Evening star., 1923-09-06

the United States. These. he said.
cross In order to secure an efficient
unity. although the ambassador will
personally acknowledge every con-
tr1Dution sent to the embassy.
Prompted by the urgency of the
hour, the Red Cross had determined
not to wait until the entire s5,000,000
Is raised TO make 1t available to the
suHering japanese survivors. DR..
Henty Beeuwkes, who had charge
of medical relief in Russia, has been
authorized to draw upon the or
ganization for medical supplies to the
value of 100000. and have them
rushed to the devastated area with
out delay.
Ships Reach Yokohama.
The Navy Department said today it
had received word from Admiral
Anderson, commanding the Asiatic
commanded by Capt. G. T. Pettingin
on board the U. S. S. Stewart, reached
Yokohama early today with its cargo
of food and medical supplies. Whether
or not the squadron had been able
to anchor within the harbor. the bot
tom of which was reported to have
been pushed out of the sea, was not
stated. 1t is believed. however, that
the harbor, If navigable at all, is only
dangerous within the breakwater.
transport. now nearing Yokohama.
another less than two days voyage
away from the stricken city, and
three more being loaded as fast as
capacity. left Manila yesterday. The
Meigs is expected TO leave today.
The Navy vessel Bittern. which was
loaded with Army supplies, sailed
from Tientsin Tuesday, and may have
already reached Yokohama.
The transports Somme and Cambria
are being loaded at San Francisco and
Honolulu, respectively. The former
Is expected to sail Immediately. while
the latter will be held for several
stated that every ship is being loaded
as far beyond its normal capacity as
safety will permit Rice and medical
supplies constitute most of the cargo,
and medicine It's trip is expected
to require fifteen days.
U. s. Ships Near Scenes.
The armored cruiser Huron, with
Admiral Anderson, who will command
Americas relief armada upon its ar
rival in Japanese waters. was only
800 miles out of Yokohama yesterday
and may reach that port early to-
morrow. The destroyer tender Black
Hawk. loaded with 100000 pounds
of rice. 100000 pounds of beans and
other cargo, is off the coast of China
en- route to the same place.
Other American vessels en- route
are: tanker Pecos. destroyers Hubert,
Noa, Preston, Preble. Sicard and
Pruitt; the fleet tender General Alava;
supply ship Arctic; the United States
Steel Corporation vessels Steel Trav-
eller. Steel Navigator and Selma City,
West orowa The Shipping Board
liner President Jefferson Is now be-
ing used to transport refugees from
the devastated sectors to Kobe. The
destroyer division 43 has arrived at
Chee1oo TO await sailing orders.
Mccoy Heads Relief.
Brig. Gen: Frank r. Mccoy has
been selected to act as director gem
eral of American relief in Japan.
Secretary Weeks approved today a
request for Gen. McCoy's services,
made by the American Red Cross. He
viii be assisted by a committee of
citizens in Toxic and Yokohama.
Gen. Mccoy is in Toxic on leave, hav-
ing gone there from Manila, where
ne Is member of Gov. Gen. Leonard
Woods staff.
A message to the War Department
from Lieut. Col. Charles Burnett. mil
itary attache at Toxic, reported that
both Maj. and Mrs. w. c. Crane. "are
safe" 1t is understood they left To-
kio before the disaster.
Miss Rabbit Reported Dead.
Ambassador Woods cable said that
Miss Doris Babbit, believed to be
the daughter of the commercial at
tache at the American consulate
general in Yokohama, is reported
killed Consul Dickover cabled from
Kobe the following list of Ameri-
can dead, missing and probable dead:
Dead:
Pharmacist Paul r. Cannon, United
States Navy.
Pharmacist A. Ingoglia, United
States Navy.
Mrs. H. c. Burnell, San Francisco.
H. w. Morse of the International
Banking Corporation.
Capt. Stimson of the SIS. Steel Navi-
gator
Robert Swain of Yokohama.
Missing and probably dead:
Mr.. Shelley of the Standard Oil
Company.
McHenry Holbrook of the Inter
national Banking Corporation.
Mrs. NJ. Mendelson of Princeton,
n. j.
Hundreds American Refugees.
Consul Dickover further reported
that about 1000 foreign refugees had
arrived in Kobe from Yokohama and
TOXIC. and that several hundred of
them were Americans. He is compil-
ing list of Americans who have
been saved, but the compilation cam
not be completed until other refugee
vessels have arrived. He said Con-
sular Officers Mason. Wardell and
Aguilar arrived at Kobe yesterday
Consul James Z. Davis at Shanghai
cabled that Mary and Nellie Hands
were safe in Shanghai. Judge Lobin-
gier of the United States court at
Shanghai and other officials of the
court there, who were in Japan at
the time OF the catastrophe, also were
reported safe.