The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-30

opened Mrs Courter's eyes in assonashment
was being informed by the doctor that
Re had not yet decided wnetaey they would
proceed 20 Mania by way OF Honolulu or
Mrs Ha.r1es, az president Of the Seattle
Red Cross, being satisfied Love was
fraud. teiegraphed last Friday night MS
II. b. Harrington, president OF the
San Francisco Red Cross Society. asking
II the Red Cross ship Arrow was TO sail
soon for Manila with nurses in charge CT
Dr. Love. Mrs Harrington's reply was:
Do not understand telegram Sending
no nurses 70 Manila now
Mrs. Ea.nes yesterday explained tc
Post-InteiIigencer reporter that the orig
Geneva In 1ss3 by a Swiss named Henri.
Dunant, and the following year was duly
organized. with sixteen other nations join
ing the movement. The first good work
Of the order was made during the Franco
Prusian war which demonstrated its
practical UTILITY and Humanitarian useful
mesa Clara Barton VINO was IN Europe
az that time, saw the necessity OF having
a similar organization in America. and
made many attempts 10 get this govern
naent interested in the movement She did
not meet with any success until President
Garfield started the nlovemnt for her and
put II In way TO Insure il; success. His
untinnely death checked i. temporarily, but
in Iss4 President Arthur lent his aid, and
the American National Red Cross Society
was duly organized. Az Clara Barton and
States involved in any war. she extended
the society's scope of usefulness TO EN-
brace floods. fires. epidemics and any otter
great calamity that might come on the
country. It's use since its organizato on
has been satisfactorily tested, and espe-
cial-y during the recent Spanish war.
The Doctors Wonderful Tale.
DR." Love attempted 20 secure free adj
vertisement by recounting his many Won
derful deeds TO Post-In,ellgencer re-
At - Ian. ~ f.f1
never appeared ii print, the army and
navy never produced his equal. He was in
Cufa and at the battle OF Santiago, wlere
twelve Spanish shaTpsaooters up III a tree
who had fred on Red cross People were
al killed by a rapid-fire gun. and ali shot
In the back of the neck. he was wound
ed four times al the landing OF the ma
rines at Conefurie, the first wound being
in the head while attending wounded
Spanish officer. The Spaniard who snot
him was standing by him, and this SO
enraged the doctor that-'Weil. Killed
him. that's all He then staggered into
the skirmish line, where ne received two
more baAs through one knee and another
one in his side. which last subsequently
necessitated the removal OF three rlps; not
satisfied with these wounds, he entered the
thiekest of the fray. even with knee
cap shot of, and received his fourth wound
In the hand from sword in the hands OF
machete. but a real sword. The Spaniard.
however must have exhausted his strength
In other deeds of valor, for the wound on
the hand is now no longer visible. With
Spartan for.itude. however. he did not al
low these little things like a knee shot
away. three ribs shattered, his side wide
open. a shot in the head and sword cut
on the hand TO deter him from his duty,
and gave to both Spaniard and American
wounded the benefit OF his skill, and at
tended them while himself suffering all
sorts of pain.
His stories of Spanish cruelties, would
prove a bonanza TO the yellow Journal
lists OF the country. He saw Gen. Weyler.
in the streets of Havana, seize an infant
from It's mothers arm. dash its brains out
on the flank OF his horse. then toss 1t to
his soldiers. who caught il on their bay
onets and played bali with it. Again. he
saw them bury live baby up to the neck
in sand. then blindfold a number of men
and give a prize TO the one who could slash
a piece from the baby's head with a sword
without killing Il.
These are only samples OF the doctors"
fertile ina ination. A charmed silver bull
let with knife blade fixed in the end IS
another nice little narrowing story. These
silver bullets are supposed to he blessed
by the priests and sold to soldiers for SD
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