Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07
WORK OF RELIEF
Is Being Rushed Under
The Red Cross Society,
The Steamer Bayern, Sent by
Americans, Ready to Sail.
Carries Nurses and Thousands Of
Dollars Worth Of Supplies.

Y i'll leave here tomorrow for MeSSina
to meet the American squadron. which
is expected to arrive there Saturday
rnder Rear Admiral Sperry on the
flagship Connecticut.
The steamer Bayern. the American
r lief ship. flying the Red Cross enh-
Lam. Will sail for Mcssina tomorrow.
This steamer with its great cargo of
supplies will be able to take care Of
thousands of sufferers. There are three
surgeons aboard and 30 nurses of
whom three are American and three
English. FiftY-cight thousand dollars
has been spent for the medical outfit.
provisions and clothes for distribution
q shore. There is an immense supply
81 the necesSarieS Of life aboard for
both men, women and children. par
ticular attention having been paid TO
the selection of food for little ones. In
the past As hours $4,000 have bean
scent in Rome and $4,000 in Genoa for
clothing alone The cargo includes
1850 blankes. 1880 underclotheS. 100
pairs Of shoes 100 hats. 500 heavy
ovcrcoats go capes. 100 shawls. 100
suits of clothes. 300 e, ira trousers and
supplies. together with all kinds of inn
lHntcrnS buttons. sewing cotton. scis-
sors. nails and hammers and kitchen
utensils.
There are also medical supplies SUI
fcient for the establishment of three
complete camp hospitals ashore. Those
in charge of the expedition have 100000
in small bills for careful distribution.
Word received here from Naples says
iol,t N
through various parts Of the city cry
ing "E.arthuuall". Earthquakes. Their
cries aroused thousands of people, who
| rushed out of their houses. thus giving
thieves an opportunity t" work. sIhe
| frightened population gathered IN t1e
| SQUARES and crowded the churches.
| Some of them took crucifiXes ana me
| images of saints and carried them
| through the street in pr"ceSSlon
Signnr Bertulinia. minister of public
| works. who is now in Reggie. has tell
| grained to Premier Giolitti that me
| op!c there are beginning to be more
| calm and for that reason there Is n"
present need for steamers FOR me
TRANSFORMATION of refugees The min
lister adds that efforts should now be
directed toward the sending of great
quantity of wood and other building
material for the construction of nuts
along the Sicilian and SaIabrian coaS's.
The following list of places in Reggie
province is published as having SUI
f, red the greatest damage from the
earthquake:
Baynara. cannitetto. Canania. CALI
co. tiallina. Lagarati. Me.icucca. Nell
t.. Montcbcllu. Motta. Palni. Pellar",
rndargnni san Procopo. Sante Stef-
auo. Scilla SrminHra. Sin"poii. and san
Giovanni.
The gen. rosity Of the American peo-
pie in coming Ia tn" aid of the earth
Quake sufferers is the prcdominatlnS
feature which is now attracting atten-
ton here The feeling of sratefuln"+s
extends 2rom the King clown 1t" me
most lowly subject.
Mir. t;riscom was received in audience
nv King Victor Emmanuel today and no
tilted His Majesty and Si2n"r 11tton'.
the minister of foreign affairs. who was
there that the steamer Bayern would fly
the Red cross emblem. Both the NlnS
and Sipuor Tittoni remarked that it was
an admirable example to the world OF IN
ternational fraternity for the Geneva fia@
to fly over a ship carrying aid from on
country to another in period OF distress
The sailing plans of the Bayern hay"
been slightly changed. The steamer WIN
arrive at Civita Vecchia this evening ANA
will sail tomorrow morning. the rellet
party from Rome will go to the port on
a special train. Through the activity OF
Consul General Smith some excellent adj
ditions to the supplies were put aboard
the Bayern at Genoa. the whole expense
of the ship being raised to SlS,@m An aux
Hilary committee of American ladies mas
been formed to administer a portion VI
the funds reaching the American conf
mittec here for the relief of the great
distress among refugees from the arth-
quake zone.
Mrs. Lloyd c. Griscom. the wife of tho
American ambassador. presides over the
committee which is composed of Mrs
Winthrop Chanler of New York. Mrs.
Nelson Gay of Boston and Mrs. Maude
How Elliott of Boston. The auxiliary
committee has already begun work.
The following sem-official statement
was issued this afternoon:
..'rhe sovereisns warmly desire that the
projected chidren's demonstration at the
Quirinal on the occasion of Queen flele-
mas birthday. next Friday. as we'll as the
suggestion to coin commemorative medals
as an evidence of the gratitude Of the
nation to the King and Queen for their
work in the interests of the earthquake
sufferers he abandoned. Instead it is
the desire of Their Alaicsties that all the
benevolent energies of the country be
directed in the present sad moment in the
direction of helping the people who are
victims of this grave misfortune in the
most efficient manner possible
The Italian ambassador at Washington.
Baron Dcs PlanChes. has announced the
approximation of SSnoO0o hy the Ameri
can Congress for the earthquake suffer-
ers UaIv is exceedingly grateful for
Americas prompt and generous contrihi-
ton FOR her suffering people.
Every hour now secs progress in
bringing orderInto the earthquake dis
trict and system into the work Of re
lief The government has inStructe
Lieut. Gen Francesca MaZa. comma =
der of the province tn remove tenn
porarilv all the living in the destroy
cities anS towns 50 that they may he
cared> for in a sanitary manner the