The Breckenridge news., 1905-01-04

tween decks. Fore and aft on the up
per decks is steam crane for taking
in or disembarking wounded me-
through the spacious hatchway open
ings. while fore and aft at the height
of the main deck Il wide doorway Il
cut i'm the side of the vessel so that
wounded men can be embarked direct
from the boats. On the upper deck ara
the captains quarters, the smoking
room and ladies' saloons. all of which
can be used by day by such invalids as
can leave their beds. The promenade
deck is broad and comfortable. On the
upper deck are also a room for re-
ceiving the wounded. some quarters
for the officers and in two contiguous
rooms a large box shaped steam dis
injecting apparatus with a separate en-
trance Forward on the main deck is
the laundry driven by electricity. Be
hind the laundry are two wide and airy
rooms containing iron bedsteads in two
rows, one above the other and in blocks
of sixteen each.
The first room contains 80 beds and
the second room has 12S beds. Farther
aft is a small room for use by day, fit
ted with suitable tables and benches.
The second class saloon. which is still
farther aft, is the operating room. 1t
is painted with white washable paint
and has the electric light. The ap-
proach is a narrow corridor at a right
angle. and this makes it rather incon-
venient to carry in the patient. The
equipment of this room consists of an
iron operating table. apparatus for ster-
ilizing bandages. antiseptic solutions
and an iron washing table, with hot
and cold water. The instruments are
i'm the next room. Next 10 the operat-
ing room Is n roomy second class cabin
! fitted up as Roentgen ray room. 1t is
| painted black and is light proof. The
accumulators are fed by the ships en-
| gines. The first class cabins aft on
the main deck are fitted up so as to
| take each two wounded men. These
cabins lie on either side Of the chief
| saloon Each cabin has door fore and
| aft Thus a continuous passage can
be made through all the cabins on one
side Then there is a room fitted up
for receiving persons who have lost
their reason.
The hinder part of the chief saloon
is cut off by a curtain. Here there are
some swinging iron beds. The rest of
the chief saloon contains the usual
comfortably fixed tables and chairs of
n passenger saloon. There is a supply
of handy iron stretchers for carrying
the wounded on board ship, and also of
iron framed couches covered with can
vas and on small wheels, so that they
can be moved easily. There is a plen-
tiful supply of baths and lavatory ar
rangements between the rooms for the
sick and wounded The rooms which
are set apart for the nursing staff are
below and correspond with the rooms
for the wounded in the fore part. Two
| larger rooms contain each twenty male
nurses and twenty female nurses, and
two smaller contain two chief assist
ants and two head nurses. All the
rooms are airy. with numerous venti-
latOrs They are heated by steam, are
lighted by electricity and have various
electrical appliances. An iron room,
situated below the water line and air
tight and water tight, is used as NOR
tuary and can be kept cool by the ma
chine used for making ice. Altogether
these hospital ships can accommodate
go sick and wounded