The Abbeville press and banner

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"In the meantime," said the 8ecre?

;ary, "the War Department will continue

;o provide food in as large quantities as

possible for the Porto Rlcan people made

destitute by the storm."

Secretary Root's decliion to appeal to

the Governors was based largely on the

Jollowlng cable message from General

Davis:

"San Juas, P. R via Haiti, 1899.

"Secbetary of Was, Washington.?The

true state of affairs throughout; the island

is not yet known because of the total destruction

of alf telegraphic connections

and great destruction on all roads. Not

more than one-fourth of the towns have

yet been heard from, but enough Is known

to warrant the statement that one-flfth of

the dwellings in the island are totally destroyed

aad their owners are without any

Shelter whatever or any food beyond what

has been saveid from the debris. The coffee

crop and most of the trees are ruined, and

thus reliance for support is gone. Fully

one-third of the people subsist entirely on

fruit and to a small degree on tubers. All

tbe former is destroyed and much of the

latter are rotting In the ground. A great

many thousands of cattle are drowned and

the debris carried down by the rivers is

strewn over the ocean with the wreck of

the storm and the dead bodies of animals.

"Tbe deaths from falling walls and

drowning wilt number more than a thousand

and may be several times this number.

The state of distress is vory great,

and when green fruits saved from the debris

are consumed the suffering will be

t nm raiiavlntr the suffering

Ol J 6 O w

everywhere within reach as much as possible,

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Abbeville press and banner. (1899). Abbeville, S.C., 1899-09-06. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026853/1899-09-06/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Abbeville press and banner, 1899-09-06.