The record-union., 1899-03-29

udlly Hreu upon Dy tIlS lliPiHo'S, SfA.~-
bears two Mauser bullet holes above
the litter.
Returning from the hospital our line
had advanced, and with the aid of the
artillery had driven hundreds OF ma
tiveS to Santa Ana and two miles pe-
yond. After a brilliant charge in the
open Santa Ana fell, and by III a. M.
our worn out soldiers were resting
under the shelter of the insurgent Cen
erals house, vacated by him just one
hour before. We first attended to the
wants of our own men-carrying water,
giving stimulants to the wounded ana
wherever else really required, then re-
turned over-field to dress the wounds
of the enemy in the field and behind
the intrenchments. Here we met faith
full Wage and Mccarthy with sleeves
turred up, working like trojans.
This Humanitarian work lasted the
balance of Sunday, and as our boys
were being removed to the hospital we
lent our assistance in transferring and
in protecting the victims from the dead
ly heat of burning buildings as we
passed through the narrow streets.
The order came for the troops to re-
main for the night at Santa Ana, so
came home, recuperated, and early next
morning started for Malate where the
Monadnock did such terrible execution
Again we found all we could do dress
ing wounded F'illipinos, after first sat
isfying ourselves that all our own had
been attended to- l must say the Gen
er1l Hospital Corps acted most heroic
ally, working early and late until really
1.
Red Cross Corps, Mr.. Blake speaks OF
in this paragraph 1t was marvellous,
the rapid manner in which they got our
wounded in and, lastly, all the enemy
The moral effect on the neutral natives
of seeing their wounded being SO hu-
namely looked after was electrifylng.
and | trust will make them realize the
business of the Anglo-Saxon race. Had
the order of things been reversed our
wounded would have been treated to a
machete stab. The fate of one sur
geon while actually dressing a wounded
man on the field was to be entrapped
his throat cut from ear to ear, his fin
gers slashed, and otherwise most cruelty
treated, showing the treachery of the
natives and their utter disregard for
Red Cross attaches. l gave my arm
band to a surgeon and sfusted to luck
Let me tell you one more instance of
the treacherous nature of the Filipino
A wounded American and a wounded
native lay side by side, the latter moan
ing for water. The American lad could
just reach his canteen and he lifted it
to give it to the native, when the lat
ter, seeing that our man was not dead,
grasped his machete and tried desper
ately to finish the American, though not
strong enough to succeed.
Too much praise cannot be given to
our Red Cross nurses, Dwight and Tan
ner, for their fearlessness and willing
ness throughout the fight The girls
God bless them) worked like beavers
and won well-merited praise from their
individual surgeon and general thanks
from Major Crosby. They worked up
to / or 2 O'Clock every morning, stand
ing in a sea of blood in the operating
room amid most sickening sights that
would make many a man vince; then,
after operations, they dressed wounds,
and all without a word of being tired.
The general hospital is so full of sick,
wounded and dying that tents are re-
sorted to, but, withal. the officials have
it so well managed and regulated as to
cause most well-deserved commenda-
ton. If medals are ever presented [
trust the overworked and ever willing
surgeon in this grand institution wont
be forgotten
CAT the time this letter was written
Mr.. Blake was engaged in closing out
a part of the Red Cross work in Manila,
the general hospital service, as indi-
al OH n h1-Ol1ebt a
point of efficiency where the Red Cross
service was not so urgently needed. He
left the ever faithful Wage in charge
of the Ernita Convalescent Hospital,
and to this the State society still sends
funds, having cabled $1,000 this week
The remainder of the letter contains
some details of interest to those who
have followed the Red Cross work in
Manila-)
And now as to what has been done
since l last wrote. We got rid of cur
last fever patient on the Sth, and have
been dressing temporary wounds to
ease the general hospital, sheltering
any worn-out soldier that might drop
in. preparing food for boys at the front
and holding ourselves in readiness to
answer the acquisitions made on us
have been attached to the South Dako
tas, while 1 visit all the outlying dis
tricts, doing whatever is necessary to
supply emergencies.
Yesterday l was with Colonel Smith
of the First California, and, in the
name of the California Red Cross So
city, presented 81 600 for the regiment
and ST 900 for Ernita Hospital. Both
were most grateful, and l can assure
you it will fill many long-felt want
told them that when we finally get
away | will turn over to them more II
it can be spared.
Ernita Hospital receives from the
Government only 15 cents per day
(gold) for each inmate, and this is not
nearly sufficient, as convalescents have
ravenous appetites and eat twice that
amount to say nothing of medicines,
etc. This was why Ernita was so
anxious for your assistance, but with
your liberal response think they Will
be sustained until their return Mr..
Wage has been made Superintendent
and a more efficient and able man
could not have been selected.
| According to your Instructions, and
anticipating some of them. I presum-
ably inspected different hospitals and
made as fair a distribution of our re-
naming stores and effects as was pos
sible The smallpox ward was attend
ed to; then two at Cavite, outposts and
ambulances; then we furnished the Err
nita fever ward with sixteen cane
bedsteads and Quilted them complete
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