The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-25
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Army and
Navy News
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Fired with patriotism and a desire
to serve under the Stars and Stripes,
Miss Americas Independence Bell of
Philadelphia, seventeen years of age,
has written to the Secretary of the
Navy inquiring if she may enlist in
the Navy.
Secretary Newberry answered thus:
"My Dear Miss Bell: / have yoNr
letter of the 21st instant. in reference
to your desire to enlist in the Navy. l
regret to say that it will be impossi-
BILE for you to enlist. | inclose, how
ever, pamphlet containing informa
ton in reference to the female nurse
corps of the Navy, which might be #
Interest to you later. -
Miss Bell s father enlisted in the
Navy when he was a young man and
served on the warship which carried
General Grant part way around the
world.
New Department at Naval Academy.
A new department has been estab-
lished at the Naval Academy. The
new branch is Known as the depart
ment of hygiene and physiology, the
head of which is the senior medical of
fcer on duty at the academy. Special
attention is to be paid to the subject
of narcotics and alcoholic liquors, as
weG as naval sanitation and hygiene in
camp and on board ship. The head of
the department is also a member of
the academic board. which is the first
time the naval medical corps has been
represented on that body at the Naval
Academy. The physical training of
the midshipmen, however, will still rest
with the disciplinary officer.
Surgeon Charles F. Stokes, who was
temporarily detailed to the academy
following the detachment of Surgeon
Nash, will organize the department. A
permanent head will be detailed when
Surgeon Stokes departs, within the
next few weeks, to take charge of fit
ting out the Solace as hospital ship
at the Boston Navy Yard.
Emergency Medical Equipment.
The Army medical officers are ar
ranging, so far as may be, equipment
sick and wounded in time of war. 1t
is desired to establish in New York a
well stocked depot, and to purchase
parts of ambulances and other vehicles
of use in the medical department in
the field to meet the needs of large
army, together with other material and
supplies which may not be readily oh
tanned in the market in time of war
One of the plans which is being per
fected by the Army surgeons is thai
which will utilize the rolling stock Of
| the railroads in the transportation OF
the wounded. It is realized that Their,
| may be occasion to make use of rail
road transportation to take the dis
abled to the main hospitals, and hither
| to the impression has prevailed tina
| this could be effectually accomplished
| by employing the ordinary tourist car
| 1t is now found that while there would
be sufficient accommodations in sucl
cars for the sick and wounded, they
are not otherwise adapted to the hand
| ling of patients. It has been practical
! ~ decided to make use of the European
system of converting baggage AM
freight ears into railroad ambulances
| This will be done by purchasing ma
terial which will enable the construc
ton of filters on those cars, at no grea
! expense or trouble. 1t is this materia
which will be laid aside to be used il
emergency The medical officers vii
soon conduct experiments with baggage
and freight cars to ascertain the bes
method of maintaining this emergenc,
equipment.
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