Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-27

Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
geon General Rupert Blue of the United
States public health service and Assistant
Surgeon General w. c. Rucker to pro-
coed Immediately to the flood district in
Ohio and assume charge of the medical
officers there.
At the time these instructions were re-
ceived DR.. Blue was hard at work making
preparations for the transportation of
medical officers and hospital stewards of
the service to the inundated territory and
the shipment of hospital supplies. These
preparations were rushed to completion
and within a few hours DR.. Blue and
DIR. Rucker were on their way to Ohio.
Shortly before he had been ordered to
the flood district Surgeon General Blue
received an urgent appeal for medical as
sistance from Mayor H. T. Hunt Of Gin
cinnati.
Can you send physicians and hospital
stewards for service in the flood district?'
telegraphed Mayor Hunt.
surgeon Sent to Cincinnatk
DR.. Blue Immediately telegraphed to
Surgeon L. L. Lumsden, who has been in
vestigating a typhoid fever outbreak at
Roanoke. Va, instructing him to proceed
with all possible haste to Cincinnati to
ascertain the true condition of affairs and
make a detailed report to the public
health service as to the number of medi-
cal officers and assistants needed there.
A telegram has been received from
Passed Assistant Surgeon c.. w. Willie.
stationed at Cleveland. who was ordered
yesterday to proceed to Columbus and
cooperate with the state and city health
Officials. DR.. Willie wired that no trains
left Cleveland last night for Columbus,
but that he hoped to get train early to-
day. He stated he would carry a guam
vaccines with him.
The diseases which the public health Of
hcers are preparing to combat when the
flood has receded from the districts now
inundated are typhoid fever. smallpox,
measles and the diseases common to chill
dren. In the districts where the temper
ature has fallen the service expects to be
called upon to treat sufferers from pneu-
monia.
Canadian Duties Dropped.
Secretary McAdoo will admit relief sup
plies from Canada for the food sufferers
of Ohio and Indiana free Of duty. He
waived the tariff restrictions today upon
receipt Of a telegram from Mayor r. N
Price of st. Thomas. Ontario, saying the
people Of that city wished to send food,
clothing and medical supplies.
Secretary McAdoo also today placed all
the United States lfe-saving stations in
the vicinity of the flooded district at
the disposal of Gov. Cox Of Ohio and
Gov. Ralston Of Indiana, ordering the
crews to respond Immediately and d.
rectly to the requests Of the state execu-
lives.
Department Of Commerce Aids.
Secretary of Commerce Redfield has
sent Geographic directions to Lieut.. Col
H. Jervey, Corps Of Engineers, United
States Army. serving as inspector of the
fourteenth lighthouse district. with head
quarters at Cincinnati, Ohio. to render all
possible assistance in the flooded districts
with tender Golden Rod or small boats
belonging to the lighthouse service SO far
as availa BILE, and with all emplyes of the
lighthouse service cooperating with the
authorities of the states Of Ohio and In
diana.
The Golden Rod is a boat of $50 feet in
length and q feet beam, with officers and
crew numbering twenty-one. In an emer-
gency this boat can accommodate 800 or
more persons. The boat has just been
at Louisville. Ky. 1t is hoped she will
reach the flooded district. however. within
| a few hours. The fourteenth lighthouse
district, under Lieut.. Col. Jervey, COM
prises the Ohio river from Pittsburgh to
Cairo. The War Department Is co-operat-
| ing with the Department Of Commerce in
| instructions to Lieut.. Col. Jervey