Соединенные Штаты и голод 1891-1892 гг.
Headquarters Department of Pennsylvania,
Grand Army of the Republic,
No. 1025 Arch Street.
Philadelphia, April 1, 1892.
General Orders
No. 4.
I. The Steamship Conemaugh will sail under the American Flag from the Port of Philadelphia, Pa., on April 23, 1892, with a cargo of food for the relief of the starving Russian peasants.
II. Remembering the acts of friendship shown by the Russian Government and people towards this Nation during the period of the Civil War, each Post of this Department is requested to donate one or more barrels of flour to this worthy object, not only as an act of humanity towards a starving people, but also as an evidence of the appreciation of the services of the Russian Government at that time by the men who fought for the perpetuation of American Liberty.
III. All contributions should be marked "Russian Famine Relief, Steamship Conemaugh, Philadelphia," together with the number of the Post. They will be forwarded free of charge by any railroad. Notice should also be sent to these Headquarters immediately upon the shipment of donations, stating the number of barrels contributed.
By Command of Department Commander
John P. Taylor.
SAM'L P. TOWN,
Asst. Adjt.-General.
Reeves, Francis B. Russia then and now, 1892-1917. My mission to Russia during the famine of 1891-1892, with data bearing upon Russia of to-day. New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1917.
Всего Соединенные Штаты послали в Россию пять кораблей: Indiana, Missouri, Conemaugh, Tynehead и Leo - несколько тысяч тонн муки и других продуктов.
