Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
MAINE READY
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ceived, Gov. Milliken learneu this after
noon that an urgent need was for mate
rial to take the place Of thousands o.
panes Of glass broken in the windows of
the buildings still standing in Halifax
The report was to the effect that the es-
sential supplies desired were beaverboard
Jared paper. glass and putty A survey
OF the State in anticipation of such infor-
nation had been in progress during the
day so that following the news of the
late afternoon that the most imperative
need was for bedding, Governor Milliken
sent the following telegram to the gov
ernor general Of Canada, the lieutenant
governor of Nova Scotia and the head
quarters or the American Red Cross a.
Washington:
Doctors and Nurses Ready
The State of Maine is waiting word 10
send aid to Halifax. Several score of
doctors and several hundred nurses Off
their services. An abundant supply OF gro
ceries is on hand. The State can furnish
at once 10000 square feet Of beaver
board 10 tons Of putty. 100000 lights OF
glass and 10000 rolls Of tarred paper and
cOOIlllS paper. t-IeNS anu Gar ptHltiS an Il
other volunteer workers are ready for
any emergency. ON advices Just received
l am sending 1000 blankets and 1000 cots
from the State military stores and 5000
other blankets from Bangor with staff
and medical officers and other assistance
Notify me Of your other needs
I Doctors and nurses in every city in the
state have sent word to Augusta that
they are anxiously awaiting word to go az
orce to Halifax to do what they can.
Gen. Presson Goes to Halifax
Arrangements were made during
Friday night for -Adjutant General
Presson with a small unit OF doctors
and nurses to leave for Halifax early
Saturday morning with several cars
of military supplies sent out from this
city. Lester NJ. Hart. private secre
tary TO Governor Miliken. will also
! be member of the Halifax party leav-
ing here.
Left at A. NJ. Saturday
Adjutant General Presson's party EFT
Augusta shortly after O'Clock SATURDAY
morning on three cars attached to a
special train which left Augusta a little
ahead Of the regular 2.25 A. NJ. train. With
General Presson Were Capt. William G.
Goodwin and Robert Morton OF the quar-
termasters, department. as well as Les
ter NJ. Hart, VINO was desgnatc- to act
as private secretary to the ad1utapt gen
eral
The medical unit leaving here was W.
charge of Major Gllberts MF Elliott o.
Brunswick and included DR.. Barker of
kennebunk. DIR, Stolt of Woolwich. DR..
Fl. w Garceon of Lewiston, Cr. w. j.
O'Connor of Augusta and Dr Cox Of Ban
gor They were to be joined at Water
vile By Dr. j. T, Hill and Or. Cragn ana
party and at Newport by DR.. Murphy OF
Dexter Eight nurses We're to be lnclud-
Ell with the medical unit.
Gen. Presson was instructed by Gov
sernor Milliken before leaving Augusta to
extend 10 the commanding ofn,rr and civil
authorities at Halifax the sympathes OF
the people of the State of Maine. to as
certain whatever was needed and TO re-
port at once in detail 70 him. Gen. Tres
son was told to give assurance that Malne
would spare no money in doing Whatever
possible to aid the Halifax sufferers.