The Washington times., 1931-04-03
MEDICINE. AND
RATlONSARE
DELIVERED
Navy Transport Ready to
Take IT'S Americans From
City; Hospital Ship Due

4SONA4CoICI dAAANCA dI NOAL L1GO, ANASo-
ragua, at SAC a. m. eastern
Standard Time) today, the Navy's
wireless station at Managua noti-
fled headquarters.
The Navy transport Chaumont
Is due to aid the evacuation of
ITS American women and chill
dren. families of the marine force
in the devastated area.
The Rochester brought $4,000
rationS, 100 blankets, sufficient
tents for 800 people and cooking
facilities for $50.
Meanwhile the hospital ship
Relief is expected to arrive Satur-
day night or early Sunday.
Red Cross Control
Ernest J. Swift, according to
late reports to the State Depart
ment, was expected to reach
Managua early today and assume
charge of all relief for the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
American Marines in Managua
are feeding 1900 NicaraguanS at
every meal. and the number is
steadily increasing, said dis
patch to the War Department to-
day from Col. Dan 1. Sultan,
United States Engineers.
Hospitals and school buildings
at Granada are rapidly filling,
the message said, as more and
more injured are brought in.
The principal trouble is with
the water supply, Colonel Sultan
reported. The quake buried the
pumping plant on the lake from
which Managua drew its water
supply, and no more pumping
equipment is available.
AdviceS here continue to stress
the danger of epidemic and the
seriousness of the water situation.
American Minister Hanna, at
Managua informed the State De-
partment that arrangements are
being rushed for vaccination
against infectious diseases.
The Nicaraguan national guard,
in charge of sanitary work, is
rapidly disposing of refuse to
prevent spread of disease.
$5OO,OOO In Vaults
The army engineer battalion
from Granada, Nicaragua, which
has been performing valiant
service fighting fire and clearing
the debris SO the dead may be
gathered and buried, is also con.
centrating on saving the Ma
tiOnaI Bank Building the vaults
of which contain more than
$5OO,OOO.
Arrangements are being COM
pleted to transfer the funds to
Granada, Hanna said.
With the arrival of the addi-
tional tents on the Rochester,
the tent hospital city at La Iona
field, on the outskirts of
Managua will be prepared to care
for a considerable number of
Nicaraguan wounded. Many of
the native wounded are being
transferred to Granada.
Lands Marine Heads
HANNA gave high praise to
Colonel Bradman, the Marine
brigade commandant at Mana
qua, and Colonel Matthews,
Marine commander of the native
national guard for meeting the
crisis. Hanna said:
"The services of the Marines
and the Guardia under their
respective commands are re-
ceiving universal cOmmendatiOn.
The relief organization initiated
by them is being expanded and
perfected to meet the disaster"
AS further relief approaches
from various sources, reports to
the Navy indicate Navy medical
detachmentS already on the scene
are working efficiently.
Planes from the aircraft carrier
Lexington, now at GraytoWn,
(San Juan Del Norte) continue
to carry medical and other sup
plies to Managua.
Hospital Undamaged
The Navy's medical relief is
under command of Lieut.. Comdr.
w. B. Hetfield, of the Navy Medi
cal Corps.
The medical forces under him
comprise II doctors and 81 medi-
cal enlisted personnel regularly
attached to the second brigade
Of Marines.
In addition, two Navy doctors
and two enlisted men arrived by
airplane from Panama and four
more doctors arrived from the
Lexington.
Facilities for medical care at
Managua, the Navy Department
said, include two wellequipped
Naval hospitals, one of which was
undamaged by the quake, and
the other only slightly damaged.
Medical equipment has been aug.
mented by medical stores from
Panama and from the Lexington.
Ship Brings AntitOxin
When the Relief arrives at
Corinto, nine additional doctors
and 1914 enlisted men will be
available.
The Relief carries several hun
Ared portable cots, complete
tentage, and other portable equip
ment for setting up a field hos
pital.
The Relief also has on board
$4,000 units of tetanuS antitoxin
and other biological materials for
preventing epidemic diseases.