Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

bat nit heavy on the wounds. The ears |
Or the sick nrc strangely acute When |
ever the sick men heard the SQUAD % |
chipping ice they hcgged for ice water |
water was begged for with m cagurneas |
that was pltifui. ] felt consclous- |
sfnlttcn. But 70 was n question uf s4vlng |
the eyes Of the wounded men and |
there WIS no other way. To make The
Ice last till morning I Htchithlly chipped |
Il IN so that the sick men would not
hear The sound.
Al midnIrht q rurredn came over
from his tent ward with % Ltur piece OF
ice, not l1rgcr than hls liant. This ~
all we can spare he said; take %. You
must Keep these wounds cool 40 1il hAE-
aiis. ! have another case, very like
! these wounded In the hfnu. / want 90
! bring him over here, where he VIII De
sure OF exactly the same nursIng. It's
/ ne depends on the care Dc Will set ln
/ the next twcnty-fuur hour. Have you
/ q vacant cotr
'sThlre was not n vacant cot. though
we could make room Tor one on The
porch N We could ind the rot ~
I though h. could and went back taking
I the precious bit ~ ice that b. really
I needed more than we did. 10 Tho course
/ NJ h.df an hour the surgeon returned
/ 20 say Il was Impossible 70 Fot "a cot
anywhere. aud the wounded man must
/ b. ioft whore he was 10 the tni-At
I least until morning,
and 90 IL went on through tho long
night-thc patient suffering % 90 sick
l men, the herulrn o. the wound d=ali
[ fearing 10 give any trouble, desiring nor
10 do 80 and grateful for ihc muio7t
attention. The courage that fnr.s ieath
on the battlefield OF calm - t. . Cor IL
In the hospital IL not q courage OF race
or color. Two Of tho br1vest mon ever
raw were here almost side by side on
the little porch. Captain Mills ana prl-
waite CLARK, one white The other black.
I They were wounded almost at the same
timo and In the same way. Tho patient
suffering ana hCrulEm % the black sole
der wcrc fully equal 90 the Anglo
I Saxon. 10 was quito the al'nr-ihc gem
tlcnoss and appreciation They were a
| study these men. 20 widely apart ln
lie. bui here 90 strangely close and
I alike. on the common ground Of duty
and sacrifice. They r@cclvod precisely
the same care. Each was led like n
I child. FOR with their h1ndnged eyes
they wore az helpless ~ blind men.
when the Ice pads were renewed on
I Captain Mllia'a yes the same change
was made ON Private Cllrk's eyes.
| Thoru was no difference In their food or
beds. Neither ever uttered word u
] complaint. Tho nearest 20 "a regret oN.
prrsncd by Captain Mills was a heavy
Sigh. followed by the Words
" oh. we were not ready; our army
was not prepared
"of himself ho talked cheorfuily--
strong and hopeful 4 think I shall Fet
back with the Hlght OF one eye h. fnli
That was all Dr. the early past VI tho
night h. was rurtlrHr=hlH brain wHu
actiyc-ntrung and brave NJ h. was.
The moonlight was very bright FOOD
Of silver iiEht. seen only In the tropics.
, Hoping 90 divert him, I said; "rhc
, moonlight ~ too bright captain. I viii
I Try tu put uu a little rrrrrn.ro you can
get 20 sleep He realized at once tho
/ nhauriity and the ludIoroua side. and
, with an amused smile replied "nut you
! know-t can't see the moonlight
II said II was time 90 got more Tee for
. hlH head. and half stumbled across the
4 porch, blinded by tears. WHOM toii who
= his nearest neighbour was. Captain Mills
{ expressed great nympnthy Tor Private
: clark and paid hlrh tribute 10 tho
b bravery of the colorod troops and their
faithful Performance OF duty. Private
! Clark talked but little. lie would o.
! apparently asleep, until the ualn In his
head became unbcnrablc. then be would
, try 10 ~ up. always careful 20 keep ths
, Ice pad on his eyes over the baudase
, What can ! do Tor you. CihrkT' would
ask. Nothing. thank YOU he would
answer. IT'S very nice and com'ortnhl,
here. liut rs only tho misery In ms
: htnd-the misery ~ awful
! 1T n not unlikely that Captain Milii
/ win yet have sight Of both eyes, and
Private clark will leave hero also n
> better shape than az first seemed posi-,
: BILE. They arr most anxious TO so home
: and Will be- among the flrut who will ht
: taken on the hospital ship Tor transpor.
; tntlon 60 the United States. hny,
: mentioned these two men not ~ cH-
3 ceptlonni In bravery, but 90 illustrate
. the rule III hcroiHm, and because tht3
; happened 70 be among the patients an,
der my immediate care that night II
! was a strange night picture. one that
, could never be dlmmed hy time but will
: live through MI tho years Of my life.
AFTER mldnlght a rcatful ntmOHph0r'
: peryadcd the hospital and the blessing
: Of sleep foll upon tho suffering mcn.oni
by one. IN the little interval 81 rcposi
r dropped into an old chair on tn'
J porch, looked away into the mountain
4 sharply outlined Ia the moonlight. ans
I the sea like waves OF Hilycr-thr cam
. on the nhurc-ncar by thirty ~ forts
. horses standing motlonless-thcn M
= hospital tents. with now and then tbs
/. fiickcring light ~ candle. In The
background the clifin. with here and
= there "a spanish hlOckhouHu. over all
Z no tragedy Of life and death. the pain
! and rorruw-that was the stiffness OF
= peaceful nlEht-a stiffness broken
. only by tho sound Of the surf brought
y back IN tho cool, refreshing breeze. foi
: which We all thanked God"