Evening star., 1932-09-28
RELIEF WORK UNDER WAY.

A vigilant watch was being kept to-
day by governmental and relief agencies
on the tropical storm buffeting the
West Indies. while the Red Cross
speeded assistance to Puerto Rico,
stricken Monday night by the same hur-
ricane.
Coast Guard and naval communica-
tions officers lacked information about
the hurricane. Walter Swenson. Naval
Reserve radio man and operator of
amateur station W3PN here. reported
that an amateur operator Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, had told him that area was
preparing for blow.
Advised by Gov. James r. Beverley OF
Puerto Rico that the entire island may
have been devastated, the Red Cross
ordered George Smith, chief supply Of
ficer, to go there. The relief organiza-
tion also had a destroyer ready to rush
medical supplies into the storm-swept
area.
Will Go on Destroyer.
Smith, going by way of Miami. where
he is due at 3 a m. tomorrow. will leave
there around 8 a m. for San Juan. Sup
plies were being arranged for here by
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medical director Col. Ernest P. Bick-
nell, vice chairman in charge of insular
and foreign affairs, said Navy de-
stroyer would take them.
The Red Cross today received mes
sege from Antonio Silva. of its San
Juan chapter, reporting Thousands
temporarily homeless
A dispatch to the Navy from Lieut..
Isaiah Olch. district communications
officer, at San Juan. said:
Short trip into San Juan indicates
conditions next few days acute due to
lack of food"
Another message said there were no
casualties in the Navy personnel.
The Red Cross is ready to ship to
Puerto Rico the 10000 barrels of the
-four now being distributed for relief in
this country, along with cotton cloth II
needed.
Plans Air Survey.
Beverley will fly over the central part
of the island today If visibility permits
in order to report in detail to the Bu-
reau of Insular Affairs on The storms
destruction. In his last message. the
island governor said a survey as far ms
Humacao on the east and Arecibo on
the west showed great destruction all
along the northern coast.
Advices from Guayamo and Ponce
show little damage on the southern
coast. but practically all houses in Fa-
! jardo, Cieba. Rio Grande and Luquillo
have been destroyed and great damage
reported in Carolina, Rio Piedras and
west
Work of restoring telegraph lines. the
aqueduct of San Juan and opening Of
roads began shortly after the storm
ended. meeting of the Emergency
Relief Committee. formed in anticipa-
| ton of the hurricane, was held yester-
day and a permanent organization eff
fected, with DR.. Jose Padin as chair
man.
Gov Beverley reported that the local
! Red Cross and Relief Committee have
arranged to send tents and medicines
to the Fajardo area today.
| please inform National Red Cross
that we believe we will need aid" he
said.
| The Weather Bureau this morning
issued the following storm notice:
NO reports received from Haiti. but
| information from area to the north and
west indicate center of tropical dis
turbance which was approaching the
+, city of Santo Domingo late Tuesday has
continued moving westward and Is as
| far west as Port au Prince at least.
| Caution advised vessels in path"
VIRGIN ISLANDS HIT,