The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-21

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CARE OF THE SICK AND WOUNDED.
Tho seriously sick were to be treated In
division field hospitals unless their trans-
fer 10 general hospital was advisablc)
under the care Of tho most experienced
physicians and able surgeons on duty with
each division. Medical officers left on duty
with their regiments were to exercise sani-
tary supervision over the well men and to-
determine whether soldier reporting him.
eelf sick shouN' be sent to hospital or re-
main as trivial case. under treatment In
quarters. This consolidation OF the medical
force hy divisions Implying as IL dld the
breaking up of the regimental hospitals,
met With u strong opposition from rcgi-
mental medical officers, particularly from
those Who were not detailed for special
service at the hospitals. g
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THE FIFTH ARMY CORPS.
Long before this corps embarked for
Cuba. its field hospitals were in cond4on
for efficient service. Subsequent cvenrs,
however. rendered valueless these prepara-
lions OF the me5ical departments. When
the command embarked on uhe transport
vessels, the wagons aud nudes were left
behind. The ambulance trains OF all the
divisions, with a large amount Of the ous-
tit OF the hospitals. were also left behind
Three ambulance wagons were taken apart
ana stored on one OF the vesseis. These
dad eNceIlent service an San Juan and III
Caney. Ten OF the ambulalees of the thirl
% reserve a4yiSlo-pAa hospital were suiose-
qd'4Uy stripped 10 Cuba, where they ar
itFei july :, and were OF value In moving
The sick ahd wounded 30 ahe hospital az
lT.I tn h.4 lx,.r al x,ht,
transports. OF the property and supplies
CARVED 10 Cuba, a portion was uot avadla-
ble for service at the time Il was most
needed, to-wit: On July J. and g. when
Une Wounded from El Caaey and san Juan
were coming from the tronx Tor care ana
treatment This was because, IN general,
no opportumiuy was Afforded ITO land the
med-cal property. Earnest efforts were
made by the medical officers 10 have sun
plies al the front for the troops purng
and after uhe baaae at El Caney and san
Juan there was an insnfticlenay OF tents.
cots. bedding and medloines. due to the
causes stuffed, burt all the HOSPITALS were
well equipped for surglull work
After the capitalization OF Santiago the
troops at THE front broke down rapidly
unyler the hatgues they had undergone
and the ntalarial Influences 10 which they
were exposed, but by this time ample eup-
ply of TENTS furniture, beddllag. clothing
and metltutll stores had reachcd Slboney.
together with corps of trained nurses and
toree of surgeons, those sent to duty at
the yellow fever hospital being Immune 10
unat ulaease, MeamwhDie, TO relieve tho
valsSsanss and aicl. ,lho no',,d ~ W. ~.
journey home were sent to The United
States on transport vessels. This was an
Gu my meuS'uie 10 FeiieVs one hospat-
m tn,f,o1 Of ,tho msn nho ...ara .ini ta -
mental camps.
The transfer of troops from Santiago TO
Monlaalh font' N. T.. was also an emer-
5,,,S,n,, @I une sss~ resous,oll-
every TRANSPORT rested on tbe medical 81
ficers who had charge OF the embarkadlon
Had they hliied in this duty, the effect
would have been disastrous during the
voyage TO the men Confined on shiphoarn
aud the risk OF importing the disease Into
this country would have been greatly Ia
N "a needless to refer at This time TO tne
corngSt,dats of starvation which appeared
almost daily in the newsuauers durine tho
oF.cinaeton ~ Camp Wfaoff for n Is nov
generaldy undnt,too1 THAI the weakne.s
n,.,sr,,,aso, o,nacc,,lo ANA .,,a, cas,tqnn NJ co
nnanv ~ ea,e trs,ors we're he ras,,lss og
n,,istasi 4Snhoid ana voliow Nnver from
,s,toh ~ ,,,,,, s,e,a.,,S -, .,,ns,a,a,,,a
NJ ms exn,snre ~ ma c,Imst,c int,,,ances
sr1 hal rnse,,t@ns y, sants',ro AMI 10
,fs,p.1
Nv, neislsuvinoou pet%tns a"n SUBSEQUENT W
'ne su''snD'o VI 0ne o'.s'
TROOPS IN THE HOME CAMPS.
,rba mathod ~ hosn,tal orean,zation in
-. s.,as,,.,
THESE caliips WAS Piacu'caiiy the s'i'ne' anu
there was much similarity In the condi-
items affecting them and CORRESPONDENCE
g., .hair hi.,or,, par,,nn,,, ,.a,,nr,oa a.,
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but rev instances with the material ana
supplies for their medical corps. But they
brought sicl, men with them nna these
,o,,,,r.a ,,otlot, r. pro,,,.,,, 80, =.
,etu'i,u Iui' ,,a,e, N',e o,'s'0n nav :.
no mRle Tor DIVISION hospitals III view OF
the futute field service and for reglmental
hospitals in view OF the immediate neces-
sity
Chief surgeons o, corps and divisions De-
gan tho organization and equipments OF
their Held division hospitals and ambu-
Hsnot cotps pus ,ney "e ,, ny. 4. 'he ou.
our,ng men for service as cooks. nurses.
iiiter-bearers. ambulance drivers, team
sters. etc As rule inc hospitais We're