The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-02

connection with this matter 1t may be
recalled that, during the battle Of Yalu,
tne compartment of the doctor on board
a japanese ship being exposed, was entered
Dy shell which exploded and killed every
one present. surgeon wounded and all.
u Is TO provide against such casualties
tEat the SICK bays on American vessels
in time Of action are located, in the bat
tesnips, within the citadel or armored
part OF the ship. On board the PhiladeI-
phls, protected cruiser. a part Of the
forward torpedo room, situated under the
curved steel deck, is used. on the smal-
Ter vessels the Wardroom and storage
as the living quarters of The officers are
called. would he utilized.
Handling Wounded Men.
The provisions for Transporting wound
ed men TO the temporary sick bay during
action have been rendered as perfect as
the construction Of the modern war YES
sci viii permit Narrow passa ges, numer-
Gus partitions and small hatchways make
the task a difficult one. 1t is found both
ersome enough. even in drill maneuvers,
10 lower a well man down through vo or
three decks, but when the excitement Of
combat and the possible condition Of the
patient are added. the work is greatly
complicated. The late war did not afford
sufficient experience 10 so.ye the prob
lem.
Ou edC4 NeSSGl IN the service 2 call
known as sick CALI is sounded by a bu-
gler al three bells. $50 a. m. Just prior
to the sounding Of the call the surgeon
on duty repairs TO the examining room
or sick bay and takes MS station in readi-
ness to see those requiring medical care.
The apOthecary and nurses are also in
attendance.
Those members Of the crew who wish
to consult the doctor, form in line out
side the SICK bay door and are called in
side In their turn. The surgeon examines
each person carefully and # the case is
mild The required treatment is entered in
the ap0thecary's book Those cases of q
more serious nature are given immediate
and personal attention. When 1t necessi-
tates eXcusing the man from duty his
name and rating is placed on the captain 5
daily report of sick and on an extra list
intended for the executive officer and Off
Ger of the deck. The latter report is tech
nically known as the pinnacle list
Those Excused From Duty.
In a warship, where the crew consists
of from two to FIVE hundred men, some
special mark is necessary TO designate
those excused from duty. For this pur-
/ pose each man whose name figures on the
pinnacle list is compelled TO wear white
badge bearing a red cross upon the arm
Malingering on shipboard is unusual. Each
crew consists Of a certain number of di-
VISIONS. ana tNe necessary snip VOL Is
equally apportioned. 1t naturally follows
that each man OF a division depleted by
1 sickness is compelled 10 do extra work
a circumstance which makes a shirler
/ extremely Unpopular.
II is a matter of personal pride with both
1 surgeon, and commanding officer that the
/ reports Of sick sent quarterly to Wa shing-
I ton should contain as few cases as posi-
bic. This in itself is enough TO cause the
/ local medical department 10 labor Jealous
! ". The surgeon in charge not only attends
/ sick call but he supervises the selling OF
/ food by bumboats in foreign and home
/ ports as well. He is consulted by the cap
/ tain on all questions concerning the health
! of the crew, and his advice is Invariably
/ taken.
/ one of the accusations made in the case
/ of the alleged bad treatment of the i'll and
wounded soldiers returning from Cuba,
/ and also those in camps, was that poorly
| prepared and insufficient food was served
out instead of a rational diet. This matter
4 is carefully looked after in the navy. In
cluded IN the medical stores Of each shin
I is a quantity of canned foods such as
! tapioca, corn starch, etc. Liquors wine
| and mat extracts are also supplied When
! Il is found advisable TO give a patient a
| specially prepared diet, he is fed from
/ these stores.
Previous TO the Standardization war.