Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 2, 1902

Mr. Choate to Mr. Hay.

American Embassy,
London, July 28, 1902.

No. 903.]

Sir: With reference to your instruction No. 922, of the 21st of May last, asking to be furnished with a list of prisoners of war of American nationality captured during the war in South Africa, together with a statement showing the various States of the Union from which such prisoners come, I have the honor to inclose herewith a copy of a note from the foreign office, dated the 26th instant, covering lists of citizens of the United States detained as prisoners of war in Ceylon and Bermuda. It will be observed that Lord Lansdowne states in the note just mentioned that lists of those detained in India and St. Helena have been called for and will be forwarded when received.

I am, etc.,

Joseph H. Choate.

[Inclosure.]

Mr. Bertie to Mr. Choate.

Foreign Office, July 26, 1902.

Your Excellency: I referred to His Majesty’s secretary of state for war your note of the 4th ultimo, asking to be furnished with a list of prisoners of war of United States nationality captured during the war in South Africa, together with a statement showing the various States of the Union from which such prisoners come.

I have the honor to inclose lists of the citizens of the United States of America detained as prisoners of war in Ceylon and Bermuda and to inform your excellency that lists of those detained in India and St. Helena have been called for and will be sent to you when received.

I have, etc.,

Francis Bertie

,
(For the Margins of Lansdowne).

[Subinclosure 1.]

United States citizens, Bermuda.

No.	Name.	State or Territory.	Remarks.
24131	Du Queene, F. J	Indian Territory	Editor of Petit Bleu; said he had no nationality.
21229	Molloy, J. L	Massachusetts
11265	Halley, M	Nevada	This man’s name was not included in rolls sent you on 13th instant, No. S. A. 723/1, as he has only since given this information.
	Rubino, Antonio	New York	Reported in House of Representatives as being a citizen.

Bermuda, June 24, 1902.

Le G. Geary,
Lieutenant-General, Commanding the Troops, Bermuda.

[Subinclosure 2.]

United States citizens, Ceylon.

No.	Name.	State.
3137	Hearne, Francis Michael	Massachusetts.
3077	McCarthy, James	Pennsylvania.
3158	McDermott. Frank	Wisconsin.
11337	McTighe, John Harold	Illinois.
3103	Smith, Samuel	Do.
3341	Wilson, Butch	Do.
15023	Wood, Henry McGaw	New York.
3047	Doherty, John Patrick	Massachusetts.
	Lennon, P.a
	McElroy, Jamesa
	Riley, Johna
	Versliues, W. F.a
	Witt, J.a
	Elbriest. H.a
	Hill, J.a
	Miller, M.a

Camp Diyatalawa, June 22, 1902.

A. C. Vincent,
Lieutenant-Colonel, A. A. G., Commandant P. O. W. in Ceylon.

1. Reported in addition in House of Representatives as being or having been prisoners of war.
2. Reported in addition in House of Representatives as being or having been prisoners of war.
3. Reported in addition in House of Representatives as being or having been prisoners of war.
4. Reported in addition in House of Representatives as being or having been prisoners of war.
5. Reported in addition in House of Representatives as being or having been prisoners of war.
6. Reported in addition in House of Representatives as being or having been prisoners of war.
7. Reported in addition in House of Representatives as being or having been prisoners of war.
8. Reported in addition in House of Representatives as being or having been prisoners of war.