The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-09
Hiroshima, Jal an, Augu,s29, 1904 Fl
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arga military kosIitals located here,
M study their management. Posi-
next 20 Toxic, where the military
aud naval stats are directing opera
ions on land and sea, just now The
most important city in the Empire is
hiroshima. Here the battaions All
:-eadonvous and take ship for Corca
md Manehuria. At one time during
the first days Of the war as many as
10000 troops were here at one time.
wen now thcy are coming in whole
regiments every day, while the return
ng transports are bringing the sick
aud wounded from the front.
Hiroshima is military camp. But
: he soldier boys move SO quietly, and
when of duty conduct themselves so
.geatleu aaly, that you never see or
fhsar Tow9gfsm or even boisterousncss.
-sieeing 10 foreign house, or walking
fihe streets Of this quaint town,
would never imagine that great war
was in progress. The obedience of
:ihese people To rigid discipline and
their splendid self restraint in success
tiave constantly excited my surprise
AND admiration. A number OF times
:. have been compelled to surmise
what our American soldiers would do
:lnder like circumstances.
Immense warehouses have been
built here for military stores. The
'.azbor is astir night and day with
transports loading and unloading
LOADING with, soldiers, horses and sup
plies, ard unloading the sick and
wounded from the army now besicging
Port Arthur and other points where
The army has been in conflict With :hc
forces of Russia. l counted fifteen
vessels in port one afternoon, and the
next day there were twelve, among
the number being several hospital
.-saips.
FINE HOSPITALS.
Five large hospitals have been built
here, and one or two Others are near.
tiug compilation. They are all under
sRed Cross regulations, the Red Cross
;aag floating over them, and every pa
silent has the Red Cross on the white
sleeve Of his invalid robe. Skilled
sc:secHs-snd among them are some
of the best in the world-are in
-charge, and trained nurses, Japanese
women, in their dainty white regula-
'tion dress, are in faithful attendance.
The wounded soldiers are brought
here in hospital ships Immediately
from the front. Most of the difficult
surgery is performed here. Only the
ceases that daasaad prompt aaeention
on the field % save h7e are treated
there. With all possible dispateh
they are sent to Hiroshima. Hun
dredo arrive By single ship, and arc
placed in tho wasds q tSss0 hna9kaseaaa,
which has accommodates Go Qn2A
When tell Hva thee the oa8Szalgssaas
Hsve TO be hurried a~uy By tsasaaesAs
TO Other Hsants in order to make peom
'for those coming from che fPoas With
fresh wounds OF deadly disease, you
may have come idea of the dreadful
casualties Of this terrible war.
With exceeding courtesy l vas given
every facility to observe the manage.
nent OF these great hospitals. A
Daapsnese surgeon accompanied me, as
did also Dr.. Anita McGee, from
washington, D. c., who came here in
4April with nine young lady nurses
azom America to assist in this noble
relief work. | was shown how skill
:dulay the surgeons use the X-ray in
@racing the course Of wounds and To-.
eating bullets. They have almost
abandoned the old fashioned probing
process. To the eye Of layman some
@of these operations were really won.
Sderful.. | was told by the chief sur
aseon that there are very few amputa.
'uons. The rife balls Of today do not
Gear the Aesh and shatter bones as
8~merly, and skilled surgery is far
better prepared to treat success.
1aIl all .gunshot wounds. In one
sa'sretea s.cctainiDg three or four
Aundred patients there have been
ffut three amputations performed
= 'Sfaoe .ne beginning Of the war.
'~ 'A5UlIDlER6 TAKE no ANES.
TRETIC.
-aboiasr fact l observed while
" ~atshing the work Of these Japanese
surgeons IS that the soldiers never
sake on anesthetsc. With stoioal
sace and never murmur of pain they