New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-20
THE RESOLUTE SAILS.
OFF FOR SANTIAGO WITH NURSES. PLY
sICIANs AND SUPPLIES
YELLOW FEVER IsfMUNEs TO CARE FOR THE
SOLDIER PATIENTS IN CUBA--GIFTs FOR
SEVENTY FIRST REGIMENT MEN


SOLDIER PATIENTS IN CUBA-GIFTs FOR
sEvENTY-FIRsT REGIMENT men.
The Resolute the United States armed naval
transport. which had been lying at the Red star
Line pier at Fulton-st and the North River sailed
for Santiago yesterday afternoon loaded down 10
the gunwales with supplies Tor the Army and Navy
Captain Eaton In command the Resolui'
slowly threaded her way down the river bound FOR
the OF For several days before she
sailed the Resoiute had been taking on vast
quantity OF supplies. and yesterday 200 tons OF
ammunition for Admiral SIMPSONS fleet were stored
away in her hold well than 100 tons
OF medicines and hospital supplies. 1850 hospital
cots. and large number OF trunks containing the
personal effects OF the people on board.
Among those who sailed the Resolute were
about one hundred nurses including Miss Sarah
Anthony. OF Washington; Miss Sarah Anns. an
immune: Dr. Douglas. OF Utica, y. y. and DIT
Newkirk OF Bay City Mich.
There were also on board five young women
nurses experienced In the treatment OF yellow
fever who arrived from the South only few hours
before the Resolute LETT her pier These young
women we're dressed in the blue and white uniform
OF the New-Orleans Training School, with straw
sailor hats decorated with small American flags
They applied to Colonel ]. Morris Brown In the
Army Building their arrival In the city. They
Florence A Patello OF New-Orleans, Barbara
c. White. OF New-Orleans Miss W!nsreen. OF Cook
County Hospital Illinois; Miss Paynter. OF Indiana
and Sadie Holland. OF San Antonio They were
accompanied By two coored assistants The women
recruited by the Daughters OF the Revolution
at New-Orleans They sent 10 Washington
by Assistant Surgeon c. II Alden Mrs Patelo
a medal presented to her by the Pope for
service In nursing the Marst Fathers who had yell
low fever At Algiers. La last November. Although
women are not ordinarily allowed to nurse the
fathers, Mrs Patello received speca! dispense e
ton.
one women nurses. twelve Of whom were coored.
and six physicians in the party the Resolute
bound for the army hospital In Santiago. Dr.
Aristides Agramont. Cuban immune. and Or.
Paul Mazzni and Or Meyer Herman. OF New
Orleans, also board. Among the nurses
eight from the New-York Red Cross Hos
pital. ut No 233 West One-hundredth-st In charge
OF Or Summers OF the Red Cross All tho nurses
are immunes, The Red Cross has had much dif-
Guilty IN securing immune nurses and has sent Dr.
Carpenter to New-Oreans to get more.
Before sailing yesterday sixteen, roll OF wire
hawser was sent TO the Rcsolute marked for ship
ment to Santiago Captain Eaton cou.d not And
room FOR II on tho transport and he asked Captain
G coo OF me 81 Louis to take It The latter
equipped with APPARATUS TO hoist such a heavy
Louis when She sails ia not known The hawser
was sent back 10 the 0uartermaser's Department
explaining The diriculiy '''' ~" N'''''A'''e''
The K k,cIy is manned almost wholy by New
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elated at sailing time because the finishing toueh hes
had been put on the two new 6-pOund rapid Are
guns which had been placed board The Keso-
lutte has four OF these useful guns and lie bound
10 give good account OF herself I. she falls in
with Spanish gunbost
Among the sseminsy strange articles included In
the Red Cross supplies tho Keso,ute
supply OF i've hundred quarts OF ice cream. II was
not known whether or not the Ice cream could be
carried TO Santiago. but tho experiment con-
sidered worth trying II II arrives all right the
wounded heroes In the hospitals Will enjoy the tee
cream as they probably never did that luxury
before
Friends OF tho soldiers also many articles
TO them by tho Resolute including books. tobacco
and delicacies OF all kinds The veterans Of the
list Regiment were among the rend-rr. Last. but
not least. there board the Resolu,e $40 ~
In gold silver and United States Treasury notes
from which the United Htates troops IN Santiago
will receive the two months back pay due them.
A party OF six Army and Navy paynasters includ-
Ing Majors Sniren and Snylie. went with tho
money.
Captain Eaton raid yesterday that the ks.olute
fast boat md would probably maintain a
speed OF fourteen knots an hour the entire distance
| TO Santiago He expecfct to make the trip In four
days easily 4t.,