The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-09
HOSPITAL OF
THE RED CROSS
THE EMERGENCY HOSPITAL OF
THE UNITED STATES ARMY is
ONE OF THE MOST INTEREST.
ING EXHIBITS AT THE INTER-
STATE FAIR.

One of the most interesting ex'
hibits on the Interstate Fair Grounds
is the hospital emergency tent of the
United States army which is stu
ated just to the rear Of the Press Blu
reau, and is designated by its two
Red Cross flags at either end and Old
Glory, which floats from the centre
pole.
The two nurses in charge here are
most courteous and their talk on en-
Urgency work in time Of war is not
only very instructive but extremely
Interesting as well.
1.-THE Army Emergency Hospital,
said one of the nurses, lis placed on
the grounds not only as an exhibit OF
interest, but for actual emergency
work, in case It is needed-first aid
to the wounded. This tent is fitted ul,
just as it would be in work on the
battlefield, except that where We have
four tents here We would have six in
that case. There would be but one
operating table, however, just as III
the present case, with three doctors,
one in charge and two assistants.
"a field hospital consists of
eighteen tents, fitted up in this man
ner. You see We have every kind OF
emergency supply-bandages medi-
cines and surgical instruments.
The small tent to the. right is
what we. call the shelter tent. That
is intended for the use of the nurses,
and you will notice that it is butto1ed
together at the top. This is in order
that it may be divided and the load
shared by the two nurses in charge
while on the march. You will notice
that on the ground here under the tent
are spread the two polchos, or rub
Der blankets. and two army blankets.
and here are toilet articles and ne
cessit'es. The clothes folded in the
piles are the underwear, etc. ne
cessary.
These two big knives hanging here
at the entrance of the shelter tent
are deaily-looking weapons, but they
are hospital corps knives and are
intended especially for cutting away
underbrnsh, hewing wood, etc. Here
are haversacks and our canteens and
mess kits
To one side of The Emergency Hos
pAt0i "do u NuIlSu uAopldy, DlS
knife, cartridge belt and a strange
device which. on inquiry, was found
to be a Filipino scale. Mr.. Gottfried,
enc of the nurses in charge, ted an
Interesting story of this displa,
This knife he said. drawing it out.
lis called by the Filipinos a 'boio
You can see that it is dangerous
looking weapon and l have kept il
as souvenir OF wound received by
myself on the battlefield during th>
SPANISH merican war. This cartridge
belt, with these small but deadly cart
ridges, We're the ammunition of a
Filipino soldier, and were taken from
him by an American soldier, after
wards buried IN the Philippines, and
later still were dug up by me and
kept as souenir. This crude device
is scale used by the natives of the
Philippine Islands. 1t is composed OF
bone and wood To the lef. is the
stretcher. So you see we have every.
thing you need if you should be
wounded out here in any way"
Mr.. Gottfried AID Mr.. McKelvey,
the two regulars in charge of the
Red Cross tent, will no doubt have
many visitors who will view the
field hospital with great interest.