New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-07
GOOD WORK OF THE MAINE
MRS. KINNICUTT WRITES OF THE HOS
PITAL SHIP.


Mrs Eleanora Kinnicutt. of the hospital Off
Gals of the State of New-York. who recently
turned from Europe, has written interesting
narrative of the mission and work OF the American
hospital ship Maine, now in Chinese waters. which
follows herewith Mrs Kinnicutt says:
The American hospital ship Maine arrived in Chi
nese waters on Satgraay August Is SO little is
present or past, that ask leave to acquaint your
she sti aims to do for the relief of suffering hu-
manity and for the credit Of our country IN distant
originated with American woman: the wife OF
This ship, generously loaned by the Atlantic
Transport Company through it's president, Bernard
the cost o Of Amercans and in charge Of american
doctors started on an errand of mercy IN DecsmneF
wounded in the South African war AS volunteer
She was fitted out with many comforts and uxu
res such cannot be demanded in times OF stress
the Of Cq British and and the B
wounded, and returned in April to southampt50 sd
England with full complement OF in nSSae9
on board.was S54 including nose treated in port;
49gs1 ba6k to oah r 1 to home
another shipIoad Of disabled soldiers
SAD SCENES ON BOARD.
On this. her second return voyage IN July td was as
one Of those who sailed out IRON d pesrest
SppToach to the horrors of war and found them
&. our in b tss bPfi the neonS
moving hospital, larger in its number OF BEDS tnan
her sides and decks crowded with eager faces;
and on erutches: with legs gone arms gone, heads
bandaged, and all in motley array. no gaS can
engary fatigue Jacket to indicate 9d t69 r S1
diers uniform Smrs SefoTe we reached The dock at
! Southampton there was ample oppor 'uiiiHS -
anime heT; into the first ward-named after Mrs.
Wh tots + was to nature Of
their trouble, for the Pale bIs Stamp Of enteric
feyer1that deadest Of camp fo0W 6ed linen fresh
was bright and wen vSrythng scrupuiousiy clean.
over each bed was suspendea the I n1Ti sVmpa-
Ssoad enough to stretch forth into the I'M
nov y fGT dnapacty Of the Maine is 20 beds The
surgeons and physicians al b Oi the nurses
groo the Mills Training School and the mon
were strong 5esnife the Comparatively cramped
narters modern scientific treatment nag Dee ea Of
h sd Gnf fever IN rnS with grSng results
BY means OF an e9nrE valuable assistance had
SEM oobtaned In the treatment of gunshot IN
and n cases had been made by bacterol9giGal
strange dr46s t ano three Weeks voyage
of this hospital ship not single ueS'h i'O
! Cured.
PATIENTS IN GOOD SPIRITS.
The patients below deck as wen d as b 54Hi and
IN d eli seemed grateful for what they ter 1S
their good luck n Madeira few Newspapers had
been Obtained telling of the ouIoreak 9r var news
China and all bS %efs sh ting together there
brightfaced Irishman, SAID 70 be fray when eX
PateaSe V preference for soldiers as guardiamS OF
peace a,E Esthfe a and said But What would
We be afur dom wthGhut o race point of
View of the interest and pleasures OF ba i Maine re-
we bearty Welcome from the American tram am
ing Ship Lancaster whose yards wT S sonthampton
iusy a fnrpe Sign was stretched Telegrams sent
Free and soon every soldier on deck was 9'lO'''e
home SseD the intention of the London Execu-
tive m ameficS az Birth whose energy efficiency
and devotion deserving or nome s p,,t The
as ; IN China had become acute, the provision
for many sick and wounded or the aiheu 80
$3.50 With no hospital ship as yet unuer way,
ht he COMMITTEES decided that the need for their
ship now greater IN N The this eect met with cor
dial approval at the British War once ana on July
Il me MANI On August 25 as having arrived at Hong
Kong on her way to her northern stauoh " re
ce pgectly after the departure Of the Maine the
committee n0I ne her enf ntended desnaon and Of
e. Sere6 Welcome and all possible aid to our sick
and wounded countrymen
FOR ALL THE ALLIED POWERS.
The American Ambassadors at the courts of the
sifS Se Maine for China and asked to notify the
| Governments to which they are accredited that
the then American ship Prompt and apprecatye &C
! tnowIedgment has been received from Germany,
| TtaIv Austria Hungary, and the other Powers A
check for f1,OOO-a most timely and WELCOME Gift
| was also received from Mrs Corning Clark soon
after the departure of the Maine Mrs Clark asked
of the 9th United States Iniantry-the first Ameri-
| can regiment to suffer in the field j. P. Morgan
| &, Co No % wal-st.. the treasurers OF the
| Maine fund in New-York.
| This is the history, far OF the American hos
initial shin Maine II with this name is 10 be linked
| the word remember, may It be, In the future,
with this sister ship OF mercy whose activities and
| sympathies true to her Red Cross flag, world
! wide and world embracing