Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14

rude ground. Away to the southeast-
ern part OF the city is seen cluster Of
lHHt-tauIgI Duild.Uss which Iugm the
largest hospital. The writer visited IL
the afternoon before he climbed this
llil, ana VIII pause here "a moment TO
describe o. A wooden walk extends
Tor one thousand feet through the con-
ire OF a Wide enclosure. ON each side,
connected With IL by a walk about NJ
teen feet Do length. are buildings To the
number OF thirty about one hundred
aud twenty feet long md forty feet
Wide, Each building contains forr,
cots the whole hospital thus ac-ommo-
dating twelve hundred though our
guide Informed US that the number Df
patents az present Is but seven hun
dred, II we add TO this the number OF
those in The other four hospitals. we
find that the whole number 0f soldiers
under medical care is about two
In the wards visited the patients
We're CouNtlrsCent, some even walking
around, aud all seemed 70 be I'm good
spirits, oven one who had had to have
his leg amputated, being very cheer
iul though he could not move. All
seemed Co be gratihed at the interest
manifested IN their welfare. though
one almost feels that 1t would be- bst
ter to stay away, since they all feel
called on 10 sit up and ACKNOWLEDGE
your presence. one coolie. who was
walking about, pointed To his feet
which were handaEed, and said.
CHINA too much cold Poor fellow
he had had his toes frozen over there
At one end of the walk stands "a
small square building. which proved
10 be surgical room for amputating
limbs and other operations. Its an
pcintments seem to be hrst-class in
every respect, even though 1t was put
gHtHH ss.Iu e..
unpleasant sight meets the eyes Of
the visitor as he enters It's outer room.
lot OF Jars upon q shelf containing
amputated feet and toes in alcohol.
Anyone Of refined feelings would pre-
fer that such objects should be relic
gated to the closet. but the scientific
eye doubtless derives pleasure In see
ing these evidences Of skilful surgery
Returning from this depression 10 a
renewed view Of the city the next com
spicuous point is n long line OF white
In the extreme southwest corner Of the
city This Ia the wall around the
prison In which the captured Chinese
are confined OF whom there are at
present about 1000 a rather striking
figure taken IN connection with ire
sick In the hospitals. there being about
one IN the latter for every prisoner.
Just below US we see an army OF
coolies dragging two-wheeled carts
upon winch IRON tubes are piled. said
g have been captured In China where
they were Intended for use sometime
IKE dynamite bombs. In this way the
coolies are being hardened for Inc
work which they win have 10 40 over
the sea. Small bodies OF infantry and
cavalry may be seen drilling IN Inc
parade grounds at almost any hour OF
the DAY. The writer met a body Of
cavalry and artillery about five miles
out or the city. they evidently having
been OF TO some distance for practice
70 foreigner the most Interesting
thlng about the city now is the fact
that u Is the centre OF a great and con-
htantly growing work Tor the soldiers by
NE missionaries. a very extensive work
was done among the soldiers OF tbe
second army and deep and Wide i'm
preston was made. The association
thought that this ought TO be followed
up IN ordef TO secure the full results II
promised. To this end permission
was sought and, after the necessarx,
amount OF red tape had been united
obtained from the government permis.
sion TO send five men TO tho sent m
war 70 continue the work begun among
the soldiers while they were here. This