Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-05-24
LEFYER FROM LUCKIE
THE YOUNG MEXICO SOLDIER IS
DOING HOSPITAL WORK
IN MANILA.
How DEPARTMENTS ARE ARRANGED
The Hospital Barracks Site Spot Of
Historic Interest The School
Of Training Systematic
ally COnducted-A
Eewsy Letter.
HOW DEPARTMENTS ARE ARRANGED

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
MANILA, p. L., April 5.--I viii
again try and interest you with q
Manila letter. am now engaged in
hospital work and like 1t better every
day.
1 will try and explain what our hos
pital consists Of. Tho supplementary
wards, better known as the Third
Reserve Hospital, were organized ac-
cording to orders from headquarters
department OF the Pacific and Eighth
Army Corps, dated May IS, 1899. At
that time the crowded condition Of
other hospitals made place for the
convalescent overflow a necessity,
but there was an inclination to avoid
the word "hospital" in connection
with the new institution.
The place selected is q rectangular
piece Of ground, about $50 by 400 feet
In size. situated on the PIaser du
Auguadas, and at the time II was
partly surrounded by mud and vege-
tation. There are six wooden build
ings, the largest of which is over 500
feet long. The barracks had been
occupied BY various volunteer organ
izations ever since the advent Of the
American troops. This spot 10 of
some interest historically. Many years
ago Msnila's fret military hospital
was built here and was destroyed by
an earthquake. The stone building of
the engineering corps was then built,
which fell during the all-night con-
vulsion Of 1863, only to be rebuilt and
again destroyed within few minutes
by an upheaval In July, 1880. The
ground was then graded and the
present buildings begun and by JAM,
1881, they were ready for occupancy.
The incoming regiment was the
famous Cazadores 70, composed Of
native Visayans. The officers were
spaniards. They were, / am told,
about 800 strong and they occupied
the barracks until their investment by
our soldiers.
At present the institution consists
Of four officers, four commissioned
officers, forty privates, two hundred
and sixty three patients, eight native
iaborsrs and seven Chinese laundry
men. We have various departments
and so many In each department. The
following are the departments and
men attached to each:
Bath and plumbing, one private;
driver, one private; carpenter shop,
one private; filter, one private; guard,
two; dining service, eight; kitchen,
seven; dispensary, one non-commis-
stoned and one private; library, two;
orderlies, two; linen and laundry, one
private and seven Cinnamon; stables,
one; mail, one; trumpeter, one; ;office,
one non-commissioned officer and
two privates; ward masters, five.
We also have what Is called an In
struction of the enlisted men of the
hospital corps; Its aim is to make
good corpsmen Of them, and IL any
man will pay close attention and
study he will learn something. I at
tended the school one month and was
transferred to the main detachment,
and have been the Chief Orderly ever
since.
But to go back to the school: 1t 10
systematically carried on in four d.
rections; the whole hospital is re-
garded as a school and each depart
ment is put in charge OF soldier who
Is held responsible for It's condition.
His orders are written in the plainest
n - ksaNwa lad