Letter from Matthew C. Gleeson to C. H. Davis
Subject(s): Disaster hospitals, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Emergency medical personnel, Hamburg-American Line, Jamaica--Kingston, Jesuits, Salvation Army, Sisters of Mercy
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U.S. Navy Chaplain Gleeson reports to Rear Admiral Davis on the state of Kingston, Jamaica, following the earthquake. According to Gleeson, many of the dead were still lying in the streets and the hospital was overcrowded, with an insufficient number of doctors to attend to the wounded. Gleeson visited Winchester Park, which the Jesuit priests had opened up to the public, where a makeshift hospital had been built. Gleeson notes that there is not an immediate danger of famine, but many are concerned about the possibility of an epidemic resulting from the number of dead bodies still lying in the streets.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-20
Creator(s)
Gleeson, Matthew C. (Matthew Carlin), 1870-1927
Recipient
Davis, C. H. (Charles Henry), 1845-1921
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Matthew C. Gleeson to C. H. Davis. [January 20, 1907]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55346. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gleeson, Matthew C. (Matthew Carlin), 1870-1927. Letter from Matthew C. Gleeson to C. H. Davis. [20 Jan. 1907]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55346.
APA:
Gleeson, Matthew C. (Matthew Carlin), 1870-1927.: , [1907, January 20]. Letter from Matthew C. Gleeson to C. H. Davis. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55346.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
