Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
PLEDGES AID
Waterville Guarantees
Supplies to Halifax
Or. crasin Institutes Unit for Relief
Work-Journai Representative Inter
views Survivor Who Passes Through
City

WaterVille, Me, Dec. DIR. ID. Is.
Cragin during Friday instituted unit
for relief work in Halifax, \. S., and
expected to leave during Friday night
on a special train which came through
from Boston. The personnel of the
party, which consists of four doctors,
and four nurses, was as follows: DIR.
d. b. Cragin DR.. p s. Merrill DR.. E.
| ". Bower and a physician from Show
hogan.
The nurses We're the Misses Gather
! inc OBrien, Elizabeth Russell, Annie
Dunn and Helen Quinn. A. F. Arm
strong was also included in the party,
wishing to render any assistance pos
sible.
Interview with Survivors
Miss katherine White. one of the
survivors of the Halifax disaster,
passed through this city Friday aft
| ernoon on her way to Boston and when
seen by Journal reporter, said that
| she could give no description of the
| terrible experience through which she
| had passed.
| Miss White was just outside the city
| of Halifax, but even at that she said
! that broken glass was flying every
| where. She looked pale and worn and
| her face showed the severe nervous
J strain under which she had been Suf-
! fering. She sustained a long cut on
| her face extending from her forehead
down to her right cheek, just back of
| the eye and her left hand was also
injured.
A first lieutenant of the Canadian
army was also on the same train and
although he said that the disaster ut
Halifax was a terrible calamity, he
| was not allowed to say anything for
publication. But as with Miss White
his face showed the terrible strain of
the experience through which he had
pa Ssed.
Commerce Board Pledges Supplies
Arthur A. Head went to Augusta
Friday morning to confer with Gov
ernor Milliken in regard to what Wa
terville might do to relieve the needs of
Halifax, in the distress caused by the
great disaster in that city.
MIR. Head found that the Governor
was dn communication with the Brit
lsh ambassador at Washington and
the minister of the government at OF
lava asking them what was the great
est need and what Maine could do to
supply those needs. In anticipa ton of
can Tor men and materials. all the
cilies IN Maine We're asked to make
! canvass OF available necessities for
immediate transportation
IN accordance with this request.
,hIaue from Governor Milliken through
Mr' head, several members of +he
,ndHioer OF commerce proceeded to
.dhe an inventory of the goods in Wa
| terHlihe mat could be supplied imme-
uiately ana a list was forwarded ~
ne Governor last evening
- was nrst thought that a croun
=. men should be sent and there were
p'cH'y Vi volunteers for the work
among these We're doctors and nurses
clFii engineer and men of sever.I
inherent branches of industry. Az tho
needs became better understood how,
ever 1t was decided to send only sun
phes and below is partial Iis+ at
what Waterville could send Two nil
non 1eet Of lumber. to no sort .h.a
carloads day; 700 barrels ne an,,n
oo Ness OF nails, two tons of tarred
20 uozeh shovels. 100 boxes of
sass one half ton Of putty, 1000 storm
"ihoo"s' ioo bill stoves, a large SIM
ply OF carpenters tools.
IN the medical and surgical line tboro
couId be sent 700 yards of eai,ze ,ar
pounds of hospital cotton, 2oO0 noin,s
OF vaccine virus and many other .,n,;
lar items. 9''hi-
othLis and shoes for men. women
ana children We're offered in bie ~.
anu the wholesale food houses offerod
/; 'se Quantities of canned goods smok-
GU meats and a carload of fresh heof
ulS goods and furniture stores
uio supply many blankets and y lot
~ oeoo'hg and all these were to he of-
hcreo at low wholesale prices.
Everybody entered upon the u.o,.,,
Win VIII and gladly volunteered tbo;r
'liie ana money to help the worl
along. WORK
Dr. HiH Receives Order.
DIR. Frederick T. Hill received orders
rom General Presson Friday evening
at CLOCK to hold himself in read.
ness to leave for Halifax at p mo,nan.,,.
hotce. General Presson said th.t -,
aan company Of physicians from tho
MEDICAL Reserve Corps, also a snnnlv
OF bedding and tentagc and that ,ha',
were iaoie to leave at any moment
Relief Passes Through
reieI train from Boston passed
through Waterville early Friday morn
ing carving nurses. doctors and SIM
phes 10 the stricken Nova Scotia town