New-York tribune., 1899-07-21
TRAINED NURSES FOR MANILA
NINE MORE SENT By THE NETWORK
SOCIETY


under the auspices OF the well-known Auxiliary
No g. for the Maintenance OF Trained Nurses.
The following is the list:
Miss DUENsING. graduate German Hospital Neu-York
Miss Miss BARBARA zIEGLER, German Hospital. New-York
Mis-. MARY NJ sUMMEY. Bellevue Training School,
Mss HELEN FRASER. Bellevue Training School New
Miss KATHARINE YEAKEI Bellevue Training School.
Nis. AMY POPE Presbyterian Hospital. New-Yorh
Miss CARLoTTA MARSHALL Massachusett. Homno-
Miss LYDIA e CoAKLEY. New-Haven Training
sesSo NsT-Hayeni VEN eonR esY ,. .,.. 7.,u s,,
New Haven Conn
These nurses are sent in response TO an appeal
| for more nurses cabed last Saturday from Manila
10 Mrs. whitelaw Reid. chairman Of the Commit
| tee on the Maintenance of Trained Nurses. TO
| which Auxiliary No turned over the care Of
| closing up its work. Adjutant General Corbin. as
soon 'as advised OF the appeal. promptly informed
Mrs. Reid that the Secretary Of War would send
| instructions San Francisco to forward the
nurses Army transports. the same
/ conditions formerly. that they begin work
! Immediately for any sick soldiers the transports
during the voyage He also suggested that with
a view making this service as useful as posi-
bic 1t would be desirable to divide them into two
| detachments and send separate transports.
Miss Duensing was accordingly placed in charge
Of one party OF ave and Miss Fraser in charge OF
the remaining four and in accordance with the
| Adjutant Generals directions they Instructed
TO report Immediately to Major General Shafter in
| San Francisco on their arrival next Tuesday
morning.
| At Manila they report at once TO Miss Henshall.
who (under the direction of the chief surgeon) is
! at the head Of the eighteen trained nurses pre-
viously sent there by the same committee; and TO
whom Miss Wheeler. the daughter Of Major General
| Joseph Wheeler who started a week ago under the
| auspices Of the committee, is also instructed to
! report
These nurses were all personally selected. after
careful examinations into their previous training.
references etc. by Mrs. Reid. who has already had
/ large experience in this work. The nurses are paid
and subsisted by the committee, and go under a
contract for six months service in the Philippines.
and longer II necessary, with service II Army
| transports on the voyage out and back. The
penses betrayed from the balance left in the
hands Of Auxiliary No after the close Of its work
during the Spanish War. The Ice Plant Auxiliary
also turned over TO Mrs Reid's committee money
TO buy supplies for nurses. The Ambulance Auxil-
larry likewise gave her committee 5000 10 be used
In purchasing supplies as needed in Manila and
the National Committee gave aid in the same di-
rection.
The nurses go the New-York Central, Lake
Shore Northwest. Union Pacific and Central Pa
cihc. all of which roads gave them half rates.
They signed their contracts on Monday made their
preparations for the long journey during the next
two days, met at noon Thursday receive their
tickets and final instructions. and reported at the
station in the evening. where Mrs. Reid was in at
tendance TO them off
While the work OF selecting these nurses was
going on the committee received a number OF
ports from the nurses duty in Manila The
public that generously furnished the means to
send them there will be interested in the latest
letter to Mrs Reid by Miss Marjorie Henshall.
who is In charge of the entire party and in an
other from Miss Burrell. who is Of the later
rivals. well in a previous letter TO Mrs.
Cowles of the committee also from Miss HenshaN.
These appended:
General Delivery
NJ. u,n,! Manila iil Philippine Islands May 2s' 1899
! Dear Madam l beg to report the safe arrival Of
the six trained nurses. Colonel Woodruff is max
working in the right direction toward a good med-
G system IN Mn bout IN on one
new. diet kitchen has been started and one of our
pares about one hundred and ifty diets for special
cases each day. Six Of nurses at the
or First Reserve. At the latter, diets have to be
prepared by each nurse in the ward but the chief
kitchen Of sufficient size TO meet the requirements
OF hospital Al Of twelve hundred patients The
satisfaction. l ask for a report each month from
every day see those in charge Of wards AS
sistant surgeons and all TepGrt TayoIra BY Miss
special mention
I inclose statement Of account. ! have had much
10 do to get suitable quarters and have had TO ex-
pend quite a formidable sum, but / found II i'm
possible to do otherwise and keep the well.
The food bad the sanitary arrangements.
none whatever. and not even good water supply.
for bathing The house rent is 800 Mexican per
month the servants cost go per month. and nearly
bought machine for the nurses TO make their
own uniforms, which proves quite a luxury
Gadwin does the Housekeeping and looks after sup
plies, and | superintend the work al the hospital
There has been little or no murnuring The heat
arrived. Nothing
more serious than a little diaErhGa or headache
taken hold beautifully All went on duty the day
after their arrival Miss Hamby and Miss Dockrl
far The others are doing very wei wei indeed Miss
BurreI handed me over t4E II gold together win WIN
i received cable dispatch from Miss Wadiy to-
dsy % be bks e rseo and his
cabled. l have not yet received any communica-
ee4ey tGq ns al al % hs 6sen 9%nd m
send copy OF the "a scc0Tn 70 MFS yeNShs
factory and think the nurses are as happy and
appreciation Of all. believe me: dear madam, very
respectfully MARJORIE HENSHALL.
Manila Hf PRppns fS5 NuFsfi f:anGs Gf AUX JUNE No. 20 m
Dear Mrs Reid: have delayed writing 70 you
We arrived in Manila Bay on Tuesday morning
abe abe to land Until Thursday May e. when we we're
taken on shore in steam launcnes We were met met
Nurses Of Aux. No. Miss Henshall gave US
kind welcome. and are as comfortable posi-
be In our new home and in good health and
spirits Miss Dockerill. Miss Bertram and were
placed on duty the First Reserve Hospital the
morning after our arrival Miss Handy was
nlaced on duty the next day. and Miss Howard
and Miss HAYDEN followed on the third morning
We found the conditions at the hospitals al least
no worse than expected. About many things
ar Manila we have been very asreeably surprised,
most particularly about the climate, which is not
So hot as we expected TO find it, There has been
some fighting at San Fernando within the last
week and FIVE wounded men were brought into /
onr tent One poor man think will have TO
die. the others are doing well.
The voyage from Honolulu 70 Manila was an un-