh
Brewing association of st. Louis the
governors of Illinois, Mississippi Wv
York. Virginia. New Hampshire and
California have issued appeals for
contributions. President Roosevelt
will personally subscribe $500 toward
the relief fund.
Stored in the vast holds Of the sup
ply ship Celtic when She sailed today
a vast supply Of food stores for
the earthquake sufferers, including
and great stores of canned goods and
cereals of every description. Soap,
tobacco and naval stores also were
sent, but no very large amounts OF
medical supplies.
Because Of the immensely uf ne
disaster, the Italian government viii
appreciate aid from foreign
countries. Ambassador Griscom ade
this communication to the state dee
partment today. having beer not ned
to this effect by the Italian foreign
office, the officials of whlch think
that the estimate of 100. 900 dead
from the earthquake is not exaese-
Mr.. Griscom will go TO Messina TO-
in order to avail himself OF
the opportunity to get transportation
for two or three consul officers and
obtain Information. He will take Vice
Consul Cutting from Milan with him.
and the latter Will be placed tempo
rarily in charge of the consulate at
Messina. lie also will axe with him
interpreter of the embassy al
ana one of the staff Of the con-
at Naples; also winthrop
a private citizen, to do spe-
cial work searching for and relieving
american citizens. Mr. Griscom says
n his dispatch he will be glad to have
a few thousand dollars in case it is
necessary for relieving Americans.
Mr.. Griscom's dispatch says a local
newspaper has a telegram this morn
ing from Messina which says that
X. Lupton, American vice con
sui there, is dead, as wen as Consul
f Cheney and his family.
whose deaths have been heretofore
exported. Some doubt is expressed at
he department as to the correctness
Of this report. because only recently
I dispatch presumed to have been
by Lupton came TO the DEPART
from Malta.
The newspaper dispatches also re
lite the death Of Vice Consul Pierce
ma family. This presumably rifers
o the predecessor of MI. Lupton,i who
rad been relieved by the latter very
'%ecently. Mr.. Pierce, or PIERCE, as
lis name is spelled in the state de
Dartment register, was an Italian BY
firth and appointment. Further con
irmation of the death of Consul Che
icy and family has reached the am
Iassador from the nephey of the Ger
nan consul at Messina VINO has Just
at Naples.
Mrs. Donald Mclean. president Of
he Daughters of the American Repo-
issued a call To members of
hat organization throughout the toun-
rs to contribute to the fund fdr the
Italian sufferers through thcl VA
ional Red Cross eopfett