Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-07

The progress " civilization In this
century IL perhaps best illustrated on
n modern ncid u battle. wher amidst
canage and death angels Of mercy nrc
huslly engaged carrying all the ala pos
nibe Ia the wounded and dying
Formerly, organized assistance ON tho
battlefield was not thought II. Medical
aid after tho enlargement was generally
Insufficient The victims II bullets.
swords or bayonets were often lcfi
where they fcii, 10 die In agony. An
this Il changed, Even cruel war has
been made 10 recognize In the soldier
n human being entitled 90 the tender
care OF fellow beings and today n hat
tlcnsld literally swarms with members
81 the Rcd Cross society. who take
their own lives In their hands In Or
der Ia save Others.
The field hospital service % the
American army has now reached
high drgtcc ~ perfection. when rprl-
ment o. engaged In battle o number
Of soldiers. about twenty-five to
regiment are detailed ~ urrtchor-
bearers. About twenty more of m. hos
plmi cnua are engaged Tor ihe same
purpose, The latter closely watch The
lines and nH soon nH soldier ~ seen
o. fan. their duty a. 10 hasten o. him
with a rlfvtch,r should tho wounded
be- too numerous Tor the twenty mon NJ
the hospital corps the twenty-five a..
HistantH belonging 20 the regiment are
called into service. II necessary a SUR
geon examine tho Injured man before
he n taken away hnd drraasH biz
wound temporarily; hr iH then To-
moved 10 the dressing station which lH
located out ~ range M the puymy's nrp.
and here his injuries arr attended 10.
The hospitals contain about two hun
dftd cots Attached IN them are COM
peient surgeons and nurHea. They are
equipped with medicines. linen. Hutn.
Die food and tho necessary apparatus
Tor performing surgical operations n
thc Injuries OF thn patient are such that
he requires medical treatment for a
longer period than couple NJ weeks.
he II sent TO some permanent hos-
plial. located Gar away from the scenes
Of war, ana there given the necessary
attendance. II il incumbent upon the
commanding officer IN announce 10 the
chief NJ the hospital service the prohl.
hlllty and location ~ battle ana supniy
him with maps uf tn battlefield AZ
soon a. The plans arc completed, In
order to enable him 10 locate his drcsa-
ing stations and nsli hospitals az the
most advantageous positions,
For the victims naval battles our
government has made equally generous
arrangements. Al u cost N q million
dollars the ship sulacc has hrcn lifted
out az u floating hospital, the hrst
ONE ever employed In such service In a
naval war This vessel can uccommo-
date about seven hundred patients
and has every appliance found In a
modern, nrst-clnss hospital. This ship ls
subject 10 tho ofdcrH of the commander
of whatever fleet she may be- attached
10. During action her position win De
90 the rear Of the battle line. At her
masthead floats the Rcd Cross Tag. a
crimson cross on "a white field and this
protects her from the nrc ~ the enemy
Any American vessel with wounded
on board raises the signal to Indicate
that fact, and when the signal rs
holHtod, a steam launch H. dispatched
from the Sulace 10 take on the Injured
men. The ship has also morguc where
those beyond human aid ere cmbalmcd
10 that the remains N those who die In
the service OF the country need not be-
cast Into the sea, as formerly but may
BE- sent TO friends and rolatlvoa ashore.
All this II the result of civilization
which evidently realizes that tho ad-
yanoed position It has attained has
placed upon It new duties as regards
the methods Of warfare. It is an evil
denee OF a growing disposition Ia
gradually render war between nations
claiming standing on the high Plat
form OF western civilization unneces.
sarS and to substitute for II better