New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26


N BEOOK1.YN
Dr Geory. " Woods medical director ~ the
Naval Hospital IN Brooklyn said Yesterday 10 a
Tribune reporter that II would be worth while
FOR private individuals 10 furnish lint and hardages
for wounded soldiers.
These things are 50 cheap" he said. that the
Government will supp'y all that can he used. II
the women want to send anything let II he jolles.
Jams and delicacies to tempt the appctites OF the
men"
DR. Woods stated that tho Solace which left
yesterday for Norfolk. had on board three apothe-
carries ten nurses and TWO aundrymen. All the
nurses are from the Mills Training School. which
Is connected with Bellevue Hospital.
Through the courtesy of Or. Woods. reporter
for The Tribune was shown the Naval Hos
pital yesterday The staff OF the hospital consists
o. Medical Director George W. Woods. surgeon
Philip Leach and Pass d Assistant Surgeons @.
Tucker Smith and Sheldon q. Evans. Many I'm
provenaents are being made those in the new ward
building and the sun corridor' being the most
conspicuous The oDerat!nE-room IS A good exam
pie OF the order. cleanliness and superior grade OF
service found in the United States Navy. Among
the sick and convalescent now at the hospital are
fourteen sailors from the Maine The sick men
seemed depressed and would say nothing. but in
the chapel where Of the convalescents was
playing the organ. Surgeon Leach said;
This boy is from tho Maine
This induced mnny questions from the reporter
who asked IL he rernem bered the explosion
NO. I do not" he answered i was injured
and made unconscious. and did not know anything
for five days: when ! recovered my senses asked
the chaplain thinking It only small explosion
This was William Madison. sailor. who had
his leg and jawbone broken and was terribly hurt
about the head. He added:
my head buzzes all the time. but It Is getting
better now"
Another of the sailors. Joseph Kane. also talked
He said:
II was on the Maine when the explosion took
place 1t was dreadful! But the most d!shearten-
ing circumstance in the whole matter is that tho
Cubans who are in Key West do not appreciate all
the United States IS doing for them"
Kane of the sailors on the Kearsarge
when she lost.
John Pauck also OF the Maine. said:
Il was IN the steam launch. with four others. at
the starboard OF the ship. when we heard ter
rible noise. l saw fire before this Our launch
was struck on the port side and sank about TWEEN
ty-nve feet and then the boilers must have ex-
,loded for while under water my hand was struck
nv something and TWO fingers were taken of
The sun corridor" Of the Naval Hospital is q
dollhouse where all things have & chance to 1--we:
Il is warm and bright. with good air ana SUNSHINE
d. Woods said:
If we should be pressed for room think we
could pu, about one hundred beds IN the sun cor
rdor' The capacity OF the hospital Is now about
TWO hundred The conFalescents have smoking
room and also a reading-room and mess hall
necessary 70 insure comfort fitted up for off,
GERS VINO IN the hospital
Dr. Woods when asked what women can do TO be
o! said
Women = the .atc war were invaluable. The
Christian and Sanitary commissions DID incaIcuan!e
service. ana no man III nc Army or .NaEy m.o
can fa!i 20 appreciate the good done by them IN
thai terrible war As for The women going on the
hospital ship that is out Of the question; II would
never be allowed ! have three pothecaries ana
eEht baymen here for that purpose .
The doctor explained that men. not caring 10 DC
called nurses. are. in the Navy. called 'baymen
He said that i case Of emergency should arse
naturally al help would be acceptable
The doctor was then asked. How would women
do 9eld nurses? - q.
Not al all" he said. women would be out OF
place There Is much lifting and hard WORK, mat
ever be Of incalculab bic use in the hospitals Whlh
VII! doubtless be established in close proximity 70
the fields Of action Here woman can 20 muCh
good and prove herself true patriot Women d99
no one knows better what women can accomplish
IN war times than soldiers , .
Surgeon Philip Leach was high IN his pIaiac OF
women and said that II Is their duty TO hre me
ambition and PATRIOTISM Of the mon, and Jet mem
pee that when the United states hghts IN me
% humanity the duty OF man Is at me IRON a
He added that from ~hai ne kns" 3 1e,te1 as
sistants in the operating rooms tnan men Du c,
naval hospital is not the proper place ror uti',
in the wards Of civil hospital no h:'v tor aid
the disease Or suffering. ne declared 'hA' M" ~"
Passed assistant Surgeon Smith said: III was
because OF the help given by the southern IVA
that the onfedcrae soldiers were enaoled 10 nora
nursed into strength. and were continually So
piled with clothes and other necessdi' coU ~ are
valiant coworkers The North ana n0.'ii -, I,
now banded together, and we WI "'"'"' ~