The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-02

speak of, though I find 1t difficult to
write about it. When things were so
congested that the government could
no even feed it's soldiers, it was no.
to be expected that the hospital SER
vice and the care OF the wounded
would be perfect. The hospitals that
were organized in Constantinople at
the outbreak of the war were well
equipped, clean and ready for their
work, but when the wounded filled
these, and they had to provide more,
they took barracks which were very
dirty, and the people who had charge
OF them did not seem to know what
to do. Much time was lost and many
wounded died for lack of care.
There was lack of system in the re-
ception Of the wounded at the station
when the trains came in from the
front, and often they remained many
hours without care, without water
suffering severely. But the worst
scenes were perhaps at st. Stephano
This station is on the railroad between
the Chataldja lines and Constantine
pie. 1t became a sort of receiving
station for the sick. Cholera pre-
vailed, though think much what was
called cholera was not true cholera.
These sick men were taken off the
train at ST. Stephano in order not to
trfng contagion into the city, but pains
We're not taken to see that arrange
ments were made for caring for them.
Sick men, wounded men who were
also sick, and dead men lay around
upon the ground without shelter. The
dead were not buried Often a ST
man was found with his head pill
lowed upon a dead man. The sick
were calling for water. II was a sick
ening scene, and many were afraid to
help these sufferers from fear of con-
tagion, and many knew nothing about
the sad conditions prevailing there.
Discovered by Red Cross.
The American Red Cross discovered
this plague spot through Mr. Hoffman
Philip, first secretary of the American
embassy. Mr.. Philip, the Rev. Robert
Frew, and DIR. Ford, with two Swiss
ladies went there and set to work
They buried the dead: they cleaned
up the place and disinfected it. They
fed the sick and gave them drink,
When they went there $50 died in "a
hours. After a weeks work there was
a day with no deaths.
Mrs. Rockhill, wife of the American
ambassador, stood back of the work
ers, bought supplies and forwarded TO
them. brought the conditions to the
notice of the authorities, and stirred
them up to do something, and showed
great executive ability in dealing with
the situation. Three members of the
English Red Crescent who were wait
ing for teir unit to get together went
out to st .Stephano and organized a
tent hospital at the expense of the
American Red Cross. And now the
Egyptian Red Crescent is organizing q
large hospital there. There are now
plenty of people ready to do the work,
but they did not know of the condi-
tons.
One Bright Side.
One bright side of this dark picture
is the way in which all the communi-
ties, foreign and native. are working to
relieve suffering and save life.
The American Red Cross is with
drawing from its hospital work, be-
cause other agencies are now organ
/ lied to take up that work and carry
it on; but ii is turning its attention
/ to the refugees who have fled from
| their homes in European Turkey. Ir
mnay cases their houses have been
burned. Some will never return tc
! their old homes. They came into Con-
stantinople in carts or on foot. Some
/ had a few household goods with them
others fed in rags. The government
! wisely sent them on into Asia as fast
as it could, and is trying to feed them
t The ordinary food allowance is one
| loaf of bread a day for adults, and
! half a lOaf for chiIdpop This Sounds