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Barron P. DuBois delivered American provisions to the Jamaican earthquake survivors. However, the company’s buildings were already crowded with provisions. Small amounts of rations were given to “several parties of destitute Americans.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-19
Chaplain Gleeson reports on Americans found in Jamaica after the earthquake. Some were sent to the USS Indiana and some to the Missouri, and supplies and food are being provided. The Port Kingston refused to let American women and children sleep on the deck, but Gleeson found no evidence of discrimination against American citizens.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-17
Military Governor of Puerto Rico Davis sends Secretary of War Root information about the effects of a hurricane that struck Puerto Rico. He describes the damage and what relief supplies are needed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1899-08-13