The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-31
WILL REMEMBER TIE MAINE.
The Famous American Hospital Ship
Making An ImDerishnbIe Rec
ord In British Hearts.

London, March 27.--Maj. Julian NJ.
Cabell former chief surgeon of the
American hospital ship Maine, is now
in London, on his way back to Co'nm-
bia hospital, his leave of absence hSv-
ing expired. In I'M interview with n
reporter for the press, he said;
Hospitality and warmth.
"Nothing could have exceeded the
hospitality and warmth with which the
American doctors. nurses and attend
ants were received in South Africa,
The stories of internal dissensions Oh
the Maine are quite unbiased. Lady
Randolph Churchill antagonized no
one. On the contrary it was owing TO
her tact that several little threatened
annoyances were avoided. She wished
the Maine to stay at the seat of war,
and | agreed with her, but it had been
arranged by the British army authori-
ties that she was to leave after the re-
lief of Ladysmith, and though Lady
Randolph believed this action would
diminish the ships sphere of useful
ness she was too good discipinarian
and diplomat to question the decision
of the commander-in-ch
Another Reason.
"Anotherreason prompting the send
ing of the Maine home is that the
troopships returning are not well
equipped to take wounded soldiers.
The British government is behind our
own in this respect, for while the hos
pital ships at Manila and in Cuba were
| able to transfer the wounded to trans
ports and remain on the scene of az
ton, those in South African waters
must need cumber themselves with
| their human cargoes.
Only One Death on Board.
eve were very fortunate on the
Maine with cases. Only one man died
before | left, and / believe this num-
ber has not been increased since
Perhaps our most remarkable case was
that of an officer of the Gordon High
landers, who was shot clean througs
the brain, and has completely recoN
| eItC Oil Sillp
The MercifuI Mauser.
| "NIauser wounds of the intestines
which, in the Springfield or Reming
ton, would surely have been fatal
healed without operation.
l. 81 had some similar cases in thu
Philippine islands, and avoided opera
tions on such wounds with complete
success, the Mauser wound being 50
clean and small that it heals bette
when left alone.
81 saw no case of explosive bullets
and believe that the reports that tn
Beers are using such bullets are great
ly exaggerated. From my experiences
in Manila and South Africa | believ
it is almost impossible to distinguish
between the explosive bullet and thl
of the ordinary Mauser when the lat
ter is fired at point blank range.
The Best-Fitted Hospital Ship.
"Perhaps l should not say it, hu
the Maine was undoubtedly the best
fitted hospital ship down there. Ey
erything that it was possible to pre-
vide to make the wounded comforrn
BILE had been provided. The BIRTHS
army and navy men were loud in thel
praises of the ship, and Lord Robert
spoke most highly of her, but pei
haps bluff Capt. Chichester (Sir Ed
ward Chichester, formerly captain q
the British cruiser Immortalite, tn
British flagship at Manila during tn
troublesome times there), in goo
humoredly addressing the nurses, an
saying he found out few thing
about Americans at Manila, impresse
us the most:
81 much regretted leaving the shil
but my leave is up and had to com
home"
The Maine will return to South Afr
ca after landing her wounded here.