Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-24
THE UTAH BOYS
HAVE BEEN LUCKY
Sergeant Nystrom AdmOnIshe' His
Friends Here to be Cheerful
NO OCCASION FOR GLOOM.
splendid Treatment Received In the
Hospital. Denial Of - sensational
HE'D eros. workers. story.

For some limo the rumor has been
circulated that Sergeant Joe Ny
strom was sick in the hospital NJ
Manila. but from the following extract
from a recent letter written by him to
the employees Of the Coop Wagon ana
Machine company. Il will be seen that
His Illness was not " a serious mature.
He also positively denies the truth OF
the narrowing tale of suffering In the
hospitals as recently told by returned
Red cross nurse lie writes;
II acknowledge receipt u the news
paper clipping under the caption.
philippine Sensation" which cndcav-
orr TO dcmonstrata that certain pco-
pie" can nourish sick men back to
health ON five cents a day IA You may
be aware I was Ia the hospital for two
weeks with malnrlal fever. During this
time | was treated with the greatest
care ana consideration. could not
have been better taken care n by my
own people at home. The doctor Of our
ward y ~ Kind "a gentleman a- any IN
civil life ANA II great favofitc with
his patients.
Contrary 10 reports the food we re-
cclvcd ulquid diet In my casc) was ~
the very best. Beef tea at breakfast.
cocoa at dinner and chicken broth at
supper constituted my menu until the
fever had been thoroughly checked.
when ! was fed on iaploca pudding.
bread, butter and Jelly. st-wed chick
On. etc. To tell the truth I was little
horry 20 leave on account OF the many
kindnerrea I received
The story Of six or seven deaths n
dhy II canatd. ! happened 10 De In
tho office taking to Bllly wv. a..
Hampton) on the 2sth ~ January. and
accidentally overheard the report of
total deaths In the n, 4. forcca sta
toned here since the landing ~ the
FIRST expedition In June; the total was
up 10 January 2sth. ~ or less than an
average 81 one per day, In n command
aFgreRating approximately 10000 men.
II II hardly the right thing for these
CHRONIC kickcrn 10 dilaie ON some little
irregularities and thereby cause our
parents ana friends ~ home 20 Imagine
that the sick are not taken care OF. for
such Ia not the ease.
when first went Into the hospital. I
lnid little money on "a table nj the
side Of my bed. The nurse advised m.
TO punt II under my pillow a. they
might be blamed In case II should b.
taken. This was one ~ those who this
sensational reporter says steel FROM
the living and rob the dead
Last night the hospital ambuiances
with numbers % the ambulance corps
were at the front all night. wounds are
dressed ON the Held ana the wounded
speedily taken 10 the hospitals. where
the surgeons have been working all
niRhi.
Harry Young was Killed yesterday.
Harry was one 81 the bravcst boys that
ever lived. In the trenches In July and
August he went up 10 our boys every
night. returning To camp In the morn
Ing 10 got little sleep. His death has
east gloom over the cn,lrr command.
aud God help any Indians" caught
making any crooked moves around
here.
Would ndmonish friends nj home 10
entertain no gloomy thoughts ON ac-
count 81 the Utah boys. We have been
a lucky command and hope will 20
continue"
The letter gives description o. the
lighting. but does not diner from those
already published.