New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-23
INCOMPETENCE Is CHARGED.
Nt-psrs AT THE THIRD DIVISION HOS
PITAL COMPLAIN ABOUT THE
FOOD THEY GET.

THE RED CROSS AGENT At JACKSONVILLE srG-
GFsTs MANY CHANGES. AND THINKS THE
ORDER OUGHT To SEND EFFICIENT COOKS.
The following letter from the Red Cross agent at
Jacksonville given out yesterday AT the mead
quarters in this city:
jacksonville. Fla September 10. 1898.
stephen f. Barton Newc York ciIy Tor xoo zach
received together with FOR s3ol from F. - raI-
pan treas urer OF Relief Committee. for use 81 ihird
the hospitals came into possession Of the ''-ceiil
fund. the needs OF the patients Woqd De n,9,e
there has been l&itle improvement IN ms respec'
The fund Is ample TO meet every demand. nut m
hops At the Third Division Hospital (Which Nj
Tappan's check is designed to rclicyc wnere MAJOR
Major Jesurun direct charge. the nurses both male
ON no f,oi rurois nod and that many already
, in Tor lack Of suitable nourishment for duties so
arduons The female nurses have Jared only as
vel as those patients who are allowed sold food
having taken their food recently from me lauel,S
kitchen and u is clear by This that there ! grcat
thai S20n shipment OF goods has been made rom
Rcd cross Auxiliary at The request Of Mr. Hrlncr
nothi,g more than alleviate thu present evil Major
Jesurun assures me that he has done ms ''S' I"
The hospital has well-equippel diet Kitchen nu!
they have one 10 run Il. ana the nurses anu
natients are suffering in consequence nave sus
gcsted to Mr Tappan that the S@' check ne sr sen,
Tor the OF this hospital toe expended III pasnLs
ho salaries Of efficient cooks and that such COOKS
be sent on from New-York as they canno, W. W.
obtained here Mrs Annie Reiner. the marion %
the hospital Dust resigned has given her SOD ma
the situation 10 the public As she CAV" IL 10 M
Tob Msj"r FoW % and Major Jesurn seem dior
ouehy in earnest their desire for healtniuI con
di,ions for patients ana nurses 80 i"r' "'"'''
thcv have faNed TO secure them- ,, I'D
Whether this is due 70 lack ~ oreanizlnI a,'"
itv Of the material win which they have 70 deal,
cannot say. Certainly the results nave "''" VI q"
/ character that one cannot but d"por". II, -
Tho Rel cross has been doing what II couiI I9
relieve tne slInS'l1n ny Pni he need can he
adequately only by thoroughiy 5nppn@a aii
VA ranro arc t1ere Competent cooks are no"
nee led n $50 them. and adequate neip"rt 10 ~
he FRS, and Third Division hospitals SOM womb
of this city undertook the task o. ruun nInt "a mo
ni,orc,bor satisfactory The tax on thor en"rEl"-
and the strain their nerves ana pa"e''' W."
The work cannot be adeqT9tey arc per Tn hos
done ny volunteer labor We Sant me- the work
pn1We, he mid ,o- and - we want Work o' niln
nnS1l e., rust be pnid well
qgaIY "a us cannot do better service than 20
,urrtsh the necessary cooks We hay" ne .1nr
mont and need men AM "omen o. c Ie %, orr
secord Division Hospital one ~ the most aInian e..
courteous and FcnGm4Iy , on mem as capahc and
yp,,Iinc as he an would we'll but ~. ha- no,
The most nn,an,,arSy "' The Rcd cross furnished
Gvo hundred buckets % DC placed a. me si'" . 9
Co.'S qs "' h[,t eerh and orders gwen that none
! eeSou1d he used ror any other purpose nuL ~,
o-,iahle CHIEF seellC hat fh"r" was u' =,
I,'" - ,,ber n,irnoses allowed his order 20 De
I dtsregarIed and buckets used one n1N a. 4,1r
cep,acIes for MN were used IN" n"N' 'hY 10Y '''''
Inc water ., 9. ,Nts matter he
nod mo that the abuse would p" no ontt'i ~,
49, ,,hc- he could get supply - huok"'s '"r
other purposes. The Red Cross sem ,sop %, lh.h
- 81, evolainef on visiting m" camp 20 -.
how they were placed th'y Wy" 'on u4 n one o.,
! .1r,,gh ono-'hlrI ~ The wafls hhi, ','' W.
: !tl-'N, ,,sc ,o- me purpose intended n'I
/ sroten 10 about this y" said ~" maif.r - shor,
/ ronsiIcra.iou. and would D" a'ten''1 y" D"
/ iir1r. - t., .,,,,. daoorfmcnts
-,,rr 80 lesser officials. lncoTp"i'r - - -
! at,'n-.z are H.nre nav" - d'nl Nl't 80
ma The money u -. Rcd cross an '''' ' 80
| but cannot '''"''' ALEXANDER KENT