The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07

It was mostly at Siborev that she spent
! her time in Cuba in carrying out the spe-
| cal purpose OF ner visit oLere. wnere s-e
! landed under the auspices Of the Red
| Cross. At Siboney she met the nurses and
| the doctors OF the Red Cross. and care
| fully watched them as they went about
| caring for the men who had been shot
down or were suffering from fevers. With
! out these physicians and nurses and with
out the supplies and food and clothing
| got 10 the front under the personal super
vision of Miss Clara Barton, SIZE believed
a great calamity would have happened 10
me army.
"Soon after the soldiers had faced fire."
! said Miss Reasoner word was received
by those miles IN the rear OF the troops
that ne boys OF Uncle Sam had been
fighting on empty stom acfs and that there
was little prospect Of their getting any
thing TO eat quickly. unless the army ra-
tons. which were still where they were
thrown from the landing place, we're car
RED over the rough roads &c them.
General ShafIer called upon Miss Bar
ton to do her best 20 help the hungry
troops. Besides food, the men wanted
change Of clothing. for they had been long
exposed to the brief rain storms. and at
night and when the firing was on had lain
in the trenches. which were veritable
breeding places Of malaria.
1T was not the climate" Continued Miss
Reasoner. that caused so much sickness
among the troops, but because they
MAI oned in wet clothes for hours, lay in
the trenches made by digging up the
moistened earth and, further. owing TO
the fact that the ground was surface
drained.
II am firmly convinced that Siboney
would be perfectly healthful place II
there were proper drainage. The fevers
the men mostly suffered from were m akarial
and not yellow jack as reported. In fact,
did not see one person down with the
yellow fever. Such a small quantity OF ice
was on hand that a man from Chicago
got fine horse in exchange Tor a piece
of ice
ITO say that the nurses worked molly
and efficiently is only giving them the
praise they deserve They were every
where, and doing evry kind of work thai
needed their hands. They were an honor
not only to themselves, to the society
which they represented, but to this land.
The hospitals were scrupulously well
kept and arranged. The hospitals at ST.
honey for patients suffering from wounds
consisted of rows Of tents. Close by in
converted Cuban houses were housed per-
sons afflicted with fevers.
at was necessary to put the fever pa
tents in the houses because their condi- |
ton would have been aggravated if they !
were put on the cots placed on the ground. |
Miss Barton fed every Cuban and recon- |
centrado that she saw. The Cubans and |
the reconcentradoes rejoiced when they |
saw the Americans.
MANY Spanish feared however, their |
coming, but General Shafter availed him
self CT every means to dispeI these fears. |
When twentyeight Spanish officers, who |
had been wounded, were captured, he saw |
to 1t that they were treated kindly. Our |
soldirs whenever they had chance to |
show mercy OF do a charitable act for |
Spaniard,- acted as they should. Their |
opponents could not help speaking of their |
kindness and goodness of heart.
Il shall never forget the weakness dis |
played by the Spanish and the valor of the |
American men. The Spaniards groaned |
piteously If they suffered any pain. but
the men of this country, who had fallen |
in battle or had been taken sick in camp, !
pore their sufferings without a murmur. |
a young first lieutenant. who had been |
shot in both legs and was suffering from
fever. gave me a message TO deliver to
his wife. While 1 was on my way home |
I unfolded the paper on which the mes
sage was written, and read: I am WELL %"