New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-31
RED CROSS WORK At MANILA.

CARING FOR WOUNDED AMERICANS AND
FuIPINOs-SCENEs ON BATTLEFIELDs.
Washington. March c0-The following extracts
sre taken from a report just received by the Red
Cross here from f. A. Rlake. Of California. in
charge Of Red Cross work at Manila. The report
is dated February 10:
Just one week ago to-day did the hghtng actually
changes little dreamed Of. The insurSeuts nave
been pushed back on all sides. uniil cur circle ana
outposts haze advanced in some directions as much
IS AZ s,,Sb 1,rne for f6enselves for bravery en-
duracce and strict discipline as will BE- handed
down to posteriiy for ages 10 come win Inc
,hiriy-three wounded last night at MalabSay II
rifle under two hundred never saw such eN IS
lion in my life, and hope never 60 see such sishts5
as met me ON al sid ~ our Nttie corl,s PaSsTu
over the neid dressing am Sorrjbie
wounds in chests and abdomen showing NE Heler,
mination OF our soldiers 10 XII every natlNe IN
sight The Fhpinos did stand ther ground he is
cay, contesting every men Do' F0nru t.
nd e.rer bnIs in nine I counted seventy mine
dead natives one small field. and learned on other
breastworks. The blockhouses. filled with natives
su6ooTny aea snG bS oy we Fsd so many
wounded You see they seek shelter s oen,dT ,1 1te
IN the Open and many times only guess at thef
witnessed many daring deeds of individual SOL
perfect shower OF bullets This kind OF fighting and
pushing forward has completely parMyzed me Ia,
lives, as the Spanish would simply make snort
sortie and return for siesia and smOSe wan !V'
another week or month ana repeat spanish OIL t
GER surveying the field made the remark thai the
Americans had no etiquette IN warfare, nov d .E
ing the troops 10 stop for week AFTER an atldCh'
This rush is putting the fear OF God in me nAVes'
lacked they viii cry enough and surrender.
\ The Hring began at about J. m last Saturday
we ali knew the spell Was at last broken After,
four hours wait the firing ceased wan us ana 'ne
bsdv needed PTepared for the day attack con-
oil 4
bulance suitable for carrying IN our wounded,
self 10 front arriving just as hring began 1t
was our first baptism Of ERE and an event not soon
very large stone church full Of insurgents, who
were blazing away from a Parapet at Our small small
a cry came RED cross! Red Cross" We three
poor brave soldier who was struck with a Mauser
and mortally wounded After binding nls wound
'' took him in On the way This rig was actually
fred upon and bears two Mauser bullet holes above
the letter Returning our line had advanced. ana
with aid OF artillery drove hundreds Of natives on 10
Santa Ana two miles iihT n on no a %e b ~ m
wornOut soldiers were resting under shelter o.
The insurgent generals house. vacated by him just
one hour before. We frst attended to their wants
ny carrying water. giving stimuants I" wounded
field to dress wounds Of the enemy in the field and
behind ss %g met
pital a. Ermita) and Dr Mccarthy with sleeves
Eary ne NEXT morning We started FOR Maae where
tho Monadnock did such terrible execution Agaiin
pnos after first satisfying ourselves that our oW n
Rad been attended to must say tho General
Hospital Corps acted most herotcally. working carry
and late until really exhausted II was mar eiiols
the 70 pid manner they brought our wounded IN;
and aferward all the wounded enemy. Inc moral
effect II had the natives 70 see their woIhneu
,eing so humaneiy looked after was o!ectrifylts.
and I trust Il WA make them realize the greatness
been reversed our wounded would have been
treated TO q machetc stab $500.
Our surgeon (Dr. Young. Of ci9hl, while actn-
ally dressing = wounded man In Tho field. was on
trapped and his throat was cut from ear 10 ear
tered showing the treachcrv or the natives ana
the utter disregard for Res cross attaches. gave
nv I'm badge surgeon and trusted 10 IA n.
beavers and won wcll-merited praise from theiI
individual surgeon. and general thanhS rom M 49,,
crosby They worked up 10 ana % CLOCK etrlE
Morning in A sea OF blood, in the operating
room amid most sickenirg SIGHTS. ih9t wouId il4he
many a man vince. then after operations. Grt.s-
ing woundr and All without "a word as 10 oeihb
tired - A.. .,,oa I &c,
wrote We only got I'D OF our last Fever pa.lel.,.
on the SIN and have been dressing tcmpoIa1H
wounds 20 up general hospital shetefihg HnS
so,die,s who might drop IN wornout preparing 1000
readiness TO answer he rcnuisltions mao" uuo VI
nv am surgeon. Yesterday was with Colonel
smith % The LIST California, and IN the name %,
Inc society presented s. ono for the regiment ana
81 90 Tor Errnita Hospital Both were mos' e'a'''