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Memorandum from Arthur Bainbridge Hoff to Edwin C. Pendleton

Memorandum from Arthur Bainbridge Hoff to Edwin C. Pendleton

Lieutenant-Commander Hoff, of the USS Missouri, updates for Captain Pendleton accounts of the United States Navy’s aid efforts in Kingston, Jamaica, following the earthquake. This aid took the form of supplies and medical assistance given to hospitals, food and other assistance given to Americans on the island, and dangerous damaged buildings destroyed with gun cotton (an explosive now known as nitrocellulose). The Governor of Jamaica, John Alexander Swettenham, told the Americans not to destroy any buildings without the owner’s approval.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-19

Creator(s)

Hoff, Arthur Bainbridge 1869-1925

Letter from Arthur Bainbridge Hoff to Edwin C. Pendleton

Letter from Arthur Bainbridge Hoff to Edwin C. Pendleton

Lieutenant-Commander Hoff, of the USS Missouri, expands upon his report from the previous day on the aid provided by the United States Navy following the earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica. Upon arrival, food and supplies were administered by Paymaster Barron P. DuBois. Hospitals and medical care were assessed by military personnel. Under the command of Midshipmen Douglas Legate Howard, the archives from the U.S. Embassy were protected and removed. Howard’s team went on to assist in removing unsafe and damaged buildings. Another patrol aided local authorities in preventing looting. Supplies were distributed to destitute Americans on the island. Considering the situation, the hospitals were properly functioning and the water supply was untainted.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-18

Creator(s)

Hoff, Arthur Bainbridge 1869-1925

Memorandum from Arthur Bainbridge Hoff to Edwin C. Pendleton

Memorandum from Arthur Bainbridge Hoff to Edwin C. Pendleton

Lieutenant-Commander Hoff, of the USS Missouri, notifies Captain Pendleton that he arrived in Jamaica with fifty men, including Lieutenant William P. Scott, Midshipman Richard S. Edwards, Gunner Robert E. Cox, and Carpenter Harry E. Cooper, and began removing damaged walls and clearing deceased bodies following the recent earthquake. Hoff and six others protected the United States Embassy while its archives were safely extracted as well as stopped looters and protected property.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-17

Creator(s)

Hoff, Arthur Bainbridge 1869-1925