The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-17
HOW MODERN SURGERY
CARES FOR THE WOUNDED.
Duties of the Men Who, in Land Battle, Follow the
Fighters to Bind Wounds, Mend Broken Limbs,
and Garry the Injured From the Field.

the comuaander~in-ehief A scheme for q
bearer company was drawn up by this
committee. and this was the mode. on
which the bearer company, as at present
organized. il based. This bearer ccm-
fHany was firs< tried in actual warfare In
the Zulu war OF lSsa. and sas we learn
from Isongmore. spn Euashus Wound1s1
It's operations were then attended with
such succe Ss-every man who fell wound
81 being at once picked up and carried
10 the rear for surgical aid-that the Sec
rotary Of state for war called che a;ten-
tson or the house at commons 10 them.
especially 10 the courage OF the hearers
VINO KEEP, close up 10 the attacking trccp~.
and To the rapiiity with which al thu
wounded were placed under hospital
treatment"
Fer purposes of description. the means
Tor msdica. assistance os sick and wounH.
ca IN campaign. as laid down By regu-
iaiien. may be divided into three iinea
The first line of assistance il composed
81 TIE resimentai aid. and The bearer COM
panfes.
TIE second line camn-tses tns field hes
piiais and the stationary hospitals on the
lines OF communication. and
The third sine the general hospitals az
the base or operations, and. II the haso
be on the seaboard hospital ships.
The First lire. The regimental aid
regiment has a medical officer attached
TO II during the campaign. four men per
squadron. or two nen per company. arc
trained, during peace time In sfretcher
bearer work~how to iift and carry
wounded men on stre,chers in ren-
dsring first aid'' 10 wounded on the fleld.
The medical officer and these trained
Observation-Disclosures form part OF the frst
hne OF medical assistance. VIZ. the s.rex-
mental aid;'' the bearer company forms
the other part.
A bearer company r. a body or men
composed OF the medi1a, stan corps ana
its reserves tinciusiinG the militia re.
servesl especially trained and practiced n
ancrding first ah to wounded men. p.ac-
ing them on siretehers. carrying them ia
where surglca! treatment can be given u
them. and In hacking them into amhu-
lance wagons for conveyance TO the field
hospitals. 1t Is commanded and admin
istered By ofaefsspf the army medical
stsff.
The personnel ef bearer company con-
sists OF three Officers Of the army med
zeal stan. one warrant officer, SIX SER
geants. one busler. and ffty-three rank
and file Of the medical stan corpe. OF The
latter thtrty~two are etretcher- hearers for
eight stretchers Mt four men each, and the
remainder are corporalA privates. cooks,
servants. etc.
aho stsnsFoft % beafer company may
be either wheel or pack" In the
former case all the stores baggage. tents.
surgiea. appliances, etc. are carried IA
service wagons Of different gatterns ana
IN the latter on pack mules Wheeled
transport 10 uscd where the nature a the
country permits or It's employment. and
pack mule transport under other cirruM-
stances. as In mountain warfare, When
wheeled transport il available ten as,sbu-
lance wagons are supplied for The car-
riake OF the wounded. each capable sc
accommodating an average OF nine narn.
some lying down and scs,s sitting m