New-York tribune., 1909-12-24

utsdical c~icers 81 the war vessels a.
Buenelss have provided hospitals ashore,
where scores are heins cared fnr. The
procession of sick and wounded men
through the town rs said 20 Do pitifuL
and although Estrada - doing every
thins IN his power a. relieve tho su,fer-
inE. his resources are mesgre
with . view 40 relieving the situation
Secretary Kno1 tonight consulted with
10 American Red Cross. and immedi-
HtsiH afterward sent the folloving dis
.pssch 70 Thomas n Monatt, Nnited
sist.s Consul st Bluefields:
The American National Red cross VIII
telegraph sou tomorrow. the -sth
81 ao0 and they viii send another $1,000
II needei The Navy Department has
instructed Captain Shipley 10 land
whatever surplus supplies can b fur-
uishe6 from eur shirs ~ al hluenelQf,
snd orders win be given tho Prairie nov
at colon. 10 tra~sQort -u'neoiatelN 70
Ruofelds from the stores intended for
the fnarinee. nr from fhe Panama canal
corrmissarv department such supplies a.
nuu mar ash fof within fhe limit of
81 GOO 40 b. cabled lou tomorrow ou
VIII CO. operate with ShirleT in thf as
trihuriou az supplies. payment Tor an 'i
Bluchelis and those sent rrom 'oloil
VII 10 recouped from Rec cross FUND
CETAT ET-FTTFTnyG At BIsTEFTELbS
Ths sendine % this dispatct closely
foll0Wed the receipt ~ report IRON
consul Mofar' depicting the state ~ ~
falrs N Bluenelds His story ~ the SUI
rerirg 81 the dcfested ZelaEan soldiers
Vas brief but graphic Incidentally 10
repurtea lit more than nine hundred
men were KILLED on both SIDES IN the
recent hsrtie a. Rama. The cispa'ch
follows
Two theussno starved. ernsristed prs
Cnefs have beer brought bore tTcIn -
lsysE surrenderec sruv. The eighf a
M sick ana wear. rotterlng througn
ne streets, "a horrible, hall ere fn-f'
love The craerEencV hCspifal estab-
lishec by The Des Mcines and the Ia-
ooraa oontains ninety voundsd. the CITY
HospitEl siNty 80 q the suIfenaeTeo
GTrly hEc shees or blankets scores Vfie
almost naked. Al are ~ 8 pIriahlc con-
c!ticn Estrnda is furnishing them Nfth
blankets clorhing shaes and fooc as
h.st hs car Flour. beans, rice suger
coffee alc condensed milk are needed
instantly tc teec rhe EfarTluE Lels--an
seldte-s Disease anc desth threaten un-
less thsy are prenptlv given PES ~ fooo
and Clrt-
The great and sudden demand for
rrorer clcrhinE snc fooc for ~ surer-
flg is a problem for rhe provisional
government Vhoss resources are eA-
LEustec Jhe.g own L2en, numbering
fhref Thousand ars well ed and clothed
nut shev cannet nnd nl-ans whereby 30
care enr fheif increased burden.
have discussed TIE SERIOUSNESS ~ the
E!t1suou fully with Captain SnipleT ~
rhs res Metres Cnc believe and suggest
fhes Ehtp slould - Sent - Colcr iua-
fatciGt.lv 10 bring here Eufhcient ouGn
riries % fhs pFCvrEl2 2cs euuraera-ed 20
eeet r--c thousand rneI - thirty days
p-~se-f situation rhres.ens starvation
Enc ciseEEt u is esrimEred now that
8vsr nine Hund-sG were killed or both
Fides
0resTs wsFs issued to-n.ght tc ths
prsiEie 70 be n readiness 10 sail az oncs
ron Colon Win supplies Tp te a lave
',cgr 10 T.anf hhd been MADE toT rhs
'ancing cC marines although ~ ~ ex-
pecfec tlEr small shore Euard MAJ be
ueea-c ~ The american hospitals This
vii no. - done however unless ne
naval commanders On the scene belis--e n
leceEsEry 70 preserve discipline end 70
FuErc the 6is-rihurion ~ food and sun
rIes when rhey COME