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Show Cathedral Tomb of Christopher Columbus Resists Gale in Santo Domingo Disaster -ft- "-'fkJ-j' . ,i ve; ei.; .v.y: -... rfy 'Armi i' "Uispanola," the island which Chrisopher Columbus "loved above all other lands" and known in these modern days as the Dominican Dom-inican Republic, was the scene of a terrific huricane in early September, Sep-tember, which called all the forces of Relief, including the American Red Cross, into action. With two thousand dead and almost al-most ten thousand wounded, the beautiful island's capital city of Santo Domingo, was almost totally total-ly wrecked. The American Red Cross gave $50,000 from its treasury treas-ury toward the relief work and generous aid came to the republic from other nations. Navy and Marine aviators of the United States carried in Red Cross medical medi-cal supplies and established communication. com-munication. The Red Cross sent an expert relief director to aid the American committee, organized by Governor Theodore Roosevelt of Porto Rico, adjoining island. President Trujillo of the republic repub-lic performed a magnificent task in organizing the nation's forces to doctor the injured and protect the health of survivors. The Dominican Republic was the first seat in the Western Wo'-ld of European civilization, as it was upon that island that Christopher Columbus planted his first colony. Above, wrcckaye surrounds ancient cathedral, holding reputed tomb ot America's discoverer, but it stands unscathed. Below, Red Cross girl aids in inoculating the injured. In the magnificent Cathedral in Santo Domingo a very ancient structure is a monument containing contain-ing a bronze casket in which are the reputed bones of the discoverer of America. The Cathedral was untouched by the fierce gales, which laid waste more than ninety per cent of the dwellings in the city. This was the first disaster In the new fiscal year of the Red Cross, which had just closed its books showing relief given by the national organization and chapters chap-ters in 103 disasters, with expenditures expen-ditures of $1,208,152 for relief, in preceding year. The Red Cross gave relief in twelve foreign countries last y;av, in addition to standing by to relieve re-lieve all distress at home caused by catastrophes. Demands upon society for t.us help are increasing each year. Tn.' fi nds necessary for instant action, for maintaining expert personnel and providing a surplus from wnu'-i appropriations can be made im-mcdiatelv. im-mcdiatelv. are raised through the "nnua! mil call which the Kea Cross holds each year in the period f'-om Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Thanksgiv-ing ixv. Eaeh person joining as i member becomes a supporter ot this work. |