The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-17
VICTIMS AIDED
BY RED CROSS
Organization Cares for In.
iured on Ship

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lid stricken peoples of an nations
was on hand early sunday morning
in Seattle 20 welcome and care for
The $50 refugees ana survivors OF.
The Japanese catastrophe who ar
rived here on the liner President
Jefferson shortly before dawn.
Plans for caring FOR the vic.
Tins had already been made
aboard the ship by Or, J. Z, erich
ton and Miss Anna Knott and Miss
Margaret Rice. who boarded tho
vessel al Victoria Saturday night
and cared for the moro serious
ses, When the ship reached So
le the cases had been separated
- the urgcnt ones prepared for
amhulanees.
More than 100 private Ru,os were
waiting Tor the ship az Smith
Cove at $50 a, m. Sunday and am
balances sufficient 10 carry the
stretcher cases weVe on hand
Without the lcas, delay the refugees
were hurried to hospitals or prl.
waite homes.
All activities OF the Red Cross
here were directed by Frank Water,
house, president of the Chamber
OF Commerce and chairman Of tho
Seattle chapter OF the Red Cross.
THO chamber was represented by
Daniel h. Trcfethcn and Miss NJ.
Goodc, Maj. A. A. oles and Miss
11asel Wood. both OF the American
ited Cross, directed tht victims o.
she disaster 10 waiting autos and
Bmhulances. by n. m. sunday,
every refugee had been taken from
abe ship and rushed 10 hospitals
or placed In homes OF other phssen.
gers. a total OF 40 refugees who
were In dire need Of clothing.
were cared for NJ Red Cross head.
quarters, 1888 Fourth ave.
MANY WERE GIVEN
TEMPORARY LOANS
The majority OF the refugees
werc taken TO the Bush hotel ana
fheir rooms wero paid for by the
RED Cross. Railway tickets were
purchased for those who wished 4
40 hurry east as soon as possible /
and many were given temporary I
ms by the organization.
The most serious case aboard the !
2hip was that OF CASTOR de Bearn M /
eon Of Prince dc Bcarn OF the French 1
consular service az Tokyo. He sur. /
eered n broken back when crushed
under heavy timbcrs when Their
Nome crashed In the earthquake. He
sFas rushed to the Virginia Mason
hospital as soon as the ship tied up |
ut Smith Cove.
Other serious cases recurring
ambulance service were those Of
iSirs. Myrtle McAllister Of san Fran. 4
'cisco, whose legs were severely I
lcrushedi Mra Mary c. Dreher 81 /
New York. who suffered a crushed
'chsst; II. VI Starr Of the Standard
on Co. Of Yokohama. who was pinned
beneath fallen timbers with the 70.
euit that one OF his feet was crushed /
and later became infected: Mrs. Bar.
ney Moore. VINO was injured Internal. /
~ In the wreck Of her homo ut Yoke /
hama. She also sustained n broken /
arm when struck with flying tim.
Der.
All OF the refugees unanimously 4
declared that John Latin. owner OF /
R.stevedcring company at Yokohama.
the hero Of the quakes and fires. |
with his three sons. pressed |
every vessel at their command into
service and carried hundreds Of the |
victims TO the ships In the harbor. |
Thru the flaming oil that covered
the bay these men raced with their
cargoes OF injured sufferers. one
woman was rescued In the murky /
waters near the beach when Latin !
drove one Of hts boats thru break |
In the sea wall and saved her as she
WIS sinking. when he returned on
another trip the wall had disappeared
completely into the sea. One Of the
sons OF Latin was killed as he at.
tempted to rescue refugee from a
falling building.