Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-27
President Wilson Sets Federal
Machinery in Motion and
Prompt Relief for Stricken
Towns Is Assured,
.RATIONS ARE PURCHASED
FOR 100000 SUFFERERS
In Addition Fifty thousand
Tents to House Homeless
Are Forwarded to Scenei
Troops Held, in Readiness,
nv Morniur aournnl speclnl r.a.ed wIrs)

Washington. March 2G. The prin-
cipal functions .of the government OF
the United states today was to extend
relief 90 the thousands OF homeless
survivors of the ohio and Indiana
floods. In quick succession every
agency Of the government from the
president and secretary of war to eve
cry bureau chief Ina whose department
relief expeditions could ic ursanizcd,
moved swiftly All troops Of the De-
pnrtment of the East were ordered 90
hold themselves In readiness for duN
iu tho flood districts. one million ra-
tions. sufficient ia feed 100000 per-
SON. Tor five days at least, are htine
purchased 10y the war department and
hurried 20 the ohio ana Indiana
towns.
Tents "a shelter 1T ioast 10000 per-
SONS. thousands of blankets cots. hos
pai and field supplies. are being
loaded IN ears af ueHfhN army posts
ana within twenty -four hours should
reach the devastated sections
Mcssaees Of sympathy eNchnneed hy
lhe president and tho governors pt
ohio and Indiana We're followed
quickly rs requests for htln which
were promptly answered by the gov
crnment departments
Thc president was 10 close touch
with the situation all day He WIS I'M
constant communication with secrr-
tury Garrison. and apprised Chairman
Martin. of the senate and Chairman
Fit2eerald. of the house appropriation
committee. that the aoN oNornment was
going ahead with emergency eXpendi-
lures ON the assumption that congress
would back up the administration
latcr on They both wired promises
of hearty support aud orders went out
ON every side for gIsanuc work OF
relief
The president calico upon people
of the nation To contribute money lib-
crafty To the American Red cross
which in mrn appealed tu the gov
etuur ef the states 10 help enther re-
Lief funds.
Major p G. Founteroy was sent
Immediately to Columbus to handle
medical supplies. Nine medical OF
iicers and fifty -four hospital corps
went from the department ul the east
carrying "a big supply ut surgical
dressings. anli-typthod plophY YlaeticS
ana tha complete reserve medicNl
supply, comprising hundreds OF
drugs sufficient 70 treat 10000 pa
uents for one month
Precautions against the spread Of
disease are to be handled bN sani-
tati0n experts Miss Mabel board =
man Of the American RED cross, was
active at headquarters here, tele-
graphing orders to nurses 40 CltNe-
land and Cincinnati, and calling upon
other nearby chapters for physicians
and nurses l.ife-saving crews were
ordered to Delaware, o ana the pubs
lic service distributed its agents over
the afflicted districts. Postmaster
General Burleson, made every pos.
sihe effort to install temporary mai
service and restore the main rouieA
between the east and west as rapidly
as possible.
Mails that regularly pass east and
west through the Hooded districts viii
hc detourcd until further notice.
The following telegram from Gov
ernor Cox, Of Ohio. to President VIII
som WAS received today
we have asked the secretary ul
war this morning for tents, supplies,
rauons and physicians, ln the name
of humanity see that this is granted
at the earliest possible moment The
situation in this state IS critical we
believe that $50 900 people were un-
sheltered last night and che indica-
tions are that before night the Musk
ingum valley viii suffer the fate OF
the Miami and Scioto valeya'
The president teiegraphed To GOV
efnOr Cox
'Have directed the secretary Of war
Immediately To comply with youf re-
quest and to use every agency of his
department TO meet the needs of the
situation