The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-26
ANOTHER SANTIAGO.
AN ARMY SURGEON FEARS
FEVER IN PORTO RICO.
General Miles Loss by Dis" - May Equal
Tbst OF Skaters According to Lieuten-
s~nt-CoioneI senn-Thc Medical Corps
Forgot Its Microscope.

eht-Coionei senn-Thc siculcal Corps
Forgot Its Microscope.
New YORK, Aug. 23.-Liuctcnant
Colonel Nicholas Sem, who went to
Cuba as chief Of the operating medi-
cal staff OF the army, has just returned
from Porto Rico. Speaking of his ex.
pcriencc, he said: In Cuba our army
met as its mos, formidable enemy one
Of the most dreaded of all acute in.
fictitious discases-ycllow fever. The
Cuban invasion was characterized by
hasty action, n lack of organization
and inadequate preparation on the
part OF the quartermastcr's depart
ment for which the medical branch of
the army was in no way responsible.
In less than two weeks after u army
landed in Cuba yellow fever made its
appearance.
I'm less than two weeks from that
time nearly SOD fever cases, most Of
them yellow fever, impaired the fight
ing force and seriously taxed the re-
sources of tho medical department..
Fortunately for the army, the type Of
the disease was mild. and the number
Of deaths was small in comparison
with some of the cpidcmics in the
past. IL was extremely fortunate that
Santiago surrendered at tn, right
time. Our army would surely have
met the fate OF the Spanish forces,
who lost 80 per cent of their men dur
inc tl,n laSf tynnr fr,n, a.nly
FORGOT THEIR MICROSCOPE.
I'm planning the Porto Rico invas-
ion, General Miles made the proper ar
engagements for preventing n repetition
of this calamity. Thus far our troops
in Porto Rico have escaped yellow fe-
yer, but 500 after landing fever cases
came into Tie different hospitals at an
alarming rate. After landing at
Ponce, August 8, | found Mt least ESQ
cases of typhoid fever. In some Of the
cases it was difficult and in others i'm
possible to make n diffcrential dag
nosis between malarial and typhoid
fever without the aid of n microscope,
q resource which unfortunately was
not at hand. Following tho order Of
Colonel G~reenleaf, chief surgeon of
the army, l Investigated for W. days
all of the fever cases in the hope of
locating the typhoid fever.
"a careful study of all the cases
showed that 90 per cent were genuine
typhoid fever eases and that the infec-
ton in the army was brought directly
from the camps occupied In the United
States. / am firmly of the opinion
that II the American army in Porto
Rico remains there much longer the
loss Of life cue to sickness will be as
great MS at Santiago.
1.-THE order to General Wilson to
take up the march toward San Juan
made IL necessary to evacuate the di-
vision hospital.
"All Of the patients were transferred
to the Spanish military hospital in
Ponce, which caused the temporary
overcrowding. The club house OF tho
city and OF the school for girls. IN
charge Of Sisters Of Charity, were also
offered to the authorities for hospital
use and were accepted.
ARAP AT THE MAIL SERVICE.
Nostalgia, or inconsistencies, in a
wretchcd condition of the soldiers, not
only in Cuba, but in Porto Rico, also.
The postofice department has shown
serious neglect in forwarding mail.
You give q man u letter from home
and he feels like fighting. i know as
an actual fact that more than zoe
letters were SEN to me while | have
been away from home, but l have re
ceived only two Of them. Newspapers
were in great demand and were
eagerly bought and read.
"The war mas again demonstrated
tho great value of the small calibcI
bullet and has shown that ID is q most
humane weapon. Contrary to expecta'
lions, but a few surgical operations
were necessary and our attention wa,
directed entirely to the proper dress
ing Of wounds.
II want to correct some OF the re.
ports which have come from Cuba an6
Porto Rico as to the feelings of tn,
Spaniards against the Red Cross. Ths
Spaniards never p~urposely fired at tn.
Red Cross representatives of our coun
try and IL any of those were injured Il
was entirely due to the fact that tn,
rcd badge Of the order could not b,
easily distinguished at a distance.
"The following incident, for exam
pie, shows that the Spaniards are in
sympathy with the work of the Re,
Cross organization. While n company
Of infantry was charging a hill a
Guanica, a volunteer who had rushc,
100 yards ahead of the line was sud
denly FRUSTRATED by the. heat. A Span
lsh officer nesr by ran to him. picke'
him up and carried him to lin
amid the cheers of our troops"
Colonel Sem Is enthusiastic about
Porto Rico and declares the island 4
be worth its weight in gold. 1T is
beautiful country, a combination o
italy and Switzerland.
The winsiow at hampton Roads.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Aug. 23.-Th
San Francisco, Cushing, Ericsson
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