Show VP t LACKS 1 ON IntuIt Offered Rear Admiral Davis on 01 jt His Errand of Mercy at j J K Kingston Ings t OD Anteri an Battleships Leave Stricken of the T Gallant American Officer teston Jamaica Jamalca Jan 19 10 Satur Roar Admiral DavIs mission of to stricken Kingston came to an painful conclusion In con Quence o Of Governor ob to the presence of American enG e In the work of clear the thC guarding property and succorinG the wounded and stoic sick cut cul In letter to the admIral per Ung him to aU parties which bleh had bad landed AdmIral Davis Divis was greatly shocked and pained and nd paid It a formal visit to Governor Swettenham loda today inform informIng Ing him that the United States battle and Indiana and the Yankton would sail this after atter I noon Oft To the tho AssocIated Press Admiral Da DaTI Davi vi TI skId aid that immediate compliance n Ith GovernOr request wu 11 tho ho only courte consistent with the dl dignity ot of the tho United States Friction Began at Once between the tho r rand and nd the lie began with the tho arrival tile te American warships when the thes s nor objected to the firing or of n a nII II In his honor on the ground that th ns might mistake the firIng foi fm a new e He also de dared there was waft no necessity for American his government ws IS fully able to preserve order tend to the wounded and succor the home ies Rear Rr Admiral Davis how however ver land landd d partie parliN or of blue Jackets who pa patrolled trolled th the the debris ruins attended many or of the wounded ud and won the highest praise from mm and mm military y officers for tX nent work letter of Rear Admiral Davis DavisOn Daviso On o the afternoon of oC the salute mci Admiral Davis wrote Gov mor as a follows My Iy Governor I beg you to tot t pt my apolo apology for tor the mistake of the My order vaK U aid the tho of your wishes was duo to a mistake in the I r trust the app ot wIshes will be o erl ok tL l lI I 1 Working parties from both kIis todaY to aid tn In clearing the van oarl 01 and buildings and purpose landing parties for the same purpose e unless J you u l expressly do not rt It II I think a groot groat deal dool may be beMe bedone Me done In the way of assistance to private without Interfering with the I or of yours yourself lf and the tho gov tT As the tho only object of my be beIng kig Ing here her Ia 18 to render such assistance as asI i J I alii n I you ou will justify me In th matter for tor the cause e of common Patrol Se t shore I h held ld p of six m men n ashore 7 to Suo il arl add 1 secure the tho archIves or f tile the United States consulate together wt a ot or ten clearing awa away This party part after finishing Us Its Werk rk at t the consulate assisted a party to thieves rom them a safe taken from a More alore valued at From thu tb r jUdge that tha t the police surveillance of er the city Is Inadequate for tor the pro or of prIvate property by the same motive mothe name ly humanity I shall direct the MO bl or of my squadron to ake k all to td aid cases of distress Which perhaps do not come under the ob or of your medical officers HI I lil 11 have pleasure In meeting you at the hour appointed 10 a m at house I trust you approve or of my action in this Dais Your obedient servant I He C II H DAVIS Roar Admiral Governors Insulting Repy I responded FrI Fr day 1 Q follows 1 Admiral Thanks very much t for letter your our kind call and all I the rue given or 01 offered us I must heartilY appreciate the Very generous generou offers of assistance I 1 It my dut duty to ask you ou to k L the Working party and all parties kal Ilik bd your our kindness prompted you to toNI NI u In consideration vice of the con r attentions to his lam fam Dr NJ at hIB hI country countr house tile the American Ulato needs guarding in your although he was present and 1 It t I Wi was s not no guarded an hour ago I 1 have r objection to your our detailing a force t 1 the solo purpose of guarding but butI hO I lIart mast have no firearms rearm and StA more offensive than clubs or tr rr fr this function AI YOur working party was 05 this morning helping Mr Crosswell clean his store Crosswell was delighted that the work was done without cost If your our excellency should remain long enough I am sure almost all the vate owners would be glad of the Ices of the navy to save expense Not a Question of Humanity It Is no longer a question of hu humanity manity all the dead died days das ago and the tho work of giving them burial is merely mereb one of convenience I 1 would be glad to accept delivery of the safe which it is alleged thieves had possession or of The AmerIcan vice consul has haR no knowledge of It the store Is close to a sentry post and the oil officer of the post