New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-16
FRUIT.
NURSES or THE RED CROSS.
HOW THEY DID THEIR WORK IN SPITE OF
OPPOSITION


OPPOSITION.
The chairman OF the Executive Committee OF the
American National Red Cross received yesterday
a long letter from c. H. II. Cottrell who is with
Clara Barton at Santiago. The letter reports the
departure Of the Red Cross supply snip Texas
from Key West June 90 Five days later Miss
Barton reported to Admiral Sampson of Santiago.
and advised remain In Guantanamo Bay.
awaiting developments. Many attentions were paid
the party by the naval officers, and upon invita-
ton OF Commander Dunlap Miss Barton and her
party inspected the hospital ship soace. The
party visited Siboney June S. The letter says:
All the Army officers received our advances po-
tely but rather stiffy, at first declining any aid
but eventually confessing that they had nothing
but Army rations OF hog meat nard tack ana
coffee with which feed their sick. and that they
would accept "a few things 70 help them out, untII
their own supplies arrived. But they decilhed All
offers Of nurses and doctors. c
Refused BY our own people we mex; called on Cen
cordially received. his medical men being only 100
glad to accept all We had to offer. SO the next
Bettina went over to the Cuban hospital. when
was a. repulsive and forbidding place as can De
patients were astounded and transformed with such
baptism of soap and water as never was hear1
town. and sconers became believers and Army ON
our demure drab little women. who believe that
cleanliness IS the first essential 10 heatnfuiness.
That little bit OF practical work spread through
rank and file Ike wildhre and before nightfal our
poor Boys IN Blue. who had been lying on the floors.
many OF them without even blanket. we're ASKING
tina, the Red Cross came down here and gave
them The go-by. and PIT the Cqoans on oeds WE III
course such vigorous kicking and the terrible con
trast between the Cuban and our Army hospitals
could have but one result. and the Army surgeons
are now willing and eager 20 have US on any
terms we may susges' ana are constantly ASKING eng
opened Red Cross hospital here and nave twenty
four beds. which IS the capacity OF the hospital.
Commander McCalla, at Guantanamo, sent us
word the other day that there were number OF
poor Cubans In his camp VINO were In need OF help
and asked US 70 bring him lve thousand ratiom od
thousand Ave hundred pounds OF substantials
to those people. and returned Siooney at once.
We have received another requisiton from the
officer for twenty-five thousand ratlons. and
yesterday We returned TO Guantanamo prepared 20
said ne had no place TO store so large an amoun..
and he therefore requested us TO leave only ten
The United States authorities were entirely un-
prepared in medicines food or service 10 handle
pwoinied men and the Red cross has proved per-
feet Godsend. and. you will have seen by the
kilograms that have been sent you We are now In
full accord with the military surgeons az this end.
KEENAN, and Egan went TO the front last Satur-
day and found deplorable condition OF suffering
DR. and Mrs Gardner and Mcdowell Joined them.
riding in the ambulance which General Shafter sent
loads OF supplies and Sunday night Or. Huobell
returned 70 the ship and got as much more. our
field and they will remain there long there
is need for them Lesser and the nurses have
been doing fine work here In the Army hospitals
though they have had to work day and nigh;
under the most adverse conditions.
Sunday night they were coming TO the ship for
rest. when they were asked board the Harvard
and attend lot OF Spaniards who the
feet when II annihilated. They spent the en-
tire night there. returning to the ship in ex-
haust-d condition. After four hours rest they were
returned to the shore again.
We have run over to Port Antonio Jamaica for
Ice and some other things that we need. and re-
turn 70 Sihoney tonight Everything down here
has way and the only regret have
! f. that force IS not larger and that have
not certain things In cargo that would be use
fu Just now. All OF our potatoes have rotted. and
We may lose meal and Goldfish but the re-
mainder Of the cargo is all right far We
know.