Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14

pital at the appointed time. nevertheless.
Five minutes later ] WAS given an oppor-
tuutty TO see what an energetic man who
thoroughly understood his work could ac-
compliSh in the course II "a half hour
The Military Hospital iu Santiago l.
great one-storled structure covering an inn
mense amount Of ground Res. dcs the many
Offices there are wards Tor over 1000 pa
ucnts. Extensive repairs were under way
al the time OF our visit and General Wood
not only carefully inspected the Repairs.
bur visited every occupied ward. IL was
both interesting and pathetic To note the
welcome he received from the ailing SOL
u;ers. II was not the formal meeting no
tween general and an enlisted man hut
rather the sympathetic greeting Of soldiers
who had fought on the same battlefield.
In the Wards.
We found one small ward containing a
solitary occupant. corporal who had car
ried his gun into the shadow Of death. A
Mauser bullet wound was fast sapping the
poor fellows life. and ne lay stretched ont
upon the little iron cot waiting for the
turn that would settle for him the most
momentous question 81 human existence.
He locked up as the general bent over him
and smiled wanly. There were no words
exchanged. nothing but firm clasp Of the
hand but it was more eloquent than the
tones Of the earth. Poor fellow" muir
INJURED the general. as We passed out into
the sunlit court
In the convalcscent ward were a number
of soldiers plcluresquely clad in paiamas
They hurriedly rose and salutcd with A
warmth and respect refreshing To SOC
one young man whose pale face bctokcucd
a long period of suffering placed his hand
upon the back of a bench Tor support
Striding over to him, General Wood said
kindly: Keep your seat. Martin. Take
all the rest and comfort you can. We want
you back in harness again Is soon as pos
sible.' To another. a hurly sergeant on
CrnfCheS. the general added
Make haste with that leg OF yours Nil
son. 1t will soon be Christmas and Wei
need you In the foot hail games" As we
left the ward ! glanced back and heard
the sergeant say with a chuckIe. Wants
me in the foot bail game. and my left foot
has been of for a month Hes a great
Joker. Is the general"
Yet More work
As we remounted our horses in front "
the hospital. General Wood snatched 4
hGsty glance at mis- watch and remarked.
1T is now quarter past .. I am due AT
the palace by H. but I want to take "a look
at the street cleaning work over near the
bull ring, and also see how they are get
ting on with tie repairs AT the market.
First. howeve~. We'll 80 over Major Bar
ber's new crematory II is back near me
barracks"
The now crematory was inspected. the
foreman at work being given sorae pcrti-
Htil aRNlNt- men We rode 10
great wooden structure called the bun ring.
A gang Of some thirty odd men were in
aus trlously cleaning street that had not
known one touch Of a shovel or broom for
three centuries General Wood gave the
'caphtaz In charge a few mattyr-of-fact
suggestions; then We set out across town
for the market on The way the general
turned 70 his aid and asked, Docs the Port
Victor sail today Lieut.. Hanna replied
in the Affirmative and the general. after
another glance at his watch. added briefly,
IF we hurry with the market work wen
have time to 20 aboard and see e every
thing Is all right and shipshapc for the
conNalescent patients going north"
Admired aud Rcspectcd
In the ride down Gale Santo Tomas every
demonstration Of respect WAS shown the
general Every passerby without exception
either touched his hat or removed il en-
tirely Ard there were friendly smiles
everywhere. Before We had Travelled far
word was passed along the street, and the
doors and windows soon framed eager
faces. Viva 81 general!" shouted a voice
from the crowd, and the "v:vas" followed
with a vim At the corner of Gale Enra-
madas little urchin. half-clad. but with
a bright face stepped into the gutter aud
cried shrii,Y. ''Ciobernador muy boone.
Americanos my boeros. Viva" Governor
very good, Americans very good. il Was
4 triGmphal procession
Three-quarters of an hour later We were
climbing up the ladder Of the transport
steamship Port Victor Want TO look
around bit" said the general 10 the cap
tain-quartermaSt er in charge. You will
take several hundred convalcscent soldiers
north, and they must bc given every possi-
bic comfort The inspection. brief though
II was, took in every part OF the vessel de-
voted to the cOnValeScents. The place
tween decks where they were to sleep: the
galley. the hospital and even the dispen-
sary, received close attention. Then, Wncn
he was fully satisfied. General Wood piled
into the launch and We were taken hastily
D shore. When | left him at the door of his
office the ante-rOUm was crowded with
people waiting TO see him. Apparently his
day had just commenced. II. II. LEWIS.