Evening star

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north and east of the city, and those

sections are completely inundated.

"Men and women appear with little

or no clothes on. There is almost no

clothing to be had. and children and

older people make out as best they can.

The people appear to be in a daze and

almost hysterical.”

While the landing field here has been

cleared sufficiently to permit landing of

relief planes from Port au Prince. Ha

vana. the United States and Porto Rico,

the landing of ships is not so simple.

The Ozama River is a raging torrent

pouring out over a bar at its entrance

which effectively blocks what was the

old harbor. One authority said he did

not believe even a Navy launch could

cross the bar.

Planes Bring Supplies.

The suggestion has been made—and

it appears plausible—that, the relief

ships may disembark their cargoes and

men at San Geronimo. four kilometers

south of the capital, where there is a

good beach.

Some supplies, food.. medicines and

even shelters have already arrived here

i by airplanes which also brought doctors

for treatment of the sick and Injured,

and it is understood others are en route

here aboard ships from Porto Rico, one

of which is the naval tug Grebe, due

today.

The President stopped food profiteer

ing yesterday with an order that all

food was to be sold at cost, under pain

of court-martial. He also called phy

sicians serving the ill and injured to

gether at the fortress and designated

places in the city which they might

have for first aid stations.

Among the few buildings left stand

ing in the city by the wind, which

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1930). Washington, D.C., 1930-09-06. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1930-09-06/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1930-09-06.