The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-01

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The report states that n times when <ne
hospital Wa crowded there vas . lack OF
nursss. fhs deficiency being ssrpHed by
ektaiss from tbs restmenss which were
nDs n satisfactory AZ trained nnues.
AS = result Of this inadequate fo<c<,'
sayz the report, "she forcs provided was
hard worked. but ia Al. eases xhey have
stuck TO their paris and performed t9sstf
work wfth Frea. energy nntfi sickness over
took considerable Hamh<r Tbs places
~ the mex have been Allied by nursex from
the surgeon generals Department The
exhansting character OF tssa work per-
formed by these nprses rs shown by the
fact that about cEe-Tourtb Of them have
thoroughly exhausted their strength and
are nov resting N cl,zsterz.ss
Gen. Boynson shows tfas there 10 full
refrigerator capacity for this hospital. peF-
cesain-iiped baths. sseri.ized ans. iced wa
ter ard every eonvertense. In the nnalsgn-
ant typhoid ward there have been but two
deaths out OF thirty ease in three weeks
He sAys that both the medical officers and
the hospital attendants a, this hospital
have undoubtedly performed their duty
with energy and efficiency.
Work Well Don<.
The next hospital inspected was the
Thisd division hospital. First corps, in
charge Of MAJ. Thomas Clark. Here the
Attendants were found sufficient. though
In the earlier days there were not enough
surgeons or attendants.
the tents clean, most Of the tents fioored
and al Of the space between she cots and
ais!es For tine the hospital was week
behind Ia ordering It's nesi.ca, supplies, but
this Was before the government had col
1erted fits medical stores In great quaint
ties.
AZ ia other hospitals the force Of attend
Ants here. both officers and men. have
worked with great persistence. and still
over Is per cent. OF the hospital corps have
fallen sick from It's exhaustive lahors. For
the Last six weeks there have been no dis-
heu,ties In obtaining medical supplies Of
every character. The Red Cross Rad made
liberal donations TO this hospital. and
friends In Minnesota have sent great guam
itties Of deiicacies.
The hospital fund fer July amounted to
t4ls and With that amount 1t has been
possible to obtain all tha milk needed.
Taking up the LAST OF the field hospitals,
that Of the Third corps. Second division.
under Mai. Smith. tie report says tina. the
hty-three tents are at present not all &C.
cupied. During the epidemic OF measles
they were crowded. There we're no Red
Cross nurses and a detail of twenty ladies'
from the Chattanooga association have vla-
tied the hospital daily to cook the lighter
food for the sick.
When the hospital was crowded the num-
oer Of attendants was insufficient, There
ware also strong complaints Of the failure
TO get medical and surgical supplies In the
early days before the government. had been
able to furnish itself. and when IT was i'm
possible to avoid delays incident to rush
Ing out supplies 10 great army camps.
No Lack Of Food.
The requisstion papers on file. however,
show that the hospital officers made every
effort 70 obtain fun supplies. Leaving the
details about the hospitals. the report pro-
creds TO trea, the whole subject generally
a. follows:
Tn two of the hospitals opportunities oc-
CURED for discoveries OF what undoubtsd-
~ originated many OF the sensational stor-
les that have been printed over the country
10 the effect that the patients In the hoa-
pitals lacked sufficient food and In MANY
xyn tha .,xF
In the ward where the onwaltscent typhoid
patients were found. many of the men
were constantly asking for food, and as a
matter OF consequence were as constantly
denied anything except the lighter forms
OF food. which can alone he safely admin
istered 10 recovering typhoid patients.
Through this care alone, as Is perfectly
understood. can the lives Of typhoid con-
vaieecents b save1. yet Ii has been distort-
Ell into tho report which has bee. spread
throughout the couptry that patients were
heifsx starved In tho government hospitals.
There has been no LACK % perfect fnos. In
the hospitals and competent cooks for pre-
pairing 1t have been present and tina only
reason for depriving patients OF what go
many Of them have clameged for has seen
the necessity OF such dieting as the disease
demands. II would be easily observed that
the conditions set forth III this report are
mainly present conditions.
Undoubtedly there have been serious
ineonveniences. and AZ times of the grs-atest
crowdtag there was lack 81 eonvenisnces
and full attendance which so 10 make that
painful condition Of araiTs. which as every
veteran knows. are inserAfahis from ,hs
field hospitals ~ great armies, even when
those concerned exert themselves 10 secure
tina comfort OF the patients. These sre CON
df.sons which in times % rspid iGssrvasc Of
dssease~~a condition which WAS reached at
this CAMP solely. IN my Judgment, from tho
nth which too many ~ The cesimeatai OF
hcers allowed 81 dominate she canyfss in
spite al the orders whlcA would have pre-
vented all this trouble from che sur
Eeon general and frem the command ag
officers of tails camp~cres,a 9 situation
which eanHe; he ansrl'orased.
SO Tar from believing. as a result et
nav observations. that medical of;icers have
been h~sr,lo~s ar neEltsert, testisve these
officers ard tire a0sastai as&eaaAzms a. A
whole, have sSsstssg themselves to dis
charge thee dg;les faithfully.
My attengien was esfsscially diFe~..ss4 in
tsa order which I receiv.tl So sersn re-
marks credited to Gen Terry. surgeon gen
eral OF ire atste ~ New York. in reference
- the cou5iS!Sn AZ tte camp Of ehe E>ghtA
Nav York Gen. Terry Is reported II, .Ae
New York Hevsl3 10 have said as re was
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