New-York tribune., 1900-01-08

EVERY WAY FOR CARRYING THE SICK AND
woUSDED-BADGE FOR THE NURSES.
The hospital se-vice IN South Africa is enlist
Ing the deepest interest Of the authorities, and
constant changes II The way OF Improvement are
being made. A nurse sends home the following
interesting information
I have had the pleasure Of being passenger for
short distance On board az ambulance Or hos hos
dispenser at the Station Hospital. Pfeternaritz-
ana genial disposition. ne IS quite the right man
4 the right place, aad should be a great com
his charge. The beds cOuaforIab bic in appeal
ance. and al the appointments are specially
adapted TO the necessities ard emergencies OF the
journey BY rail Two Of the carr.ages are arranged
with the line The wounded borne on these are
ro- under the necessity % being removed 70
other 7ec On 4tIlF1t ~ nc LI4ll, --e =
Just slUng On irs support. and At the completion
S1,-5e5 arA 1115s- mos cor1petent medical on
done for their comfort as they travel by road or
I also went 70 see Aedington Hospital which
has gooo position close % ne pe4ch from lls
Of both the bay and bluff. his time more inter
re a the outer anchorage. The building itself
Is IN the form OF square with a quadrangle in
u - - sZ7s-E zsrd The hos1itaI mas a star II
49, - - 80 -,-e----+., T7,ITses al fhe BEDS being
occupied There IS room for about two hundred
patients The nurses home a recent acqulsiJloH'
room, and on each landing tnere IS IavaloIy ana ana
their sleeping apartments upstairs mere are
5e utltze6 as one room by q Siding door arrang--
nent-
Among the constantly appearing proofs OF the
prevalent fighting spirit OF the British case OF
a soldier in the late Spanish war Is interestingly
told de was admitted St Mary's Hospital,
London. with al injured knee. caused by slipping
ss he entered q omnibus He said that he had
fought in the spanisE-Anerican War under an as
sg1= nail ofT
he went 70 Tezas, but when the Boer war began
and he read in the papers that England needed
her reserves. he came 10 New-Eo-k. applied 10 the
British Consul and was sent back 10 England
Nurse" ne said IN The hospital 4 just long
ing 10 give those Beers bit OF my mind through
the end OF my bay0ner. feel an going 10 the
war somehow" IN few days he up on
crutches and looking hopefully toward his hearts
desire. he left the hospital he said Nurse I'm
what people call lucky chap. and, please God
vel get the victory: only I get there some
how. 7 must
A significant tribute 20 the value placed upon
the services Of women military nurses has been
paid recently in Colchester, England Miss Bar
bara Mine. superintendent OF the garrison hos
pfral died last week and received the burial hon
ors paid q solder with the exception Of firing
party al The grave The funeral procession was
headed 5y the band Of the Royal Warwickshire
Regiment, playing Mendelssohu's Funeral March,"
and the CONN, Ehrouded in the Union Jack, was
drawn OF a gun. followed by several officers and
the 9Th Bearer Company of the Royal Army Medi-
cal Corps
The gift q the hospital ship Maine has not
ceased 70 be 2 favorite topic Of conversation. and
the speech q the Duke OF Connaught when pre-
senttng me flag given by the Queen has been
quoted far and wide After The Queens message.
expressing her appreciation Of that charity which
8 large Z number Of American ladies and gentle
Eaen have SHOWN toward the welfare OF her kin
speaking their owu language" perhaps the part
most oEten quoted is r P H-'s words: Never be-
fore has 4 ship sailed under the combined flags the
Llion Jack and the Stars and Stripes"
The corrected estimate q the amount realized
y the farewell dinner 70 the surgeons. nurses and
officers for The cenent % the Hospital Ship Fund
% the Ladies' Comnirtse places il al SO 600.
A HOSPITAL TRAIN
TIE members Of the royal family with Princess
Christian 81 their head. have contributed largely