Evening star., 1926-09-23
MEDICINES SENT
BY AIR TO MIAMI
Red Cross and Army Chiefs
Quick to Answer Emer-
genCy Call.

appeal in behalf of epidemic.threat.
| ened Florida Chairman John Barton
| Payne of the American Red Cross and
| Mai Gen. John l.. Hines. chief of stan
| of the Army. started on It's way 10
Miami today IA special Army airplane
/ loaded with serum. splints ana other
medical supplies urgently needed in
| that ruined city,
| Red tape of military procedure was
| thrown to the winds as the respective
| chiefs of the Nations great relief and
military organizations were routed
| from their beds i'll Difference to the
| frantic cry for aid relayed here from
DIR. William Il. Redden, medical ad-
wiser of the Red Cross, in charge Of
| the society's medical service in the
disaster field.
As result there took off at $50
o'clock this morning from Schoen
Field. Indianapolis, an Army plane
in which were hattened $4,000 units
of typhoid vaccine and hundreds OF
bandages, syringes, clinical ther-
mometers. spunts and other sorely
needed surgical instruments and
supplies.
The plane, piloted by Capt. Cook,
is scheduled to make brief stops at
Nashville. Atlanta and Pensacola be-
fore arriving at Miami at about 8
Moore was TO have gone along. but
withdrew at the last minute in order
TO make room for more supplies. ac
Cording to word received here by the
Red Cross.
Judge Payne was awakened by Red
Cross officials when William Four
tune. chairman of the Indianapolis
chapter of the society, telephoned at
3 am, that Capt. Cook was ready to
proceed. but lacked necessary authori-
zation from the War Department.
The Red Cross chairman endeavored
to reach Secretary of War Davis on
the telephone, and, failing in that
effort. succeeded in waking up Gen.
Hines. The latter Immediately wired
the necessary instructions to Gen.
Aultman at Fort Benjamin Harrison,
where the flying field is located.
Previous Supply Sent.
The consignment of vaccine was in
addition to 100 pounds of the units
dispatched yesterday from Jackson
vile by air mail and 10000 units ship
ped by special train at the instance
Of Surg. Gen. Cumming of the Pub
lie Health Service. Arrangements
also are being made for the shipment
Of tetanus serum in response to a
request from medical officers in the
Moorehaven district.
At least one case of typhoid al
ready has appeared at Fort Lauder
dale, and % wells have been found
infected with typhoid bacilli, DIR. Red
den has informed national headquar-
ters of the Red Cross. The disease
is threatening Miami and other dew
astated sections, he indicated. Ty-
phoid vaccine already in Florida Is
believed to have lost its potency the
Red Cross was advised.
Relief authorities continued today
with renewed vigor the drive for funds
being conducted by Red Cross chap
ters all over the country, following
announcement today by Judge Payne
that at least 81 900 900 or 5000, 900
would be required to carry out relief
plans. The fund topped the million
mark yesterday
| The amount already raised, while
gratifying, will not be even approx
| mately adequate" for the relief needs
indicated by reports from those on
the scene, Judge Payne stated.
Conservative estimates" he said
Inform us that as many as $4,000
people are homeless. Thousands of
homes have been demolished, many
beyond repair. Our medical advisor
after rapid survey of the disaster
area along the eastern coast alone,
and including no estimates from the
terribly stricken Moore Haven and
Clewiston areas of the gulf coast, in
forms US that there are at least 1000
injured, many of these very seriously
In Miami, he stated, 200 persons
are in the regular hospitals and $50
in emergency hospitals. Five hundred
of these sufferers have major frac-
lures and many more have lesser frac-
lures. This type of injury will re-
quire expert care and extended hos
pitalization, if the patients are not to
come forth crippled for life. In two
other east coast communities the in
| jured are estimated at 1000,
Emphasize Urgent Need.
Chapters of the Red Cross, Cham
| bers of Commerce and responsible
citizens, as well as our own trained
relief workers, urge us to make it
clear to the people that the outstand-
| ing need to care for those stricken
| beyond their own and local community
| help is money. Food. water, clothing
and medical supplies are now avail
able in quantities sufficient for imme-
diate needs.'
More than $4,000 has been re-
ceived by the District of Columbia
chapter of the Red Cross. half of
which was contributed today by Sec
| retary of the Treasury Mellon in the
| form of his personal check for Sc, 200.
To this total must be added more
| than $4,000 sent in to The Star.
Sums aggregating $297 were received
| by the cashier of The Star this morn
| ing.
Gen. George Barnett, chairman of
. r.Iz..
announced today that Washington is
expected to donate $4,000 to the
| Florida relief fund.
AS the funds were coming in, they
also were going forth on their missions
Of mercy One call for help, sent here
| from Warrington, Florida, a small
! town near Pensacola, resulted in the
dispatch last night of 81 600. Further
| information as to the situation was
| requested, since this was the first
| word received In Washington of that
| towns distress.
Gen. Barnett called on the citizens
of Washington to support the bene-
fit river excursion Sunday afternoon
on the steamer Charles Manchester,
which is expected to swell the Florida
fund by about $l,500.
Theaters continue to cooperate in
the drive by permitting Red Cross
girls to collect offerings from their
patrons, and one burlesque amuse-
| ment house, the Gayety, arranged
10 turn the gross proceeds of its Fri
day matinee into the Red Cross cof-
fers. Ira Lamotte, the manager, said
this money viii include the share due
the company playing at the house this
week, through the courtesy of Molly
| Williams and her revue.
Aid Offers Numerous.
Other offers of aid were being re-
| raSyad al hourly, at RaH lsraG.