The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-21
RED CROSS AT SIB0NEY.
4 REPLY M MISS JANET JENNINGS
TO SURGEON MU6S0N.

Red Cross Party Arrived of III
Supplies Landed from the state of TexR
devotion OF the Red Cross Nurses
yAsHINoroS, Aug. 9O.-Tho statements mad,
about the Red Cross cy Assistant Surgeon Ed
ward L. Muuson IN his report 10 tho Surgeon
General OF the army on the hospital service II
Cuba have causcl some surprise and not n htu'
Somment in Washington. This is not because
,-.so- yunson goes out OF his way TO criti
else the Red Gross. but because IL Is said thai
he Ia wide OF the mark in his facts. His asser'
tion that tho Rcd Cross ship State Of Texai
was ordered to accompany Con. Skaters OK
uedition from Tampa is news at the Wal
Department. and also at the State Department
Il was by the latter that tho Red Cross ships
original mission OF relief for starving Cubans
was authorized. Miss Janet Jennings. who
came up on tho Seneca. was one OF the Red
Gross party sailing from Tampa on the State OF
Texas. Miss jennings was asked II she had
read Surgeon Munson's report.
Yes" she replied. Il have read DIR, Mum
cons report-the whole of 1t with. interest.
some parts OF It with amazement., II any evil
saence were S%ssSSaIi rs b 80 shST 5he d S9s9t tbs sitaf L
Il now furnished in DR.. Munson's story ABOUT
E@pssIitSl supplies as,,s that nth SS Re. q Rev cE lSnd'd 4hd gst
I MSD, shss should Il aS seek sS Eo "a the fSsfRG sd cross &es re- re-:
s SPoP SospitS ar service aRK in GPSS management Oh
Miss jennings went oyer the story OF the mis-
Nun OF S was mist mistaken when he said that the;
vessel had had s sn4aG placed si t Red Fift fo9 Hr3y q do GS5.
SRslters expedition from Tampa to Cuba. She
'abr. IMSunson says the State OF Texas did not
landed. a ! Battle fought and. our hospital estab-
tse sSet sno First HI Of aIl. Several THOUSAND troops.
including ali Eeinforcements. were landed after
stst Ese 81 Ts1 sin sTTlyed H at sflbsSrSSy and SHf tse "a Isn nde
On one point D.; M NJ spn,v Is correct %as The T bhstl bat #
SSsS TIasrI better as 51 kn0y ". e. the Ssy ff bstoF S5 T sa'
EsSss S iaSSe s n1@beS;s q 81 SICK Gis a rsgG Wounded reaai Z:
ing treatment after this battle. There were
a nfteT that light gian 4 Ills hospital was established
and in working. order, as he says. and II the
gurReon-Generars perfectly equipped hospital
"" did not stop at Gsiboney the first day:
but By advice a. Ad IN n1sn s e6mP%ani %ehe ON Rtt II
the Insurgents. reach the refugees. and land
g%upplies ior them; But the very nett cit, day 4 we
was inniormed that The hospital there wa, in
great need Of help: This yHs the hospital that
ine ORDER before the State Of Texas arrived at
si6Sney; I am very glad that DT. Munson gives
getting this hospital in working order before
we arrived there. l am more than glad that the
Red ssd G BesiIr ene no II p %as mot ne saf hos s p Z %Ss
only q shelter. and not a decent shelter. either.
! ItsSSr sP od hn IF this p Place 3 b6 oefG dozen y rSons.
without, a bed or vestige Of comfort: nearly a
hundred sick AmericaGn soldiers. In their uni.
them lying on the floors four days, iii with
pital established and in working, order which
DR.. Munson writes OF and the place where we
found our sick men when we went ashore on
Monday morning.
Il went all about those filthy. comfortless
rooms. l see them now-and l think l shall al
p mdyS look S2" on their faces-not alone from ply
steal sufHering-when the Red Cross sisters
% So mt SHti Ssen TSe t ReG Gross s ast PeT VENT on to to
that clean and comfortable. The services ofthe
on the night before Major Hayard. their surgeon
In charge; said he Mhd me" Seda help t Had rye wGq G1d be
piaf y with nile% supplies Ese Vent Over, AS lstant sur
gsoH Winter was there. and he 10 declined de- Ps all
@Isht O" I I%ss'' I'm sa TaGRsn e I give Fnat IKE sa ham 5ee 81
the man who declined help f9r our soldiers
t ana ered iReh I f haSe Ro snpeTior of ofne sno to fear nao oe
position to risk, and may speak freely.
of course. these things could not 20 oh; and
= man Of good sense and great human;
Then, DR.. Ia Garde secured 3 better building
surgeon OF the Red Cross. to take charge OF II,
and installed the Red Gross. sisters as nurses.
r Tn aaotR bsFie das T sess se ena tS Sissne and al be the
men We're bToasht rem re STATE q Texas e
run up. and on the following day extra sup %pe
q small detached building in the same yard. so
there should be no sGarcity, 9t anything needed.
ing order by authority not Of the Red Cross.
tSst an t3m army nSlS sqhT 1 fSS b th10G 1i tR %a Rsd Possible r s at
Red Gross with this statement: The first oilers
Of S%Ia AID %G sba by gys tnjS s9etst 4e Hssls IseEts 81 ys1 II seR-
ment,, Well. our first offers Of aid ct Siboney
landed from the Red Cross shipunder the same
difficulties that made It impossible, forthe Med
bbiIgh surf and lack Of facilities On which DR.:
why his department had scant supplies on
S Ss0rG nro ThSse a GedPe nGGahfSb were re- reg side aD as
Wounded. who up. to this time had only army
rations and no beds, IT was asking q gooddeal
SrS sR SEs1 % = @sa bis1 t dsn Rsd SrSss 81 to 6 BE sub,
end devoid OF systematic methods as that at
but Miss Barton is the mostthoroughly dis
never forget whqt, she said that day when / re-
ilyyinHSy on those a ii &c ioor 1s'' | begged sirf her Mf to
Insist, TO urge. to do anything. to get Red Cross
work in the hospital for the sake Of the soldiers.
! said Il the army, had no help at hand 1t must
hand, rather than that the soldiers should suffer.
j said this and q great deal more to Inspector
General Brecktnridge. whom, l saw on shore;
whore l suit on q box In his tent and
told him the. whole story about that place.
which DR.. Mp9son now says, was our
] told the same story TO Col. Humphrey, who
came into the tent and sat down on a box also.
By this time l was not In a perfectly calm state
Of mind. and when l got back to the ship It
seemed to me Miss Barton must take some &C.
ton, But 1 was w~rong-she was right. Miss
Barton's. answer was given with tears In her
eyes and very unsteady tones. but decisive.
mo. The Red Cross cannot force It's services
on the army The Red Cross is auxiliary and
heart aches. But we must be patient. We
must wait, II, cannot be long before all will be
A yet the Surgeon! General. IL reported
correctly, has declared that the Red Cross
forced Its services on the army, In Cuba! Ac:
cOnlinR to Assistant Surgeon MunSOn. fha Rad |