The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
DR. BIzLRoIH ON THE NEXT VAR.
He Explains Its Novel Surgical Features
to the Austrian Delegation.

He Explains Its Novel Surgical Features
to the Austrian Delegation.
Prof. Billroth spoke at length in the Austrian
delegation on Dec. = concerning the needs Of
the medical service in the next war. As the
words Of the foremost medical and surgical
authority on the Continent his address has
been published in full by most German
dailies. and has been quoted freely by
French and italian and Swiss newspapers.
Bellroth spoke to a question regarding
the improvement OF the organization OF
the medical and surgical corps Of the
Austrian army. and when he was dono the
deputies OF the delegation passed a vote Of
thanks to him for his exhaustive exposition
of the subject He began with showing that
the progress in the manufacture OF small
arms. which has been the most remarkable
change in weapons In the last few years. was
such as would most aggravate suffering and
slaughter in the battle OF the future.
The experience OF the army surgeon
shows" he said. that wounds from cannon
balls and greDades are exceedingly rare COM
pared with wounds from rifles. At the battles
OF Weissenburg and Worth had an oppor-
tunity to notice. and elsewhere also made
the same observation. that artillery wounds
are very few. to say nothing of the cavalry.
for cuts or injuries from blows are sell
portion is 80 per cent Of the wounds
come from rife balls. perhaps Is Fer
cent from heavy guns. and five per
cent. from cavalry weapons. / speak here OF
battlefeds and not sieges Ihave heard the
argument that the cause OF this apparently
gross dsproportion between the deadlness
OF large and OF small arms Is that men injured
by cannon balls or grenndes die at once or
very soon. In the war Of 1901. however.
accurate statistics Of those buried in the dead
trenches show that comparatively few were
killed by artillery.
Surgical attention must then be devoted
principally to the new infantry proiectile We
have not had illustrations vet Of its working
II war. but We may form some conception Of
tie p % to seS az
t tan. and that the SHOOTING will BE- therefore
the country; and wien an army is cornered
three Of their forts; the msneuvring would
some TIME time: and then What viii the eie ee of
stopped at the bone will pierce it. and perhaps
and the armies will dwindle rapidly.
nj Be enn Of
distance it"m the enemy say lVS PAGES further
NOW Of the troops eomes the nee aske
for the quicker moving Of tho field hospitals.
The number ade OF pGrt1rps Of the woIndsd
wagons must bs drawn up @aed lately behind Iini
tality TO- result from the use OF smokoless
fEG s @Ss ssrSs sn,ns the
Ths h hnd a By IL MhcS
a nd No nna nrn NM Ifn noh nth a
neither Is reads to Sesin They wat Watch Eeea N.Y.
and whenever . cap or helmet appears from
Ssis xs s e IKE shs Ssat
re hest best nasnrsd men are as viz beasts and
Eeels over like a rabbit;
AZ. "At dIaysIotte,st Priyat there were 5000
carried on by railway; For the severely
with one stretchsr made the trip 81 80. 800.
or 100 PAGES ten times during the eight hours
s al ns aa au s fss %sas
tion here the French. Tor whose severely
thst 1900 TPSrtsSs and 1000 .stsstsSeSs SsSs
ment answers always that II e ,impossibie to
rarily. I remember at Worth that ! saw a
and sSstos hanging over the SIDE. So Il iooEea
like = gamekeepers cart with the rabbits
ment contends that an increase Of the train
would load down the army beyond the posi-
that new matter has been and is constantly
added to the train. as, for instance. the tele-
graph wagon, the balloon apparatus, &C.
neglected when the train 10 increased ri
In conclusion, Prof, Billroth advocated tho
resurrection and development OF the Academy
Of Military Surgery In Vienna. outlined the
neeessaIy course If study aud the measures
smons tRs Army s such as s0ss