The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08
lex SANTIAGO SOLDlEhS.
,~c STORY OF GEN. WHEEL
ms DAUGHTER AS A NURSE.

.+teution-SOme Uoou NorA
The Relief Commission Has
americans and Spnniards
4 D'' u,ve-Other Matters of Inter-
& est.
Letter written by DR.. Henry c.
- leading minister of Philadel-
SON, Santiago under date of July
~ went TO Santiago as member of
~ relief commission. The commission
~, .~o.IIent work. 1t carried doctors,
"u and medical supplies on the
n ~ Resolute. The opening extract
~, tba letter tells of a call of COM
- Of the commission on Gen. Shat
y ter:
cen. shafter sat on a cane seat settee
:, ore end of his reception room in the
.,,lace" as we approached him. A row
. three chairs on either side face one
Aonot5er at right angles to the settee.
-b,s Is the Spanish mode of receiving,
A is a most fitting and convenient one.
S first meeting with notable person
sc ,vavs interesting and usually disap
ef ing. Preconceived notions are quite
tnc,n to be wrong in some particulars.
81 ste, ritter had expected to meet man of
Io- Gus proportions. But although
Isis certainly a goodly girth about
s. the deldle and the lower limbs are stout,
81 blade % Is not that of an obese man.
pitcn neeks are not fat" not even full.
& den, are rather thin, and somewhat hol-
y coac It is a strong face that looks down
IN or up 10 you out of eyes that have
otanxlous and not unkind look The face
\ long. crowned with capicious brow,
surmounted by a plentiful growth of iron
gray hair. parted in the middle, not
daintily. but rising in a disorder as though
hand had been thrust through it in
moment of meditation. The stories af1oat
as to Gen Skaters brusqueness, even
rudeness Of manner, are not verified by
his reception of our party. Nothing could
be more courteous, even cordial, than his
welcome He greeted us heartily, entered
at once upon our business, gave more
than an hour to the matter, and during
all our stay showed every attention and
extended every aid at his command.
With our committee of three came Maj.
T O.. Summers the surgeon in charge of
the vast stores sent on the Resolute by
the medical department of the army AS
compared with these and the supplies of
the National Red Cross Society, our relief
stores, abundant as they were did not
seem formidable. However, when it come
to distribution, their quality may be
judged by Dr. Summers remark: Your
things are the ones the surgeons ask for
first" That is quite natural for the factor
of home comforts went into their Sc
lection.
Maj Hazard, the surgeon-in-chief of
Gen. Skaters staff, soon Joined our con-
ference. His kharki uniform, soiled almost
to blackness, showed the character of this
campaign. He had not seen his trunk since
the day the expedition landed Most of
the officers are in the same condition. and
even changes of Undertaking have been
impossible The highest officers must go
without drawers and undershirts, while
their one suit is being washed. Meanwhile,
their baggage is sailing TO and fro in
the holds of the transports. Dr. Ha-
ward is a man of quiet manner low voice
and deliberate speech, with a slight ac-
cent TO mark his French descent. He
brought in the sick report for the day,
and then placed in the commanders hand
letter from Dr. La Garde the surgeon
IN charge of the hospitals at Sibonev.
low FEVER We want cots"-so the letter
ran. 4 have them!' exclaimed Mai. Sum
ners' $500 of them" I'VE want hospital
tents L have them, too, 600 of them"
asdih the good doctor interrupted. 1--WE
want medicines of every sort; our supply
Is almost exhausted" IT have everything
-plenty' cried the major 1--WE want hos
pltai furniture and apparel, night shirts.
paJailas' oehcacles' something for our
U .'JIl Now came in our turn:
we nave them herer was the answering
chorus. Moreover" the letter continued
our surgeons are nearly worn out: three
are SICK We need fifteen doctors and al
least fifty nurses"
=, w nat can you do in that line?" asked
~ Se", smarter, looking up from the notes in
his hand Wv 'i''eS III
j, Dr summers took a sheet from a hun
, e VI documents, silently counted m a
lLs' Vi names and answered: I'VE have
Cr Zen competent physicians. all experi-
ara eet an 'he treatment of yellow fever,
o o. HI'y-hVe immune nurses of whom ten
are women" "Ai 'eii
Is II any wonder that in the pause which
,,ti1'' one of our party expressed the
onei mat the answer had come to thar
p DO! DIS tho directly sent bv Divine
19 [e.luencef And the general gave consent
~ tne day closed a portion of cargo
and tdnued through the surf at Sjbonv
eoIdio 'ne work of relieving our suffering
,-.I" mad begun. The next dav the now
az ie doctors and nurses were at work
49, 5Hrts OF sunshine began to tighten nm
,atto uaIK situation. Obi" said one of the
foli. .e"ta' with grateful look 'if Won
I,,.. ndq only come sooner. lots of chr
hoy nlisht nave been saved!' 1t is perhaps
nov, eeIIy 20 give judgment, but as far as
80 "eard from, the value and desirs hIe-
hos.,itoul, women nurses in stationary field
liI''als' az least, is demonstrated by the
tIe b. work Of the plucky and efficient lit
teot 'a'u at Siboney. Apropos of this sub
WI pretty story was told me bv Lieut.
A - vi lne Ninth United States Infantry
~, ,oi poraI Of his company Law sick ar the
ans Club house, which stands on lhe
ccr'.IsslIoe near the qHays and has been
fcon lveu INTO hospital. While the Of
rroI vas talking with his soldiers. a wo-
M Nurse came by aud bathed the sick
,' Int race and hands and fed him milk.
ssI,, you Know who that is, Corporal?"
80 the lieutenant, when the nurse had
.A No. / don't" was the answer. "but
60 perfect lady, she is! She's boen
e,.s good to us, and If ever I get a.
h ',S''''e' 1 Il show her how We appreciate
er' daughter "heel-