New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-12
HOSPITAL SHIP MAINE.
TALK WITH ITS MATRON. MISS HIBBARD.
AT THE ROYAL PALACE HOTEL.
FIVE WOMEN AND TEN MEN NURSES AND
TWENTY -FOUR oRDERLIEs-ROOM FOR
ru-O ur-NDPED PATENTS

TWO HUNDRED PATIENTS
The following interesting report made by a
trained nurse who visited the hospital ship Maine
few days ago 1t appears in the last issue OF
THE Hospital Nursing Mirror
Knowing how interested English nurses are In al
we'll known for the valuable work she has done in
me United States / asked her If she would spare
sington where she and the four other nurses en-
eaged for the American hospital ship staying
as guests by invitation Of the directors.
As we made our way to a comfortable corner
asked her how soon she expected 10 he on
feaT nor nor until later than that Notwithstanding
fact that there are three hundreo men az "oIn
one advantage in waiting. far as we are con-
cerned We too. can be preparing, so that Whs en-
Just ready TO slip into our respective places ah1 IL
viii take us time at all TO settle down; Mean ssle
more invitations than we can accept-but should
Ike 10 be starting to-morrow.
You are all here now sdlu .- ...,.os
Yes we all came together four nurses Desia e,
myself In addition s 10 orderles
Then you will be the only women Oh oo''D ~"
As at present arranged we shall, but am hope
ful that il may be decided 10 carry steWaruesSs.
As lay e nce 20 have some Woman board
whose duty not TO the sick alone: sor ,,or no.
Rave any of the nurses worked uhoe' you Ne
we did not know each other til we met met % 1a
should all cross together. because we had time 10
get accustomed to one another. = ,,,r,osa ,ba ,
Are you all good sailors because suppose nc
is rather On important matter on board nos
pital which IS apt at times 70 rot eS nv the mo-
ton and She soon got accustomed TO It, Personal
y | was little anxious aP Ia III" cTgossed seven
powers because although | have ctoSsfd beSIy
times year ago / had southern tyPn h D 30
more easily upset But I am glad to say was
perfectly well all the time NOR exnerience?'
YES. ali are Army nurses and three Of them
Uorked as Red Cross nurses in the late war De.
time AZ Porto Rico The fourth, we feel, is IN no
way behind in experience Decdus So sn and
had the care Of The soldiers as 500" aS 'ieS "e''
Il infer that the nurses were specially seiec'eo
because Of their practical traning? 49,
Certainly they were; but our system OF army
mitted mo our reserve unless she has had four
months nursing with the Army me nSired we
know that any selected from the reserve VIII not
How many n patients is the Maine supposed to ac-
Not more than two hundred, unless absolutely tf,y
more and shall have the additional cots on ooard
ready to put up at a moments houce' pu' We "'''
Z hope TOO that the Casualties will not be heavy
Dugh to compel YOU - u aeyySix nurses which
IS given as The nuInJer employed by the army IN
south Africa at present. do you not 'n'"A P''
Yes remembering that in the Philippines r, our
f,dH was considerably over a hundreo' ied' W
Ae.tR may be required later on oo.,,r,e worn bv
tho M flthe nurses wear the usual costume WIN "
No we wear white. but Il has been thought ad-
Saole that change should be mace 40 ar n blue
tises on board the Maine VIII De OF at tbev viii
aoek our aprons Of white duck so that iney cn Tt
% AIRY IgT ana Wne on so hat they are easily
fixed. The cap Is TO be Of a modified Red cross
the Presbyterian Hospital in New York. TO show
lhor sympathy with The English, the committee OF
, ha' 5ar1eu9r hospital has presented the nurses u
What a useful eifti So that there will be no