The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-01-03
Waikiki Appeals TO the Surgeon
General as Place for
Naval Hospital.
MOANA, SEASIDE AND THE INN
Stokes Thinks Beach Ideal Place
as Base for Wounded and
Sick Sailors.

Surgeon General Stokes Of the Unit
cd States Navy is deeply Impressed with
Honolulu as the place for one Of the
twp proposed naval hospital bases, and
is particularly impressed with Waikiki
He has his eye on one particular
location, which again revives the rumor
that the United States contemplates
taking in almost the entire beach front
age from Kapiolani Park TO Kalia road
Furthermore, he has stated that
Teady.to-hand hospitals are already
erected and waiting for the authorities
10 convert them into a base for sick
and wounded men Of the navy, and
designates three hotels which are locat-
ed on the beach.
These hotels on the beach are Che
Moana, Seaside and Waikiki Inn, al.
though there are other hotels further
down the beach Of importance in the
hotel lists. One of these Is the Hau
Tree, occupying large area of ground
between the Seaside and Fort De Russy.
The current number of the Army and
Navy Journal devotes column Of edi'
tOrial to naval surgery in war, com.
menting on the comprehensive plans for
the immediate care Of sick and wound.
ed men for both the Atlantic and Pa.
cifc oceans which are being developed
by the navy department under Surgeon.
General Stokes.
Most Important Base.
These plans contemplate the estab.
lishment Of one great hospital base on
each ocean, one hospital ship for each
eight battleships, and two or more
transports to carry the wounded from
the hospital ships to the hospital bases.
Honolulu is the choice of the surgeon.
general for the Pacific base, and the
establishment of this base would de-
monstrate that Uncle Sam is determined
to make of Oahu the most important
military and naval base under the flag
The surgeon-general declares that Thu
climate and sanitation here are excel
lent, which form two of the principa
reasons for causing him to choose Ho
nOlulu. The Army and Navy journal
referring TO General Stokes views says
Surgeon General Stokes has bee
impressed with the advantages Of Wa
kiki fur the Pacific base. There are a
the present time three large hotels a
this place which could be converte
into hospitals. No such adyantageou
place has been found on the Atlantic
although there are a number Of place
that could be used. The naval hospita
bases viii be in charge Of surgeons an
physicians drafted from the propose
Navy Medical Reserve, which woul
include some Of the most noted SUI
geons, physicians and Psychologists O
the country
Noted Surgeons in Reserve.
The surgeon general has recommend
cd that Doctor Oser, the Mayo brotI
ers, of Rochester, Minnesota; Doctt
Finney, Of Baltimore; Doctor Richar
son, OF Boston, and other surgeons
international reputation be commission
ed officers in the Navy Medical X
serve. Under his plan for this reserN
eminent surgeons will be given con
missions and titles in this reserve, bl
no pay except when ordered on actiN
duty as in time of war. lie has con
municated with many of the gentlemG
of the class indicated on the snbjec
and every one of them thinks well
the idea and expresses a willingness
join the reserve.
The surgeOn'general is now prepariG
bill embodying his views in detai
and IL will be introduced and referrc
to the naval committee in the net
future. The committee is favorably il
clined, and there seems TO be no doul
that the proposition viii receive
unanimous report.
II was needless TO point out, su
geon-General Stokes said, that d
medical force on each battleship, co
sisting of a surgeon, his assistant al
four or five orderlies, could not tai
care Of the average number Of lnjur
that might be depended upon to resi-
from any sort Of sustained action y
medical reserve hospital ships, ayi
the Red Cross flag, and therefore pl
teeted as nOncOmbatants, are 10 coop
ate, according to the Stokes plan, tn
two main hospital bases, one on I
Pacific coast and one on the ATTAIN
euast, each capable Vt taking care
1000 wounded, the estimated ayera
for battle heet Of sixteen pesse
all Of which had participated In q,
efal engagement
10 eacl hlttle hoci of ti2fpeu b
Hels four hospital ships would be
taeAed Op iha bHsls ~ interest
fRures submitted by the surgeon gene
Of casualties ln One various naval b
TICS pt tht Qiapantae NAT, ID
logical ~ expect iu hard fought e
test ON average NJ about 200 deud
wounded men % each chip engaged
this baslH ihe fall hospital SINS q
battle lefi NJ aiatefu would be n
after q battle ~ during d ml no
move Bn average M eco dead
wounded men pff ship M q total pen
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