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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary P. H. Kieran

Theodore Roosevelt informs Mary P. H. Kieran that he did not know the Sanatorium Gabriels has his name listed on the Advisory Committee and requests for them to take it down as it implies that Roosevelt is giving them advice. This is something Roosevelt does not have time for since he ended his governorship in New York 11 years ago. Roosevelt has heard great things about the institution and welcomes Kieran to continue using his name to endorse the institution or for reference.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur C. Hastings

Theodore Roosevelt informs Arthur C. Hastings that he has looked up the matter and found that he did serve as a member of the Advisory Committee when he was Governor 11 years ago. Since it has been years since he has not been able to act, Mary P. H. Kieran explained his name will be taken from the Advisory Committee. Roosevelt relays that while he would be glad to be referred as commanding the Sanatorium Gabriels, to which he hears excellent reports of, he is unable to do so and must ask for his name to no longer appear on the committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Report from W. N. McDonell to Howard E. Ames

Assistant surgeon W. N. McDonell reports to Medical Inspector Ames on activities that he and other naval surgeons conducted during the relief efforts in Jamaica following the earthquake. Many Americans in Jamaica have expressed disapproval of the Governor’s handling of the disaster relief efforts, and McDonell agrees with this sentiment. The U.S. Navy eventually established a hospital ashore because of the many requests for assistance it received.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-20

Creator(s)

McDonell, W. N. (William Neil), 1876-1941

Letter from George H. McConnon to Edwin C. Pendleton

Dr. McConnon reports on the medical relief he provided to Americans, Englishmen, and natives in Kingston, Jamaica, following the recent earthquake. He went to shore and found Americans who were not injured but fearful of mob violence. He dressed wounds and responded to medical needs as they arose, assisted in resupplying medical stores, and treated patients.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-20

Creator(s)

McConnon, George H., 1880-1949

Letter from Matthew C. Gleeson to C. H. Davis

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

Letter from Howard E. Ames to C. H. Davis

Navy Medical Inspector Ames writes a narrative to Admiral Davis relating the events that unfolded when he arrived in Kingston, Jamaica, to provide medical relief after the earthquake. Ames found the city of Kingston to be absolutely demolished, and the populace to be in a “dazed, frightened, and nervous condition.” When Ames offers medical assistance and advice to Governor James Alexander Swettenham, the assistance is refused, and the suggestions denied, with the exception of some limited supplies for which the governor is thankful. Because both Ames and Davis, among others, found that the official city response was lacking, Davis informed Governor Swettenham that the naval medical officers would establish an independent hospital that would serve everyone “irrespective of age, sex, creed, or nationality.” The Jesuit fathers gave their cottage in Winchester Park as the site of the hospital, and they were able to treat many injured people with the help of the Sisters of Mercy. Ames offers comments on the casualties and destruction caused by the earthquake.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-20

Creator(s)

Ames, Howard E., 1851-1918

Memorandum of events in connection with a visit to Kingston, Jamaica, after its destruction by earthquake and fire

Lieutenant Gilmer of the USS Missouri provides a detailed description of the United States naval response to the January 14, 1907, earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica. Gilmer explains that the Navy landed in Kingston on January 17, setting up a hospital, landing forces, and providing aid. Gilmer describes the destruction of the city both from the earthquake and the subsequent looting and the various dead victims he sees and living victims he interacts with. After the governor of Jamaica asked the Navy to leave the island, Gilmer interacts with many who request that the Navy stay and insist they are badly needed. The Navy withdraws on January 19, back to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-19

Creator(s)

Gilmer, James B. (James Blair), 1876-1963

Letter from Mary P. H. Kieran to Theodore Roosevelt

Mary P. H. Kieran acknowledges that Theodore Roosevelt is very busy and it may have slipped his mind, but cites various references to show that Roosevelt consented to be on the advisory committee of the Sanatorium Gabriels while he was the governor of New York. Referring to his request to no longer be involved, she lets him know the institution’s fall magazine has already been published, but he can have his name omitted from future publications.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-15

Creator(s)

Kieran, Mary P. H. (Mary of Perpetual Help)