Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-05-16 | Page 1 | United States Relief Vessels Arrive at Scene of Disaster

UNITED ST STATES TES RELIEF VESSELS ARRIVE AT AT SCENE OF DI DISASTER DIMSTER ASTER i WASHINGTON May Secretary Moody has le received elved the following c from Commander McLean of ot the Cincinnati I ST LUCIA Ma 15 Six Six thousand refugees have Into Fore de France Three thousand have come come Into Kings Kings- town Northern portions Martinique and St. St Vincent very ery many people perished perished per per- others suffering for food and wa va- va ter Very difficult relieving relle saving so many people scattered over large areas Number of ot people to be ted fed and carel cared for said to be reduced b by mortal mortal- ity Have coaled Fort de France and St. St rI iee e today Will endeavor to recover recover re rec ds of American and Consul t tesA 3 t St. St Pierre If remains of officials will w buhy with mill military tary honors Later the received a cablegram cablegram ca ca- ca bl gram announcing t tj arrival of the Cincinnati at Fort de ance ranee today A telegram also was rec announcing ed announcing that the collier Sterll which took a a. I quantity of stores fron an Juan Porto PortoRico I Rico arrived at Fort today I