Bartholomew Leaves for San Salvador and Returns, 1917

Upon receiving a letter from his daughter (could this be Elena Morales?) describing the devastation in San Salvador due to the June 1917 earthquake and volcano eruption, Bartley (Bartolo) McIntyre requested an emergency passport on July 11 so he could go to San Salvador and bring the younger members of his family back to the United States.

Of note, on the document below, it states Bartley was born in "Clare, County Sligo, Ireland." Lislea. He was actually born in the very small Townland of Lislea but the town or market area that serves Lislea and a number of other small townlands in the area is called Aclare.  The intent was most likely to list Aclare rather than Clare as is stated.

Unfortunately, no letter from his daughter was attached to the file.

He returned on November 22, 1917 with his daughter Mercedes, 21 and sons Francis, age 9 and Anthony, age 7. They sailed from Acajutla, Salvador to San Francisco on the SS City of Para.

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Sources: 

Bartley McIntyre, U. S. Passport Applications, issued July 16, 1917, no. 59583; U. S. Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; General Records of the DePartment of State, Record Group 59; National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC National Archives Microfilm Publication, M1490; Ancestry.com. U. S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (database on-line). Provo, Utah. Accessed April 8 2012.

Bartley McIntyre entry; City of Para Passenger manifest, November 22, 1917; in California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1957 (Washington, DC: National Archives), M1410, roll 102. Ancestry.com, accessed June 22, 2012.