professes Ignorance of the Incident r I believe the police surveillance of the cit city is adequate for the protection of private property I may remind your that not long ago it was discovered that thieves had lodged in and pillaged the residence of some New York millionaire durIng his ab absence absence sence In the summer RUmmel but this would not have justified a British admiral landing an armed party and assisting the New York police I have the honor to be with pro found gratitude and the highest ro re respect your our obedient servant Signed ALEXANDER Governor Got Tired of Waiting When Rear AdmIral Davis called a at the headquarters house this morning to bId farewell to Governor ham ho he waited wafted fifteen minutes H He then informed the governors aide aldo he would walt wait no longer and requested him to ten tell the governor that in conse consequence consequence quence of the attitude in not desiring AmerIcan aid he had d President ordet ing the supply shIp Celtic laden with beef for the relief or of Kingston Governor Swettenham arriving at that moment there was a brief private meeting and the governor escorted Rear Admiral Davis to his carriage SalutatIons were 3 and th the governor replyIng to Rc Rear r Admiral Davis regret vaS do domOr more mOr tor or I said An All the more mor to your honor adding a deep bow in reply to Admiral Davis reference to his departure and ike he would do the same it If In the admirals admiral s place Admiral Davis Chagrined Roar Admiral Davis told tit d Press he deep deeply regretted the governors attitude Ho He was still convinced d that the tho governor was unequal to the task of re rc this was evident from the tact fact that the American field hos hospital hospital pital had tended many sick and wounded and others were constantly arriving hay Ing been unable to gain admIssion to the gO government hospital The American hospital was established In Winchester park the property of the Jesuits Thursday under the American rican flag and In charge of Fleet Surgeon Ames and Surgeon Norton of the battleship MIs noun and aided by sisters of charIty Time rhe hospital received more than fifty suffer suffel ora including persons with fractured bones and skulls eases cases of blood poisoning which hud had resulted from neglect or 01 wounds etc Governor and the local medical men were greatly op posed to the American hospital insisting that there was as no necessity for It as all time the wounded already had been attended to Surgeon Ames said the local medical men w were re ver very willing to accept medical supplies but wished no American inter ference with the wounded Consequently there was much sUffering which the American officers in the name or of human Ity were anxious to relieve A party part of American sailors worked at repairing the hospital building to the tho last moment when they hauled down their flag th the JesuIts taking charge and returned to their ships the Yankton sailing at I 1 followed by the battleships at 4 Regretted by Citizens Governor Swett attitude toward a friendly American oC officers assistance Is 15 greatly deplored b by many or of the re real l dents dont or of Kingston some of them even sug suggesting suggesting gesting that the be petitioned to resign His action Is construed b by some sorpe as Inspired by resentment of attitude toward Jamaican no ne on the Panama canal Others rid ridi ridicule cub cule tIme the governors objection to the land landIng Ing ot of American sailors armed ot or not armed The Insecurity of the city Is evi evidenced by the attempt last ast Friday nIght by six negroes to waylay a midshipman from thE Missouri who drew his revolver and put his assailants to flight Last night th the streets of time the burned dis district district still reeked wIth the stench of decay Ing bodies The burned ruins were ilium mated only b by the baneful glow or of the corpse fires lining the roadways Dead Located by Vultures Today many bodies were recovered through the aid of vultures which perch In flocks on the ruins beneath which their prey Is burled buried As fast ns as Ule they are un uncovered uncovered covered the bodies are thrown on the fu Continued on Page 2 I Continued 1 floral pyres and slowly consumed The total number of known dead is about 49 and It I believed th o are at least ij persons wile n leen Counted for Food is coming y country bUt a Is ti feared The conditions OL the camps on the parade and race where thousands of are huddled under improvised tents roofed over and sheathed with palm leaves causes great of an of fever At present there Is a most urgent for tents for several but the Is not j these and Is hot making to oh them Ruin Is non an If U should con It hll Involve suffering on the |