Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-29
THE HOSPITAL SHIP Relief.
finest Vessel IN he World 6f We Pur.
pose.



Now York. June e9-wutt o. un-
douhtcdly the finest hospital ship lu
the world VII steam out 10y N,w York
harbnr next Thursliy and proceed Co.
Santiago de- cuba TIL Relief the
pride ~ the war department The Zoe
lace. Uncle cams other D. n.uI shin.
belongs % the navy department and De-
on duty In Cuban waters
For moro than month tho Relief
has been receiving the attention of
carpenters, mhohini4ta. plumhrfH clec.
uiclauH and medical ot surgical ox-
ports az the Morgan Iron WORKS satur-
day nho noatsd out % dry dock. and
with a TOW more finishing touches. In
Hlde ana out. she viii be- ratdy ta sail
The Relief. with her splendid lines.
her massive steel frame ami her mod
crn engines. more than ar No every
demand from the vlcw polni OF q
ship proper. and from that Of the phy-
SLAMS and surgeons xho h a dr,am.
Imagine a ship of this kind divided
W into ave large wards Tor the sick
and wounded. into store rooms aud
mess rooms. operating rooms aud ON.
Gers quarters. nttcd with every ape
pllancc known o. modern m~irai OF
surgical science, including all known
Instruments likely to b. required IN
surgical operations, two complete y
rthN outiiir. a mlCruacuplcni laboratory
lcrfeut facilities Cor Photographic and
with electrical puwur oyrrywhcrs. run.
ninE tho lights and hundreds OF fans
scattered throughout me ship. whose
zephyr vii make tho WOUNDED sail.
or ur soldier forget that Dc IL not boz his
northern home, Instead Of on the i0rrld
cuba.
Tue ship viii be- tho largest. with the
greatest cargo OF nice thlngu. thar any
similar vessel ever carried. Hundreds
OF patriotic women an over the eastern
states have heard % Dr. Tarnsy and
his ship. ana the result has been many
contributions of money and delisasirs.
In ne way OF purely medical stores,
Ut Tourney has taken palms 10 supply
everything, lite last week sent on board
several hundred cases Of medicinal
stores, which he described ia pills ana
powders.
The special plants have been provided
which viii add Infinitely 10 the cImfirt
Of the sick. They are the distIiiine
plant. the Ice or rcfrigcrating plant.
and the plant for carbonizing water
80 NH'fH'fHNHAN AHANAANN
Tho iirHt two VIII bee indlsponaahls In
tho south In furnishing plentiful sun.
ply ~ pure, cold water. and N, rsr.
honlEing plant viii make the water
more drlnknble.
The wards are models IN their way.
INC walls are painted white. the floors |
covered with rubber tiling ana IN beds !
if lrnn cnamcllcd In white.
Bath rooms abound. They nre c,n-
lfctrd with an tho wards. with tha pri- |
'lte quarters ~ the medical ntnn ana |
WIN those Of the ships officers who're |
a a special shower bath which ,vonid |
be- the making Of any bath hnula an /
'nl. u Tor sick officers ana is I'D /
,iransed that the shower throws hoi /
ir cold, fresh or salt water. An the .
ilthroomH have rubber fioors
For hnlstinE or lowering tho sI.r ,r
Wounded, naval constructor F,,,ris /
T. hnwle1 has devised u apeclBi az
'araius on the forward side IN 10
nam mast h. has lifted steam b,,m
80 10 uac patients can be taken frIm
war snip ana placed on any dcrk ~
ne l'cllet or In any ward deaired