New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-31
NURSES AND NURSING.
ONE HUNDRED 1MMUNEs AT NEw-OR-
LEANS MAY BE CALLED ON.
MoN-AUK WILL sJPPLIED-RED CROSS ROOMS
OPENED AT LONG ISLAND CITT-NEw-


OPENED AT LONG ISLAND CTT-NEw-
ENGLAND wOMEN's WORK.
N- Barton + IN receipt % letter from I. Smart.
nenu.y Surgeon General II tho United States Army.
70 the erer; tina; the Surseon-General thanks the
Red Cross for the information that II has hun
dred capable yellow fever immune nurses At New
Orleans and states that should conditions render
Il necessary the SurFeonGenera vii be pleased t,
cal upon :he order FOR these nurses.
The additional Ten nurses sent - Montauk yes
terday viii be greatly appreciated. Every care is
being taken 20 make them comfortable and 90
cure thereby the greatest and best help for the
sick soldiers The kitchens IN good work
ing order. and excellent meals are served from
them Mrs Willard writes:
The State Of Massa chusetts Is behind US; Gov
eminent supplying ratons"
In regard 20 the hospital work OF the Trained
Nurse Maintenance Auxiliary Mrs Cowdin has
ceivec a oonJnendatory letter from Surgeon-Gen-
e-al s.ernhorg expressing appreciation and salts
faction with tho method Of supplying the camp
with
Not only are the sick az Montauk well looked
after. but the establishment at Long Island City
of Red Cross rooms for receiving men as they
leave the train IN coming from the camp will pro-
vide tor the convalescents who are st weak and
find themselves 700 fatigued 20 proceed further
on their Journey The rooms were opened yester-
day and viii re kept open day and night. Attend
hANc
wants of soldiers The rooms are at No. e Third
Ct. Long Island City only short walk from IN.
station FOOD cots and other supplies have been
sent there and everything IS in readiness to begin
the work
Fort wadswor'h and 81 Peters Hospital. Brook
lyn received a consignment o. supplies yesterday.
NEw-ENGLAND WOMEN ENERGETIC.
The War Relief Committee n the Society Of New
England Women held q strictly business meeting
a. -be 4sh r.
in West FOurteenth-st The only announcement
HnHdo was tiiat P1;uTu-s eth ceing made by tho
women the society employs. and hundreds of these
garments are needed in different camps. II is also
proposed 10 provide other clothing for who
are ready 10 leave the hospitals and yet are not
provided with necessary out-of-doors garments
While the society was IN session a woman came
70 the armory 10 ask for help 81 caring for her
son. He home. she said, at No. $40 Tenth
ave. having come few days ago fur
Tough from Fernandina. where he has been III
with fever. He is a member Of the 9Th Regiment.
John Culener by name. and is still weak and help
less he received his transportation and 50 for
buying food Ell route. bat has no ether means and
Is Of course unable 10 work.
Mrs Swin3urne told q a man she hal Jus, Wis
TED at 81 Luke's Hospital. John Sahate one OF
ment who arrived from Chickamaura yesterday.
he Is stranger in this city Captain Mitchell had
advised Mrs SomeTvine Of MS coming and asked
II q typhoid fever. and woult be too weak to
take Of himself The young man had re-
lapse the journey from camp. anu was more
than grateful 20 BE- met by the representative q
tho .,ew-E England Wom~n's War Relief Society and
placed AT once IN comfortable quarters in ST
Luke's
The society IS constantly busy with work OF this
kind. and a. ever glad 10 receive contributions q
all kinds 70 enable The members 70 continue per-
forming such deeds of humanii arianisn.
DR.. : g Particle. the Rod Cross agent at Tampa.
writes under date o. August = that train in
charge Of Major Richards that day took away n
hundred md fffy convalescents The train was
n good condition and every SICK man received a
set Of paIarlas besides hospital necessar'es,
for me fafiguing trip north. About TWEEN Il .
seriously sck r"rnaine1 ~ the hospital
Ms Ellen s Mussey. chairman 81 the Washing
Ton Committee % the Red Cross. sent word 10 Mr..
Barton to-day that she had succeeded n overcom-
Ing the objection Of Major Davis 70 the establish
Inent of diet kitchen In Fort Myer.