Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-20

the scene was many times repeated. Her
Majesty was Wheeied into each ward IN
turn, first in the surgical division, ana
then, descending by the elevator, the
medical division. Not every soldier was
in bed. and those that were up, wearing
a hospital undress of blue material, stood
at attention. as the sovereign passed,
frequently, however, pausing 10 inquire
Of the men their antecedents and the
circumstance under which they had been
invalided home. Sometimes the in
formation her Majesty desired was
supplied by the medical officer, but every
man was only too eager to reply TO the
sympathetic questioning, so gently pur-
sued i'm the presence Of the brilliantly
uniformed staff, and the nursing sisters,
qicturesquely attired in gray gowns,
white aprons, camDric caps, ana snort
scarlet capes. The lady superintendent
Of the Army Nursing Seryice-Miss II. c.
Norman-had been introduced TO her
Majesty, and her STAFF on duty included
N~ursing-Sisters Bond and Steen, In the
surgical division, and Nixon and Wood
ward, in the medical. MOI should j
omit TO state that the Medical stan Corps
were represented, Lieutenant j. b. short
quartermaster who promotes the theatre
cal entertainments, at which some OF the
Indian frOntiermen have assisted, and
the cricket matches, being on duty at the
entrance.
Perhaps the best way in which l can
describe this visit of the Queen 10 the
wounded men is TO record the impress
sions produced upon the minds OF the
greatest sufferers as conveyed 10 me in
their W words. Every man seemed TO
be struck with the %gentleness and sweet
ness Of their sovereign as she saw them
one after the other, and conversed with
them so readily.
y ONE-LEGGED PATIENT.
One of the first Of the series Of inter
views which took place was that with
Private Glow, one of the Bluffs, who is
minus his left leg, for he was shot in
the Mohmand Valley on September 10th.
This information was ELECTED by the
sympathetic question, Where was il
done?" 81 told her" said the manned
man, and, in relating to me his memora-
bic experience, he continued: Il was
wounded the same day as Davis. but ]
was shot later in the day, when we were
retiring from the village of Badelai. /
was with ~Jefrey's Brigade, in the rear
guard, n the enemy came down from
the hills after us. l was picked up, and
leg was amputated on the field. Then
1 was carried to a field hospital. The
Queen asked me how L was getting on,
and / said, AH right How long have
L been in the s~ervice? Five years. l
served in the Chitral expedition. so had
been under fire before. No, / didn't feel
the hit much at the time-only a bit OF
a ~sting-but | felt a good deal OF pain
afterwards. The bone was shattered to
the knee, n / was told it was a Martin
Henry bullet that did it."
Davis, the comrade referred to by Glow, |
also lost his leg. He was in one of 1
the larger wards, containing fourteen |
beds, and had an armchair when | first |
him, and was eating his dinner with
a hearty appetite, when the Queen had
the hospital. Her Majesty had put
questions to him and received an
Identical response, cheerful 10 the last
Yet, it was with a pang of pity that her
Majesty saw this bright young fellow.
at the age of p. having Just seen
service. But there was never
4 murmur of complaint or repining from
1im. 1T was on September 10th that /
he said, "and II was on the 10th
hat l was under fire for the first time.
was shot In the right leg. when we
we're attacking the village of Badelai, and
he limb, you see. was amputated."
SHE WAS VERY SORRY.
A. case in which her Majesty did not
all to take deep interest was that OF