The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-05
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HOSPITAL CORPS.
New Branch OF the State
Military Service.
General Orders Issued From the Ad.
jutant Generals Office.
Text of the Rules and Regulations
Governing the New Service.
General Orders Issued From the Ad.
jutant Generals Office.
Text of the Rules and Regulations
Governing the New Service.

Brigadier General Hiram Kendall com
manding brigade Rhode Island Militia,
has been directed by His Excellency,
Governor Lippitt, TO organize hospital
corps for the Brigade X. l. Militia, in
accordance with the following rules and
regulations:
The hospital corps OF the Brigade X. /.
Militia shall consist of the hospital stew
ards OF regiments and battalions and
privates belonging 10 the brigade and de-
tailed for duty in the corps as hereinafter
provided.
Commanding officers of the regiments
will detail eight priystes, commanding
officers of ths bsttallons not parts of regi-
NETS will detail four priystes and COM
manding Off GERS OF separate companies
troops and batteries will each detail one
private for such duty, but no private shall
he so detailed unless with his own con-
sent, and on the recommendation OF the
senior medical officer OF the organization,
nor unless he is well instructed in the
school OF the soldier.
Men may be specially enlisted upon the
recommendation of the senior medical
officer OF the organization, for the pur-
pose OF such detail in which case the de-
tail will be permanent, but the men SO
enlisted will be required TO drill with
their Organization until they are well
instructed IN the school of the soldier
Except in cases of emergency members
of the hospital corps will not be detach-
ed from the organization TO which they
belong and in which they have enlisted.
The senior medical ofiicer~of an organi-
cation will be in charge of the members
OF the hospital corps furnished by his or
ganization.
Privates detailed for duty in the hos
pital corps Will be subject while on such
duty TO the orders OF the medical officers
OF their organization and will be relieved
from all drills with their companies,
troops, or batteries, and their command
ing officers viii report them as on "spec-
ial duty" or on "detached SERVICE" as
the case may be.
Privates OF the hospital corps will not
be relieved as such except upon the
recommendation or request OF the senior
medical officer OF the organization.
The surgeon general will prescribe
the course OF instruction and be respon-
sible for the efficiency of the hospital
corps. Medical officers will be responsible
for the continued efficiency of the detach-
ments OF the hospital corps under their
charge and instruction.
The medical officers Of the brigade
under the direction of the senior medical
officer shall instruct the private OF the
hospital corps, by means of lectures and
demonstrations, in the methods of rem
dering tirst aid TO the sick and wounded,
the eleme ntary principles of anatomy,
physiology, hygiene, ard therapeutics,
in the care ano use of hospital and field
appliances, modes of ordinary cooking,
and as litter bearers in accordance With
the manual used by the United States
army.
Hospital Attendance at instruction
and drills of the hospital corps and active
duties of the command 1t pertains to will
be compulsory for members of the corps,
and those absent without valid excuse
will be reported by the medical officer in
charge to their respective organization
commanders.
ohicer OF the organization, enlisted men
OF the organization may be permitted to
attend the course of instruction pre-
scribed for members of the hospital corps
but such attendance will not be made
compulsory, and no enlisted man shall
be excused by reason thereof from any part
OF his regular military duty.
At ceremonies the detachments OF the
hospital corps will take position six
PAGES TO the left and in continuation Of
the line, or six PAGES in rear of the col
umn OF their regiments or battalions;
they will be posted by their hospital
stewards, who will then remain In charge
OF them and take the position as pre-
scribed in the drill regulations for nom
commissioned officers in command OF
troops. On practice or service marches
they will follow their regiments or bsttal-
ions AT distance OF six PAGES under the
charge OF a hospital steward and medical
officer. In cavalry, light artillery and
separate companies, not parts of battsl-
ions at the time, they win take position
as directed by their commanding officer.
On the march when in active service
medical officers may be attended by
mounted private of the hospital corps, to
act as orderly and carry such supplies as
may be deemed necessary.
The medical officer in charge of a de-
tachment OF the hospital corps will rem
der report OF his command, detailing it's
personnel, equiment, instruction and SER
vice on the last day OF each annual en-
campment, through the regular channels
TO { ho surgeon general The medical di-
rector or chief medical officer of the bril-
gade will also on the same date render a
report through the brigade commander 10
the surgeon general as to the condition
and requirements of the hospital corps.
The name OF John III. Wetherell is or
dered TO be placed upon the retired list of
com missioned officers of the Rhode Is
land militia. He has been in continuous
service as a commissioned officer OF the
Rhode Island militia from May ~, 1885,
to May 2S, 1896, with the exception OF the |
time between April 26, 1892 and May 81, |
1892.