The Washington times., 1928-09-17

| at first reported, but no reliable
estimates can be made at present.
.sThe suffering from expOsure,
want or food and clothing and los
Of household effects will Be great.
.tThe local Red Cross IS function.
| ing III San Juan and vicinity but
I Its resources are small. We need
Immediate help for temporary
needs. Everything is needed, money
especially. Should like to have IN
Immediate contribution as large IS
can be made from American Fed
FCrOss cabIed and them campaign
FOR funds In continental United
III the President would approve
he could Efeatlg ala ~ issuing :
kproclamS tiOn asking for aid zen.
orally tlie c0atributi0n to be sent
the American BED Cross at Wash
ington.
Please inform the Red Cross
officials that we would be. glad tn
have q rehabilitation unit to come
at once to help on rehabilitation
program.
General Sunmerall also ordered
that $500 tons Of tents and blankets
be rushed to the stricken island.
These supplies are to be taken from
the War Department stores at New
York.
All the supplies are to be turned
Over TO the Red Cross for distribu-
tion.
Al. 4. Schafer, Of the National Red
Cross headquarters staff With six
trained assistants were due TO arrive
in Jacksonville at noon today to
organize the relief activities In
Florida. They hit Washington BY
fast train last night Schafer served
9in the Florida relief work in 1925 and
directed Red Cross relief operations
in Mississippi during the 1927 flood
emergency. Tbs force will be aug
mented by Miss Ruth E. Mettinger,
Red Cross field representative in
Florida. and Red Cross chapter work.
ers in Jacksonville.
The National Red Cross which
on Saturday set aside $50 ,OOH from
its emergency relief fund for the
hurricane relief activities, today was
receiving pledges OF additional
funds from Red Cross chaDters
throughout the country. These
were in response to the appeal
broadcast Saturday to the $3.50
chapters scattered across the
United States.
Many chapters yesterday and to.
day sent Initial contributions by
telegraph with. the announcement
that other funds would be raised
The appeal has heen broadcast by
radio, through the press and from
the pHH1ltSto reach every city and
hamlet in the land.
Railroads Helping
The Florida East Coast. Atlantic
Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line,
the three major systems operating
in Florida. officials here stated to-
day. have issued orders ard have
trains assembled to rush supplies
into the stricken area Of that
State and to bring out the popu-
tation OF any section where eyacua-
ton may be deemed necessary.
Commanding officers of every
Army post in Florida and in adj.
lacent States were under orders
from the War Department. tnlay to
be prepared to rush emergency sup
plies, such as tents, coats, blankets,
and rations into the storm balt and
also such troops as might be te.
quired should the emergency de-
mand it.
Coast Guard headquarters here
was prepared today to rush cutters
to ports on either coast Of Florida
or along the gulf where their As
sistance might be needed to pro
tect shipping or render other
emergency aid. The Coast Guard
has bases at Fernandina and Fort
Lauderdale on the East Florida
coast and st. Petersburg and MoDi.e
on the Gulf coast from which such
vessels might be dispatched. Ia
to early today, however, no emerg
ency calls had reached the Coas'
Guard. The headquarters was keep
ing in close touch with the Weathef
Bureau to check on the movemen
Of the storm